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WHl BE HIGHLIGHTED BY 
TWO OF THE GREATEST PICTURES 
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Erkh von Stroheim • Nancy Olson 
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Shelley Winters 

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William Molden 
Joan Caulfield 
Billy De Wolfe 
Mona Freeman 
Edward Arnold 


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Rhonda Fleming 

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Robert Cummmgs 
Lizobeth Scott 
‘Diana Lynn 






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Jeffrey Lynn • Lon Chaney 
Edgar Bergen • Michael O’Shea 


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Macdonald Carey • Mona Freeman 

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physicians and surgeons 
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The Answer to TV’s '[OfSJl SP|C[ |N 

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ratpadta la IMr raaipttdira arad Madia MraadraaUa 
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aCrrral la iMifdaaArr ^raraal f laNaatt 

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aaliaa Vt af rigMl aaa, aad mi 
daal Mr'iriPa Ni IMr arar talara 
TV raa'I pH tala IMr tarty atara 


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Future Role of the Adv. Agency 

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The Listener 


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Life With WNYC 


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TV Is AM's Competition, Maybe 


Radio’s Faboloos Invalid 


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Is the TV Cable 

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bigger than magazinea, bigger than newspapers. 


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During Um pmt MMon, Thaatrt CuM om Ikt Air ranched • new pnnk in linUmnhip. 
Thin ii pnrtictiinriy gratifying to all arho have participated in attaining thw goal. 

For our part, we’d like to take time out to my “Thanks” to the outstanding ataia 

of stage and sersen and all others who have helped us present fuO-hour programs of 

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top-flight cotertaimnsBt to our many new and old friends across the nation. 

In weeks to come we plan to continue to bring to Amarica's homes radio drassa al 
Its best— over the 164 ooast-to-coast s tations of the NBC networ k . 


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“ Dui U hi unsafe, we believe. lO regard Tele^'ision as anything <es* than iwten* 
tially the great^ advertising medium j-et known. 


Relie«*ing that, we have, in the last fi%’e >‘earB. spared no effort to dex'eiop faeili* 
which will enable Yd R clients to get an outstanding value for every dol* 
lar stwnt in the Television field. 


And me have told our clients m hat we believe ourael^'es : that outstanding val« 
ue* are nom-, and will be increasingly^ available. 

Young d Rubicam supervises and directs TV advertising for the foUoming 
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IKr Mrarhrr for it'# nnra 

I* rranki# L*i«tr mhm lia* *cmrT4 
•? Iea«t !»• p h r u wwrnal 4i«rllHit 
r«H'^tt)r l^inr makinf Kt« flr«t 
appro* a«rr lirrr Ata iirall)i lata 
thi« rm*m • afm<»«phrrr 
a<*^« «araU la HI* famiHar 
at>lr Lainr lia« a Mtliit ««*«rr altIN 
a *nrli* attack «liiHi •ailrfir* 
|*rTorea %rl*rt* r>ufi4 aa4 

lM>pprd Mp rli>U.ai« lrarar4 tvafli 
ar%rraJ %rcro %^arali«lt. 

Lainr la <l**lilac ap a ctiaiari 
prprrtao al liU platt^rtl n*«aikrr« 
larliMiiaa TWt « My Drairr.** 
•^an> a# Ihr fltrrrf " 

^llaka. TImC * Riptit’* aa4 
•*Hrr« %t ckaa ra ap tit Nr UMBfl 
PcttNrr Jalr TVaia * imt 
CIM ^a* Pr*pttr a prrM«lral 
c I a ai • r trmm tNr ralairra 
l^iar. lartdrali !ljr « •hmmr4 p lratt 
•f «aw> .a NaaiUiag «Mar 


a Maa^ aiih ia<i<rrrat rtaalt* 
Hat aa tNr rWla. LaarrrtMp't at 
frrtaiiaV « N a*>* pracatMiH tairai 
<la«i Nir«an‘« tna Nila la altN 
ti •taa4ar4 Nraa4 af fii>tNMir Na- 

krrpa tNal Naaa Nd^ laaipHit 

Hrrm, 


aifNt <lt- laaaaaarN aa 
apprxn *! !?JT 
a trral paniaa al tNr 4i 
aa%rt arrr far tNr «rr 


tradr 


thiia tamiac Nh tart aM latrtMillr ' 

la •mttirtmg tNaor wNa Nad add- TNrrr 


IUm I« a laaNrr aNa artlt 
■r lilNr arraNaUra. iarta di at a 
rp NarNNrad Art Naa raairdir 
rrtaart attN tNr Na^a ai daN> 

rN «Ttat far tNr gfii • favar. 


«n %i% mmij 

r««a KtH. Sara NaN 

• OrrN •#'. Ifa^ Vaatr'i 
acnitait 4 . ra a rrr t . t2 

n sa 


TNr riaiia « rrmaa Rnaa* aaa^ 
vrtir aril Nr tNr •rttma lar iNr 
n«r af a ara Nra dl iarr. Lira RirN 
cUiaNNiw frmm tNr IrtM Ntt Rlar 
Me, Ratr.” H mm atraatrr la tNia 
•rrtar af taaa. Nanat a iad r ap 

C araarra at tNr Glaaa Nat af tNr 
Uaaat rtaaa tNr CaaaraNaaa 


aad tNr Vrraaittra. Niit aNN tNr 
rrraiaa. Rama ratarraarat Niaa 
RirN'a atatarr aa a arrlarairr Naa 




TNrrr • a t raatrr 
tantf aad aalNarit) 


aicNl rrarrvaliaaa 

far tNr diiawr aNaw Jmmf 
Rara h aaia attrartcaa aad af 
.xaw. fallaaa Miaa RirN at tNr 
air dlapla^. Ra%a. a rr ^ alrf Nrrr 
uprt nn aNN NM rlda p m ai aa l 
ti% Hr'a a aiaalrr paaiaaMaaial. 
and raa Nrrp tNr nu t aiar r a HMrr 
r«trd far laat pf rtadi aNNaal aar* 
mt a aard Thr aaad aad Nar> 
•r*«4«aa* daailarK raaar ad. aNN 
Na%aa Ncf na m ral* raanag attN 
“Naadalat** aad ‘^Rlrrr. Stay da|r 
fraaa My Oaar - 

Ratrat aalp dr fart aaa a raapd r 
ml «tar«r« iNaf aarral M N rrp l at 
aiiN tNr taar af iNr frmaa raan 
TNr •HtNily adralar raatrat dr^ 
trartrd ffraai Nm pimiriaaar aad 
tack fait af rNrrartrr Nr •a* 
aa tNr Raar far aNat crraird a 
raaiparatt^rlyr laat tHar. Nat arta 
alb Nr did |a«t a Httlr tmmrm iNaa 
a rrtalatiaa IrattN arraiaa. Nat 
aarr Nia let aaipatatiaa af a raa 

Nr Naa la taNr 
mmmtmrn Ottiac 


•mmm ^Ir tnrtu tNal a»aNr tNia 
tara a fmmd a<* » rNy tNal all! aMb 
aiatrb Nr aNtahIt far all vtaaal 
lardla. Jmmr. 


T winrraw 


DHiaar frria tNrt INr INar la rtfa 
•m rnmmmmf arrtro mctN •€ Nr d*d 
Ml INr lair JD't Hr aa?« iNaf 
aarr tNrrr ara aa tmarm trarrhat 
**VaaNir«* iNaai aarN aa pat aa 
Ny INr lair Rarl Carrall. aad aarr 
Grartr WNilr laal pradartiw far 
tNr raad. a rarar trpm Mmm bm«ni 
raally t* »• tNrar iNaia 

AI INr' mmm iNar. DrtaMr frria 
that INr rafr raa will pra%idr a 


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by N a 


af tNr 
Hr« a 


lalar aNa dara awal af INr N a ad- 

ard tnrNa Nat trar rally raiNr t lHN- 
r« Nta aarN aNN a fra aiaaarr- 
i«aw iNal diMaitaidi N*ai fraai 
aiNrr* ai tNia rrafl Hr • Nrra 

rpaall) rdrrlHr la INal aird i aai. 

WaNrri Naa asaw didr r ral 
Hittlaic patirraa Nal raalf drtyr 
far grrairr dtdrrratt at iaa far m%- 
oapir. INr aadal NN la daar Ny 
«Miaall> r%rry art af tNaa Naid 


Nflrr tNr R>alaa raa D rim a r plaa* 
la taar iNia «Naa la rafra and 
« aadr Nafarr maNli f a IrtN Naad 
f'awl al pradartat INr rafr parN.»rr 
ta raprrtrd la raa la iioata Nr 
darail raprrt ta rr raap INr ratirr 
raat la Raalaa aad lanara if aa* . 
atll raa at aa part af tNr IrpN rmrmt 
a NirN arr raprrtrd ta raa ta 


la INr Ra N aa dtaplay arr Tim 
llrrNrrt aad Raa Raaaa flarntNy 
Jaraar. Raaair C> i aaia<Naat. I,ar?r 
Daatlar Trtai Rryr* Ramrll and 
Aara. DaratNy HalrNia*. Hry-y 
l.layd JarN Mair, Caral Hrb«ai 



a*r« aa aalluiac aid* 

Irarr INal aad. aad tNr 

aaartlf mill 1 

tNr dlaart iradr Nia 

Nr amaalaaaai 

V-r. 

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krrpa INr Riaaar rranad 

Mimi BMidlrt 

VrumIc 

iNaaa. Jaar. 

HrtrapalHaa (4pm 
Moaa Rraaril mill ma 

aapr aaa 

Nr Nrr Ural 




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Lapair Dapr WNilrp RaNrrtc 
Afdra rtrtrNrr GiHa. Lraatr ^NK. 


a dral af 


far tNr 


Hiraad. .N ^ . Jaa Sd NNr II Nr 
aa INr Nill aNN Clardaa MarRar 
Hiaa Rraaril la t arr ratly al iNr 
t'alilllaa Raaai af INr ftrtrr Na> 
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lan«arr« alatita aWat* far aral* 
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Recall Ihe Days When Chi Was a Breezy 
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Decline of Production 
Marked Passing of *49 


mj HOK MOSUm!^ 


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Looking Back to 1903, 
‘A Sounder Theatre Era’ 


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la la Varaa Wkalay s gaat far a »aia« talk aa akal parraa gir< 
lar »aar art aa Ika Hlaa Gat 

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a iwMftfartakla atiM 

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arvd llrira Cagrr la kr« glata ivarr A laag Irak la tka 
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lag MMlaaNag tka appaMtiaa leap liary R Palkvaa aag 
|Vgfc« llayla la tka agfataiag raap* 

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Nr* Ilia la C’aagMyggr t'kr«k atik C'ad Maprr aag Uat»* 
a •**rkH at Ikr Taaratar. tkra prt a tnragly kaaafkrr rr 
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I rtMaial 

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of *aar afirnag P. Hard Ma««a and GIraa C Fa lira 
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fiiTMiNy vtaM 

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ap i« Ikr Nrai far a airiaaiimr 4mm Map aMk Yrl Ppartk. 

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a« laaay yaara Tkr IHaiMrad koirl lopt rarr af Ir a rrt i ag 
lf«Mipr% ganag tkr aar aad i« anil kapp« la wr aa aarai 

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ttro Ml tkr kaaafPrr aiik Mr«gir Ikr Tkrairr GaiM » 
iirtpoMi af tkr typramri Petaa • kag af r aatir t ka 
Mm gir 

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a* Harr ar Jaa. Tkry a«r a m airytaf aag Ikry nrralair 

Hnract la Ika favarMr ra* ka all Iryaato af LMMka* 

itw*aira af Ika pragarliaa kar far yaar Mai. aag a trip 
to lk»arkara Vilkifa. CTiafIr* %4rC*amy olll kr gpaa aak 
a tarvaapr fraai Nmaaa Priaaina aag Parrra iFHata 
P>N tSaapll will kara yaa kMatrd oiorr aakgly Ikaa CM 
fir* aMk ket ragla lairr* tra • 

Prar a P rairk Ha far Ikr %i«M la Par*aH Mrlwcrklio. 
tkra a gaafc aaar la Ikr frrr Frr«* raraar aMt frwagt* 
ff^ira Paa r r tag arlNl ria*d tiftaa Harvar Tailar 
*aa Yagprv VlMaa Hiafcr ikr I • riart trip la laa Tuar* 

Jrrry Farkar af Ika Parlaia aill MM%a aaMl af yaar 
kairl prakfiMM afirr fkll Gnlrfkrrr* p Ika Paakf agniar 
i^kr« raaa af yaar rear rrMairrrartM* 

IfHrilPI'P: Pakan F Pa4a aag Mr« P*M aill kr 
g^a party al Ika Hartaiaa aaanirig roar arrival Mi* 
l•rar«lraa TraaaHI. faraa-i aoiai* rgNar. kaag i rv yaar 
F»r*« kata aag raa aaa amir rap% i|mmi vaa raaM paaaikl* 
aritr la Ikraa gaya Jan pH a krlrfraar laM af rap* aag 
*«<a akMig la Paia PTiMaa a ikr ilfpairk and Ikra a*rr 
to Mary McGavna al Ikr INimi Ikala Japraal. tkra N«m 
kagai al ikt Ottara 

IfH'UIVlIXP. Prilkaa* Hot# Tamp aiarkagiag girrr 
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ry. m grapki i kngadi al IPtt p ai far"* i Dr/lrvppar ar a 
enkaa C’akr la ika Mayrallr Ikaatra lakby. Da ta Rvam draioa 
rkarga pnairr af Flan Mrrrl. aill Iravat la Fart Wank aag erg 
Mwaai ap kia aiagooMII kaPrl. tka arralaM frra kMak raaataa 


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prtrkakl* tka aaly aiiaip rr aa akarU mi Ika raaairy. al grapki i krtgagr al Iktt p ai far a Dr, Frppar ar a 
IroM ikai'v kaa Larry Laaraa i r af ika Jaaraal giMnkri C’akr la ikr Mayrallr tkaaira lakby. Daka Rvam grana 
kiai ^aall kaaf M kara la opMr af Ika galaa aa ckarga pnairr af FWn airrri. aill Iraval la Fart Wank aag aag 
Ikr ia«i larr aa Ika aapaaar arraaiM la oMacpIlaaaaaa ap kia aiagoo Mil kaPrl. Ika grralaal frra laarli raa alar 

llNa part Taay lavaa la aalk la Ikr paprrt aarrpl. rf Marr Hakaki 11 • krygay 

roarvp. oa raiay gay*, m aMvkr %o« raa pH a laai Maai If yaar rap* a aral kaf aaC gaag* miir Joka pp^a 
aa Ikr ika n Amaa aarty aad vmiadlr ap la a lakir frid af Ika Holla* Prvrr aad Fairta* Nnkri mmh laaMa 

a« Madrr* aMk WaPar liiMMrtrd, Iwry Laarrara aad « yaa ka aa odtional kraark la tka Hro« rofnrrta Ar- 

Um Darakraak rfirr la aravao lar Ika lania rarr*. TiMrd k* Pok II flam 

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n aid frrd kiai aarly rap* Ppotr %«pry litki Irata 
aal Ikr adyraiiva*. 

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aill roiiprrafr la prtliag yaar Mar a pnH raaai Tkr 
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I ogaa a«aally laaka aflar Iravrliag loaHwaar* fliartaa 


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oMMk af tkr aaaaagiat af Ikr Yaamraa Ikrairr Tki 
Flaycamra I rapar M kaagird k| a kiaaigr al Ikr PrM Prat 
rkarkMir Fr n raaa. aka M prakakly Ikr rraaaa fat Ha 


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NE\\^ ^RK^ WEDNESDAY^ JANl^^ 


PIHCE 25 tJEOT 



Tel- Aviv, ,.:1 bBC''C{UI TV^-FIghtS'-lf ' ■ 

Every Saturday night at 9:30, in ts ; r ci a 

Tel Aviv’s Second of November It PftyS for ^llSplcl Scftts 

Square, traffic comes to a dead 

sto^i. It has to. From the Moo- ! Britisli Broadcasting Cprp. has 
grabi Opera Building, waves of ex- ' received an offer which gives it a 
cited, shirt-sleeved Israelis pour. | practical opportunity to put to the 
put onto the sidewalk, churn their ! test its claim that video stimulates 
way through mobs waiting to get ' boxoffice 'sales. Boxing promoter 
in. and splash happily out Onto the j Jack SolomOn, who has three big 
street to discuss, in a dozen differ- 1 dates set w'ithin the next few 
ent languages, the shows they’ve ! months, has offered the BBC free 
just seen. For 9 :30 Saturday is I teleGasting rights on one condition; 
the hour when the Moograbi i All Solomon asks is. that the 
Cinema and the Chamber theatre, i BBC should pay the boxoffice value 
both housed in the same building, of any unsold seats; 

wind up one performance, take a . — 

deep breath and start a_ second in , ^ i 

an effort to meet the rising demand 4 #• I)*’ i, 

for seats bn this traditional ‘‘date /irnftI|-KJY ||10| 
niglit.' ■ • 

This is showbusiness ih lsrael-— ;; 

8 ; neveivending stream of people K mm. * T 
pleading, cajoling and fighting for . 11 T|||pf |7|||ff p At* 

a slice of a .skimpy entertainment * 
cake as a welcome change from the i 

drab diet offered under, one of the ' IJ O 1 

most rigorous austerity programs ; pAtIPAiril 

ever known. The supply is never : ■ v|IVVl II L/^lVv 

equal to the demand, for films,; 

legit and concerts are the only ! Kansas City, .Jam 10: 

steady fare. Symphonies and < Exhib prospects look corny for 
operas are spasmodic at best, there .1950— which means plenty of ac- 
is no nightclub or vaudevUle mar- . tivity at the concession Counters, 
ket to satisfy an entertainment-hUn- < According to the U. S. Department 
gry public, and the radio, like gov- ' of Agriculture, there’ll be enough, 
erimient - controlled ether almost .of those popping kernels next year 
everywhere, offers only a badly- 'to insure the same profitable oper- 
halanced melange of good music ation exhibs had in this field in 
and dull speeches. Il949, 

The average small-tpwn Amerir ‘ Of the $125,000,000 net profit in 
can has , a more varied and a bet- the whole popcorn field, theatres 
ter quality entertainment rrienu .will cut the biggest slice, followed 
available to hirh. than, the upper- by commercial poppeivs, wholesale 
class 'resident of Israel's largest grocers ahd seed retailers. It 
city. Nor is TeT Aviv alone in its. wasn't always so, since corn was 
.undernourished Cpnditidn, enter- mostly, a homepopped commodity 
taininent-wise; if anything,.it is bet- less than two deca.des ago. After it 
ter supplied than Haifa and. Jeru- found its way into, theatres as . a. 


By MIKE KAPLAN 


Kansas City, .Jam 10: 


By JOE COIIEN 

. Many Current shortcomings in 
the present state Of. show business 
Can be traced to the lack of qualU 
fied personnel in the talent agen:- 
cies, according to a dominant trend 
of thinking ip the industry. Short- 
age of top agents has been felt for 
some time'; in recent years com^ 
•paratively few have been devel- 
oped. 

Many top percenters of the old 
days ■ have left for mbre iucra- 
tive fields such as personal nian- 
agement, or have gone into Comr 
parative retirement by liandiing a 
small list of top earners. ' This 
has left on.|y a small group- of 
upper-echelon agents, such as the 
Morris office and Music . Cprp. of 
America. 

Shortage of good. l()%>ers is so 
marked that many are wonderin.g 
if the talent-representation . field 
has lost its creative touch. The 
pa ucity of top - perf oriners cui renf- 
ly being developed indicates that 
inany . prom ising fi edgli ngs aren 't 
being guided in a Planner that will 
lead to eventual slardom. ‘. 

Lack of new high - ' powered 
names ' is evident in films, radio, 
cafes, vaude, bands and . legit. It 
has been argued that decroased 
production in all these field.s has 
hanipered the development of star 
performers; However, some agency 
men feel that situation is largely 
their fault because they permitted 
sources of revenue and talent de- 
velopment to. disappeai'. It’s felt 
that if new entertainment formu- 
lae had been developed during the , 
heyday of vaude and baridshows, 

(Continued on page 61) 1 


-^.f . Washington, Jap. 10, 

An ‘‘Original APrateurv Hour* 
Ingnd^i^^p ^ .fe being 

Planted by Rob6rtO shaped up here to kick off the 1950 

Rome, Jan. 3, campaign of the American Heart 
Bergman s n e r v 0 u s . . a 


Ingrid Bergman’s “n e r v 0 u s 
break’doyv'h,” which was widely re- 
ported in the Italian press,: was a 
phoney deliberately planted by 
Roberto Rossellini, as a means of 
keeping newspapermen away from 
the couple over the Christmas holi- 
days, it is. reported here. 


Association on Feb. 2. 

The talent, drawn from Congress, 
the armed services, the diplomaUc 
corps, cabinet, etc., with reports 
that veep Alben Barkley wiU a Is.q 
perform, has been'Tounded up by 
biggies, of the Heart Association, 


In Good health " Miss ' Berg- '}^ auditioned and wh^ped , 

plan is planning to, accompany the . 

.Italian producer-director to Idea- director Lloyd Marks. 


tion for the shooting on his new 
film about the life of St. Francis 
of Assish 


B.o. results 


Milton Berle’s 


berg arid director Lloyd Mark's. ' 

Idea is to run. a . 45^^ 

“.Salute to Washington'’ over the 
entil e ABC Web and then to con- ' 
I in Lie with an after-show . which . 
may last another two hours. . The , 

^ lin.eup .Js GXtJccted to sell oiit Conr 
.stitution Hall where the show will . 
originate. 

’J'here is talk that NBQ, which 
canie.s the “Original Amateur 
Hour." on TV, niay also cut in. to 
pii.sii the cause along via. television. 
Thus fai: if is too early to set the 
ca.st. However, it is expected to be 
one' of the most famous and. most : 
solidly loaded With fop bra.ss shows 
ever to perform over the air. 

Auditions commenced today (lO) 


iCphUnue.d on page 15) 


As Divoref Pjublicily 
Seen Hittiiie at 1 


. traffic puller, big chains follovvcd ; 
the indies jn. capitulating to. the : 
j popcorn juggernaut. .j 

r Exiribs have discovered that; the i 
; be.st players- for the popcorn ad- ' 
diets are the actio.n and swash- ' 
b u (• k I i ng n a m c.s s ii ch as A Ian La dd , 
Betty H uiton . Bob 1 1 o.pe, Humphrey ; 

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NBC ‘Theatre of Valor,’ 


fears that. Shirley Temple’s re-; ^ 
Ceni divorce lias greatly reduced ! |\ 
her b,o. potential is causing United';' 

to. withdraw. ffemporarHy i 
- imm release “A Kiss: for Corlissr v 
, J . ^hlin Miller production , in ' 
Which she’s starred. Wheb fhe ’ 

PJSyorf is coniDletert .in Hinitin fmv 


Which she’s starred. Wheb Ahe ’ Miami Beach, Jan. 10, 

.' is completed, in those ter- .. Danny Kaye lias been booked fpi. 

.fitories where the pic has already the , Boachconiber, Miami Beach, 
Started .in release, UA will put.i af probably th.e highest salary ever 
• ^i^liss” on the shelf dhtil April ' paid a cafe entertainer. Kaye, who 
or May, hoping by that time Miss goes in for two weeks starting J_an. 
fehipie’s domestic affair^' will be 18. Is reported to be .set for _$25.- 
lorgottem : . ' 000 weekly, ' LaM time he played 

-^ opened extremely badly de- fbat si)t)t, several years ago, he got 
, jPoe a first-rate area-wide publici- $20.0.00 weekly plus .overages.' 

.V. Parnpaign around Des Moines.- Kaye’s Beachconi'bcr stipend ^is 
jjulers hometown, in: November, the same as lus guarantee at the 
I J'^^wise did poorly in first-run recent Roxy fheatre. N, Y., date 
Angeles. It picked up con- where he got $25,000 plus 50% of 
however, in later runs the gross over $110,000. During 
that . area, doing better than ay- the first week of his engagement 
hiz in San Diegod Santa Bar- he earned $37:000, which ;is^ the 
Riverside, UPasadena and Po- Tiighest sum ever taken oUt by a 
IGontinued on page 63) single in vaudeville. 


After several .weeks’ negotia- 
tions, Mary Pickford inked an ex^!- j 
elusive radio pact tiii.s week with j 
N3C. . Immcd'iaie plans call for 
the silent fil m si a r to do a day-, 
tiihe vStrip .show and a weekly lialf- 
ho u r- n iglif 1 i ine p f ogra ni .sta rt i n g 
soori. NBC: has also optioned :hcr 
se r V i c e.S f p r f e 1 e v is id n a h d she m a y 
do a Video, scries in the . tall... 

V Programs 'are f o be produced by 
RRB, Ihc.i .indie package agericy 
in which. Mary Pickford. is part- 
nered with her, husband,’ Buddy 
Rogers, and with Mai Boyd, per- 
sonal manager of both. Daytime 
series will be 1.5, iViinufes." with 
Miss Pickford commentihg on hews 
and current events and interyiew- 
ing guest celebs, Nighttime series, 
fo , be titled “Theatre, of , Valor” 
and produced in associatioh With 
Government .agencies, will feature ' 
dramatizations of Anierican .sol-' . 
diers’ herohsm, with Mljw Pickford 
narrating. . 

; Ex-film star planed to the Coast 
Sunday night (8) but will retupri 
within 10 days to get bpth shows j 
under way, 4 


me same phenomenon mat provea 
true on radio. Grosse.s are mi|d 
compared with the freihendous 
popularity of the perfornicr in hi.s 
prime medium. 

; The Berle film, • produced by 
Warner B ros. , d i d mod e fa t (i ly good 
biz in New York, where there’s a 
maximum .concentration of video 
sets. It is dping only fair in snialler 
.fowh.s in video areas. There hasn’t , 
been sufficient playing experience . 
with it yet to judge in small non- 
TV cities, but expectation i.s that 
without, the ;draft Of . Berie’s feie 
reputation, gros.ses will be compar- 
atively weak. .’ 

B.o, refl.eets expefietice wi th ra-" 
dio Stars Such a.s Jack Benny, Frer.1. 
A1 1 ch . f'j bber. ; McGee.. A M6l ly , 
Amo.s ’n’ Abdy, Kay Kyseri . Sena- 
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I'mba.ssics. At least ohe cabinet 
member will try his hand and tvyo 
.) Li.st ice.s of the Suprerhe Court may 
ti'y- their luck at entertaining ; on 
beiiair of the Heart fund. Mem-: 
bers of : epngress ate a dime a 
dozen in tiie lineup./ . 

Goldberg said he .would import 
.eoach.L'S. gag writers, vocal teachers 


alias: TherOa;n't .‘‘;!^: ^nvonc else ;Who could help to 
icient playing experience ^ the. big .narpe lineup into a., 

hep amateur show. 


INA8MYHASSIE 


Vienna, Jan; 3.; ■ . 

New Year ’.s weekend vi.sit of the. 
Air Force .entcM^taihitient unit head- 
ed by' Jeanette' MacDohald, Gene 
Raymond, Max i e . Rosenblpom, 
Shirley Ros;s and Gypsy Markoff,, . 
wound up in mutual ili:feeling' b'e‘: 
tween local Army and Air’ Force 
ahd'Mi.ss MacDohald and her hu.s- 
band. Army people ih Vienna were 
especially peeved , at the last-min- 
ute, cancellatiori by Raymond . of 
trodpe’s long-scheduled and heavh 


Although J.o.shua Logan and Le- 
la.nd; May ward, are .'Gp-prOducing 
, .. ‘.:T he. Wisteria Trees,” .neither. they 
ricjr anyone else. WlIT get program 
croflit for the presehtation. Idea 

E is that it. .might seem to be. over- 
.rlping. it for Xpgan;' to'-get- addk 
. tipnal bill ing besides his li.stlng as 

; ' • aclapteii: and director. 

ho' ‘ ' ■ ’ / 

^ : Program, will simply li.st Helen 

- J {ayes and the title : of the pla v, 

an adaptation of Chekhov's “The 

Cherry Orchard.” and. Walter Abel, 


up in mutuai ill-feeling' be- and J eggy Conklin. as 

local Army and Air’ Force ^ ^ ' 

ss MacDohald and her hu.s- f that Hay vv.ard 


won Id be a .silent partner in the - 
presentation. 

Production Is budgeted at $100.-, 
000, most of which is uhdei'stood 


ly.-adverti.sed appearance on after- in be'suppUed by Logan and Hay- 
noon of. Dec. 31 af noth Station ward personally/ a few 

Hospital,; Where 200 patients were regular associate.s.includcd as back- 
disappointeh. Special Services of- All members of the cast are 
ficers qoroted Ray mond-MacDoh' signed for two seasons 

(Continued on page 54) i (Continue^ on page 63' 


MISC^LLAIVV 


Wednesclayv January ll , 1950 



Outlook for ah ehrly- settlement 
of the .jurisclictional dispute over 
video between, east and west coast 
talent guilds grew dimmer this 
week withi both rSidJei?, refusing to 
^jirield : their bc^ic positioiis. . Situ^ 
atioh . M'as partially brightened, 
however, by. joint overtures for 
new negotiations which were itiade 
by both the Screen Actors Guild, 
on the Gpast arid the newly formed; 
Television Authority, comprising 
hve. eastern talent. unipns.| 

; TVA, at a ineeting of ^ts 1,200 
meriibers at the Astor hotel, N> Y., 
Monday (9V, indicated that it was 
willing to make a partnership with 
ihd SAG; arid Screen Extras Guild 
. in both iiv.e aind. filmed • TVy . In 
event of a: deadlock oiri the form, 
of partnership^ TVA advocated 
that the issue should .be settled by 
membership a ctiori, either through 
j oint ^ ril ee ti n gs or guild . cprive u- 
'.tioris'^- . ■ ' " ' ^ 

SAGrin its most recent lettei) to 
' the TVA board> held its ; point -Of 
yiew that any partnership agree- 
ment ori video jurisdiction has. to 
recognize two fields, Uye arid filrii, 
in advance of any riegotiations. 
TVA Has declared its preferenee to 
let ji^pgotiating committees start 
from scratch without any binclirtg 
preconditions. TVA has also inr 
diCated that it wants jurisdiction 
of filmed , sequences and cellulpid 
commercials in live video since 
these incidental filmed shots are 
subordinate tp the live character; 
of the ; s1tow.S; sag has shown 
leridertci eS of compromising this 
point but has closed the door .on 
TVA entering the straight Vidpix 
field. 

SAG also nixed TVA’s, demand 
that the film union cease its nc:- 
gotiations with producers of Video 
films until the jurisdictional issue 
wias settled between them* In. fact, 
SAG Is currently pushing its con- 
tract talks for wage minimurris and 
additional pay for reuse of vidpix 
with Tel evi.siou. Film Producers, 
Assn, on the Coast. Preliiri talks, 
wilh eastern pix producers have 
already been held by the SAG and 
will resume shortly. 

TVA riieetirig on Mpriday, at- 
tended by Associated Actors and 
A rtistes of America members in 
New York, voted full confidence in 
TVA's handling of negotiations 
with the screen unions. TVA’s 
conditioris also gave an interim re- 
port bn its activities in setting up 
video standards. 




Richriiond, Jari.^l^ 

Bob Crosby, Mon Lewis, 
Petfer Dcmald artd the Song Spim 
ners were brought together for a 
radio progx'am and stage show on 
Friday (6]! Under the sponsorship 
of the Virgiriia Ghevroiet Dealers 
.Assn. V 

• Show Avas originally sehedUled 
to emanate from the Radio Center 
Theatre of WRNL which fed" the 
prograrri to i9 Virginia outlets. De-' 
mand for free dUcats was too great 
for the 250-seat house, and show 
had to be switched to the; National; 
Fabiah r Wilrirer - Vincent - pic the-^ 
■atre.’-- ..■ ■ 



sn't 




Phil Spitalny's Femme 
Band Signed for Next 
Xmas by Last Frontier, 

Phil Spitalny arid his all-girl or- 
chestra have already set next sea- ■ 
.son’s Christnias booking. Opera- ' 
tors of the Last Frontier, Las . 
Vegas, inked Spitalny to a four-., 
week stand .starting Dec. 2 at $60,- ' 
000 for lUe full engagement, . 

Spitainy’s crew played the Last 
Frontier huring the .recent Christ.- : 
mas sea.son, ^rawing big bii dui- 
ing their tvvb-week date. Band was 
paid $l0, GOO per week. 


Hbljywoodj Jarii. 10. 

. : Teley i s i on does - not h arm the 
eyes,, according, to a survey con- 
ducted by the Teleyision Broad- 
casters Assn, Survey was under^ 
taken as a result of the story Car- 
ried by Daily . Variety .Sept, 16, 
which revealed that riiany nurses 
from the nursing divisibn ' of the 
L; a. Board of Education were ad- 
yising juves “to shun television"’ 
because of the haririful effect to 
the eyes. ' 

Broadcasters Assn, checked some 
of . the leading ophthalmologists 
and members of . the natiou"S fore- 
most optoinetric and riiedical asso- 
ciations in an effort to establish 
the facts, Association states the 
survey proves; coriclusively that 
eye strain may result from tele- 
vision viewing but is not caused 
by- It:; '■ \.' - 

Survey quotes Dr. Franklin M. 
Fobte, exec, director the National 
Society for the Prevention of 
Blindness, as saying, -Tn some 
cases a person with minor visual 
defects may Complain ; of eye 
fatigue after spending hours focus- 
ing oil a small screen. He may dis- 
cover he needs glasses. But he 
would ; have needed them if he 
started tb read books pr went to 
the movies every nighti Television 
didn’t cau.se the trouble. The 
trouble already, existed.” 

Dr. Elmer M. Solq^, Director of 
Public Information, Arnericari Op- 
Ibmetric Assn., stated; “Great 
t ecli n i cal improvemeht has been 
made in television equiprrient, and 
vision specialists are in agreement 
that viewing television is not likely 
to create visual problems.’* Soles 
goes bn to point out that video 
may call attention to visual prob- 
lems of long .standing. The Phila- 
deiphia. Committee for the Pre- 
vention of Blindness Is in accord 
with the thinking of Soles . and, 
Foote. 



WILL^ 

I.;;.— .TH-E-tNiMITAEILe- . 

t’ve been all over the^y orld Laid?,.; 

but,, it’s . still Sohraft's- h;e. Cream' 
; .Lindy’s Cliebsc ("ake. . , Ybu;rig 
and/ Kobbiri's . . Clbtlie.s;. .Cljiie.ty 
Corned Beef . . .Doc Mb.vlackson. v. 
daiiaglier’s .Steak. . .Nat LeAyis Fiir- 
ni.shings. . ..Toe .Glaser-s Associated 
Booking .Corp... * . 



stage* He i^evealed that in an i n 
tervlew here, Ivherb he and Mrs. 
Power (Linda . Ghristiari) made 
two . personal . appearances . (6 ) at 
the Cine Alameda; firstrun.cineiria, 
where. “Prince of Foxes” ■.(20th) 
is current to landoffice bij 




/ • - . -■yWashingtori',-. Jan. ■'■ 1 0 'l' -' 

■V n 1 * . Strong year ahead for show biz 

Pnwpr Rark is forecast by Goverrinient expefis - 

patll lU the b^is of budget estimates 

Mexico City, Jari. ID; fiscal IDfili a^ subiriitt^^ lo 

Tyrone Power intends to top his Corigress yesterday (9) by; ihpsK 
pic career by returning to the [ dent Trumari. 

-- ' " 0 In the new fiscal year, wiiid^^ 

comriierices Jrily .1 j lOSO^vthe Ciov. 
ernirierit ^ill take down $395,000;. 
000 in the 20% amusement tax 
( pro V i d i n g the rate l.s libl , 
changed), Mr^ Trumari preilictod. 
This coiripares to an estimated 
$385i000,000 for the current ii.scal 
year. Which terriiinates..ori June 30; 
and ^ for actual receipts of $38, 
843,793 for the fiscal year vv li i oiv ' 
ended June 30, 1949, ; 

The extra; $10;000,()00 In (a.xos 
.Avoiild . re.fiect .an additional $.50.1^ 
000,000 biz • done • at the boxolYicb. ' 
and gate -of all amiiseinents . i ex- 
cept hiteries) subject to the .hiie. 
An estimated 80% of: the admisV ; 
sibns tax combs from picture tlioa- 
Ires* Hence, if the , Govern nient 
Crystalbali-gazers know . their stu IT, 
there; will be a good year ahead 
for the exhibitors. 

On the other .hand, the Pie.si. 
dent’s estiiriates reflect what ii?v 


Stage return, though, J^ri’t be 
for at least two years andi^it first, 
Avill be held to two plays, Power 
explained; Plays are ‘■Hamlet’’ and 
“Cyrano de Bergerac; - Power 
played with; Katharine Corricir in 
“Romeo and 


‘Gavalcade’^Treks to 




: Nashyine> ; Jaii., 10. 
This week’s “Cavalcade of Amer: 


Rogers Rodeo Singio-0 

llollyw'obd, Jan; 10, 
Roy Rogers will do but one ro- 
deo Stand ..this year due to slate of 
seven pix at Republic; 

He opens for 12 days Feh, 1 at 
l8th annual Houston stock show. 


T-ed I^ewis Into N ,Y/s 

Copacabana Feb. 15 

Ted Lewis will make his, ea.str 
side debut ill New' York at the 
Cbpacabana, around Feb. 15,. fol-. 
i 0 w in ^ Lena Horne. Lewis previ- 
ousTymas appeared in. Manhattan 
at the Latin Quarter and at the, 
Riviera, Ft:, Leev N; J/ 1 / 

Copa^chedule isn’t definitely set 
yet. Lewis Is .signed, for four week.s 
and a two-week o.ptionv: .Martiri 
and Lewi's ritay follow, but it’s not 
definite. \ 


Top names are again being at- 
tracted to the giant grosses of 
areria shows. Bob Hope and Gene 
Autry have announced tours in the 
king-sized showshbps, With Hope 
slated to do 45 dates in ballparks, 
arenas and fairs, while Autry is 
slated to do a OO-^day jaunt, which 
started last night ( Tiies .) at the 
Convention Hall, Hutchinson, Kan. 

• Hope ’.s dates are currently being 
lined up. by Chrirles V. Yates .of 
the Associated Booking Corp. 
Yates got. the okay for the dates 
during a visit last week to Hope's 
California home. Tour is slated to 
tun from July 1 to Sept. 15, dur- 
ing the suminer hiatus of his radio 
show. Hope> for the past few years, 
has spent the summer , on tour arid 
grosses have riiri as high as 
$500,000.; 

The Autry deal has been lined 
up by Autry’s flack, David B. Wha- 
len, and win swing from the riiid- 
wCst into Canada, through the east, 
then southwest, vyindihg i^p at Ft. 
Smith, A^’k;y- mid-Mareh. Autry’s 
cast will include the Cas.s County 
Boys, Johnny Borid> Pat Buttram, 
Pinafores, Frank MarVin, Carl Cot-, 
ner and Rufe Davis. 

It’s becoming increasingly eyi- 
derif that the grosses being realized 
from the tours represeht only part 
of the inco-'m.. Program sales, are 
good for, at least $50,000 profit 
during a good run, and Autry ; will 
go one step further with, promo- 
tions of Gene Autry licensed mer- 
ehandlse. During, the tour, tieups 
will be made \\lth department 
stores in cities in. which he's ap- 
pearing: 


ica” program originatirig here at i gerierally known iri . the . trade— 

T 3 X . fn [that the night spots have been 

Ryman auditorium and 152 , 5 y,j gg t|,e 

netw'Ork. sfations' .by M'SM? i D.uring the last ./ fiscal year; re- 
sented a drama based . on Hre-Tif^ the Prei^idertt. t he tax’, take 

of Sain DaVis, Tenriessee’s hoy ' from the 20% bite/pri mitery tabs 

^ ’ $48,856,669. For the cu 

^ ° ^ ^ “ w *, fiscai year, the figure Is c.xpoc 

T^e program, sponsored by the ; ^ $42,000.^^^^^ And if the 

du Pont company, was also a saliUe^^ 2 Q^ unchanged, the 

^ that company s plant . at nearby . pg^eral government will receive 

Old Hickory on ihe occasion of its; ^ :^40 qoo.OOO in the next fiscal 

25th anniversary. ' year. 

John Zoller, dir e c t o r of the | Mr. Truman' figured vulually. no 
show, headed a party of 25 actors, jGhange next year in the tax ie-; 
musicians and technicians coming [ceipts from coin-operated aniu.se- 


froitt New York, With the stars, 
John. Liind arid/ Joan Caulfield, 
coming direct from Hollywood. 

Script from the drama was 
adapted from the hoveH “On Jor- 
dan’s Stormy Banks,!’ by Adelaide 
Rowell of Chattanooga and “Sam 
Davis, Confederate Hero,” by 
Edythe Johns Rucker Whitley of 
Nashville; 



ment and gaming machine.s and 
Such things as bowling alleys and 
billiard tables. 

There was little comfort for 
show biz in the State of the Dn- 
fori message which, the President 
delivered; in person lo Congre.ss 
last Wednesday. He suggested llvat 
there would be excise cuts- but thhf 
‘ they would be limited in scope. Re- 
1 ports in Washington are. thal he: 

' will not ask Congress to ; change 
the rate on admissions or nig hl- 
; clubs. • 

On the. other hrind, he declared 
that he would ask for more lax in- 
ereases than he Would for. rediie- 
tions. At. least sorne of tliese i n- 
creases, he told Congress should . 
be iri^ the corporation rates. 1 1 is 
generally expected that he a\ ill 
also ask for an extra nibble in the 
higher brackets of persona l i in- 
come. 

Both corppratiph and high- 
bracket income tax increa.ses would 
hit show business as mu ch as it 
would affect ariy industiy. 'riie 


hrolog,Due for IfS. Airing 

Loridbn, Jan, 10. 

A traditional English panto* 
inime, televised direct from a •the- 
atre last Monday (2), Was recorded 
simultaneously on , film, and will 
be shipped to America, whei-e a 
Prolog Will be added by Charles 
Chaplin before it is made available 
for TV distribution in Ihe States. 

The panto, “Little Red Riding 
Hood,” was telecast from Collins’ 

Music Hall, the oldest in London, [ his 

wj^e^aplin ofteu appeared 

pf. the best known pf British pantos j fKn«l>p . p i nvi TVTTP 

arid is Pl^ed in .true boist^Gusi CASTLE DDL 

fashion. Principal bo.y IS Vicky 
Gale as Rpbiii Hood; Betty Baxter, 
has the title part, Pat Trevor is 
seen as Maid Marion arid Dick 
Tubb, Jr., is the Dame. 



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‘SHOWfiOESOriV 
^WHEREVIR POSSIBIE 

Whether television viewers turie 
into a show oiit of habit or because 
they actually want to see It will get 
plenty, pf chance for field .testing 
in the complicated lineup set by 
CBS-TV for its upcoming, “Show 
OoeS On,” hour-iong amateur tal- 
ent program featuring. Robert Q. 
Lewis a s e mce e. Show -is to be 
aired Thursday nights ' at various 
times, with the soundtrack from 
the video version broadcast Fridays 
on CBS radio. 

Because of commercial shows 
aired on alternate Thursday k, CBS 
will .slot “Shovv Goes Gri” wheri;- 
evef possible. Thus, it preems^Taff." 
ra from 10 to 11 p.iri.; goes the fol- 
lowing Tliursdiay from 8 to 9; on 
Feb, 2, it will be aired from 9:30 
to 10:30; bn Feb., 9, from 8 to 9 
again, and on Feb. 16, from 9:45 
to 10:45: Web hopes to be able to 
keep it permanently in the latter 
slot after that date, but isn’t cer- 
tain yet whether it will be able to 
do so* 


Irene Castle, who with Tier liUe 
J liushand, Vernon, helped populfii - 
! ■ • — — — I izC: modern ballrooiriology in lli> 

. I H- S., Will make her return to show 
JlUgilGS 1 GlGCl , jgj.;* In March via radio and lelc- 

bn .His 73d Birthday i was placed iindeh iKM'. 

Hollywood, Jan. 10. ! vaclio-TV by Mai Boyd; who will 

Rupert Hughes ’ was honored . handle her through PRB, Int' . 
here Monday (9) night by te.sti- i indie ptickage outfit in which he i.s 
inonial dinner on his 73 d birthday; I partnered with Mary Pick ford and 
with upwards of 500 meriibers. of. Buddy Rogers, 
the Lambs; Masquers and Authors ! Miss Castle planed to F*n 



for your devotipri to your couritry ! March 19. She' will work .bpih as 
and your fellow men, with .deepest Ia performer and consultant in ,V‘F 
affections from your lii a ii;y ad-.! dio and videb,' though it ’.s i.ndel- 

m.irers.” : iriite; as to what, she would do as “ 

/ Speakers irieiuded Sid Graumari^ 1 rieiiormer.. 

Jack Warner, j;ean Hersholt, . Louis.! 1 : r “ 

B Mayeri Governor Earl Warren , 

Jesse L. Lasky, WMter O’Keefe, 

Gporge Murphy, Edward . Arnold , 

Fred Stone, Ed Wynri, Sid Strotz^ 

Lewis Allen Weiss arid Donald 
.Nelson. - r , 



rs, Peskay H^ad 
- Hdlinger Night in N.V. 

Gradwell L. Sears,. U li i t r d 
A.rtists’ prexy, a n d . Edward J- 
' Peskay, rep of producer Harry M- 
; Popkiri, have been riamed honoia l y 
co-chairmen of the Mai‘k Hcl linger 
Memorial Night to ,be held Feb, 5 at 
^ . i the Mark Heilinger theatre. N. Y. 

t^armi - 1 Memorial evening’s erttert‘riri-“ 


Pop composer Hoagy 

hv Qi Popkin’s recently completed film. 

OrchP^^ra ra?£plfp nln ^ ' ‘‘Champagne for Caesar,” pius a 
Oichesvia at Carnegie Hall Mon- t I, k. 


day, (16). 


by 


columnist-emcee Ed Sullivan, AH 


. He’s on program with Bach, ; proceeds go to the 1960 New York 
Brahms and Bartok* 1 Hcail Fund Campaign. 



Wednesday, January 11, 19S0 


PlCTtmiBS 



Major film companies, through 
the Motion Picture Export Assn, / 
stamped their okay last week oi 
tvyo of the most important deals 
yet negotiated . to unfreeze theiA 
coiii abroad. The. arrangements, ' 
one with a Gatholic Church group 
in Rome and the other to build a 
shif) in Sweden, will give the Yank 
V cbm panics a total of $2,300,000. ^ 

.Dieal with the CathoUc urganizar 
, tibn calls for conversion of 1,000,- 
000,000 lire at the rate of 750 to 
the dollar for a total of about $1,- 
300,000: Under the Swedish setup, 
the U. ,S. .GQinpahies ^will thaw 
7,200,000 krorier to give, them an 
even $1,000, poo, V 
Catholic. deal iS; the second major 
one with a church group. Last 
Februaryi the .MPAA afranged^conr 
version of 850,600,000 lire at the 
rate of 875 to the dollar, giving 
them, $975, 000,, Deal was With the 
North American College, a U. s. 
charitable organization • w h Ic h 
maintains a seminary for training 
priests iii Romer— ; w- - 
There waS considerable huShr 
hush ambhg picture companies this 
week On details of the negotiations 
and the, actual organization with 
which; the pact was; being made 
could not. be learned. Itihthought 
likely, however, that it is also the 
North American College^ It: W 


Rank 

tiondon. Jam XO. 

J. Arthur Rank is holding off on 
W projected visit to the U. S; until 
the Angla-Americah film talks are 
completed here.: Since no date for 
the; confabs has yet been set, his 
departure, date . is . Still tentative:* 
However, it is likely that the Brit>- 
ish ; producer's yearly hegira / to 
Hollywood will be sometime in 


Main purpose of the trip will be 
to visit daughter and soh-in-i^ 
Columbia producer Fred Paekai'd, 
iXuddl.es with Universal and Eagle 
Lion . toppers on, future releasing 
plans will probably also be on the 
agenda. 



learned- definitely that it is not the 
Vatican itself. . • 

. Last year’s deal had tremendous 
repercussiohs when the New York 
Times; in a front-page story, identi- 
(Continued Oh page 22) 


to 






Virtual certainty now that there ! 
Will he a general election in Eng- 
land in late February ; or early 
March has somewhat simplified the 
ihasterrhinding that has been going 
on by American industry execs as 
to the best date for the sessions 
with the British goyernmeht on re- 
newal of the 'Anglo-U: S. $17, 000;- 
.000 agreement. Pact expires next 
■JUiie' is.-.:;--:'- 

- Certainty pf . the .election remoyes 
one of the principal variables 
which; the strategists have had tp 
consider. The great . amount of 
thought that has been going into 
the problem of settiiig a date for 
the meetings results from the uni 


Samuel Gpldwyh is due in New 
from the Coast Jan. 22 and 
will go to Europe in March for a 

lengtliy tour. He’s planning to i vcrsally held belief that timing 


cease production at the studio for 
as lorig as five months When pres- 
ent yyprk is completed, and will 
look into the possibility of miking 
films in England and in various 
places on the Continent. , 

His New York stay .this trip will 


will be very important in 4etermin- 
ing how gppd a deal the Yanks 
cprae out with. 

General feeling ampng t h e 
strategists ' now is that it will be 
preferable to. wait until after the 
.election before sending the U. 


Revolutionary change in the es- 
tablished system bf-r^icture play- 
offs in many RKO and'Raramount 
strpnghpid cities is expected by. the 
industry, in a matter of weeks as 
a result of the two comp^ 
noW-operative cpn$ent decrees. As 
the effect of the ; two decrees^: is 
f e It , with th ei r re gu ir erne nf . th a t 
tfie distribs treat their / affiliated 
houses at. arms’ length, a, hot fight 
is Shaping for RKp and Par prod- 
uct between indie ; exhibs and the 
twb circuits. , 

.The industry is carefully watch- 
ing the upcoming struggle because 
it spells the first; solid repercuS’' 
siohs of divorcement. , > With the 
fight brewing, the two questions 
unanswered: are: 1, Whether hotT 
ter conrlpetitiori means upped dis- 
trib rentals, and (2) whether the 
indies can displace affiliates in bid- 
ding battles for ; the choice first- 
run product. 

; What happens in the case of Par 
and RKO will parallel future de- 
yelopmehts affecting National The- 
atrcis, Loevv’s and the Warner Bros, 
chain when those three circuits are 
thrown on their oWn. Philadelphia 
situation, for instance, will be wide 
open in the case pf Warners and 
the Coast will be equally affected 
by the probable NT divorcement. 
As for RKQ, its divprcement means 
an early and particularly violent 
upset pof longrestablished pattern 
in New York, where a gPod num- 

(Continued on page 20) 


Jhim 

Detroit, Jan.. ;10. 

Edgar Kirchher, operator of 
Family, second-run house, opposite 
City Hall, is wondering how much 
good it did him to win battle to 
have a taxi stand oh side of his 


4 Si ; Fabiah turned his attention 
last week to possible purchase of 
the RKO circuit, following collapse 
of his efforts to acquire the War- 
ner Bros, chain; The New York 
circuit operator let it be kriowh, 
however^ that if he is to hegotiate 
for the RKO houses it must be 
With owner Howard Hughes him- 
self or a topflight, authorized rep. 
He made it clear he wouldn’t ne- 


theatre removed. City council or- , 

dered discontinuance of cab stand j gotiate via. • ‘the grapevine;!! 
when KirChner protested. ;j One of the difficulties faced by . 

Kirchner is . still shaking his ■ prospective purchasers of Hughes’ 
head because it then ordered cab 124% controliing interest in the 

'L fL. ‘ ilL ^ x.ii- 


stand, turned into a biis stop; 



RKO web is in talking With the 
top; man himself or in finding a 
fully authorized negotiator for him. . 
iiihghes haibitiiaily makes himself. 
ihacCessible for ordinary business 
dealings, a practice that is fre- 
quent cause . for cphstemation 
among those Who would deal, with 

V There is said, however, to be > 
fairly wen-defined “grapevine” for 
reaching the ear of the miilionatre 
tool, plane and film-maker. It is 
understood that it was by this proc- 
ess that Fabian let his interest be 
known in acquiring the circuit and 
also that he would hot negotiate 
“through three other guys.” . 

Fabian said that if Hughes was 
desirous of talking a deal he’d , 
( Continued on page 22 ) 


to 





be only for about .two weeks. It : industry delegation abroad. How- 
will be for publicity purposes on ■ aver, the Motion Picture Export 
his forthcoming films,. “My Foolish ^Assn. board— consisting of com- 
. Heart,” “Our Very Own” and ' pany prexies and foreign managers ' 
“Edge of Doom.” Also while he : ^which must make the decision, is 
Is easU he and James , A. Mulvey, I (Continued on page 13) 

prez of Goldwyn Productions, M'ill i ' •: ■ ■ . ' 

as salesmanager for the unit. 

. Goldwyn will return to the 
Coast after his brief New York . 
slsy lo finish cutting and scoring ^ 10. | 

ot “Edge of Doom/’ That’s expect- I ’ While both pictures will be de- : 
(Continued on page 22) | layed long beyond expeetatiohs of ‘ 

their . producers, RKO -s “Stroim 
boli” appears destined fb hit. thea^ 
tre screens at least;’ two months ; 
ahead of Mofioh Picture - Saieij j 
j Corp.’S; -'VbicanOi’V Since -the ,piX : 
A.; 4-u ' r- have considerable sihiilarity thcre’.s 

esl fih/sfrZ h/*’ been a hot race betweeh the two; 

studio i ■‘Strbmboli," tli^ iMfirid. Berg- . 

wHh th. matl-starrer hiade b.V Roberto RoS- 

fl t indoth ov ‘ “llini in' Italy, is now slated to : 

«mv industry s 30th anni, will be linh ifi rko 

S‘ebh!:t/*"ah^ ‘“ib: Idit^” a^^ 

In the n cutting., ■while RenZo Rossellini, 

siasm the n the producer’s brother, is here 

s asm, the newspaper Soviet Art t . 


Both Eric Johnston and Ellis 
ArhalTw'ere on the Coast last week, 
but their simultkrieQUs presence in 
Hollywood was said to be entirely 
cpincidental. Motion Picture Assn, 
of America prexy, Who had flown 
down from his home in Spokane, 
where he bad spenU the Hplidays, 
left for Hawaii over last weekend. 
He’ll be there all this week on: bus- 
iness of United Airlines, of which 
he is a director and stockhoider. 
He’s to be back at his Washington 
headquarters next Wednesday (18) 
and in New York for a Motion Pic- 
ture Export Assn, session, a feW 
days later, 

ArnaU is remaining in Holly- 
wood until the latter part of next 
week for confabs with members of 
the Society, of Independent Motion 
Picture Producers, of which he’s 
prexy. He expects to be back in 
New York about Jan. 21. 


While film bpxoffices last week 
took the usual sharp drop follpw-, 
ing the holidays, sUAc wasn’t so 
precipitate as most circuit opera- 
tors feared it might be. Particular 
interest attached to the quality of 
last week’s ; biz, since film men 
sought to detect in it whether the 
better-than-anticipated Christmas- 
New Year grosses were just a flash 
of good fortune or indicated a 
mpre lasting turn for the better 
at the nation’s boxOffices. 

Grosses during the ppst-holiday 
stanza brought no cheers from ex- 
hibk dr optimistic comments that 

happy days were here again, On ; RKO mark the Howard Hughes pic 
the other hand, however, theatre-; i as an .unequalled.- show biz phenom-’ 
men were heartened by the fact enon, In the ppinion of lilmites 
that after a bad. slump Tuesday, , whp’ve . gandered the tremendous' 
Jan. 3, the.day after the New Year j receipts. DeSpite-^or because of‘ — 
holiday, biz picked up Wednesday I its unusual cdreer, it has knocked 
and . climbed during the week to ' off record engagements in many of 
houses a fairly good the 2.1 cities where it opened over 

) the Nevy Yeaf holiday, and earned ' 


Prefious Bookings At 
6.0. in RKQ Release 

Grosses rolled up by “The Out- 
law” last vyeek in its release by 


giye most 
weekend. 


Comparison with the previous 
year for any one week;, period ‘rer 
fleet quality of product at the 
moment rather than trends but 

(Coniinued bn page 16) 


a holdover in every one. of them. 

Pic was made by Hughes as an 
Indie in 1941, but because of re- 
fusal, by the producer to coinpro- 

(Continued 6n page 22) 


Einfeld's 20tli Buy 

Washington, Jan. 10. 

Charles Einfeld, ad-pub veepee 
of 20th-F6x, has bought 2,000, 
shares of 20th in one block. . At 
current prices, stock cost in the 
neighborhood of $50,000. 

Previously, ad-pubber held no . 
stock of the company. i 


I’s Largest Film 
Studio Started in Moscow 

M-Oscow, Jan: 10 





Biz Still Strong After New Year’s— ‘On Town^ Cops 
F ir st ; ' I wo J ima, ’ ‘Outlaw’ Next in L ine 


med several mo.re “firsts” for 


writing the music. 

.Williaip Dieterlei Who. directed, 


sia ft said vva«f fir^K^*v. ‘‘Volcano'' on. a similar island in sj^ol.s 

Pholoeranhip ^ Italy Ip that on which “Stromboli” . 

sound fihn ^ shot^ is. avvaiting the arriyal ' 

and tri rlimpncl^ animated c^'toon ; ^ Magnahi to dub 

ana tii-d.,mensional;,aim. / | the,: film. D her cortiin^is 

^ ^ I uncertain and: if. will take co.iisid- . 

l^amble‘s GOP Stump • erable time after s*he . gets here to 
^ed / Gamble,; midwest circuli " “'"A'ete and send ;;the 

-Operator and board member oI the ■ 

of America; is A t', n x* m > ' 

politicking . in the . northwestern ; OSCHI* Bailoting. To 

the natiohM Republicaii , ' Ql-arf An Tan TQ 

Pariy. Gamble, recently named as htart On JBIl, ly , 

veepee of the party’s natibnat, Hollywood. Jan. 10. : 

. nnance committee* shoved off for Academy of Motipn Picture Arts 
the Coast over the weekend on a And Sciences will send out nbrpi- 
eanipaign to raise funds for next nation ballots for the 22nd Oscar 
year’s elections. Derby Jan. 19, with the official : 

Exhib leader will tour the nbrth- ' nominees to be announced Feb. 13. i' 
Western states for the next 10 days i After that comes a secret vote, ■ 
on ms coin-raising activities before 1 to be kept under cover until the. 
tel urn ing east, .! AwAldspresentationj March 23, I 


There is the itsuai letdown at 
firstrUn theatres over couhtf,y this 
Week, but niost keys report' biz In a 
Very healthy^ state;, particularty in 
view of number of . holdovers and 
extended-run pix, Whlie actual 
take is down , 36’*35%^ NbW 

Year’s week, some 20 . pfincipai 
fiim.s curfent in -key .spots ebyered 
by Variety report grosses exceed- 
ing $2,300,000. This huge take was 
done . in the face of, showstprnis,^ 
sleet and extreme cold in some 


Pacing the field Is “On the 
Tovvn” .( M-G) , with sturdy to. socko 
scs.sions, Play ing>. in iS key . cities> 
it is registering better than $3fiL- 
000. . Even ,w;ithout the $120,000 it 
is getting at , N. Y: Mu.sic Hall iri 
fifth week, Metro musical is leader.. 
. “Sands . of Iwp Jima” IRep), 
vvliich did sensatiohally .bpenihg 
Week in all keys, is a strong sec- 
ond place w'innef aithough tlie 
John Wajme .Starr er Is mainly on 
holdover currently. Third spot 
goes to. “The Outlaw” (RKO ) , also 
leaning; mainly on seepnd stanza 
takings for its great showing/ 
Fourth position is being wbn by 
“Inspector General” (WB), with 
.some just nice or good to fair show- 
ings. “Prince of Fo.xes” (20th) is 
landing fifth money, Sixth from 


top i.s:.:“Great Lover”. (Par) despite 
piayf ng mainly .on lioldOvef . “Sam- 
son' andi IJelilah^’ .(Par), though only 
in three house.s: is huge enough to 
lake seventh money, 

“Adam’s Rib” (M-G) is winding... 

. :up in eighth While ”Hei.res;s” (Par.) 
is. ninth. “Battleground” (M-G).,. 
‘‘AlT King’s Men” (Cot) and “Holi- 
day Aftaif” (RKO) round out the 
Golden Dozen in that order, “Bag- 
dad’’ I U) arid /ilasty Heart” (WB) ■ 
head the runner-up films; .; 

“Fajlen Tdor’ (SRQ) i.S doing nice 
., to .solid trade in. several keys but 
playing, mainly, in ; arty hou.ses... 

■ “.Panei ng in. . Dark” . (.20th ) shapes 
i fairly, good; in Detroit and okay In / 
Boston. “Thelma Jbrdon” ; (Rar), 
next into N. 'Y. Paramount, is far- 
ing nicely in tv>'o spots currently. ; 
“Woman in Hiding” (U ) , preemed 
i.n Buflalo, is. shaping up well with . 
jcrix praise heiping there. “Malaya” 
/(M-G ) , another newcomer, looms 
great in Philly and fitie in Buffalo: 

“Pirates of Capri’- (EL) is nice in 
Philly, “Kiss For; Corliss” (UA) is 
; rated mild In Friseb. • “Without , 

I Honor” , (UA) looks sblid in Philly. ■ 
j “One Last Fling” (WB) is okay in , 
|Torontbk 

(Complete Boxoffice Hepofts on'. 

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January II, 1950 


FlCmilBS 



Complete swing of all majors tp4 
acetate (non-flammable) film by ' 
Jan 1. 1951* Was agreed upon yes- 
terday (Tties.) at a meeting of the 
companies called by Eastman 
Kodak, manufacturer of the safety 
rawstock,. . ■ ;-7 

h was sparked by 
a tlneatened crackdown by state 
arid local authorities who ; have 
been urging the complete change- 
oyer from combustible nitrate; to 
reduce fire: perils, ' - 
Several of the companies indi- 
cated at the iheeting that they 
would make the 100% conyersion 
to acetate within the next couple 
of months. EK, has. speeded Up its 
production of the rawstock so as to 
be able, to service the companies at 
a faster pace. Decision setting the 
Jari. 1; 1951, deadline presents a 
quickening of the original time- 
table, which called for completion 
of the switch '|n two years. 

Decision to tnake the cpmpiete 
switch follows experimental use 
of acetate by the majors for the] 
past year:, During that time, ap-^ 
proximately 50% Of all prints 
biive been turned out in non-flam 
rawstock, although packaging and 
treatment have been the same as 
for nitrate. Because the mixed 
handling of both types of raw- 
stock have cbmplicated exchange 
and theatre operations, the early 
change is being made; 

Meanwhile, series of reductions 
in the post of acetate rawstock is 
paving the way for the movement. 
When first produced several years 
ago. EK fixed a price some $4 per 
reel higher than nitrate. Succes-* 
sive reductions have now brought 
the tab to the point where it is 
on^V $1 per reel higher. 

One problern discussed at the 
meeting is that of salvage, dif- 
ficulties oh . acetate. Material re- 
quires a dissolvant which is peril-.] 
ously explosive whereas nitrate 
film does riot present the same 
hurdle. 

While theatres have been serv- 
iced acetate prints f or many 
months now, no indication of that 
has been given to exhibs. Majors 
have shied away from labeliing 
acetate as such because frequehtly 
trailers attached.to the feature are 
in nitrate, pi’ substitute prints are 
liv that fiarrimable rawstpek. Hence; 
identical handling will be required 
until the complete switch is made, 

S DISTRIBS NADin) IN 


San vAntonio Lew 

i^n Antonio, Jan. 10. 

M Jack White has an- 
nouneed that the city’s brief 
flier into the motion pic biz is 
over, blit definitely. 

It all started with the reve- 
lation by the city payhiaster 
: that the . city had v apparently 
helped sponsor the .exhibitiori ; 
Dec. 12-14 of the pic, “Carne- 
gie Hall.” The pay master list- 
V ed the city’s receipts as $57> 
and said that he already had 
at bill for projectionists of . 
$100.60. riiayor arin.ouhced 
: he hadn’t : known about the 
project, that there Would be no 
repetition^ . V \ 

; Showing Was at the Munici- 
pal auditoriurii, 



National Exhibitors Film Corp, 
is currently some $300,000 away 
from its $2,000,000 starting goal 
as a backer of indie production. 
Figures were aired at a meeting 
staged last week among Si Fabian, 
NEFC prez; Samuel Pinanski, 
board chairman; Ted . Gamble, 
George Skouras and Robert Coyne, 
in which the local backers of the 
hew company talked over the 
unit’s progress in garnering exhib 
stock subscriptions. Minimum of 
$2,000,000 is fixed in the^ NEFC 
charter as pre-requisite capital be- 
fore buying into indie product. 

: Gommitnients for the $300,000 
still required have already been 
made by exhibs, it is said, as a re- 
sult of a number of local exhib 
meetings staged in Detroit, Boston 
and Chicago, Either Fabian or 
Pinanski attended these meets to 
explain. NEFC aims. 

Fabian will trek to Cincinnati 
later tliis month for another exhib 
rally which circuit operator Mau- 
rice White is caUing. When the 
$2,opo,0OO has been collected in 
full, NEFC toppers plan holding a 
general meeting of subscribers in 
New York before the company is 
activated. 


Chicago, Jan. 10. 

Attorney Seynipur Simon filed 
suit in equity last week in Chi fed* 
eial district court against eight ma- 
jor filnidistributprs on behalf of, 
operators of two Cleveland outdoor 
theatres. The only two majors not 
tuentioned in . the complaint are 
Loew’s arid Paramount. 

Complaint, filed before Judge 
Elwyn Shaw, .asks relief froiii what 
plaintiffs chiarge are; “exorbitant 
rentals” and excessive clearance. 
Plaintiffs, operators of Euclid Ave. 
jnd ; F airvie w outdoor theatres , 
Cleveland, claim that while Para- 
jnbunt arid Loew’s iicensed pic- 
tiu’es 35 days after first .fun, pthcr 
. distributors. Would riot license uiitil 
ihucli later or at “exorbitant rent- 
als.” 


Supreme Ct. Firm pn 

& Walnut Nix 


TTc c. A^^^shington, Jan. 10^/ 

1 V Supreme Cpurt is stickirig 
Alts I’efusal to hear an appeal :b.v 
^ ^ Amus. Go; in its 
- . -._!I!.y-tni.st . action agairist the 
High Court .handed 
week^pf a plea 
rGcousideratiori of ItV previous 
appeal. Denial winds 
protracted litigation. 

Walnut, headed by 
tin kk? wartz,; operates the Na- 
wnvn <^atre, Louisville. Ma j prs 
with steering tjieir 
a competing 

lowiv,,^ house. Majors won in both 
iow or courts. * 


I . SET FOR VIDEO SALE 

! Series of nine feature films with 
I name players and , a serial have 
; been : acquired by Television Fifiri 
; Booking Office, N. y., for. sale to 
video stations, pistrib is .the TV 
adjunct recently set up by Irving 
Lesser arid Seymour Poe to their 
Producers Representatives, Inc,, 
unit. . Latter supervises sale.s and^ 
distribu.tion of indie product to 
theatres. 

[ . Among, the nine features Which 
;.will be released under the overall 
label, . “Musical. Sketchbook.” are 
; “Make a Wish,” with Basil Rcith- 
' bone and Leon Errol, ’ “Hawaii 
Calls” With Wa rd Bond . arid Ned 
Sparks; “Breaking' the Ice,” with 
Ghaflos Ruggles., Dolores Costello. 
,and BUiy Gilbert; and :“Way Down 
/' South.” with Ralph ; Morgan, Alan 
i Mowbfay and Sally Blan.e. 

!'»'The pix . were acquired from 
! Aiuorigo Benefico. operator rif 
Vaijely /Tilm Dislributors. Inc.; 
which had bought thenv out right 
from the original producers some 
years ago. Tlie serial which TV- 
FBO is handii ng is a- j2-paf ter,' 
“The Reiium of Chandu;” with a 
feature length, pie. “Chandu .on the- 
/Magic Island,*’ for the 13th install- 
ment. ^ , X 

; Lcs.ser went to the Cpa.st last 
week and' will be thercabQut.s about 
a morilh lining up additional TV 
product and' confabbing; with Sol 
Lesser. Waiter Wanger and other 
iproduce.fs .Repi’esentatives clients. 


The need for big pix to bulwark 
a distrib’s entire season’s product 
is reversing the costr saving pro- 
duction maneuvers of the past 
couple of years. Because, seyefal 
distribs have now decided that : it 
takes the big ones to sell the smalL. 
er features in today’s hot cQiripeti^, 
five market; these companies, after 
shying away fforii costly celluloid 
in favor of exploitation product 
only,, are swinging; into expensive 
pfoduct again; 

Reversal is being led by Univer- 
sal and Republic in Significant de- 
velopments of the past cpuple of 
weeks. Under a recent decision of 
U’s boardv the coiripany will boost 
its overall 1950 produrition budget, 
soirie 20% over the Siashed-tb-the- 
hone figure in ’49. Rep, , for its . 
part, is taking on t h e John For d- 
Meriari C. Cooper Argosy 'Produc- 
tions as its pfoductiori veRicie for 
more expensive films. . 

In both instances; the ^ change 
comes after an attempt ' . to ; get 
along solely on less costly output. , 
U is lifting the $1,000,0.00 ceiling 
figure on the negative Cost of any 
orie pic to iricorporate in its up- 
coming schedule at least six films 
in the more than $l,000.i00l) brack- 
et. Rep will do two-three heavy- 
coin pix yearly after eschewing 
such operations because of bad 
losses on a number of expensive 
weakies. Argosy pix will be in the 
$lj250, 000 range. 

Rep’s action follows the prom- 
ising showing of “Sands of Iwo 
Jima.” it cost the company about 
$1,000,000, and now looks to gross 
$2,500,00(). Both U and Rep see 
the need for bigger pix to pad out 
a gerieral lirieup of exploitation 
films arid act as “leaders” in bring- 
ing on heavier bookings in the en- 
tire lineup of product. The big pix 

(Continued on page 22) 


AVBV Fisb. 21 Meet 

Warner Bros, dbuble^bar- 
relled .negotiations With the 
Dept, of Justice for a eprisent 

; decree and with Lehman Bros, 
oh sale of the Warners’ stock 

■ will cpriie up for stpckhplder 
attention pn Feb. 21. 'That date 

V was fixed this week by Warners 
Hs the time fpr the cbmpany’s 
annual stpckhojder riieet in 
Wiirnington, Del. Stpckholders 
of reeprd Jan. 16 are priyileged 
to vote for officers and, unr 
. doubtedly, on a consent decree 
if it is coiripleted by then . 

■ Should a deal be cibsed by 
theri with .Lehman Brbs. for 
sale of Harry, Jack aneV Major 
Albert Warner’s .25% iriterest 
in the theatre chain; anribunce- 

■ ment will probably be iriade 
then to the stockholders. 


Arthur Miller Doing 




For N.Y. Indie Prod. 

Original screenplay which Ar- 
thur Miller . expects to have com- 
pleted iri about a month will be 
produced by him in association 
with Kei’mit Bloomgarden and 
Elia Kazan; who will direct, the 
writer said this week. He declared 
at his Brooklyn horne, where he 
has been working on the yarn for 
several months, that there is very 
little definite about production 
plans aside from the certainty that 
the film will be lerised in New 
York. . 

Miller is author of the smash 
legiter, “Death of a Salesriian,”. 
which Bloomgarden produced (with 
Walter Fried) and Kazan directed. 
The screenplay hasn’t even a defi- 
nite title a$ yet, Miller said, but is 
localed hi . a Waterhorit area that 
might be typical of any port city. 

Budget, financirig or distributm^ 
plans have not beeri set, pending 
completiori of the script: One pf 
the . methpds of bankrolling that 
reportedly has been discussed, 
however, calls for sale of $5,000 
. pieces, to a requisite number of in- 
: vestors, pos.sibly 100, to raise $500,- 
000. It riiight bC' on the basis of 
a limited partriership; which is the. 
way plbys are generally finance^^^^^ 

1 . \ \ . ■ ■ ■ ^ ‘ . 

Judge Okays Distribs’ ; 
0.0. of Voiks’ Books 

Minneapolis, Jari. M^ 

Federal Judge Gv Ji Nordbye ha 
issued liis order permitting eight 
major . distributors tb examine 
' books of: tb re e V ol k bi’O.t her s’ AI iri' 
.neapolis neighbbrbbbd theatres. 
Nile. .GamUeri- and Falls, in suit to 
’ feebver sums allegedly duo b^' 
cause of false returns ori percent- 
age pictures; At same time, the 
judge declined to, permit; in.spcc- 
tion of' books of Riverview, Yo.ik.s’ 
newest theatre here, income tax 
returns. Auditors’ work papers and; 
all other, records of every kind, as 
requested by tlio disti’ibutprs. 

Non-jury trial Of JJuit is sched- 
uled for March. 



lie- 


Washingtori, Jan. 10. 

Speedup on negotiations 
tween Warner Bros . and the Dept, 
of Justice for a consent decree has 
now brought the two parties, with- 
in a shade of reaching firial agree- 


4- Still burriirig; oyer the “backdoor 
bari’- difeeted against their acquisi- 
tion of theatres^ the Little Three 
are cbritemplating another appeal 
of the anti-trust suit to the U. S. 
Supreme Court. Appeal action by 

Metro, only holdout among the Bfg 
Five pri the anti-trust settlemeht 
front, would probably lead to 
similar action by ; United Artists, 
Columbia arid Universal; If Mptrio, 
however, drops the. idea, the little 
compahies would prbbablj’ fbilpW 
suit.- 

. A Metro appeal : Would reopen 
the entire case since that conipariy , 
has been hit by all : parts of the 
New york Federal court’s decisiori. 
In that eyririt, the Little Three 
could raise the liniited riumber, of 
questioris whieh they; want re- 
corisidered, chief Pf them ■ being the 
denied right to acquire showcases. 

Little Three attorneys are; riiull- 
ing the appeal because the Para- 
rriount arid RKO consent decrees 
block theatre aCquisitioris by Col,, 
U and -U iri a “backdoor 
maneuver.” Iri effect, these decrees , 
prohibit Par or RKO from selling 
any of their houses to any der 
fendarit. That, of course,, includes ' 

' the non-theatre owning riiajors: 

i Point was vainly argued by 
I Little Three lawyers when the Par 
I and RKO decrees were under con- 
sideratiori by the N* Y. court. Addi-. 
tionaily, error is claimed in the 
lower court’s ruling that longterrii 
franchises ;can prily be granted to 
indie exhibs. An Upset of that 
stricture would be sought, if ari 
appeal is made, on the conteritiori 
that the high court intended to 


ment on the ultimate form that the 
compromise will take^ Substantial ; legalize any franchise which fur- 
differerices have been ironed out thered competition 
over the number and identity of] When the decree comes up for 
theatres which must be divested by ' argument next Tuesday (17 1 , Little 


(Continued . on page 22 ) 


the riBw theatre company; Only 
divestiture on iriinor situations ,re- 
mairis an issue. 

.Meanwhile, iri New York, talks 
betweeri Lehman Bros., investmeht 
firm, and Harry, Jack and Major 
Albert Warner,, on sale of the trio's 

stock hoMtags^ in % new cii-cuU, Charlotte, N, C:, Jan. lo! 

are being pushed. Spokesman fpr . ti c r a V . 

the Wall street cbricern insisted . , - - 

this week that while “we have an appeal by ' 

understanding in pririciple,” ex- ; Ihe Peiselman Theatres against a 
ploratory talks are being staged to ! court s refusal to issue a pre- 
determine which pf a ninriber of riminary anti “ trust ^ injunction 
finaricirig alternatives will be aSi^mst major distributors, 
adopted. H. B., Meiselmari, Charlotte exr 

The deal, whereby the Lehmans bibitOr, charged the majors wer« 
would take over 1,800.000 shares i steering their top product to the 


(Continued bn page 15) 


Wilby-Kincey circuit. . Appeal was 
argued here Friday (6), w’ith Rob- 
ert L. Wright, former motion pic- 
CCI 7Mirir CUflTrUrC ! ture specialist for the anti-trust 

uCLLniLli uVf I division, and John Clagett, both of 

DROPS TRIP 

David o: Selznick has reportedly ; brief," VWght Sid*of the 
revised his Plan to yctum to . appellees are apparentlv 
Europe this month and will ^ lip service to the 

m this c^ntry unUl ^ri^. ^Pro- theatre^by- 

ducer, who returned tP the. ; theatre coinpetitiori between .inde- 
from . Londori Iri, iBid-December, : theatres arid ; affiliated 

was slated to go abroad again next theatres in the Government’s suit, 
WeeK. ; but quite Uriwtllirig to permit any 

Jenriifer Jones, Selznick’s wife, ' concrete, local . application of the 
Who was sche.duled to go; with him, , principle : which win threaten .a 
is Understood to have . brought . first-run theatre monopoly held bv 
about his change of planS; She ; an affiliated exhibitor. This court 
was in England continuously for should not countenance appellees’ 
many ; riiontllS making “Gone to;* attempt to repudiate :iri Charlotte 
Eai’th” for Selznick and Sir Alex- fbeir formally declared policy to 
andCr Korda; She returned . with i license films competitively every" 
the producer last riibnth and is said where.” 

:to prefer to remain iii this: country ; — ,. ... . ■ 

:fpr:a; whilCv 

DOS is sending to Europe in his Ferrer tO Goast FoT : : / 

stead attorney : Louis T. , Stone. ; ; l\/fpfrn-GrrinK‘rt*ik:l^’ 

whom he recently; named his exec - . v^iio 

assistant. Stbhe will haridic nc- J ose Ferrer, whose second film, 

gotlations in Erigland. France and' “Whirlpool” (20th i,i iri which he ap^ 
Italy that Selznick has . alrGady pears . with. Geria X^^^^ 

.started for co-production of ' nimS, the Roxy, N. YA Friday .(14), fleW'; 
there. Producer will go over him-: to the Coast Sunday with his wife; 
self when deals.4uie^mnipimod. ami -Phvllis Hill tb .start work on M(vt- 
pix are mcar the actual lensing ro’s “Crisis,” in which he'll be cor 
stage, starred With Gary . G 

: It is uncertain yet whether Stone He’ll follow “Crisis” with “Cy- 
will attempt to smooth out the cur- rapp de Bergerac,” for , Stanley 
rent battle between Selznick arid Kramer Productions, then go to 
Korda by himself, or whether he France, to maike “TJie Baker’s 
will be accompanied by DOS’ sta ff Wife” in English, under Rene 
;counsel on the Coast,. Robert Dann., Glair’s direction.; Last-name'd p'c 
; Latter was in oil the negotiations may be distributed in the U. B. by 
I betweeri the producers that broke Motion Picture Sales . Corp., which 
1 down in London last .mqnt.h. ) inay also share .in the financing. 


ffILli RBVIBWS 


lUdinfg 

(SONGS) 

Piiramount- rj^leaW oit Frank Capri pro* 


edy or a serious jneller. Pealing 
, with the narcotics problem^ 

> derline” makes alternate stabs^ in 



Wednesday^ Janyagy 11 , I 95 Q 


Paramount- release of Frank Capra pro* in aiiph a wav that 

Auction. Stars Bing . CrosbYJ feati^es . Co* ; tllteCUOn in 8UCn a way LOrtv 

TeOri Gray, Charles Bickford and Frances customers WOn t know Whether tO 

Oiftordv .phepted by Capr^a-^ their naUs- Likell- 

.. toy Robert Riskiii* wi^h addltlonftV Hn npitliPF' slilCC 

hy MOlviUe Shayelson and Jack Bose; . hopd IS that they U QO neivncr 
haacd on story by Mark Hellingeri cam* the total impact is mild. 0,0. 

icrav George Barnes and Ernest^ ]Us4o; , chances Will hiniee- on moderately 

jSifnny Burke ^nd Jimmy Vah° Heusoh. • stl-ohg marquee pam« 

Previewed at the Paramount v theatre. tatlOh pegs supplied by the theme. 

. 15, , in I Basic flaw is traceable to Deve^ 

nan Brooks . • • ®'*i® Freeman’s screenplay, which fails 

y tQ supply enough twists in the yam 

■ Margar«t*Higgins • • - • Frances CifforU (o sustain this Offering over its 
Proh Pettigrew, ... Bayroon? : co,j^paiativeiy long running time, 
toppr. McGmre j., . ... wnuam^m.n.af^l ■ It bogs down in foririula actipn and 
Sa ; ■ 1 - : . . .Margaret Hamilton, hi Icr material At several points, 

• pic shows a tendency to turn into 
chjSes line a. farce on the ;govel:nment agent- 

...... Frankie Da i*ro \ys.-racketeer, and this might have 

• • ■ ‘ 'jjariorie” wfd .Worked- With^ an: all-out handling. 
' starjirU HosKuc Director Wiiliam . Av Seiter. how- 

Rand Brooks ever; didn’t go along . with, the gag 
■ cSson the full . way and switched, between 

; Dub Taylor the pic’s conflicting moods. 

Plot is a tissue Of far-fetched co- 


. Eddie Morgan .... . , 
Lee ■■ . . ?k . 

Erickson 
Jockey Williams 
WhitehaU 
Mathilda Winslow. 
Mary Early . . . r. . . . 
ilenry EJarly 
Arthur Winslow..: . 

. Racing SecreUry , 
Joe ■■ 


;*‘Ridiiig Hlgh*V (Par). Bing 
Crosby in topnotch comedy, 
giirp for solid bio.; returns. 

‘‘BorderllncV (U). Claire 

Trevor, Fred MacMurray in 
harcotics yarn; spotty b.o. ■ 
“The JNevadaii^’ (Color) 
(Col). Randolph Scott out- 
door actioher in color for the 
oater fans; Okay prospects. 

“The. Sundowners’V (Color) 
(EL) . Excellent wesitem for 
.•\oater .fan,- ’' ^ 

“Divy Crocketfi Indi an 
Scoiil” (UA). Okay westerner 
for dualers. - 

“The Flying Saucer’l lFC)* 
Poorly made .adventure pie,. 
“The BlOiide Bandit” (Rep)» 

- Okay melodrama for secondary 
bookings. ■ ■ 

“BOmba on Panther Island” 
(Mono). Okay; for kiddie 
/ trade and lesser geherai sitU'- 
• ■ations. v . 
“Pioneer Marshal” (Rep:) 
Good oater starring Monte 
Haler ~ 


Big yen by the Hollywood film incidences linked together by a dur 
factoifle.s recently for rernaking bious^l^ Claire Trevor plays; a 

past hits is bound to get' another los Angeles policewoman who s 

hvpp when this one gets around.; Assigned by the- Federal narcotics “Riders of the. Dusk” (Mono). 

Frank Capra has . taken Mark Hel-\ btireau to get the goods on a Mexi- Whip Wilson, hew Monogram 
iihger’s yarn, ^‘Broadway Bill,’’ chri dope ring. .Disguised, as a ; western star, in routine horse 
which he produced and directed bJowsy chorus girl, she contacts the j opera; mild/support;^ 
for Columbia in 1934, arid tuiTied gang chieftain via rendezvous in 
it into brie of the best Bing Crosby his room. .Before she . gets anyr 
starrers .that’s come along for a piace; however, some rival smug^ 
corisiderable time. It will. imdoubL glers brChk into the room and take, 
edly have the studios delVirig into off With her. and the hasheesh, 
their Vaults for other product -pi^ed MacMurray is one of the 
which oari be successfully updated, gangsters but he also is an 

; Capra’s deft handiwork, which yndercover tJ,S. Goverriment oper- 
;riiade the originaL Warner Baxte^ ator. Both 'MaCMiirray arid Miss 
Myrtta. Loy. pic .such a delight, is Trevor take off for the California 
again clearly eyiderit. This time border, each ignorant, of the other’s 
he has eyen more to work With, order to trap^ the 

however, for the role of the floy t.op inan in the ring. They fall for 1 
who must choose between the gal each bthet aihd, of course, are xe - 1 qqq iQot An escane is 

he’s ertgaged to arid the; racehorse luctant to turn the l Ske^ an^ ^oU 

he loves, is just tailored, for Cros- an obvipus climax when, both, show j after him to find the hiding 

ky. Add to that a flock of top themselves to be coppers. , Sojne i ^akes airer riim ^ B 

tones supplied fer The Grparier by contrived fisticuffs an^ 8unplay be- i ^ 


“;M aster Mind” i Mono) , Poor 
entry in the. Bowery Boys ephi- ; 
b'dv ^pries ■ 

“The Cure For Love”, (BL). 
Robert Donat in British ro- 
mance, too specialized; for 
Ui-'S, 

“The Voice of LoveV (Italian) 
(CrOwn). Girio Bechi’s strong 
baritoning buried ii? a silly' 
f arde, okay for Italian-lan- 
guage houses. 


Sterling, Latter hasn*t been seen 
too often oh the screen of late arid 
makes his footage count. Robert 
Preston gets his teeth into the 
colorful role of the daririg, dash- 
ing eldest member ; of the Clom 
family, and will be liked despite 
his bad ways. ; , . 

Cathy Downs supplies a comely 
f enirrie touch to the footage a^^the 
girl who: loves Sterling. Jack Rlam 
is her weakling husband killed by 
[ Preston. Chill Wills comes over 
as one of the valley rahdhefs, and 
there ia good work by John LiteL 
ppn Haggerty, Stanley Price, Clem 
Fuller and otlWrs* - . . 

Picture has been , splendidly j 
mounted by the Technicolor . hues 
used in WiritOri C, Hoch’s photog-. 
raphy, * Color shows off the Texas 
scenery to advantage. The .Al 
lombb music score, directed by 
Irvin Talbot, fits in^ and editing by 
Jack dgilvie is expert in keeping 
fdotage moving, . Brpgi 

JlaVy IiiiHaii 

productloji 
Ellen “ 

Beery 

Beebe; camera, George 
Mescell; editors, . Stuart Fry^ j 

Grane; score. 

N, Y., Jan. 6, '50. Running time, 71 mins. 
Davy Crpckett . > . , , . • George • 

Tex .7. .Noah Beeiy,- Jr. 

Ben ! . . . , . . ; • : • > • ■ Paul Gullfoyle 
Capt.. Welghtman . . . . : . Ad^son H»chards 
Lone Eagle .... . , i . . • • ; • “iblf 

High Tree . . . .. . ^ . . • William Wilkerson 
Colonel Pollard. * v*‘~* ' • 

Mrs. Simms . . . , • • . : . • • • • , • 

Jimmy- Simms . ; . . . • > Moss. 
Sleeping; Fox . ... . . . Ghiei Thundercloud 

.Sergt, Gordon . . . . . . . . KennetlL Duncan 

Captain McHale . . 


Itself to Ojmloltatloii, but evan 
imaginative lobby displays and ! 
spirited sales campaign are hard) J 
worth the effort on this loS 
budget entry* ^ 

Fault evidently lies in Mikei 
Gonrad's attempt to make the 
whole picture a one-mah aff air 
Not phly did he do the briginai: 

story, but he also handled produc- 
tion; direction as well as acted the 
tbp male role. On the basis bf this 
effort, Gonrad has room for imv 
proYemeht in all categories. 

Playboy Conrad, a native Aia^i! 
kan, is impressed into the u. s. 
cret service by Russell Hicks 
when Russian agents threalen to 
seize a flying saucer invented by 
Roy Engel.. Subsequent footage m 
vbl ves Conrad arid his temine as- 
sistant, Pat Garrison, in a humibor 
of brushes with the agents. Juve- 1 
pile plot reaches its climax when 
the Russians are killed by an 
avalanche pf ice just in the nick of | 
\time;' 

One of the film’s few redeeming 
factors is borne strikirtg : Alaskan 



Jihnny Burke and Jimmy Van tween the feds/and ^he gangsters 

Heuseu and the top b.c:. potential serve as an exciting iadeout. ;Wacr®ady 

is evident. : ; 

Racetrack pix have been tradi- teevn^awfMaelSbirrav team nicely ■ and then stage their 

tionaliy tough to sell because they Trevor and MacMurray team mceiy ; ........ ,«... 

seem to 
certainly 

entry, however, for while a. latge and George F. Slavin 

part of the action takes Place the 'ast are eiea„.cut, despite 

around a gee-gee oval, the combo marked by a first- , some vagueness in approaching 

of Hellinger and Capra has imbued ®5rAduction dress vdth heat the main plot line. Spotted is a 

such humor, good- Production dress ^ romance between Dorothy Malone, 


investigator. Miss Garri.son, 
little animation as his girl Fiiday. 
^Rest of the cast contribute m 
chaniCal performances. Qilb. 


The Dloiidc 

Hollywood/ Jan, 5. 

■ Republic release of Sidney Pickei* produc- 
tion, Features Robert Rockwell, , Dorothy _ 
Pi^trick, Gerald. Mohr. Directed by Hurry | 
Keller. . Screenplay, John K. Butler; 
damera, .Ellis W. Garter; editor, Arthur 
.Hilton, Previewed. Jan. 3, '50. Running 
time, 60 MINS. .’ 

Gloria Dell ; . -. i . , . . ; 

Ray Teal j. Joe SapeUl , . . 

James Deveroa, . . , , . 

Gapt. E. V. Roberts . ; 


.Dorothy Fat rifk 
. . Gerald Mohr 
. . Robert Rockwell 

. : _ # r j* I t>api. ju. V. KooeriB.i . . . . .Larry Blake 

“Davy Crockett, Indian Scout .1 Lieut. Metzger;.;..;.. Charles ('arte 

■ic an Aka v Westerner for the' ac- Benny V Rich.-ircl Irving 

IS an OKay westerner AUI t ic SkpeUi ....... . . Argentina Bruhetti 

tion market . arid. du$lei support, winters;; . . . . ; ; . ...... . . , , . Aiex • Frazer 

iBa5ed on a standard cowboy-anar Mrs. Henley.. ...Nana Bryant 

in juris ploL : this pic miakes go-od i O'Connor . David , Clarke 


Bertha Fannon 
Chidf Ramsay 


•. • ».-• • • . 




Jody 'Gilbert 
Monte Blu* 


use of a moderately strong .cast arid 

some spectacular shots of westerri ! Marabeiie... v--*. • whuney 
mountain rapges. Neat production j 

values are extracted from the mod- Walker ivob wiik« 

■ [ Arthur Jerome. ....... .Philip Van ZantU 


ly tough to sell because they : own private battle in which law i ^^u 

to lack femme appeal, Jhat's ®Bhrr ^ one^ o^^^ Yam 'he™ to the formula in- i 

niy not the stpiy with Kjeteers ^suavely reg^Sers as a i The story and scpipt by George gredients of howling Indians., am-r j Xu S 

'■ fnf lllVtllO 3 1 o|f*W/A ■ ruL.IVttCtJl O, OUHVClj .o * . TIT : flct'nfrftx' 4n/1 F ■ .dlaVlTl P. , - ■ ^ 




the yarn with cameA work and authentic' Mexl 

natured pathos and real heart : that Herm. 

the track anele is strictly Incidcn- ^ cap localee. nerm. 

tal to the biggep human angles in- 
volved. .. . 1 

Capra has salteii the pic riot only ■ 
with a capable crew of supporting 


The IVevadan 

(COLOR) 


Hollywood, Jan. 6. 

rtlavorc hiif hji«! addpd some im- Golumbia rfeleaso of Harry Joe Brown 
Players* nas aaaea spuiv UII (Seott-Brown) production: Sttfrs Randolph 

billed, surprise entrants that are Scott; features Dorothy. Malone, . FoTrest 

surefire for giggles. A much - Tiicker._ Frank Faylem George Macrcady. 


daughter of Macready, and Scott, 
plenty of c h a s e and .action 
sequences, and a generally good 
western flavor. 

Scott is up to his usual good 
standard as the lean hero, and 
Tuciker's outlaw pleases. Miss 
Malone look5 good in her outdoor 
role. Macready is a forthright 

troubled gent at the track proves ; j heavy and there are neat wform-^ 

to be Oliver Hardy, While Crosby’s , slayin; added diaioc, ' Rowland .Brown: 1 ^9®®? .turned in by -Frank. Fa^en, 
cii/*n<xccnr fA thp fArtiiilp he kicks camera (Ginccolor), Gharles Lawton, Jr.; ! Charles Kemper, Jett Corey, Tom 

successor lo me loriuue tic . 

over by giving up his gal for his ; > 50 . Running time, so mins. .r'owers, 

horse i$ shown in . a fleeting shot ' Andrew^ Barkley. . : . 
to be Maxie Raer. Ish Kabbible y \ani>6r ’ ’ ‘ “ 
and Joe Frisco are: likewise given' : .ren . 
surprise spottingsi, . ■ ; ' ^Jk^'MeS^Jk 

Col een Gray , a relative . new- Bart 


Jock O’Mahoney and 

!"*Randoiph Scott 1 others of the: cast^^ 

. .Dorothy Malone 


• > ♦ • f • 


comer to top : Paramount roles, Martin 


, . Sandy . .............. ,iuitk v manuncy i; 

showS; up., very ; effectively , as .trie Deputy Morgan; . , .'. Stanley Andrews; 1 / , t i r- fi r, t i. 

a • Lfcio r% Cl 1 lYI 0 1' ^ " Kl-rlcWOfld jDOWllS* ' *«JOnil 


Fo.iTest Tucker 
. Frank Faylcn 
• George Macready 
, .Gharles Kemper 
...... Jeff Gbrcy 

Tom . Powers 


The vSfihdowners . 

(COLOR) . 

; Hollywood. 'Tan. 7. ; 

Eagle Lion release of Alan LeMay (Le- 
; ' ■ jock* D’Mahoney j May-Templetoii) production.^ Stars Robe^^ 
Stanley Andrevt^;! Pi'eston. Robert Sterling. Ghill Wills; fea* 
.Jamc.s Kirkwood 


bushed wagon trains, disloyal half- 
breOds arid a slight touch of ro-^ 
mance. George Mdntgomery, as a 
Uv S. militaiy. scout with the same 
monicker as his famous 
assigned to counter Indian attacks 
against a line, of wagon trains head- 
ing west. He’s hampered by some 
varmiut who^s been tipping off the 
in.iuris bn the line’s movements. 

Philip Reed; as Moritgomery’s 


Bartender . 

Wjiiter 

Matron: . '••Vr;. ; 

Detective . ■. , ........ 

Ticket Taker. . . . . . , 

Thorndyke ...... ....... 


Ted il.Tcques. I 
Waller ('lifilon 
. .Eva Novak 
Keith itii'liaidji 
. . . Leisi'er Dorr 
, . Roy Gordon 


is an 


“Blbride Bandit” 
melodraima that will get by as the 
lowercase feature on twin bills. 
There’s nothing out of the ordinary 
about its story; playing or direc- 
tion, but it moves along at a satis- 

to ful- 


factory pace for 60 minute.s 
fill release interitioris, 

Indian sidekick, is the chief sus- j Dorothy Patrick is.iriteresting in 

^ ^ u . a, ■ a*ai _ t .i. .'u-a .ak., 


a halfbreed who looks white, is the , luted west by: ai prpniise bl‘ matri- 
surprise espionajge agent who re ^- 1 mbriy; Upon arrival she find.^ the 
pents at the windup and harnesses 1 expected husband has been pic kad 
up with Reed, Pic blazes out with ' up fpr having too mahy w ives. A 
a furious battle in which the army i bigtime bookie befriends her. she 
troops are first rescued by Mont- 1 becomes involved in a jetvehy 
gomery and then make the Iridiaris ! hbldup and, under police pre.ssiire, 

bite the dust. , ' bbtains evidence against her bookie 

Performances are competently i frierid. 


femme whb loVeS 0^^;^9nSUmQr Directed by George Tem* 

almost as much as she yearns for AilJtv ° ‘ ' iK Screenplay, Alan LeMay; cam* 

Crosby. She handles both the dra- buk^ . . . . / Louis Mason (Technicolor); Winton j:.,Hoch; music, 

matic end aim S(?me musical tom . , , a , ! viewed Jan, $, ’50. Running time. 65 mins. I AW,rw«tf 

foolery with Gro.sby almost equally Rantiolph Scott and color epmf Kid wichita. ....... . /. . . Robert Preston } other milriary scout. Among 

well. Frances Gifford Is appropri- bine to point “The Nevadan” :for ; 
ately cobl as the gal he leaves be- .satisfactory returns in the rnarket John Gaul. . 


handled, with Montgomery regis-: 
tering nicely in the top role. Reeti 


Lbve spririgs Up between the 
two, and finale: has her promising 

A. — ' ^ M 4 1 i • . 1 c*"' I \ I* I C DTI' 


Turkey, 
Strake. . .. . .' 
Batson .... 
Jeff Gloud 


behind, and Charles Bickford au- that never seems to get tired of k^rs. Boyce; 
sterely plays the girrs dad. western action. Film’s (Pinecolbr ; IfmS Gaul 

It's a field day fbr the secondary hues are very good, the story line Fletcher . . 
characters, however, arid Raymond okay and the action is rugged, all 
Walburn and William Demarest, as factors that help make it easy to 
a paii' of Indigent touts, never 

any .opportunities^ to , generate a Harry Job BrbWn produced and 
yak. Other character laugh-getters .supplied film with topnotch out- 
are Glarenee Muse, Margaret 
ilton, Paul Harvey and 
Lord. 

Undoubtedly one of the high;* hrot^r'-Tcceotioh '^bv 'oiUier 'fn^ Lion release: 


Robert Sterling 
....... Chill wills 

....... •, John Litel 

Cathy Downs 
...... . Jack Eliim 

, , . . •. . Don Haggerty 
.:. .. . . .Stanley Price 

. . . . . . Glcm FuUer 

, . , . Frank Cordell 
. . . . Dave Kashner 
John Barrymore, Jr, 


and Miss Drew back up strorigly, | to , Wait for him until his' prison 
with Nbah Beery, JL, also Chipping j term is finished. Also interesting 
in some creditable thesping as ari’r lis Gerald Mohr’s ‘perfbrmfnKe as 

rig the the bookie. He gives it a iiit'e nare 

heavies, Robert 
Indian chief, and 

as an undercover j ^ , „ ^ 

qiiate. Rest of the large cast is.] Richard: Irving arid . Ar.ceivUna 
Okay in stock parts. Herm. ; ; Brunetti are among the others \\iiO 
• ’• ■ : ' ; deliver. 

The Vlviiits i vHarry Keller’s direction; keeps 

I Film Classics release bf Colonial (Mikei j 

1 Conrad) production, Stars Conrad; fba^ , Speed, arid the prodUCUOn DJlt^ 

, Hires Paf Garrison. Hantz Von Teuffem . m-ound under SidneV Picker s pro- 



Writteri I time, 6i mins. 



llomlia 4 Wi JPaiMhr^ 
Islhitd; 

Hollywood. Jan. 


Monogram release 


ni 

^^Robert 
lows 

model and the Hellinger original 
— ^wliich was the late Broadway 



of • VN^’ti.U'r 

production. Stars Johnny^ ShclVicUi; 
tures Allene Roberts, Lit.a nw «i 

i Walker. Charles . ^ ri'win. . 

! Smokv Whitfield, Martin W^jlkin.s. P' ‘ 

„ by Ford Beebe. Sbreenphvy,. b orcl ; Be .Pj; 
: base;(l bn characters, created by ,,,,,. 3 , 
1 rii j 'o »» • ^ ' wobd : in . the “Bomba” books,; V*'*)] 

auffiehUc tone. The action makes I f^^We St^y’lS^ 


done to death, making for a fresh:^^^ 


racetrack story, also was retienliy 
remade by Par, under the lao >. ;; 
“Sorrowful Jones,” with Bob Hope 
starred. .Herb. 


.'Ilordc! 

; Universal release of Milto.h H.' Bren ::n‘5 
William A, Seiter jproduCtion.. Stars- Fred 
MacMurray, Claii'e. Trevor.. Direcied l?.v 
Seiter. Screenplay, Devery Frerm;n; 
— c&mbrtti — Lubi e n-^rtdrbit^-editbr,- -Har iy 
KcUer; score, Hans J. Salter. Tradeshoiun. 
N. Y., Jan. .9, ’.50. Running timerr®^ MINS. 

.... Fred MacMu!i*r:-,v 


Johnn.v . Mackliii 
Riadcleine Haley 
Pete Richie 
ITnrve.v Gumbin 
Miguel, ... ... . 

.W'hittaker . ..... . 

Peterson . ; ..... . . . 

Dousik. . . . .... . . 

Porfirio 






■Claire .Trevor 
. Raymond Bt'’r 
. , Roy Robert. s 
Jose Trrvry 
Morris Ankt';M,v 
. . Charle.s Lr-ic 
. . Don Diamond 
. Nacho Galindo 


Review also 


Spotty entertainment values in 
this pie stem from its indecisive j 
treatment as either 6 , straight com- i 


v“The Gay Lady“ (Rank), 
being tradeshowri in New York 
tomorrow tThurs.), was re- 
viewed in Variety from Lon- 
don, Aug: 17, 1949, under its 
origihal title, ;“Trottie True” 
Filmed in Technicolpr. pic ivas 
tabbed, by reviewer Myfo &s 
being, “within obvious liniita- 
tiohSv a bright vivacjoiis ’ ^ 

stage musical.”. Raviav 
i noted that film 
been made on 
budget, which has resulted in 
the eliminatiori of any thing re- 
motely •resemblihg production 
numbers.” :Stbry follows a gal 
from the back streets of Cam- 
deh town who eventually mar- 
ries a Duke after working her- 
self iip via vaude and musical 
comedy. 

Pic is being released in the 
U. S.. by Eagle Lion. f ' 


I sense a-s: plotted by LeMay, and 
. I Templeton’s direction stebrs the 
' players to get the most from the 
...rgobd. story:. • . 

! Story pits brother against brother 
. to bring to a cbnclusiori its account 
of a feud between rival cattlemen; 
B.efore that finale, tension is kept 
alive by cattle raids, gun battles 
and the constant fight: o;f wills be- 
tween a brother trying to carve: a 
ranch and home from his section of. 
“hus' clearly . Tex as la nd: an d ai i olde r brother 
a restricted who dominates. For good, measure 


plot tosses in spiiie romantic im 
terest that comes across excel-. 
: lently. Resolution of the various 
angles has the bad brother shot 
down, the catiie feud ended apd 
j peace again on the range. 

! Interesting is. tire film debut of 
John BaiTymore, Jr: He doe.s well 
by his role Of a kid who idolizes 
his bad, eldest brother but is held 
in line, by the middle 'kin, Robert 


The Laughihg Ledy 

V “The Laughing Lady,” Bril*,; 
ishmrade, tradeshown in Nevv ; 
York, : Thursday, (fi) wa55 tc-:;. 
viewed in Variety from . Lon- 
don Oct; 23 i946. According 
to reviewer CaiijC pic, a big-, 
?;.cale Technicolor .ccistiime mu- 
sical, “should fin(i a place in, 

Al,..-:^ TT-'. r<'»l : 


time. 70 MINS. ,. ; • . eiwAipliJ I 

j Jurty -MalUaiui. . ... . . .., , (Ja/on 

Losana.. . ; . . . ... . . . ..i . . , • ‘ WtilkV’'.. 

; ndy ■ Barnes . . . .. , . '* . . .. . ; • t ;!c w'is 

;R(.>b Maitland. ' c.«<)ki VVlii(''<''^ • 

; Mdki . • • • Martin V 

: J 0 h n n y ,:slieffifii<j. . 

muscle man, takes lb IhtJ , 

; again to shape “Bomba on I 
• Island” as okay film fare;^ hu' 


. Miuuxu iiiiu a pince in, ; .*9‘«**'* — - ^ 11 

the U. S ’’ Yarn, set irf France ’ exUlps and secontoy him 'is 
and England d ur i n g the the smaller situations. Pi r , 


g 

French Revolution, revolves 
around the quest fcir a neck- 
lace once owned by Marie Ari- 
toinette. ; Though stars Web- 
ster Booth and Anne Ziegler 
have little marquee value in 
America, they are big concert 
and theatre attractions in Eng- 
land. 

Four Continents Films is 
releasing pic in the U. S. 


a blend of actual jun.gl(? '‘ "s 

; and studio-manufactured . ^ IJ > 

l and comes off at a .suitable P‘i 
to put it over. . : 

Film is second in the Mpho.ti* ^ 


A’ O A W ■ V ^ ' I- 

i who wrtc'hes over the •; .w. 

I his. domain, '.as, vt’cll a.s t - iv bung 
1 (Continued on page lb) 


ITedncgday, Janniiry ll, 15>S0 


picmiBs 



Newly - Wrthed United Parar 
,rtount ‘ circuit lias big pians for 
laf ge^screcn theatre, television. Na- 
tional hookup of UP houses, fed 
either through a closed^ circuit ot 
channels opened tp exhibition by 
“the Federal Communications Com- 
niissionv is the ultimate aim of the 
chain's toppers, according to Iiepn- 
afd Goldenson, UP prez; Robert 
G'Brien, secretary-treasi^er named 
to head all video activities; arid 
Robert ' M. Weitman, UP division 
chief, who will act as consultant to 
O^Brien bn talent and program- 

■•ining-a ' ^ ' . ■ . ■ ■ 

Both Goldenson and O’Brien 
gauge theatre television “as a po- 
tentiar that may possibly be as 
significant as sound was in the 
'20si it may re-energize the indus- 
try and give it the same shot^in- 
; the arm that sound did in the 
past'*- 

Trio of UP toppers announced^ 
the filing of applications with the 
Fee for television stations in Bos- 
ton and Detroit; If granted, these 
two new statipns would supple- 
nient WBKB, the Balaban’ & Katz 
station in: = ChicagOv currently in 
operatipri. Additionally, UP is; 
getting set to install large-screen 
facilities in theatres in Detroit, 
Boston, San Francisco and Minne- 


G;pldensbn sets no limit on the 
number of theatre TV sets Ulti- 
mately tp be operated by the- cir- 
cuit. Larger : cities will first get 
installations followed by all key- 
city situations. “Conceivably, we 
may put theatre televisiort in every 
one of Our houses,^' UP prexy said. 
“Maybe we will confine it to every 
key City. By kinescoping the prtn 
grams, we could get .them to the 
smaller houses in a matter of min- 
utes. 

W hen the four theatre TV sets 
(Continued bn page 18) 


N.Y. Exhibs Balked 


No UDion Trouble 

New York operators are still Up 
a tree as to who might be stench- 
bombing their theatres in the 
wake of ail onslaught of malodor- 
ous bombing throughout the iiietro- 
ppiitan area. House managers in 
both the Broadway deluxers and 
nabe theatres are convinced that 
there have been too many occur- 
rences for the bomb-dumping to 
be written off to rowdyism but are 
at a loss as to who’s doing it and 
for what reasons. Two theatres 
in the Bronx and one in Newark 
received the treatment Monday 
(9), after fivb. other houses were 
bombed in preceding two weeks. 

Managers questipned denied the 
existence of any labor trouble. 
Projectionists Local 306 has been 
negotiating with the indie c;§;^af- 
filiated circuits since September 
for a pay hike but the negotia- 
tion.s are. how stalemated through 
ihahility pf the two sides to reach 
.ia CO mpro rhise: Aecordihg to uniOh ’.s 
prez, Herman Gelber, the union 
plans to continue negotiations and, 
if it can’t woi:k out a settlement, 
will take its gfievahces to the pa- 
rent union. ; 

Consensus /among , the theatre 
managers was voiced by Robert 
Weitman, managing director of the 
Broadway ParamPuht. He opined 
that the bombings had happened 
too often to be mere coincidences 
but said the vhewspapef reports 
have had no adverse effects oh the 
boxoffice. Theatres can take few 
precautionary steps dgainst the 
culprits but several have started 
making all patrons, check package.s 
before entering the theatre. 

. Usual technique of the steheli- 
Jossers was tp leave bottles con- 
taining obnoxious fluids under- 
neath seats. . Prior tp Monday’s oc- 
curences, thp Broadway Strand 
the Park Aveiiue had received 
the bombs Friday (6), and two 
were placed in Radio City Music 
ftnll last Wednesday (4). One was 
left in the Broadway Astor Christ- 
mas Evp and in the Paramount 
^evv Year’s Eve, 


Pair Switch 

Phenomenally fast conver* 
sion of old ■ Paramourit com- 
mon stock ihto stock of the 
h e w production - dirtf ibutioh 
cbmpany ahd certificates of in- 
terest iri“lhited Paramouht 
theatres is reported by the 
iBank of New York & Fifth • 
l^ehuir^bahk'^te 
trustee named by the. Federal / 
court to handle the transac- 
tiori. ;ln the phe wreek since 
the two new cbmpahies started 
on their own, over 1,750,000 
shares of Par common have 
been turned in for the new 
issues. 

Conversion, it was said, *4s 
much faster, than expected.’* 
As for the exchange pf certifi-r ; 
cates pf interest in UPT fpr 
common stock, no real activity . 
has been yet generated. No 
volume is : expected u,n t i 1 
March when the first . UPT 
dividend Lalls due. . Owners pf 
GI’s jnJJPT can Pnly couVert 
on proof that they have sold 
their pfoductioni - distribution 
shares. Only half dividends 
are paid on UPT rtock until 
the stockholder unloads his 
pictufe company interest. 



On-agaih , pff-again hegptiations 
between Malcolm KingSberg, head 
of the RKO chain, and Walter | 
Reade for a settlement pf their 
partnership differences in 14 the- 
atres of the Trenton-New Bruns- 
wick chain have come a-cropper 
again. Talks seeking an avenue 
for an amicable breakup pf joint 
holdings in the circuit have ended 
without reaching a sblution. As a 
result, the' Kingsberg-Reade dif- 
ferences appear to be heading for 
the courtSi 

Reade, who trekkjBd from Flor- 
ida several weeks ago for the re- 
newed confabs, has headed south 
again. Reportedly, a new deal' fell 
through when a Chase National 
Bank veepee, repping a minor | 
stockholder in the circuit, refused 
to go along on any compromise 
which would permit RKO to fix a 
selling price for its 50% . interest 
in excess of the stock’s book value. 

Banker maintained that a clause 
in the. partnership agreement, 
which fixes book Value as the stock * 
price of a selling pard, would be ; 
upheld by the courts. It has been j 
RKO’s con.sisfent claim that this , 
clause is illegal. RKO mu,st: break 
lip ; the partnerrtVP under the anti- ; 
trust consent .decree 'signed last . 
year with the .Op.ve^^^^^ ^ 1 

. Reade previously • had; mainfain- 
ed that the , bopk 7 value: proviso ' 
came intp .. eJfTect . in any negotia- 
tions for a sate of RKO’s interest, : 
Circuit' op, however, reportedly 
had softened his stand in renewing 
talks with Kiiig.s.berg. Undoubted-, 
ly, he Vyill now go ahead, with his. 
prey io usly arin pun ced intention of 
(GontihUed oh page 1$) 

5 New Birecl^ 

In Bow at Metre 

. Hollywood, Jahi 10, j 
Five directors vull make their 
bows at Metro this year in keepi 
ing. with the. studio’s policy of 
using new talent in that field... 

, Richard Brooks will direct his , 
own screenplay, “Crisi.s.’’ Joseph ! 
Lewis’’, fir.rt assignment is, '‘Visa.’’ | 
Gerald I layer and Robert Pirosh 
will break in with two . pictures 
still untitled: Charles ' Vidor, who 
recehtly moved over from Golum- 
bia, will make his Culver City 
debut with .“Runmng of the Tide.*’ 


Tyith divorcement yirtually acr 
complished by Rafamdunt and 
looming for the other major film 
companiesj there Is increased be- 
lief among industry execs, both 
in exhibition ahd distrlbutioh, that 
bne of its chief effects will be the 
release of . ihore' top-quality pic- 
tures. While only 20th-Fox is of- 
fieially on record ais predicting a 
RGost--iu-Uie_.humbeiL-o£^ms-/bfi 
fered to the market, the fact that 
all studios are starting off pro- 
duction activities with more than 
double the number of pictures 
planned lart january indicates 
their emphasis on building the 
requirtte backlog: 

General consehsUs among the 
major company sales managers 
was outlined recently by 20th sales 
veepee Ahdy W. Smith, ;Jr;, .wh^^ 
pointed, put . that divbrtement , will, 
automatically intensify, epmpetitioh 
both among theatres for top prod- 
uct and among distfibs for the 
best playdates in each situation. 
This, coupled . with the fact that 
few pictures how enjoy a: run of 
more than two weeks even in the 
key cities, will necessarily create 
a need for more releases. As fbr 
the smaller companies, a .Coluin- 
bia spokesman noted his studio has 
upped its . production of A prod^ 
uct from four last year to 14 in 
1950, and indicated upcoming dL 
vofeement among the majors was 
one of the reasons behind the 
boost: 

Exhibitors’ feelirig on the ques- 
tion was detailed this week by Al- 
lied . States Exhibitors’ general 
counsel Abram F. Myers, In a state- 
ment to members of the Associat- 
ed“rheatre— Owners-4)L-Indiana; 
Myers lashed out at pre-divorce- 
ment practices which, he said, had 
“starved'’ the market. He ex- 
plained : “The producers fed their 
pictures to the affiliated prior-run 
theatres where, by extended runs 

(Continued on page 18) 

50 TECHNI fix IN ’5« 

VIA EXPANSION HOVE 

A recently completed $3,500,000 
expansion program in Hollywood, 
along with improved facilities at 
its British plant. Will enable Tech- 
nicolor, Inci to boost its coior- 
processing substantially, in 1950, 
pr. Herbert T. Kalmus, the com- 
pany’s president and general man- 
ager, declared in New York yerter-: 
day (Tues.). Arriving on the 
Queen Mary after a three-month 
European trip, he said some 50 fea- 
tures are scheduled to he handled 
on the Coast this year, compared to 
45 in the last semester. 

British Technicolor, Kalm^u^^ 
closed, will run between 10 and 15 
features through its plant in 1950 
as against si x last year. Demand 
for . color films in both the U. S; 
and Bntain contiriues brisk, he ob- 
serveid, and gs a' result: the cqm- 
paiiy’s facilities in. both countries 
are w^orking at ^capacity. .Firm has 
been considering the addition of a 
plant in either Paris or Rome.. 

Before going to the Coast in a; 
few day.s Kalmu.s will' attend: sev- 
eral compa ny board meetings fin 
New York to report on current af-: 
fairs of the fiimi. . Also 'returning 
with the exec Was his Wife, the 
former Eleanore ^ King, beauty 
coiuninist for- King Features Syndi- 
cate. Couple. was wed last fall and 
the European .junket in which they 
visited London. Paris and Rome 
was in the . nature of a .honeymoon.: 

: Other arrivals included actor 
Robert Cummings, back from ; a 
month’s European vrtation; arid 
several members of the British 
play, “The Cbcktail Party,’’ wbich 
Gilbert Miller .will .. present at 
Henry Miller’s theatre, N. Y„ Jan. 
21. They are Alec Guinness, Irene 
Worth and Grey Blake. 


protocol oii Spot 

Preview of “The Third Man” 
in New York last week called 
for: the services of a striped- 
pants aide to chief Selznick 
flack Bob Gillham, Protocol 
for royalty, he had been told, . 
called for the show to . begin as 
soon as Their Ma jesties;,arrived 
“ahdJiad_ taikeh their seats. ^ 
. Thus when~ix-King Peter of~ 
Yugoslavia and his queen set- 
tled themselves to see the pic, ;. 
Gillham found himself bn the 
royal, spot. The Duke and 
> Duchess of Windsor hadn't ar-: 
rived yet;, and .Gillham wasn’t 
sure which of the couples . it 
would be protocol to slight. He . 
finally cbmpromised on a five- 
minute wait: Luckily it Wasn’t 
longer, because the Windsors 
never did get there; 



de Rochement 

Deal rtgned by Louis de Roche- 
mOnt With . Columbia last week 
greatly . simplifies the producer’s 
problem in financing his pix. Col. 
made arrarigements for production 
coim to be loaned him by Bankers 
Trust, N. Y., and itself ig putting 
up completion guarantees, 

Under the setup, de Rochemont 
is committed to make a minimum 
of three films for Col. in the next 
three years; and may make up 
three more during thgt period if 
he desires. He arid the distrib 
share eqauly in the returris on the- 
pix after costs have been recouped. 

Deal is understood to be similar 
in its fin^ancial aspects to that 
Which pi'exy Harry Cohn has been 
negotiating with Edward Small on 
the Coast. Small would make a 
miniiniim of two and maximum of 
six in a two-year period; 

While the success of his “Lost 
Boundaries’’ makes bankrolling of 
his future production comparative- 
ly easy, de Rochemont had such 
difficulties in raising coin for 
“Boundaries’’ that he is understood 
to have welcomed the ease of fi- 
haheirtg that the Col. deal offered. 
It alsp has many other unusual as- 
pects in his favor, which influenced 
his accepting it , from among a 
number of others offered. 

One 'thing he demanded and re- 
ceived-. is complete autonomy in 
choice of story, Writers, cast and 
director. He has to submit his se- 
lections to Col . for approval, but 
in the event that that is not forth- 
coming there is ah arbitration ar- 
.rarigemeri.t and an escape .clause 
for the producer. 

. Another'", unusual CG.rtce.ssiQrt is 
that budgets are .to. include no 

(Continued on page 13) 


Hollywood, Jan. 10. 
WhetbbT the Society bf Inde- 
pendent Mbtidii Picture producers 
Will be iooklnug. for a new presi- 
dent next summer remains a ques- 
tion mark. It hinges on the def^ 
cision— ^w'hich prexy Ellis G. Ar- 
nali says he hasn't : made yet— -ks 
to whether he'll run for election 
again as governor of Georgia. ; He 
served in that post from 1943 to 
1947.;. 

^Atrt?rli"adTnittedlrete“thaL lie-had-’ 
asked "Attorney General Eugene 
Cook of Georgia for an official; 
opinion as to his eligibility to run 
this year. He said this week (1) 
that he has received no answer as 
yet from Cook; (2) that in any case 
he has come to no decision as to 
■Whether he’ll toss his chapeaiu in 
the ring against, present goyembr 
Herman Talmadge, arid (3) that if 
arid when he does make ai decisioriv 
-he will not be in a position to talk, 
about it for sorrie time. 

Arnall, who joined the Society 
about a year ago, has proved high- 
ly popular With its members, Who 
eprisider him to have been highly 
effective in their cause. . He^ in 
turn, has expressed to intimates 
considerable enthusiasm for his 
duties. Part of his effectiveness 
has been due to his Continued po- 
litical associations iri Washington, 
andv whether or: not he actually 
runs for . the governorship of his 
home state, it is felt that the wide- 
spread publicity he is getting as a 
contender will erihance his value . 
to SIMPP. It keeps him active in = 
the political arena on a working 
level, Which is known tp have en- 
abled him tp pull some wires for 
CGontiriued on page 13) . 



I > 


Mark SPC Wiii 
By 64-62 on (ioast 

/ Hollywood, Jan. lOi 
Screen . Publicists Guild won 
NLRB; bargaining election, 64-62, 
when ballots were counted Friday. 
(6). 

Challenge of three votes may 
hold up bargaining certification for 
some time until Washington NLRB 
rules on disputed votes, Ghal- 
leriged were two votes by. Goldwyn 
flacks on ground Goldwyn is no 
longer a rini ember Of AMPP. Elec- 
tion . was limited to major lots.. 
Third ballot was that of flack at 
Paramount in siipervispry capacity, 
with right to hire and fire- 
If Washington rules that the 
challenged ballots c a n n o t be 
counted, SPG will proceed to ne- 
gotiate a contract with the majors. 
This is the second time SPG won 
over iA as bargaining agency for 
flacks: First NLRB election was 
held in '46, covering Ml publicists, 
with Guild winning by 30 votes. 


r t 


'.at' , 

Holly wood,. Jan. :i0.^ 

‘‘CATS/’ a story of The; Civilian. 
Actors Technician ./Service., ’’ ’w 
be incorporated intp. “CaU Me .Mis- 
ter,’’. Which Fred Ko.hlmar will, pro- 
duce at: 2()th-Eox, with Betty Gra- 
hie arid Dari Dailey, penciled in as 
the ;.leads.. //' . 

Studio is sending a: camera crew: 
to Japan for Grierital background.Sv 
Actual shooting will start* in April. 


Werker Accoladed 

Hollywood, Jan. 10. 

Screen Directors Guild ha.s 
giyeri its. quarterly directorial 
achievement award to Alfred Wefk- 
er for “Lost Boundaries.’* : 

Film Classics releases. 


Autry’s 1 st for /’SO; - 

HoilyWood, Jan. 10; : 

s Autry, currently gallppirig 
thataway pn a perspnal appearance 
tpur, will start his 1950 film prp- 
gram with :“Blazirig Sun/’ based on' 
a yarn by Jack Townley. 

Autry’s contract with Cpluitibia 
calls for six westerns this'year^ 


Maitles In SPG Walkin 

.Reelection pf Sig: Maitles, Metro 
! flack,: as . prexy... of the easterii 
Screen Publicists : (auild In the 
. guild ’s an niial el ectiori.s of new .of- 
ficers today ■( Wed/ has beeri: as- 
sured by the, absence of \ any . bp- . 
position, carididates iri ' the race. 
Maurice Segal,', of ' PararnoUh^ is 
! also slated . for a. .walk-in .with no;; 
• rivals, for the po.st of .secretary. ; 

: . Fir.st vice’-prexy post . will be .a 
. t.hree-Way race among Harry .Hb.ch- . 
: field, . 20th-;Fox' publicist and iri-; 
Gumbent; Lariiar Baker, RKQ, and 
Herb Steinberg, Paramourit. -A 
i contest for the second vicerpre.si- 
i dericy Inyplve.s Seymour Roman; 

; Cplumbiai and Fred ;Goldberg* 

; Paramount. Leo Israel, 20.th -Fox, 

' will run Against James Prpccacini». 
j for the treasurer’s post. .. 

! New officers will face two major, 
problems .following iheir installa- 
tion later this nidnth. First will 
be Selection of a new business 
agent to replace Leri Goi dsniith , 
Who resigned several morith.s\;ago.: 
Second probleiri will be to define 
the uriion’.s attitude tow'ards the 
parent union, the United Office & 
Professipnial AVorkers of America, 
which has been brought up on 
charges by the CIO of pro-Com- 
inunist activities. 


mcrrcfiB enosfsm 


Wedhc^sday, n, 1950 



¥• y 

Jnna 





Estimated Tbtal Gross 
This Week . . ; $598,?00 

(Based on 18 theatres) 

Last Year ; J ; . . . : v86bl,800 
(Based on IS theatres,) 


Los Angeles; Jan^ ^ 

. Weekend, rain dampened all 
firstruns this session ;and; biz 
iurther was clipped by the uSual 
post^hbliday slump. Ohlj!^ three 
new bills are being launched this 
week with tiot miuch .outstanding. 

•‘Thelma Jordon” shapes as top 
newcomer with; good $27:, 000 ih two 
Paramount theatres. 1 

‘‘Without Honor/’ in five situa- 
tions, is fairly nice, $30, 000 while: 

“Free for All” and “Undertow” is 
mild $23,000 in same number of 
spots. First holdover round of 
•‘Inspector General” is very solid 
$36,000 in three houses. ■’ 

~ ■ ”Qh TownT^looks: Sturdyr$25,Q00 
in two sites, second round, ‘‘Sands 
Two Jima*’ looius big $12,00 second 
stanza bn Special run at Carthay. 

Bstiihates for fhis Week 

Beverly Hills, Downtown, Ilawaii, 

Hollywood, Forum Music flails 
(Prin-Cor) (834, 902, 1,106, 512, 2,- 
100; 55-$l)— ‘‘Without Honor” ^ ^ 

and ‘‘Wolf Hunters” (Mono), i is extra good at Circle. “On Town 
Fairly nice $30,000. Last vi^eek, is holding up well in- extra four 
•‘Big Wheel’* (UA> and“Hed Des-iciays;atUoew»s 


Town’ $18,000, Ht)pe Hot 

> 12G P9C* MonCl H.p.’s 

Montreal, Jan. 10. 
Poor weather for skiers is helpr 
ing to build sock biz at all. first- 
t riins currently. “On the. Town 
still is doing smash trade at Loew $ 
with “Prince of Foxes” also staying 
high on holdover at Capitol, sock 
$20>000 opener. “Great Lover” also 
Shapes big in second at Palace for 
Bob Hope comedy. ; ^ 

Estimates for This We«k^ 

Loew’s (C;T.1 (2;855; 40-65) 

”On Town” (M-.G) (2d wk). Fancy 
$18,000 after smash $24;500: first 
week ■ ■ 

Capitol (C.T.> (2.412; 34^60) -- 
^Prince Foxes” (20th) (2d wk). Fine 
$15,000 following sock $20,000 
opener. 

Palace (C.T.) (2;625; 34 r 60) — 
“Great Lover’’ (Par) (2d wk). Still 
great at $12;000 after big first week 
at $16,500. ; v 

Princess (G.T.) (2,131 ; 34-60) 

( “Fighting. Man” (20th). Fine $12,- 
000. Last week, “Leave Them 
Laughhig”-(WB)r $lO;5t)0:^ 
Imperiai (O.T.) (1,839; 26-45)--- 
Bagdad” (0) and “Strange Bar- 
gain” (U) (2d Wk). Holdirig'^at $6,- 
Indianapolis, Janv 10. lOOO after nice $7,500 first frame. . 
-New year impetus continues ] Orphenin: (G.T.) (1,040; 26-45)-— 
sfrohg at most firstrUhs here this i “Without Honor” (UA) and “Search 
week. “Sartds of Iwo Jlnia” at [for/ Danger” (0A). Fast $8,000. 
Indiana is drawing top coin with / Last week, “Big Wheel” (UA) and i 
sock sessibn. “The Heiress” also {“Hpliday Havanha” (UA); $5,500. 





Estimated Total Gross • 

; This Week . ; . . . , $2,661,000 
(Based oh 24 cities, 212 
theatres, chif? fly first runs, in- 
cluding N, Y;): / 

Total Gross Same Week : ^ 

Last Year . ; . . . . $2,890,000 
(Based on 22 cities arid 221 
Theatres,) 



ert” (Indie) (2d wk); $22,800. 

Chinese, Los Angeles, Loyola, 


Estimates for This Week : 
Circle ( Gam ble-DoIle) (2,800; 44 t 


Uptown, Wilshire (FWG) (2,048; 2,- • 

097: 1,248; 1,719; 2,296; 60-$!)— "12 : |,|2,0,00. Last week, „Pnnce of 
O’clock High”; <2WB) : (3d wM j ® 


Downtown; floilywood, WUterh 1 
(WB) (1,757; 2,756; 2,344; 60-$l)-- j WB), $12 000. , 

•‘Inspeetor General” (WB) (2d wk) J ,, $ (Loe^^ (2 427^ 4^65)^ 

Nifty $36,000. Last week, $55,400. (M-G) (2d wk). Sturdy 

Loew’s State, Egyptian (UA) (2.- | 

404; 1,538; 60-$l)— “On Town” (M- smash; $17,00a in .frst week, v 
r:v (2d wk). strbnff 8;2R.onO Last! . (O-H) (1,60()^: 44-65) —r 

“Prince of Foxes” (20th) (m.o.). 


in 




G) (2d Wk). Strong $25,000. 
week, smart $42,000. 

Pantages, Hillstreet (RKO) (2,- 
8l2, 2,890; 50-$l)— “Holiday. Affair” 
(RKO) and “Blondie’s Hero” (Col) 
(2d wk); Down to $13,500. Last 
’(Veek, nice $24,800. , 

Los. Angeles, Hollywood Para- 
mounts (F&M) (3,398, 1,451; 50r$I) 
— :“Thelma Jordon” (par) and “Gall 
of Forest” (SG). Good $27,000. 
Last week, “Great LOver” (Par) 
arid “Golden Stallion” ( Rep) ( 2d 
\vk-9 days), big $28,500. . 

Ritz, Globe, Studio City, Vogue, 
Cuiver (FWC) (1,370, 799, 880, 885, 
1,145; 6()r$l)— “Free for All” (U) 
and “Undertow” (U). Mild $23,000. 
Last week, “Bagdad” (0) and 
•‘Hollywood Varieties” (Indie) (2d 
wk) (6 situations), good $18,000. 

United Artists (UA) )2,100; 50- 
$l)--“Killers” (0) and “Brute 
Force” (U) (reissues). Modest $8,- 
000. Last week, “Foolish Heart’’ 
(RKO) (2d wk-6 days), nice $8,000. 

Four Star (UA) (900; 60-$l)— 
•‘Foolish Heart” (RKO) (3d wk). 
Near $4,000. Last week, solid $6,- 
500. : . . 

Orpheuiri (D’town) (2,210; 50-95) 
--“Bodyhold” (Col) (2d ruri) with 
vaude. Light $15,000. Last week, 
•‘Mary Ryan, Detective” (Col) (2d 
run), with vaude headbd by Weaver 
Bros. & Elviry, Arthur Lee Simp- 
kins, nifty $21,500. 

Carthay Circle (FWC) (1,518; 85- 
S1.50)r— “Sarids of Iwo Jima” (Rep) 
(2d wk). Big $12,000. Last week, 
terrific $17,600. 

Fine Arts (D’town) (679; 85-$l)r^ 
•‘Fallen Idol” (SRO) (7th wk). Near 
$3,000. Last week, $3', 5Q0. 


Gke $5,000. Last week, ‘'Crooked 
Way” (UA) with Al Trace orch., 
others on stage, average $11,000 at 
55-850 scale. " 


'Outlaw* Wham $20,000, 



Snow Shmghs Seattle 
'Iwo Jima* IOC, 2d 

Seattle, Jail. 10. 

Icy i^treets and snow added iip 
to rugged weather New Yearns and 
Is . cutting into, biz ; Currently/ 
Despite this ‘‘Sands of Iwo Jima” 
looks smash , bh second Paramount; 
round. “Inspector Gerierar’ also is 
big oil second frame at: Qrpheum. 

; Estimates for This Week 
. Blue Mouse (Hamrick). (800; , 59r 
84)— “Lady Takes Sailor” (WB) 
and “Dalton Garig’^ (SG) (3d wk). 
ppbd $3,000; Last week, $3,500.. 

: Coliseum (Evergreen) (1;877; 59r 
84) ■r^“Great Lover” (Par) , and 
---“‘Trapped” (EL) (3d wk). Okay 
* $7,000 after great $10,000 last 
\veek. 

Fifth Aveiiue (Evergreen ) ( 2 ,349; 
59-84)r--“Prince of Foxes'* (20th) 
and “Bodyhold” (Col) (3d wk). 
Fine $5,500 irt 5 : days. Last week, 
sweet $9,000, ; 

’ Liberty (Hamrick) (1,650; 59-84) 
— “King^s Men*’ (Gol) and “Girls 
School” (Col) (3d wk).. Big $8,000. 
Last week, $7,800. 

. Music Box (Hamrick) (850 : 59r 
84)— “pirates of Capri” (EL) and 
"Fabulous Joe” (Indie). Solid 
$5,000, Last week, “Holiday Af- 
fair” (RKO) and “Red Desert” 
<Indie) (2d wk)/ $2,500 in 6 days. 

Music flail (Hamrick) (2,200; 59^ 
(Gontiriued oil page 18) 


.22G; ‘RiF Trim 96, 3d 

Denver, Jan. 10. 

“The Outlaw” is the big news 
here this Week, Jane Russell star- 
rer packing the Orpheum for sure 
holdover. : ''Inspectbr General” 
looks solid at three . houses. 
“Adam’s Rib” is strong enough to 
Win fourth week at Broadway, 
"Bagdad” is . good in two spots. 

Estimates for This Week 

Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; 35-74)— 
“Bagdad” (U) ,and“PrLSoh War- 
den” (Gol), day-date with Tabbr. 
Good $3,500. Last week, “Free 
for All” (U) and “Mastei’riiinds’ 
(Mono), $2,500. 

Broadway (Wolfberg) (1,500; 35- 
74)J:_“ Adam’s Rib” (M-G) (3d wk). 
Big $9,000. Hold again. La.st 
week, fine $10,000. 

Denham' (Cockriil) (1,750; 35-70) 
— ‘Great Lover” (Par) (3d wk). 
Sturdy $10,000 for Bob Hope com^ 
edy. Last week, big $14,000. 

Denver (Fox) (2,525; 3:5^74)— 
“Inspector General” (WB) and 
“Tough Assignment” (Indie), 
date with Esquire, Webber. 
$17,000. Last week, "Prince of 
Foxes” (2()th) and “Holiday Ha- 
vana” (Col), smash $24,000. ^ : 

Esquire (FoX) (742; 35-74)— “In- 
spector General’- (WB) and “Tough 
Assigriment” (Indie), alsp Denver, 
Wcbberi Nice $2,500. Last week; 
“Prince of Foxes” ( 20th) and “Holi- 
day Havana” (Col), big $5,500. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 35-74)^ 
“Outlaw” (RKO) and “Threat” 
(RKO). Terriffc $20,000 or over. 
Holds. Last week, “Holiday Af- 
(Goritinued on page 18) 


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Kansas City, Jah. 10. 

Combo of vaude, with Three 
Suns topping lineup and“Girl in 
Heart”: at Orpheum is .week’s big 
news, with nice round likely. 
Otherwise town is almost solidly 
hpldovers, these ! being generally 
good. : ‘‘Lady Takbs Sailor’* at 
Paramount only hew straight; film,, 
and fairly good. “Sands of Iwo 
Jima” still is solid in holdover at 
oiie house after great take in three 
spots last week. 

' Estimates for This Week. 
Esquire (Fox Midwest) (820; 45- 
65)— ^“Jungle Woman” (FG) and 
“Elephant Bby” (FC) (reissues). 
Average $3,500. Last week, “Sun 
Never Sets” (FC) and “Fury of 
Sea” (FC) (reissues), same. 

Kimo (Dickinson) (550; 75-96)— 
rf ^'Fallen Idol“ (SRG)-<2d wk)/ Gon-^ 


tiniies strong at $3,500. Last week/ 
set new house record for this scale 
at $4,500. 

Midland (Lbew’s) (3,500; 45-65)— 
“On Town” (M-G) arid ''Chinatown 
Midnight” (Gol) (2d wk-4 days). 
Hbldirig well at $6,000. Last week, 
fat $16,000; “ - 

“The Outlaw” (RKO) (2d wk). Stiil 
great at $10*000; Last week, rous- 
ing $15,000. ■ 

Orpheum (Fox Midwest) (1,847; 
55-65-85)— “Oirl in My Heart” 
(Mono) with vaude headed hy 
Three Suns, on hew policy tiy-put/ 
Fancy $18,000 lopms. Last week, 
''Prince pf Foxes” (20th) (2d wk), 
okay $9,000 in 6 days at 75c top. 

Paramount (Par) (1 ,900; 45-65)-:- 
“Lady Takes Sailor” (Par). Pleas- 
ant $1 1,000. Last week, “Great 
Lover” (Par^ (2d wk), $7,500. 

Roxy (Durwood) (900; 45-’65) — 
“Renegades” (Col) and “Despera- 
does” (Col) (reissues). Good $3,500. 
Last week, “Baby Makes. Three” 
(Col) arid “Big Fight” (Mono) (2d 
wk), ditto. " 

Tower (Fox Midwest) (2;100; 45- 
65)— “Sands of Iwo Jima” (Rep) 
(2d wk). Stays on here alone, 
house being separated from its 
usual combination deal with Up- 
town arid Fairway; strong $7,000. 
Last week, film playing three- 
house cpmbo/ hit terrific $23,000. 

Uptown-Fairway (Fox Midwest) 
(2,043, 700; 55-75)--“Pririce of 

Foxes’’ (20th) (m o,). Here in thesb 
two: houses fpllowing two- (veeks 
at Orpheum. , Strong $9,000, Last 
week, pair was .coupled with Tower 
dtny-date for sbek week on"Iwo 
.Jima.”- '■ 


Washington, Jan. 10. . 
Holdovers are rule in town’s big 
houses in currerit session, with 
sole exceptions of “Great Lover” 
at Wariier arid “Facts ::Of Love” at 
TrariS’^’LUx. Biz' is back to normal 
groove after : sriiash holiday webk. 

• Great Lover” looks very solid, at 
Warner. “Outlaw,” which h^^ 
record-breaking opening at Keith’s 
last week, is still ; going great, 
“Facts of Love,” British comedy 
at Trans-Lux, promises to hiiild* 
Esiimates for This Week 
Capitol (Loew’s) '(2;434; 44-85)— 
“Adam’s Rib” (M-G) (2d wk) /plus 
vaude. ; Sturdy $18,000 in final 
5 days. Moves earlj) to permit re- 
turn to Thursday preenis. Last 
week, hot $35,000, 

Keith*s (RKO) (1,939; 44-80) — 
“Outlaw” (RKO) (2d wk). Hottest 
thing in town with great $20,000, 
after all-time high of giant $30,000 
for holiday week, 

Metropolitan (Warner) (1,163; 
44-74)— -“Inspector. General” (WB) 
(m,o.). Only average $6,500, Last 
week, ‘'Port New York” (EL), 

$6;ooo. ■ 

National (Heiman) (1,600; 44- 
74)_-“Tell To Judge” (Col) 2d ivk). 
Slim $4,000 after nice $9,000 last 
week 

■ (Lbew’s) (2, 3i70i 44-74)— 


Detroit, Jan. 10. 

Biz is hplding up good this 
stanza, with newcomers "Dancing 
in Dark” okay at the; Fox and ‘Tnt 
spector General” solid at the Mich- 
igan. Holdovers of “Iwo Jima” at 
the Paliiis shapes great. “All 
King’s Men” in third United Art- 
ists session still Is big. "On the 
Town’*, is off shairply in tiurj 
Dbwritbwn Tbund. 

Estimates for This Week ; 

Fox (Fox-Mich) (5,000; 70-95)-;-. 
“Daricihg in ; Dark” (20th) and 
“Chiriatown at Midnight’’ (Col). 
Fairly good $26,000. Last week, 
Prince of Foxes”, (20th) (2d wk). 
big $32,000.: V V 

Michigan V (United Detroit) (4,- 
000; 70-95) — ; “Inspector General” / 
JJWB) and “Mary Ryan, Detective” . 

’ iBkO). Solid $24,800. Last week, 
“Great Lover” (Par) and “Festival 
of Hits’V CRKO) (3d wk), sma.sh 
$ 21 , 000 ; 

:: Palms :(UD) (2,900; 70-95)— “Iwe 
Jima” (Rep) :(2d wk). Great $20 - 
000. Last week, terrific $28,000. 

United : Artists (UD) (2,000; 70-/ : 
95) — “All King’s Men” (Col) arid 
"Baby Makes Three” (Cbl) (3d wk). 
Boff $16,000. Last week, huge 
$22 000 . 

Madi^ (UD) (1,800; 70/95)— 
“Pirates of Capri” (EL) arid “Sham- 
rock Hill*’ (FC). . Slow $8,000. Last . 
iveek, 'Holiday Affair’’ (RKO) an(i 
“Riders of Range” (RKO) i2d wk), 
fine $15,000. 

Adams:(Baiaban) (1,700; 70-95 V— 
“Bagdad”. (U). Fair $7,000.: Last 
week, “Adam’s Rib” (M-G) (2d wk), 
nice $11,000. 

Downtoym lBalaban) (2.900; 70- : 
95)— “On Town” (M-G) and ‘‘Black 
Midnight” (M-G) (3d wk). On 
skids to $6,000.: Last week, trim 
$10,000 but below hopes; 


■ Palace 

“On Town” (M-G) (2d wk). Steady 
$1 1 ,000 in final 4 days. Last week, 
bmash $26,000. 

Playhouse (Lopert) (432; 55-90) 
---“All King’s Men” (Col) (7th 
wk). Still terrific $8,500 after hot 
$9,000 last week. 

Warner (WB) (2,164; 44-74)— 
“Great Lbver’^ (Par). Very solid 
$18,000 for Bob Hope comedy. 
Last week, ‘‘inspector General,” 
(WB), big ;$19,000, but not up to 
hopes considering holiday week- 
end and crix raves. 

TranS-liUX (T-L) (654; 44-80) — 
“Facts of Love” (indie). Smooth 
$8,000 for this British cbiriedy, and 
Shows signs of building. Last week, 
“Pirates of Capri” (EL) (2d wk), 
so-so $4,000 in final 6 days. 




ST. UK); HOPE UG. 2D 



Gincirinati, 'jan. 10. , j 
-Dowiitown trade is sriapping 
back to : normal after generally 
lush holiday grosses. “Prince of 
Foxes” is topping towri this round 
with fancy take at Albee.“Lady 
Takes Sailor,” only other new bill,' 
is fairish at PalaciJ; ^^On the 
Town” arid "Heiress” are fronting J 
a string of strong holdovers; 

:, Estimates for This Week 
Albee (RKO) (3,100; 55-75)^ 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th). Slick 
$16,000 or near. Last week, “Sireri 
of Atlantis” (UA): and vaude topped 
by Johnny, Burke and Bechet 
Bears, at 55-85c scale, big $28,000. 

. Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 55-75)— 


^'Ori Town’’ (M-G): (2d wk). Solid 
$13,0()0 in vvake of great $23,000, 
preem. 

Grand (RKO) (1,400; 55-75)— 
“Bagdad” (U) (2d wk). Oke $6,- ! 

000 after nifty $11,000 bow, 

Keith’s ,(City. Inv.) (l,,542; 55-75) 

— ^“Heiress” (Par) (2d wk). Hefty , 

$12,000 on heels, of whopper $16,- 
500] opening round. ' T 

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 55-75)— 

“Lady Takes sailor” (WB). Fai^ 
ish $10,000. Last week, “Holiday 
Affair” (RKO), $11,000, ^ 

Shubert (RKO) (2,100> 55-75)^- 
“Red Shoes” (EL) (iri.b.) (2d wk). 


St. Louis, Jan. lO; 

Biz on. New Year’s Eye arid the 
two days, following saved the big 
eineriias here in current round be- 
cause the mercury dropped to near 
zero during a three-day tain, sleet 
and snowstoriiii, : one of worst of 
season. Streetcar traffic was para- 
lyzed for about 24 hours. Box-, 
office take has been going up near 
tnormal with rise in temperature. 
“Battleground,” Which j : grossed 
wham total last week, still is lead- 
ing field at Lbew's. “Prince of 
Foxes.” shapes as best newcomer at 
the St. Loiiis. . . “Great Lover” looks 
fine on initial holdriver frame at 
Artibassador,: 

Estimates for This Week 

Ambassikdbr (F&M) (3,000; 50- 
75)— “Great LoVer” (Par) (2d wk) . 
and ‘‘Holiday Affair” (RKO). Fine 
$12;000 for Bob Hope comedy; Last t 5 
Week, “Dangerous Professidri” 
(RKO), solid $14;000.: 

Fox (F&M) ' (5;, 000; / 50^75) 
“Trapped’/ (EL) and vaude; Nice ’ 
$19,000. Last week, ‘-Free for All” 
(0) with Vaude, big $23,000. 

Loew’s (Loew) (3,172; . 50-75)— 
“Battleground” (M^G) . (2d 'wk). 
Still, sock $20,00() after terrific 
$30,000 first stanza. 

Missouri (F&M) (3,500; 50^75)— 

(WB) and 

Sky Liner” (SG) (2d Wk). Down 
to $11,500 after great $18,000 inir 
tial session. 

St; Louis (F&M) (4,000; 50-75)— 
“Prince of Foxes” (20 th) 


in 

Pint; ‘Heiress* 19G, 2d 

Providence, Jan. 10, 

Terrific biz is being registered 
by RKO Albee’s “The Outlaw” and 
State’s “On the Town,” both in 
second weeks. “Prince of Foxes ” 
also is solid at: Majestic. Week- 
end New Year holiday also gave 
stands charice to sell out two mid- 
night shows and land record New 
Year Eve total. 

Estimates for 'This Week / 

Albee (RKO) (2,200; 44-65)— 
“The Outlaw” (RKO) arid “threat” 
(RKO) (2d Wk). still packing them 
iu at solid $18,000; Colossal was 
tlie word for first week’s biz with 
midnight shows boosting to $29,- 
500.' 

Fay’s (Fay) (1,400; 44-65)— “Two 
Yanks Tririidad” (Gol) and vaude 
onstage. Good $7,000. Last week, 
“Once fdore, My Darling” (Ui arid 
vaude, nifty $9,500. 

Majestic (Fay) ,(2,200; 44-65)— 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th) (2d wk). 
Very nice $12,000 after socko $18,- 
000 opener. 

Metropolitan (Snider) (JilOO;. 44- 
65)— 'trapped” (EL) , and “Spring 
in Park Larie” (EL). Starts today. 
(Tues.). Last week, “The Heiress” 
(Par) (2d wk), nice $19,000 in 8 
days. • 

State (Loew) (3;200; 44-65)— 
'^Malaya” (M-G). Starts Wednes- 
day (li), Last Week, ‘?Gn Town” 
(M-G), great $37,000 in 1 1 days. 

Straiid l Silverman) (2,200; 44-65) 
“Thelina Jordon” (Par). Opeiiecl 
Monday (9). : Last’ week, “Great. 
Lpvef’’ (Par) (2d wk), good $9,000 
with additiorial $1,700 for Sunday 
stand." 


'K| 12}G;CW(!.; 


m 



“Mary Ryan, 
Socko $17,000. 


(Col). 
“Holi- 

Nice $4,500 following sturdy $7,- .day Affair” (RKO) and “Gallant 
500 last week. jBess” (ED* $13,000. 


Detective” 
Last week, 


Gleveland, Jan. iO. 
Strong post-holiday, showing is 
’ _ made by key stands here. 

Heiress” opened Saturday (7 ' at 
State but does not look : sotin. 

. ‘‘Bride for Sale” is building to nice 
Palace stanza. SUch stayovers avS 
Battlegrourid’” on third lap ,rit 
Stillman, “Prince 6t Foxes,” also 
third, at Allen ; arid . “Irispoctof 
Gerieral” at Hipp, . second round, 
are all big. : : ; . 

Estimates for This Week . 
Allen (Wiarners) (3,000; 55-70)— 
"Prince of Foxes” (20th) (3d Ayk- 
4 days). Smart $8,000 follovving 
$14,000 last week. 

Esquire (Community) (704; 60- 
$1 jolsori Sings Again’.’ <Col) 
(11th wk), . : Down ■ to $3,00() alter, 
arid ' $4,000 last , folio. Ends riiU/ Jap, 


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19; 

Hipp {Warners); (3,700; 55-70)-' 
"Irispector General” (WB) (2d wk- 
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W«Jnegjay> Januaiy XI, 1950 


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Chiciigo, Jah. 10. 4 

Expected post^^^ jet-; 

finds Chi houses doing okay 
Siring^biz; Chidf weep- 
ShTi is “The Outlaw” at Grand, 
which is sensational $28,000 in Us 
Second week despite upped $1,20 
tariff at nights highest in J:own, 
•'Sand^ of Iwo Jima,” at Roose- 
iSt. looks sock $19,000 o^oyer in 
Mcond week. “Inspector General ’ 
shapes great $25i000: in second 
Woodsroundi 

Among the newcomers, “LeaVe 

Them Laughing,” bolstered ^by the 

Ritz Bl’oS. onstage at Ghicago, 
should- do-flne-$55,0n0. Another 
holdover, State-Lake'? ‘‘-Prince o^^ 
Foxes” in Second Week, still Is 
strong at $22;000. The Oriental, 
Where “That Forsyte Woman," also 
ih first week holdover, backed 
by Peggy Ryan and Ray IVtcponald 
onstage, looks fair $05,000. Also 
doing okay is “On , Town,” with 
$12,000 at Palace bii second fratne. 

Estimates ^ 

Chicago (B&K) (3,400; 50:98^^ 
“Leave Theih Laughing^^ ' X WB) 
with Ritz Bros, onstage, Neat 
$55,000. tiast week, “Great Lover” 
(Par) with Sonny Tufts, Three 
Sons and Harvey Stone (2d wk),; 
big $53,000. ; , 

• Garrick (B&Kl (900; 50-98)-- 
“Scarlet .Street” (U) and. “Back 
Street” (U) (reissue). Pirn $fi,000. 
Last week, “Port of New York” 
(EL) (2d Wk), okay $7,000. 

Grand (RKO) (1,500; 50-$1.26)r-- 
“Outlaw”' (RKO) (2d Wk), Building 
toward sensational $28,000/ Last 
week, wham $44,00(). 

Oriental (Essaness) (3,400; 50-98) 
?-*“Fbrsyte Woman” (M-G) With 
Peggy Ryan and Ray Meponald 
topping stage • show (2d wk). . Mod- 
erate $35,000. Last week, fancy 
$54,000. 

Palace (RKO) (2^500; 50-98)-^ 
“On Town” (M-G) (2d wk). Tidy 
$12,000. Last Week, great $24;000. 

Roosevelt! (B&K) 0,500; 50-98)— - 
“Satids of Iwo Jima” (Rep) (2d wk). 
Sock $24,00(). Last week, terrific 
$33,000. 

SelWyn (Shubert) (1;000; $1.20- 
$2.40) ^‘^Red Shoes” . (EL) (56th 
wk), Okay $4,500. Last week, 
fast $8;000. 

State-Lak(fe (B&K) (2,700; 50-98) 
—^“Prince of Poxes” (20th) (2d \yk). 
Slaiincli with $22,000. Last week, 
smash $42,000. 

Surf (Balabans) (650; 65r-85)-- 
“Fallen Jdol” • (SKG) (8th wkL 
Trim $3,500. Last week, $4,500, 

.United Artists (B&KV (1,700; 50- 
:98i-— “Traveling Saleswoman” (Col) 
and “Once More, My Daiiing” (U). 
Mild $8,000. Last week, “Neva- 
daii” (Cbl), $11,000/ 

Woods (Essaness) (1,073; 98)— 
“In.spector General” (WB) (2d wk); 
Still great at $25,000. Last week, 
huge $37,000. 

World (Indie) (587; 80)— “Fame 
Is Spur” (Indie) .(3d wk); Satis- 
iaetpry $4,500. Last w^ek, ; $4,500. 

In 

Buff; ‘General’ Hep 16G 

Buffalo, Jan. 10/ ^ 
-_^Biz is holding up yery Well here 
in view of snow dyer weekend. 
Bob Hope’s “Great Lover” eollect- 
ed : smash takings in 10. days at 
Paramount. MnspCctor .General” 
shapes f anej^ at Center while 

‘Malaya.” is nice at Buffalo, ‘‘Wom- 
tin in Hiding” is iii for big session 
at Lafayette where plugged as 
world preem, ‘‘The Gutlaw” Is 


Estiinates Are Net / 

■ Film gross estimates as re- 
ported herewith from the i vari- 
0US key cities, are net, I.Ci^ 
without the 20% tax. pistribu-' 
tors share iOn net take, when 
iplaylhg; percentage, hence the 
estimated figures are iiet in- 
\;COme;;' 

The parenthetic admission 
prices, however, as Indicated, 
inciude the P. S. amusement 
.. tax. ■ .. 






Boston, Jan, ‘To. j 
With the exception of “The Out- 
law” which is Still dragging them 
in at the Boston . in second week^ 
remainder, of city has settled -down 
to an average session. Personal 
appearance of Jane Russell in 
conjunction with pic came With^ 
in $1,000 of breaking hoiise allr 
ti m e record the first week. Com- 
bo , set new high Tor one - day 
receipts drawing k smash $14,- 
000 on Sunday (I). Others ;hpla- 
ing over and shaping solid /are 
“Great Lover” at Paramount and 
Fenway and “On Town” in four 





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Memphis, Jan. 10. 

, “Pinky ,’V 20th-Fbx’s anti-Negro 
discrimination picture, opened to 
sock business over the weekend 
in' this stronghold of: southern 
censorship. Film preemed at 
Ldew’s ' Palace . Saturday (7) with 
$3,800 and broke the house record 
Sunday/drawing $4,100, Boxoffice 
scales were hot upped biit the thea- 
tre i? opening each day at 8:30 a.m. 

Print being used is the same as 
that passed by the Atlanta cehsof 
bbard, in /which 50 feet were 
scissored. 




San Francisco, . J an. 10/ 

Despite cold and holdovers, biz 

is shaping, up fairly good here 

currently. : “On tha.:i‘dwn;” whiclLt:_,,i^^ 

rpvipwc if The Paramount, ; MUSIC 

raieq socKTeyiew?, is reneenng It tj«ii Tv/ro;npo 5 ,. waii . wnfh 


. With Broadway nearly 100% 
lididdver and the expected ietdoWn 
after the two previous boonalng 
weeks inaterializing, jfirstfuns cur- 
rently are off sharply as compared 
with Christmas and New Year's 
sessions. Despite this, business 
continues healthy. After additionr 
al records were toppled Tri New 
Year’s stanza, changeable weathei* 
accentuated the expected down- 
beat. First spring-like tempera- 
ture prior to Friday of last Week 
hurt, then bitter cold last Satur- 
day-Sunday cut in and, finally! rain 
yesterday (Tues.) contributed to 
the sagging trade. 

Three records were hung up/Iast 


and Orpheuim. 
in third week 


day h o. at State 
“Prince of Foxes” 
at Astof looks nice. - 

- Estimat^^^^^ 

-Astor (Jaycox) (1,200; 50-9$)— 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th) (3d Wk). 
Holding nicely at $18,000. Last 
week, $21,000. 

Boston (RKO) (3;2ob; 74-$1.10)-^ 
“The Outlaw” (RKO) plus p.a. of 
Jane Russell with stageshow. Way 
out in front for . second week with 
sock $50,d00 looming after gigantic 
$70,000 in first, very Close to all- 
time house rCCord.: 

Fenway (NET) (1,373; 40-85)-^ 
“Great LoVer” (Par) and“Radar 

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/ Minneapolis, Jan. 10 
Phenomenal grosses are 
racked up by “Great Lover” and 
“The Outlaw:” “Fallen Idol” also 
is bringing in sock biz! All three 
are in their second weeks after 
sensational initial holiday stanzas. 
Even near-blizzards^ la-below-zero 
temperatures and icy thorough- 
fares haven’t been able to; get the 
boxoffice down in these instahefes. 
Biggest important newcomer is 
“Prince of Foxes.” Dick Contino 
unit opens Thursday (12) at RKO- 
Orpheum to provide first combina- 
tion flesh-film presentation in 
several weeks. “Samson and Deli- 
lah” road.show date opens Jan. 19 
at Century. / 

Estimates for This Week 
Century (Par) (1,600; 50-70) — 
“Without Honor’’ (UA), Fair 
$5,000. Last week, “Dancing in 
Dark” (20th) (2d wk). $4,600: 

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 50-70)— “Lady 
Takes Sailor’’ (WB'.^lni b.). Mod- 
erate $4,500. Last week, “Duek; 
Soiip’' (Par) and “Anirnal Crack- 
ers” (Par) (reissues) .I2d wk), okay 
$4;50Q.. 

Pix Corwin) 300; 50-70)— “Quar- 
tet” (EL) (3d wk)/. Fine $2,000 


with .terrific session at Warfield 
this week. ‘‘All King’s Men” is 
doing Very strongly bn initial 
holdover stanza at Orpheum after 
big opener. “Lady Takes Sailor” 
looks fine at Paraiiiouht. / 

Estimates for This Week ^ 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 60^ 
85)-^‘H6liday Affair'^ (RKO) and 
“Black Shadows';' (EL) (2d ' wk), 
Good $7,000 in 4 days. Last week, 
fine $18,000. 

F o X (FWG); (4,651 ; : ^ 60-95)— 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th) (2d wk). 
Fairly nice AiS^OO. Last week, 
big $34,000. ' 

Warfield (Loew’s) ; (2,656 ; 60-85) 
-Tr-“On Town” (M-G). Topping 
town at. sock $28,000. Last week, 
“Adam’s Rib” (M-G) (2d wk), nice 
$15,()()0. : , . 

Clay (Roesner) (400; 65-85)— 
“Devil In Flesh” (Indie) (2d wk. 
Biiilt to $4,300. Last week, hefty 
$4,100.: 

Larkin (Roesner) (400; 65-85)— 
“Devil in Flesh” (Indie) (2d wk): 
Great $4,000. Last Week, about 
same.' 

Paramount (Par) (2,646: 60-85)— 
“Lady Takes Sailor’’ (WB) . and 
“Unexpected Guest”; (U A), Fine 
$18,000. Last week, “Great Lov- 
er”: (Par) and “Tough Assign- 
ment’ (Lippert) (2d wk), wham 
$14,000. : 

St. Francis (Par) (1,400; 60-85) 
—“Hasty Heart” (WB) (2d wk). 
Great $ 12 ,000 after $1 4,00() opener. 

Orpheum (No. Coast) (2,448; 55- 
85)— “All King's Men" (Col) and 
“Blondie’s Hero’' (Cdl). Solid $18,- 
000; Last week, smash $26,000. 

United Artists (No. . Coast) (1,- 
207; 55-85): — ^^“Kiss for Corliss" 

(UA). Mild $6,000 or less. Last 
week, “Big Wheel” (UA) (2d Wk), 
$6;500. : ; : 

Stagedodr (Ackerman - Roesner) 
(85^$!)— “Falleh Idol” (SRO) (2d 
Wk). Still big at $7,000 or near. 
Last week, $7,200: . 



Pitt; 1wo Jnna’ Smash 
i’i4C in H.0 js 


three extra day? in fourth week to 
Open “Ambush” (M-G) With Ink 
Spots, Bobby Sherwood breh pn 
■Jan, 18,... ■: .•/' .■ .■ 

Criterion (Moss) (1,700; 59-$1.75) 
^“Bagdad” (U) (3d-final wk). 
Down to okay $12,000 in last 8 
days after second rbund’s fine $17, v 
000. “South Sea Sinner” (U) 
opens Saturday (14). 

Globe (Brandt) (1,500; 50-$1.20) 
-T-“pirates of C^pil” (EL) (3d-final 
wk): Off to $9,500 in current week 
after; $17,000 for second.“Red 
Light” ]JJA) opens Saturday (14). - 

Mayfair (Brahdt) (1,736; 50- 

$1.20)— “Sands of Iwo Jima” (Rep): 
(2d wk). Holding remarkably 
socko at $51,000 after terrifie $64,-. 
000 opening week which: included 
preem shows Fi*iday (30) night. 
Initial session’s total is biggest 
here since “Gentleman’s Agree- 
ment” I20th). “Iwo Jima” played 
to highest number of ‘people in his- 
tory of house in first seven days. 

PalacbTFKQ) (1,700; 55-$L20)— ; : 
“Traveling Saleswoman” (Col) with 
vaudfe. Heading for nice $21,000/ 
Last week, “Reckless ' Monient” 
(Col) .end vaude; taking in New 
Year’s biz, soared to great $27 ,000. 

Paramount (Par) (3,664; 90- 

$1.80) -j— “Samson and Delilah” 
(Par) with Russ; Case oi’ch heading 
stageshow (3d wk); Third found 
ending today (Wed.) is down 
from two previous recprdrbf caking 
weeks biit still very big at $85,000. 
Stays fourth Week, a A planned, with 
“Thelma Jordon” (Par) plus Jerry 
Wald of ch, Jean Carroll, Bill Law- 
rence onstage opening jan* 18. 
Second week at $125,000 Was new 
all-time high for second; week at 
Par .flagship after $131,000, new 
record on first. . 

Park Avenue (U) (583; $1.20- 
$2.4Q)---“Rugged O’Riordan” (U). 
Not getting any place, with about 
$3,500 likely in first week ending 
today (Wed.). Holds. In ahead, 
“Hamlet” (U) (66th Wk), big $7,000 
including New Year’s Eve. 

Radio City Music HaU (Rocke- 

fellersL T5,945;, : 80-$2A0) , 

Town” (M-G) With istageshoW (5th 
wk). Current week likely, will 
taper off abruptly from recent rec- 
ord sessions, with $120,000, still 
Sock for. a fifth round. Fourth week 
soared to all-time record for Hall 
at $177,000 after having hit new 
high in previous week with $ 1 72 ,<? 

0. 00. Goes sixth , with “My Fool- , 

1. sh Heart” (RKO) starting on Jari. 
19; “Nativity” pageant Was lifted 
from Xitias stageshow. with present 

Rialto (Mage) . (594; . 44.98)— / 
“Tension” (M‘^G). Opens today 
(WedJ. in ahead, “Flying Saucers” 

se^nd. ««/great in op,n- v 

continues ^ > ?6,000:;and 

ly with $33,000 or a bit under . this , Riyoli (UAT-Par); (2,092; 9041,80) 


Hall and. Mayfair. The HaU,^ with 
“On the Town” and stageshow; 
soared to an all-time high of 
$177,00 in fouiTh week, a mark 
that likely will not be; ;topped for 
a long time at present admission 
scale: Music jlall is down to $120,-: 
000 in Current (5th) we\ek but still 
big for -this ; stage of rurt, The; 
New Year’s Eve crowd. With highef 
scale. Undoubtedly contributed to 
the record but bosiness cohtihued 
astonishingly strong until last 
Monday (9); 

“Sands of Iwo Jima” roared 
ahead to $64,000 in first week plus 
one night at the Mayfair, highest 
at house since “Gentleman’s 
Agreement,” which made, the alL 
time high, in mid-November, 1947; 
“Agreement” got $2 40 top oyer 
Weekends and higher scale all 
the line; “Iwo Jima” 
played to the greatest humbef of 
people evei;’ at the Mayfair in this 
first session. It is holding in great 
style with around $51 ,000 in sec- 
ond frame. 

“Samson and Delilah,” With Russ 
Case band heading stage bill. Went 
to $125,000 in second week at Par- 
aniouht, biggest second round at 
the Par flagship. Cecil B- DeMille 
opus is doWn with the others but 
still smash with $85;000 in third 
stanza. . It is doing $40,000, very 
big; in third Jlivoli frame. “Sam- 
soh” winds up with fourth : Week, at 
Par, as Originally planned, but 
continues at RiV. 

“Inspector G e n e f a 1,” with 
Vaughii Monroe band and revue, 
which was sock $71,000 in first 
week at Strand, is down to $40,000 
in initial holdover round. “Prince 
Of Fox.es,” with Vic Daitipne topr 
ping stageshow, held to smash 
$115,000 in second session at Roxy 
but is off to $60,000 this week. 

“Adam’s Rib,” with Eddy Duchin 
band, Tony and Sally De Marco, 
Mitzi Green on stage, looks to sag 
to about $43,000 in third week at 
Capitol after fancy $65,000 for 


(9th) week at Astor after great $38,- 


— “Samson and Delilah” (Par) (3d 


299 ^0 $40,000 but still 

^ ^cry strong, and continues/ Second 
week at Victoria, sull remarkably i f 


strong after sma.sh $30,000 for 
eighth round. Pic picked up with 
N. Y. Film Critic’s award, with 
opening of “Third Man” set back 
to Feb; 1. 


holding tip. very stoutly in second ko ^nv 

Century round after huge opener. 

• _ — T.nvoi*” .iParl . .Rnh . HODB 


u 


Estimafes for This Week 
Buffalo (LoeW’s) (3,500; 40.70)-^ 

Malaya” (M-G). Nice $15,0()0 or 
pettef. . Last week, “On Town” 

(H-G), smnsh $23:500. . 

/ JPara mount (Par) (3,000 ; 40-701 — 

Jplspn Sing's A gain” . X Col); 

Gpened today (TUes), Last- week, 

. 'Great Lover” (Par)/ sock $25,000 : $12,000.; 
in 10 days. • ' .1 RKO-Pan 

Center (Par) (2,100; 40-70^‘In^ 
spector GenerM” (WB). Fancy $16,- 
000 or better. Last Week, “Pfince 
of Foxes” (20th) (2d Wk); . solid 
$11,000. 


Great LoVef” (Par). Bob Hope 
Winds them around hi.s finger here; 


Pittsburgh, Jan. 10. 

Biz all over city tapering Off 
considerably after big holiday 
week although holdovers of “Sands 
Of Iwo Jima” at Fulton and “Prince 
of Foxes” are hplding up,, very 
stoutly. Lprie new film is “Hasty 
Heaft” at Stanley, which is okay 
but not strong enough to stay 13 
days. “Iwo Jima” hit next tp' rec- 
ord biz done at Fulton by “The 
Outlaw” some time ago.; 

Estimates for This Week 
: Fulton (Shea) , (1,700; 45-80)— 

“Sands Iwo.; Jima” (Rep) (2d wk). 

War pic banging out better; than 

$12,000 ' on. h.o., sinash. Looks ; . ~,t . . .tt cov >a»j.-\jr/ .wv» 

sure to. stick around. Last week, j If • j e wk). Down to $19,000 after sturdy 

wham $22,000, bettefirig everything j Fnday (13). ; Sea ^Sinner $33;5oo in second week, 

at house with single : exceptioh of into Critenort , on. ^Saturday strand (WB) (2,756; 55-$2).— ‘Tn- 

...... I (.14). On same day, the Globe - 


frame was spek $58,OO0, not far 
from Opening week. In fpr riin, 
and undoubtedly will pick up after 
date at Par is ended. 

. ; Roxy (20th) (5,886; 80-$1.75)— 
T I “Prince of Foxes” (20th) with Vic 

canrmri Damone toppiiig stagc bill (3d-final 

lia,^9nn ^ with Others on 

Broadway with $60,000 probable, 
i?poWi passable.'S.econd was $li5;000, still 

AbpfKon though voff from great 

Another -Sau- 1 (20th) 

With Andy Bussell, Della Russell, 

bf in Copacabaha RevuC onstage, opens 

Batch of new product comes In , yfidav (13) ' 

0uririg^ tbe mext ^^vcn days, ^xy ) ; sta^ (Loew’s) (3,450; 5041. 50)— 

opens Whjrlppol, with Andy Rus- I ‘^E^gt Side, West Side” (M-G) (3d 


“The Outlaw” (RKO).: 

Harris (Harris) (2,200; 45-80)— 
“Prince, of Foxes” (20th) (2d Wk). 
Sugary notices and marquee dd- 


u**;. wa baine ud,y, tae uwoe enppfAr fiPtiPral"- 

(2d Wk). _ Failing;. 


(WB) With Vaughn 


Hefty $14;000 after srhash $20;000 ! ihg trick/ with; Okay $14,000 this 
first week week after big .$23,00.0 opener; 

RKO-Ortoheum (RKO) (2;800; 504 ! Penh (Loew’s) (3,300; 4.5-80 
“Leave TheitlX Laughing”: j Town’’ (M-Gl C^y mil 
(WB). Good $11,000, with highly 1 downtown pd cashing in^W it 
favorabie word-pf-mduth helping: ! Gets /only :5 days ori . second 
Last week, “Bagdad”; (U), fine 



• Lafayette (Basil) (3,000| 40-70)— 
Woman In Hiding?' (U). Big $14,- 
POQ or close on preem for this Ida 
Lupino starrer; Last week; “Tell 
to Judge” (Col), $10,500. , 

. Peniiiry (26th Cent) (3,000; 40- 
;9.J7'“Gutlaw” (RKO) (2d wk). 
“Hl^^strong at $11,000 . After huge 
9^^000 opener. 


(RKO! (i.60(); *5040)r— 


ses- 


enormous $18,000 first Week 
Giant takings for this spot. Played 
here in two other houses three 
years ago! 

State (Par) (2,300; 60*r70)-^^ 

“Prince of Foxes” (20th). Giant 
$17,000. Last week, “Lady Takes 

Sailor?’ (WB). $9,000 . ^ 

World (Mann) (400; 80-90)^^ 
^‘Fallen Idol’* (SRO). Sock $5,000 
after inighty $6,000 first week* 


i behind first session with tail/ 

^ ! 000 likely this stanza after great , 

Bill Lawrence on Jan. 18. $71 ,000 Opener, one of big recent 

siiniates tor This Week ! weeks here in recent months. 

Astor (City Inv.) (1:300; 60-$1.5O> ^ Sutton (R B) (561; 70-$1.2Q)^ 
“Battleground” (M-G) : (9th Wk), ' “Fallen ; "Idol” (SRO) /(9th ; wk). 
Off with . other Broadway houses Eighth week ended Monday (9) was 
but still big at $32,000 or near. ' way off tO, $9,000 after rousing $13,-, 
Last week,; taking in . New Year’s : 000 for seventh session. Goiitinues. 
hit resounding $38>O0O, one of big- ; Victoria. (City Itiy.) (1>^060; 95- 

ger Weeks of run. Continues, oh $1.50)— ‘All ^King’s Men’’ (Col), 
ihdef^^^^ /(loth wk)/Ninth frame end 

Inv.) (589; $1.20- day (9) ; hCld up in splendid style 
Shde.s” (EL> (64th with $22,000 after sock $30,000, for 
to get it hoped-fdr. run here Last. ' wk). Pr session ending Thurs-; eighth week, takihg in New Year’s; 
Week, “Inspector Generari (WB), day (12) is ;bff to $9,500 after smash Picture built in remarkable mam 
$19,500, but a bit disappointing $13,800 ih :63d stanza, which in- her after N, Y. Film Critics named 
cohsidering holiday and big stir , cludecl extra matinees. Stays on. ' it be.st film of 1949. 

Danny Kaye created here On per- i Capitol (LoeW’s) (4.820; 80-$l, 50) Trans-Lux 60th St. fT-L' (453; 

sohal several months ago, ! --7-‘/Adarn’s Rib’;’ with Eddy 74-$1.30)/^‘‘Tight Little Lsland” ^U) 

Wainer (WB) (2,000; 45-80)— “In- : Duchin orch,. Tony .& Sally De (3d wk). , Second week ending last 
spector Geheral?' (WB) (m.o.). A Marco, Mitzi Green topping stage, / Saturday ,(7) ; held in sensational 
bit over average at $.8, 500. Last : bill (3d wk). Current frame ending Style at $14:200 after terrific $14,- 
week, “Holiday Affair” (RKO), i next Saturday; (14) looksrto sag to 800 opener. Stays Oh indef. La.st 
never caught oh despite crix j $43^000 after second round dipped Sunday (8) was bigger than two 
praise, $8, OOOa Isharply to $65i000. Holding over 'previous Sundays/ 


slon but nice $.13:000. Last Week, 
bristling $26,000/ / 

Stanley (WB); (3.800; 45^80)—' 

“The Outlaw” (RKO > (2d wk).. Evi- [“Hasty Heart” (WB)/ Big Cam- 
dence of what effecUve all-around i paign- helping this to fine $17,50(). [ Bi^o.u (Cit 
showmanshiis can do- for a, pic, ! poubtful jf that will he enough $2.40)^''Re(J. 
Stiil very good: at $1.0,000 •--.-j r . 

r ^ ^ y\ ^ n ’ 1. ' .1.'; .A Iv • 



INTERNATIONAL 


'VARIITY^r LONDON OFFICI 
• it. Martin's Flat#/ Trafalgar Squar* 



London, Jan. 10. : ^ 

Next Tuesday (17) the Film 
jCouneil meets to consider, the two 
goYernmetlt repbrts recently pub- 
; lished oh the film industry ..and to 
ihake recommendations to E^pard 
of Trade ptez Narold Wilson, to 
help him in formulating. his policy 
annouhcemeht expected in Parlia^ 
toent next month. , 

Already the: Ga ter teport on, pro^ 
diiction costs, is not taken very 
seriously, as the industry has insti- 
tuted its own remedies long before 
it was published . There is, how- 
ever, eOnsiderable interest in the 
proposals recommended in the ex- 
haustive Plant inquiry into exhibi- 
tion and distribution problems. 

With the industry plugging for. 
. ehtertainm&hts^-^ax ■ reli ef ; with: 
marked' - u the - rebuff -a d^- 

" ministered in the pre.-Christmas 
parliamentary debate . by ' W ilsbn is 
softened only by the recommehda- 
;tioh in the Plant analysis that, 
there should be some relief; at 
least so fab as . British production 
is concerned. The other major 
recommendation: on , competitiye 
bids is regarded as impracticable, 
although, lit is being: examined 
closely by top level e^pert^Wi*' ihe 
majdrcircuits.' 

For the timie being, thC' British 
industry is concentrating its ener- 
gy on the entertainments tax cam- 
paigti and is lettings the other 
pressing question of quota pursue 
a natural course. On this latter 
Issue there appears to be little 
doubt that there will be substan- 
tial relief .for the li.ext . annual 
■period^ ■ ^ 

in production circles particii*- 
larly, the view is held that unless 
there is a sUhStantial measure of 
aid from the tax to the studios, pro- 
grams and budgets will have to be 
sliced considerably, thus affecting 
iioxoffice revenue and the ultimate 
prestige of British pix, whose post- 
war upward trend has suffered dur- ^ 
ihg the past 12 months. 

Such a development, it is. felt, 
y^ould haye an all-round bad affect 
on the industry and would adr-: 
versely hit American as Well as 
British product by ' failing to stimu- 
late public interest in motion pic- 
tures. 


Corhfldd Vice Harley 
; For 20th-Fox in Europe 

; Baris, Jan. '10. 

Albert Cornfield has assumed 
the post of continental manager 
for 20th"Fbx, repla'cihg. Francis 
( Bob ) Harley, who is : going, to 
Rome for a : iO-day . stay before 
heading to New l^ork. 

. Cornfield's appointment , was ah: 
nounced several ^veeks ago. The 
exiting Harley Nyas feted \yith a 
farewell .luncheon was at- 

tended: by U. S, Ambassador David 
Bruce as well as by a flock of filni 
' notables'. 


: Oenoa, ^ 

A new commercial agreement 
! has -beeni^igiiedlJietw.oen Sweden 
j and ■ Italy; which among -htheii 
thingb calls for a free exchange of 
films between the two cquhtbies, 
anid sets a compromise lix'e-crbwn 
exchange figure, 

. Un<ler: the agreement, Italy will 
also- export sheet and film raw- 
’ stock to Sweden. 


In 


PdMwar 


NOW AT STANDSTILL 

Rome, Jan/ 3. 

Motion picture studios here are 
almost at a standstill on actual pro- 
duction. Some work a few hours 
a day in the technical departments; 
the dubbing studios also very quiet 
until later in the month. 

The only foreign pix production 
actually working now is the British- 
Italian combination making -The 
Eagle and the Lamb,”^’ .sometimes 
called “Puel in Venice.” This one 
itars Richard Greene and Valentina 
Cortese, directed by Sidney Sal- 
kpw, using Scalera Studios facili- 
ties. Company is now shdotihg out- 
door scenes at nearby Lake Bran- 
cianb. There are about three 
weeks’ more work in Italy, before 
the finishing tbuches, which will be 
done in London. 

Cine-Citta is quiet, waiting for 
the VQup Vadis” outfit to take oyer 
the Offices and lots avyaitirtg them. 


The Democratic 1^^ 

. Munich, Jan. 3. 

The new postwar German film 
has shown an encouraging tend- 
ency in the democratic direction; 
but it is hard to predict what the 
future trend will be^ Carl Winstph, 
chief of Information SeFvices pi vi- 
rion's .Motion Picture Braiich, said. 

Producers, until late this year, 
v/ere licensed .by the three military 
gpvernments and worked under 
their control. Since the pruclamar . 
tion of the occupatiPn statute, this 
Is hb longer the case and the way 
Is^ open for pre-war and / former 
Nazi . producers— - most of whom 
were formerly refused licenses — 
to get back into the business. 

; Seven majpr producers hpe 
emerged since 1945. Real Film 
(Hamburg) has produced 10 films, 
Camera Film (Hamburg and Mu- 
nich) nine, Junge Film, Union 
(Hamburg) eight, Comedia Film 
(Wiesbaden and Munich) eight, 
CCC-Film (Berlin ) five. Cordial 
Film (Berlin) five and Neue 
Deutsche Filmgesellschaf t ( Mu-, 
nich) four, since , the war’s end. 

Along with these are such com- 
panies as Objektiv Film, Witt 
Film, Bavaria Film, Klagemann 
Film and Willy Zeyn Film-^all in 
Munich— who have only produced 
pne Pr two films to date, but have 
a promiring production schedule 
fpr the coming year. 

WinstPh also pointed out that 
on the whole there has been no 
sign of heb-Fascism or any other 
undesirable tendency in the Ger- 
} man film Induriry during the pe-i 
riod of .military government con- 
trol, He added that it. is felt that 
Law. 5, of the Allied fligh Com- 
mission, coiitalns safeguards that 
will aid in preventing the rise of 
outright undemocratic tendencies 
in German films in the future. 

To date 91 new German films 
have- been produced in the western 
zones, with 67 made in 1949, 17 in 
1948 and seven in 1946. Addition- 
ally the, Soviet-licensed DEFA pro- 
duced 15 films in 1949, seven in 
1948 and seven in 1946-47. 


! London , Jah; 10. 

! The pre-Christmas lull in the 
West End, which was expected tP 
be , suceeedpd b^. a Jiefty intake 
during arid after Yuletidp, is prey-. 
mtg-raTiniragev:: V j.: 

Several reasons arc a va ilable for 
the disappointing grosses. /But 
most plausible reason, is the shop 
sales, vastly; exploited this month, 
arid with .household utensils now 
I more plbntijful; people are spending 
their money in shops ra:ther than 
show?. Second reaspn is tele, 
which despite (ieiiials is keeping 
people indoors, mote particularly 
when weather conditions are un- 
favorable; Latter drawback is not 
yet felt in the north of England, 
i because TV doesn’t exist there. 

[ But it’s already felt in Birminghairi 
and environs, despite TV only oper-^ 
atirig there less than a month; 

General estimate is that panto- 
mimes this year in London and its 
eriyirpns will gross around 25% 
less than lari year. Even such out- 
staridiiig hits as Val ParneU’s ‘’Puss 
in Boots,” at the Palladium; Emile 
Littler’s ^‘Little Miss Muffet” at 
the London CasiriO; and Bert 
Montague’s “Dick Whittington” at 
the Princes, will feel the draught 
and are expected to grpss around 
10% below last >. year’s record 
figures. 


U. S. Anny Showed 209 Pix 


in 1949 


More Music Hayed in U S, 

A campaign to win more per- 
, formarices in the Ui S. for Argeri- 
tihe music is being TaUnched for 
the first time hy, the Sbciedad Ar- 
gentina de Autpres Y Compbsi- 
tores (iie Musica (S ADA AC) , Argen- 
tine performing rights organiza- 
tion. Aff Uiated with the Amer- 
ican Society of- Coriiposers, Au- 
thors and Publishers. .SAD AAG has 
naiTied producer- writer Tito Mar^ 
tiriez Delbbx as special goodwill 
emissary, to America; to show .the 
Yanks the. “rear' tango. 

DelboX, ' who arrived in New ; 
York re.centiy, said that Argeri- 
tina pays considerably more to 
ASCAP for the use ; of AmeriCari 
music than ASCAP collects -in the; 
U,; S, for' performances of Argen- 
tirie irielodies. In an effort tb strike 
a more even balance . through 
wider : programming of SADAAC 
'cbmpositions, he’ll contact band- 
leaders, disk jockeys, 'music pub- 
lishers and film companies. Some 
200 recordings of Argentine times, 
Which he brought with him/, wjiLi 
am the rep In his missioni 




Paris, Jah. 10; 

Paramount plans shortly to re- 
bpeh its own operations in Holland 
folio win g expiration of a ohe-y ear 
frahchise to that territory granted 
to the Film Trust Co. priginai deal 
was made because it brought a 
chunk of dollars to the majbr. No 
renewal, howeyer, is cpntemP.lated. 
During the period, Par kept ; a 
small office operatirig with ulti- 
mate expansion in niind. 

propping : of. the franchise will 
leave only . UniyersaV selling 
through a franchise holder. It also 
removes Par as a possible target of 
Bioseoop Bondi Official' organiza- 
tion . of film distribs, which has 
brought: proceedings to remove U- 
as . a member, Bioseoop claims that v 
only those actually doing, their own 
distributihg in the country, can re- 
main as mchibprs. 

All action by, Biorioop agairist U 
has been, tabled for several months. / 

Goldsthmiclt Reps Rep 

Rudolf Goldsehmidt^Jias been, 
named special fep for Republic in 
Germany. He leaves: for Germany 
next wehki 

Goldschmidt was forineily with 
Metro’s overseas department and 
with the Motion Picture Export 
Assn; in Germariy for I wb^ years* ■ 


, Nurnberg, Jan. 3. 

U, S. Army in Germany has 
shown a total of 209 pix of 12 U. S. 
companies in 1949, according to 
Robert E. Quick, chief of the 
EUCOM Motion Picture .Service. 
Top grossers during the year were 
“Whispering Smith,” “The Three 
Musketeers,’’ “Fighter Squadron,” 
“Commarid Decision,” “Red Riv- 
er,” “Wake of the Red Witch” arid 
“The Paleface.” 

The 209 represent 35m pix. Be- 
sides these, 208 16m pix were also 
released, with four pix per. week 
being the release schedule. 

Companies supplying the pix (of 
both sizes) were 20th-Fox with 54, 
Metro with 54, Universal with 48, 
Warners with 47, Columbia with 
45, Paramount with 36, United Art- 
ists with 35, RKO with 33, Repub- 
lic with 22, Eagle Lion with 23, 
Monogram with 14 and Film Clas- 
sics with six. 

The 35m houses are operated 
with a maximum admission charge 
(for civilians) of 30c, while there 
are no charges at 16m houses. 


Watt RepiaC^ Cbplan 
As b4'ebrt Bbai’d Manager 

. David H, Coplaii has resigned 
from. Odeori. Theatres’ board arid 
been, replaced, by Sir Rohert Wat- 
son: Watt., Latter is ari ; industry 
newcomer, but has been acting as 
J:: Arthur Rank’s adviser on large- 
screen teievisipn. 

Coplan is now managirig director 

of International Film Distributors, 

ltd,, holder of the Film Classics 
franchise for, Great Britairi. Prior 
•to (joining IFD, he .(y/as; United 
(Artists’ chief in. Britain. .• : . 


IS liliiisDue in Yu^ - ^ 
This Year as Fart Of 




Approximately 1 5 films will be 
produced in Yugoslavia this year, 
according to pians./mrido hy the 
Federal Film Gpmmittee there. 
Since the inceptibn of film produc- 
tiori there four years ago, seven 
producing outfits h a y e b e. e n 
formed. These .companies so far 

have completed seven features and 
oyer 500 shorts, besides issuing 52 
newsreels yearly. , A film colony 
ririiilar to Hollywood is also iri the 
making. 'Town, located near Bel- 
grade, will have facilities for the 
productibn of 25 features arid 40 
documeritaries in addition to car- 
toons and shotts. 

The industry, working with $30,- 
000,000 provided for the develop- 
ment of film production in a five- 
year plan, is currently concentrat- 
ing bn the training of technicians, 
creative workers, construction fa- 
cilities and production ol film 
equipment; Film technical schools 
have .been opened receritly and 
there are nirie. technical film mags 
arid journals being published. 

Theatre production in Yugoslavia 
is also being hypoed. Last year, 
50 houses were added to make a 
total of 786 tiheatres. All theatres 
are owned by the riate, or various 
government organizations. A film 
attendance of 60,000,000 In ’49 
tripled the number of eustbmers 10 
years ago. 

Producing companies now oper- 
ating are Zveda Xilms, Educatibrial- 
Bcientific Film Enterprise, Avala, 
Jadran - Croatia, Triglav - Slovenia, 
Bbsna and Vardar. 

Good Bookings in Mexico 


{Figures, show p).ee}cs of run) 

. Toridbn, Jan.To. 

:f‘Aiinie Get Ourt,” Col’s’m (136). 
“Beau Strategem,” Lyric (37). 
“Before Party,” St. Martin (11). 
“Big Show 1949,” Palladium (12). 
'•‘Black Chiffon,” Westm’ster (37). 
“Bbriavcnture,” Vaude (5). 
“Brigadoon,” Majestic (39); 
“Castle Air,” Adelphi (5). 
“Daphne Laiirbla,” Wynd’m (42). 
“Death of Salesman,” Phhx. (24). 
“Eliz, Slept Here.” Strand (11), 
“Fallen Angels,” Ambass. (5). 
“Folies Bergercj” Hipp. (14). 
“Harvey/’ Pririce of Wales (54). 
“Heiress/’ Haymarket (50). 

“Her ExceUency,” Saville (20), 
“Ice Vogues/’ Stoll (26). 

“King’s Rhapsody,” Palace (17V. 
“Lady's Not Burn’g,” Globe (36). 
“Me and My Girl,” Winter (5). 
“MiirdM at Vic,” Playhouse (4); 
“Oklahoma!” Drury Lane (136). 
“Old Vic Rep, New (13)/ 

“On Monday Next/’ Gomedy (32); 
“One Wild Oat,” Garrick (58). 
“Philiy Story/’ Dutch’s (6). 
“Sauce Tartare,” Cambridge (34). 
‘..“Streetcar,’’ Aldwych (8). 

“Tess & Bill,” Vic. Pal. ( ID. . 
“Third Visitor/’ York’s (31). 
“Traveller’s Joy,” Criterion (83). 
‘•treasure Hunt,” Apollo (17). ■ 
“Warm’s View,” Whitehall (142), 
“Young Wives Tale,” Savoy (26). 


Mexico City, Jan. 3. •: 

Good bookings continue' in 
Mexico for U, S. and other foreign 
enter^iner.s who can deliver 
what s wanted dbwn here,, though 
it takes more than ever in peace- 
time pesos (8,65.* of them per) to 
buy the dollars in which such 
troupers Irisist upon being paid. 

These bookings arie, howeyer, 
mostly riitery and radio as thea- 
tres, which can't charge rribre than 
97c top regularly, can’t afford so 
many who muri be paid in dollars. 
Niteries and. radio stations, though 
see top irriported. talent an iriveri- 
.ment, and biz hypo for their ,s6- 
phisticated'trade. Foreign pertbrni- 
erS ' who can deliver can' easily’ 
commarid $410 (3,500 pesos) per 
week for several weeks. 

Reismaii to S. A. 

Bhil ; Reisman, RKO’s foreign 
dept, chief/ shoyes off; tomorrow 
(.Thurs.) on an .eight-week , swing ^ 
through all South . American coun- i 

..trips .1 


Reisman has riot covered South i 
Americari offices for the past four 
.years: ; 

107 : I 

Mexico Gity, Jan. 3.. : 
Thpugh a little short of; the 110 
pix goal, Mexico set a new high pic : 
production record in 1949 With an 

any year of 

the 18 that this country has figured 
internationally In films. 

. Output far exceeds the 81 pro- 
duced in 1948. F V- 


'Washirigton, , Jan. i(j 
The first postwar German neis- 
reel is about : tb reach West Ger^ 
man theatfes with a strong indica- 
. tibri . that it Can operate in the • 
biacfc according to Nathan d 
G olden, chief of the CiJohimerce ' 

Dept, motion picture-photbgraphid 

branch. Tentatively called. ‘.‘Die 
Neue Deutsche 'Wocherischau? it 
. is understood to be . backe 
: money from Hamburg, where the 
riiain office will be located. Ger- 
niaris estimated that coritcacts with 
350 theatres wbulA be riece.s.‘!ary 
to assure the success; of a no\vs- 
reei, and : said rental agree ni on t.<( 
had. already been made with ^^^8^ 

■ houses..'- .■ .. 

Mentioned as editor in the (re/ 
pofTs Germany . 

film jourri’alisi Liri ed as pr6duc?er.s 
were Guerither> Matern, a former 
DEFA official, and Rolph Me>er, 
of* the Junge Film Uniori, of Ham- 
burg,^:-' 

; Golden slso reported: 

Fakist ah; Country has set up. > 
new set of censorship regulaiions 
which is directed ' largely agaimst 
films, made, in India. Films may be 
declafed unsuitable for: public ex- 
hibitibri if they ridicule, disparage 
-or a tta ck Islam of ' the religibn .of 
ariy group iri Pakistan; or if likely 
to cause fight amprig religious 
sects. Board may also reject film. , 
which ridicules Pakistan, . its 'peo- 
ple br their natibnal character; of 
cbntains propaganda likely to im- 
pair good relatioris between Paki- 
stan and a foreign state; or reyeal.s 
militafy secrets of Pakistan or af- 
fects the security of the natibri; 

Cuba; Cubari film, “La Escueia - 
de Moelos,” was the sock b.o. at- 
traction Iri Havaria during August. 
Released simultaneously in five 
theatres, it grossed $30,391 for a 
single week, by far the best show- 
ing of the month. However, of tlic 
28 pictures released in llavaria 
during the month, 19 were from 
Hollywood and they grossed $144.- 
680, or 68.9% of the grand total 
for the month. 


U.S. NEWSREEL FOOL 
WINDING UP IN JAPAN 

V Tokyo, Jan. 3, 

U. S. newsreel pbOl setup, \vhich 
functioned throughout the Pacific 
war and four years of Japanese 
occupation, will come to an . end 
Jan; 15. Pool prigirially contamed 
the Big Five newsreel outfits-TPar, 
Universal, Fox, Metro and Warner- . 
Pathe. W-P pulled but first in 
1948, when it. made deal, for Japa-r 
riese coverage from stringer Geiie . 
Zeriier, but other four remained in 

pool. All companies are expected 
to go on stringer basis after Jan. 
15, using either Japanese camera- 
men or Americari freelaricers, Wil- 
liam M. Cafty, Paramount News, 
photog, who has represented the 
pool since 1 $45, returns to his na- . 
tive Australia. 

Only U. S. caimeramen remam- 

ing in Tokyo are Gene and J ul lus 
Zenier. Latter is NBG .Television 
photog. 

Edinburgh Mapping Its 
’50 Music-riranta Pest 

Edinburgh, Jan/ 3. y 

A pfeseritation of Stfa.uss 
“Adriadrie auf Naxos” will be a 

feature of the 1930 . Festiv.al of 
Music ahdl Drama h e re nexiy 

August--".. . //. . • 

. Orchestras .bobked fbr the Fesii- 
val are L’OfChestre; de la Radip- 
Diffusiori FranCaise, La S c a a 

(Milan), the Dariish brehestra; the; 

Halle (under Jbhn Barbirolli), and 

the BBC Scottish orchestra I under 

Ian Whyte). The Glasgow Orpheus 
Choir will also, per forn^ 

(The Festival Program iCemmit'^. 
tee hopes to arrange a visit from 

an important American theatre 

company, and also to have Prof . , 
Skiipa’s Puppet Theatre from 
■Prague 

; Glasgow Citizens Th eat re wH 1 
(present three plays/ one a ,new pro- • 
duction by Scots playwright James 
Brid ie . Tyrdne Guthrie arid Jo h n 
Gassbn will produce. 

A series of ebneerts will, com- 
memiriorate the biceritcriary of the 
death of Bach, ^ 

Nicholas Bros., starririg in sraa.^h 
musical in Gerioa/finisheri a local 
film stint for producer Di ho I’f; 
Laureritis. Pic, “Botta e Ri-sposta ^ 
(‘‘Question and Answer’'). 



*VAIItETY'S' LONDON OFEICI 
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-^>Buenos Air^s, Jan, 3; 4 

Argentina's > major studios are 

flUeady announcing iea^^^ 

tion schedtil^ fpr this year, coiint- 
ine bri increased protection b^s^d 
nn government plans , to intensify 
^te subsidies to “deserving’' firo- 
ducers, and to increase tlip , play- 
ing time that must be. dedicated 
In all theatres to locally-made pix, 
or the percentages of receipts to 
be taken by prbdiicers; total pro- 
ductibn for this past year will be 
In the heigiiborhood Of 48. pix, pri^ 
vided some now rolling are finr | 
islied before the next two days. : 

peliculas Argentihas Asoeiadas,. 
a nev'ly-fornied distributicin unit, 
will have “Los, Perez Garcia,” di- 
rected by Fernando Bolin and-Boh-[^ 
'NaTjy7-ready^for-“reiease-^^^ 
Januaryr This picture Is a sCr^ 
adaption of the radio scripts broad- 
cast for 10 years over the Mundo 
net wQi-k, authored by Oscar Luis 
Massa, and sponsored ^by Sterling 
Products throughout Latin-Amer- 
ica,. The Perez Garcias are a fam- 
ily very much on the - Aldrich fam- 
ily style and most of the charaic- 
tei s in. the screen version are 
played by their radio counterparts. 

It looks as though, for the time 
being at least, producers will be 
able to work intensively, without 
fear of the strikes Which have 
slowed up production iii Argentine 
studios throughout. ib49; A. labor 
contract has just been isigned be- 
tAveen the Producers Assn, and the 
Film Extras Assn. 

Cinema tografica Interamericana 
has issued a list of 32 pix on its 
program for 1950^ including iotir 
jach to be made with Luis San- 
hini and Maria Felix and t>VG of 
Nini Marshall’s, who is currently 
making pix in Spain. Of these 32, 
jome will be rolled in . Mexico, 
notably two with Pepe Iglesias (El 
Zorro), One Of the Nini Marshall 
pix win be directed by Mexican 
Julio Soler. Thirteen Enielco pix 
will be distributed by Interameri- 
cana, and both studios will co-pro- 
duce a .film based on a story by 
Juan Carlos Goyanarte^ “Lago Aiv 
gentino" (“Argentine Lake"), 

The. Motion , Picture Producers' 
Assn, plan in the U. S. to assist 
in the distrlbutibn of foreign 
filnis inside North America, is en- 
couraging Interamericana to try 
for exhibition of Argentine pix in 
some of the, major U. S. circuits, 
and pot only in -Spanish^speakr 
ing districts. Interamericana has 
opened a European distribution of-' 
ftce in the Buei Clement Marot, in 


IjNjn in Ne^ Br^ 
JEpc Pods f or 2^ 

Lohddn, Jah; lO. y 
Although the position of Gen* 
Lyman Mupspn, who resigned re- 
cehtly ■ as rnahaging dir^tor df 
2dth-FQx British productioris, isn’t 
to be filled, Fred Fok has been ; ap- 
pdihted productioh chief in Lon- 
don, .with Ben Lyon as ' talent and 
production exec. Both Fox ! and 
Lyon have been closely identified, 
with f he company’s iEurppean prpV 
gram during the past . there years 
and have recently returned from a 
Hollywood visit for consultations 
o n thcr fut ure schedule. 

First ■ subject scheduled for pi^- 



Mexico City, Jan. 3; 

Government and Mexican pip' 
trade are pleased by the rbeipro-' 
cal film' swap pact Mexico- and 
France have made. Pact resulted 
from ah exchange of notes by, the 
two governments. It calls fpr An 
unlimited exchange of pix in their 
native langirage, With titles in 
Spanish for Mexican ^ and ih 
French for Mexican pix.; ■ 

Pact lasts pntil next June 3.0. 
Each government has the pptibii 
of extending the pact for a period 
that's mutually ; agreeable, T^lk ii 
that a like pact will be sought 
With the Argentine in 1950. 


ductiori - this - y wilL be “The 
Mudlark,, followed by “No High-. 
way7’ “21 Bow Street” and “Im 
terppl.’V 



Argentina Sono Filiti is mulling 
ever making a picture about 
George Sand, with Zully Moreno 
ih the lead, during 1950. Luis 
Cesar Amadori, studio’s star direc- 
tor, is due to travel to Europe late 
In 1950 for picture-making in 
ppain and also prpbably iii Mexico 
on the return jouniey. 

Einelco has started production of 
U Miierte e s t a Mintiendo”: 
r Death Is Lying”)> with Carlos 
fiorcosque megging, from- a script 
t’ndio author Abel Santa Criiz, 
and Narcisp Ibanez Menta in the 
lead. ■ 

Efa Studios is getting set to re- 
“A la Hab^a me yby,” niadA 
partly in' Hayaria, Caracas and 
■ouenos Aires and a niiXed Latin- 
Anierican cast. 

. Argentina Sono Film’s, last pro^. 
auction of 1949, : ^‘A Lahifuerte/’ 
nas been released at the Ambassa- 
oor theatre, and Emelco teed off at 
plan ; Rex; 0ec. 27, with its 
super-production, “Danzaide 
directed : by Ddniel Ti- 
1 'vith Amelia Bence in the 
eaa, aim Spanish composed Manu- 
nn n? ^ Falla’s music of the same 

S ^ theme song. This picture 
been tried out in the 
S^jJ^^^rovinces pf^ M 


Rome; Jan 3; 

Winter s C a s o n of hightciub 
openings got a very late start this 
season due possibly to the unusuaL 
ly warni weather this fall. However, 
the last few weeks have seen the 
opening of the Excels^ior, at the Ex- 
celsior hotel, perhaps the most 
important of the interhationals in 
Rome, the ABC club at the Am- 
basisador hotel, and the Boite in 
old Rome. The Rivoli has been 
open for several weeks and the 
Jockey club and Rupe Tarpea have 
been flpurishing for the Roman 
trade for some time, as has the 
Tavenia at the Bristol hotel. All 
feature dancing with music fur- 
hi$hed by local musicians, and 
some have an act or two which 
happen to stray this far away frpm 
the beaten path* 

Clubs do a large business Pveiy 
night in the. week, even ; though 
Rome has never been Imow^ as A 
nightclub . town due to the fact 
that it is a capital composed of 
many civil “ service Piriployees, and 
includes, the Vatican city> with 
thousands of Church employees. 
However, Roiiie is finding itself for 
the first trnie after the war, And 
with traveling facilities beepming 
better all the time, the winter sea- 
son should seA a healthy club bus- 
iness. Most of these clubs are lo- 
cated below the street leyel, and 
aren’t air conditioned. Thus the 
colder weather is an iihpoi’tant 
factor. 


Americans to R^ume Filin 



in 







lennaitQntfQt of 1^^ 



•I. 





; Mexiep City^ Jan. 3*: 
As more than half of iJeXican 


M G Empire VaudfOm 



■ 1;* Seidelmttnlo LoriJdn 

: Eagle Lion for- 
^ planed to Loiidoh over 
'K^^l^end oil iPoksee of Gonti- 
? * offices. He wili : be gone 
two weeks. .. 

A Seidelman named 

homeoffice sales 
f the foreign deparL 

Al.l^eck had been most Te- 
Picture Export A ssm 
thP, in Japan. Before; 

at he had. beei)L With Gpluinbia. 


London, Jan. 10* 

First two weeks of the vaud- 
fiim policy at Metro’s Empire the- 
atre, Leicester Square, have bro- 
ken the house records set up by 
“Broadway Melody’? in 1929. 

Despite success, however, other 
West End theatres are adopting a 
cautious wait-and-see policy before 
deciding Whether or pot to fol- 
low suit; Arthur. S. Abeles, Jr., 
Warners’, local ^ topper^ said his 
company would Wait at least six 
months before . making ■ a decision. 
The Rank Organization, which has 
:two theatres in; the Senate, be- 
lieves its main task is to sell mo- 
tiph pictures, . hot' vaiide vi lie . 

Gruenstein ;^eps Plans 
Fbr ’50 Vienna Filming 

Vienna, Jah; 3. 

I U* S.; film producer Moritz 
I Gruehstein has returned to Vienpa 
and immediately began \yQrl^. ,on 
his 1950, output , His Berna-Donau 
Film inked Eduard . von Bbrsody to 
direct Anzehgruber’s “Fourth Com- 
. m^ndment.’’ . With Atti Hoerbi- 

I ger, Fritz. Imhoff . Alfred Neuge- 
I bauer, Alma , Seidler and Douglas 
Sarveant in lea'd.ing parts. , 

’ ' Eduard Hopsch will he. in charge 
■ of the second production, “A uf der 
i Aim gibt es k e i n e . Su.ehde;’ 

. I .“There, is no si n . on the Alps’;’ » . 
V. Bolyar^; will direct- “Gypsy Mu-, 
sic,” a story writteti by Rudolf 
Egger. While -in Munich, Gruen- 
steiiv founded the BavarUn-Ber.na 
;film. 


pix’s gross comes . from export; 
trade will stress selling 
more than ever in 1950, With inten^ 
siye quest of more foreigii mar- 
kets. An^es SexTa Rojas, prez of 
Banco NaciPhal Ginematografico, 
also reported a big upswing in 
Mexican pix's popularity in .the 
U. S , Canada and Ceptral and 
South America, 

Banker reyealed that Mexican 
pix’s gross in 1948 was $2,650)000 
in Mexico and $2,185,000 abr^ 
and that estimates for the first 
half of 1949 showed a home and 
foreign gross) both up, that were 
about even, nearly $1,600,000 each. 

Serra Rojas revealed that Amer- 
icaris will resume producing pix in 
English in Mexico in ’50 He . said 
thiS: resumption is skedded for the 
second half of January and that 
his bank will Afford such produc- 
ers all possible facilities. Banker 
said Mexico welcomes this prod,uC- 
tion because of the hew values it 
will afford; Mexican pix. How- 
eyer, he revealed, all such product 
tion will be rigidly supervised by 
the government’s cinematographic 
supervision (censorship) depart- 
ment. 


.Marion F. JdrdAh, . Motion Pic-] 
ture Assn, of America representa- 
tive in GArraany, is reported re- 
■ signing that post shortly to accept 
appointment as head of ; bperatioris 
for one of the . MPA A member 
companies iii Germany, Jordan 
was head of the Motion 
Export Assn, setup there ffpmi the 
end of the war iihtit , the 
ended its selling activities in Ger- 
many last. Dec; 3l! He then ; took 
the MPA A job, wbicb it Was . uji^. 
derstood he Was to hold - pntirriext 
iJiiiy I; 

rTA^mAan-^^is-^uhdeiAtbod^plkhning 


ttor- 


- •’ Frahltfurt,- Jan., 3. 

The major probleni facing the 
distribiitibh ;of American . motion ; 
pictures- in. Germany in 195(); will 
be , attempts of certain Germaii 
circles to control— and, if possible, 
regufate^-the imports of American 
pix: into the Reich. ; ; 

This opinion was voiced by 
Marion F. Jprdah, Mbtioh Picture 
Assn, of America rep herCf Jprdan, 
who has the delicate job of acting 
as a G-Man of the American indus- 
try here) said that .negotiations 
have already begun with Federal ' 
authorities as well as local : film 
circles on - the , cphtrol issue, V ^ ^ 

Jordan, thought there Was a; good 
possibility of working Out a schemb 
which Would eliminate this danger ^ 
However,: he is worried about tbe^ 
future, /When Germans will possess' 
m.orA/^uthqrity*-an^^^ fa ripj 1 p,ss : 

Allied interventioh and guidance;; 

• Federal German authorities hay,e 



TIN PAN ALLEY LEADS 

Herliri, Jah. 3. 

The Amerieamcpntfoiled Ger- 
man radio station RIAS has hit the 
pollsters jackpot with a program 
“Schlager der Woche’’ ( “Hits of 
the yVeek”). The program relies 
on letters of request to compile its 
list of favorites. Right now “Ghost- 
riders” is riding on top. It is foL 
lowed by VMaharadscha of Magi- 
doiV* “jCivilizatron,” “Rum, and 
Coke” and “Maria and Bahia.’' Top 
German song ifr “How Do You Do?” 
from the picture “Hallo Frahlein.’' 
Second is “Der Kleine . Elefant” 
while “Heimweg hach deni Kutr 
f ursttendamm” (or “Longing for 
Berlin”) is third. . 

For the year 1949, BIAS of- 
ficials list “Mariandle/’ “Chiu- 
Chiu,” “Maria from Bahia,” 
“Sweet and Lovely,” “Y o u n g 
Man With a Horn,” “Slow Boat 
to China,’' “Ghostriders,” “Heim-/ 
weg nach Berlin” and “Rum and 
[Coke” as the most , requested 
'songs.' 

The program went live last 
week for the^ first time, with the 
RIAS dance orchestra conducted 
! by Weiner 'Miller*taking the 
I of the late Mark Warriow. 

j. . ■ ^ ^ 

'• i 


this week for the II; S. He’ll epri- 

f ab . with • MPAA exeCs and pre- 

^umably set details pf bis new deal : denied: that they rplan Such ^ move, 
in Germany , : 1 Howeverj there are some reported 

plans of the free Pemocratic 
Party, a rightist group, to put a 
mbtibn to that effect, in order to 
“save”' the German industry. 

Control over him imports Was 
handed to the Germans about a 
; month ago. : Its first result was that 
1. [when the recent Austi-iah-German 
T- itiAde agreement was concluded, the 
:t: j t I agreement dii exchange of motion 

. . London^ Jan. o, pictmAs between the tWo cPuntides 

Growing feeling within the Brit- j wa^ banned* 
i'sh film industry that there will be “Jordan reason 

a government Artnolihcemept be- ; for the German industry being in a 
fore the end pf March dropping snag is the cPmpetitlpn of old Ger- . 
the quota to around. 25%, is ; lead- man pix, produced before or during 
ing to increasing hesitancy among the war, which Are much better 
independent producers. A number i than the new ones. These pictures, 
of indie outfits with scripts pre- [ most of which Were impounded by 
pared and casts tentatiyely lined vAlUed authorities, because they 
up, are sitting tight until the neWs ' Were : bwhed by ^ Nazi state or 
is broken Within the stipulated; bahned prbductibn companies, are 
six-month period before the 1950 ' hoW— after proper clearance— sold 
quota comes into operatiori Oct. 1. ! as bargains to the distribs. Apart 
Number ;of: indies fear that if ■ fmm being better in qua these 
the quota is sliced ihythe way in- [ pix draw only some 25% taxes at 
dicated,:they will, with few excep- [ the: most, While taxes of new prod- 
tipns, be squeezed out of business, ; ucts run as high as 40 to 50%. The 
The quota of 25% Which could/ be j rea.sbn for the exhibs giving very 
satisfied, with a production pro- 1 good playing times to these films^ 
gram of 40, would Jeave no seppe | sometimes better thait given to the 

for the small man who is already :new_is Pbyious 

leading a hazardous existence uri-;! - ' 

der the higher figure* 

Needs of the circuits, if the 
quota cut takes place) coiild: ade- 
quately be Satisfied by the restrict- 
ed output from the Bank studios 
with its po-Americah production 
and from the Associated British, 
and Korda studios, with just the 
odd hooking now_ and then from 

sources, outside the, major, groups. 1. . .. , . ^ 

Independents .who ' are. affected : 

hope that theii* point of view and . of pight^new 

their very: existence Will be con- in tin^ for the Year 

sidered by the Board of Trade be- V^mmay trade, has been patched up 
[fore the quota is scaled at the be- unique court oiv 

1 best of exhibitors and major pip* pix apparently Will reach : 

' diicers; j exhibs.lntime toca.sh in on Japan’ai 

traditional biggest, boxoflice Week. 

■Hassle began when Shin Tpho . 
studio announced it would begin 
distributing its own product in 
I j a mtary ; Heretofore , Shin Tohp 
(New Tbhb) has relied upon ita 
Munich,; Jan.: 3,. parent, concern, Tohp Motion Pic- 
An organization called Filmkbn- turp and Theatrical Co., for dis- 
tor was formed here iii what ap-.[tributipn. Tohp has approximately 



Jani on 8 Fix Release In 



/Tokyo, Jan. 2. 
Feiid : betWejBn two Nipponese 



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/ Sydney; Jan; 3* / 
Harold Gax?y, who plays the tole, 
i of the peddier in the burr e n t 
i smash “Oklahoma!,”, for JT C/ Wij- 
liamsbn, niay return to the U; S* 
shortly* Gary ha.s been in :the 
, shpw . for about a / year. ' LbeaV 
: character, actor Sydney Wheeler, 
[may replace. 

! ' Louise Barnhart may also plane 
/back to the to^ be /married 
after conti’act expires with “Okla- 
/homa!,? -Show .will tour NeW, Zea- 
land after ; coip.pletibn of boff .Aus- 
sie runaround. . 

Paris Toot er Strike Eiid s 

Paris, Jah. 10. 

/ Paris Opera/ and the . Opera; 
Comique, both darkened for five 
weeki; due to a musicians/ strife 

reopen tomorrow ( Wed. i after, govr 
, eminent, officials^ promised . to ad- . 
just a salary dispute. 

In demanding more pay. the men 
poinh cl out that musicians in night 
clubs were receiving a ; ivigher 
iScalek-' 


pears to" be the first serious mbne^ ] 1,000 theatres u n d e r Contract 

[ tary contributiori to . put German throughout Japan, and in turn has \ 

j film production back bn its feet, } relied heavily pri Shirt Tohp’s stur 
I .The orgahization, headed by vet- dio output tp keep the hPuses sup- 
erah financier Wilhelm Mary^ 

unites several BaVanan banks for ! . Lcilss of the Shin Tpho product 
purpose . Pf setfih with ./hmuld make it . imppssibliei fpr 

.which pix making, will/be .financedv/ Tpho to kebp its: contract commit- 
It includes the Bavarian stale bank, /nients/ : Of immediate concern 
' while Marrien .ai. so; s a i;- ' Werp . eight ^ n Shin Toiio.; pix 

I OpO.OpO .mark (about $235,000) slated for . New Year’s release. 

I cphtributiGn//frbhi tfe Frankfurt/Tpho^: -/b Tokyo] district/ 

RecpmshmcHori /Bank. Negbtiations... .cou'rt for an injunction to resti:a:in 



add banks of all the 11/ federal . granted* Sbiri Toho filed'a cotinfer 
' siaTbs t]5“1ielE^mhl]^sl^p^:iTst“-rHf^ht“]7'fed^cotrr^ 

[. ] . .j compromise, order providing for a 

IT C ft Special committee composed pf an 
Ucrinany .S .lOp U« O# ]riA' ./equal; number exhibs and 

Frankfurt, Dec,, ^^3 . Tpho .studi<€^ execs to take 

I. /. : <G fsi’m a n . " d i s t r i bs - ha m e.d ; “ T h e. . lb ® P ^ ; P h d ar- 

' Song of Betmadette,// “The Best su.itable djstn.butiph. ' 

; Year.s of Oui;. Lives/’ . and “Dcstry » 


i .Ride's Again ”/as/top./grb$sihg^,U S.. w/Olff Is Host at Lon 

: gro.ssed. arPun(l;.‘ .6;0PP., GOO. 'marks. : / London, Jahv..l0. 

! (about $1*400,000) each,, accp.rdmg] / new, private thealre built by 
j to the. Motiph. Fiet.vire Export A.ss|i, RK.Q B^diP in their London head.r 



i Shoes” . and.; ”The 
" darl," and- thi“e ] French ; fil fn.s;, ' ].. Ho.st was Robert S. Wolff, RKO'b 
'‘CJ armen,” . :“'T)re ; (^bunt of .Mb.hie.' m in Britain, sup- 

Carlo’? - GbHeuse de executives pf the 

iHarme.”;:-;- •'Vbpm^any, 




Wednesday, Jannary 11, 1950 




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M GrM presents GENE KELLV* FRANK SINATRA ♦ BETTY 
GARRETT . ANN MILLER in ’-ON THE TOWN’' • jULES 
MpNSHlN • VERA ELLEN • Color by TECHNIGOLOR 
Screen Play by Adolph Green and Betty Comden vBased upon 
the Musical Play * Directed by GENE KELLY and STANLEY 
DONEN. Produced by ARTHUR FREED* An M^G-M Picture 










Wedtiesday, Jannary 11, 1950 






16 


nCTIJRIBS 


PSRMEff 


trediie^a3r^ January 11, 1950 




Continued from paifc 6 


Bimilia oil; 

liiiland 


sergeant who . returns on leaviJ^ 
hoping that the girl to whom , he 
became engaged three years ago 
had changed her mind. But she 
hjEtdn't, and in fact, proved more 
determined and mere scheming 
than ever. The unhappy sergeant, 
who had: faced the bombs of El 
Alamein without trepidation, found 
he lacked the moral courage to 
break it off, even though he had 


volves around d Jewish refugee 
legally admitted into the Oount)^. 
Story follows him as he’s Tegisr 
tered and sent bn to a settlement 
to beebme part of the growing na- 
tion. Varn builds around his feel- 
ing insecure end not wanted be- 
cause: he possesses no particular 
talent, Howevery this feeling i.s 
eventually overcome With his re- 
alizatipn that just doing an 


fallen for another girl who wks [ nary job is^^f^^^ appreciated 


billeted with his mother. Eyentu 
ally , however, . he accepts some 
neighborly advice; names, the other 
girh and presents his erstwhile 
fiancee .withva fait accompli. v W 
mother .follows suit, by getting 
hitched to the landlord of the local 
inh 


; ) man turn out to be the chief crook 
i ^ again is used! 

„ i Whip Wilsoh, a hljsky individual, 

Jing humans who occasionally . is almost as quick on the trigger 
stumble on : the scene. This time, ■ as he is deft with a long snake- 
Bomba is tracking down \ a black i vvhip; He is Monogram’s - latest 
panther killery and his . conduct and ‘ western sat^^^^ but this 

heroics pelp straighten out a picture hints he has plenty of dis- 
brother and sister who are tackling, jujucg go before real stardom is 
the ' hard way, ah bxpeninental . achieved. , Andy Clyde thefts the 
farm project in the jungle. pictur®>; h his usual -com* 

PI ottirig is old-hat but sufficient . edy old character. Here he is; a 
to hang together a lot of ahinial fasHhinking rancher who aids the. 
clips and show Off Sheffield’s marshal. Beno BroWne is highly 
prowe.ss as a swimmer; tree swings disappointing in the main femme 
.er . and jungie knowledge. Allehe ’ rble while so-so supporting cast is j 
Roberts and Harry Lewis are the • headed by Marshall Reed. ' 

brother and sister whom Sheffield f . Lambert . Hillyer’s direction is 
aids; and Lita Baron is Miss Rob- ; ^vious- OriginaL by^ i 

erts’ comely maid who tries to in- BokerS; and Robert Tansey .^S ;lit^ . thus fefeating much 

tere^ Bomba romantically. Charles tie t^ get^epited over. 

li^vin is good as a . government . _ . ik, .Donat makes a braiye: attempt, 

agent, and actors portraying the ■ Masff^r 

/natives are okay. . : : ^ MVnog^n relea^^of Jaa Gnpp6 pro- . the dialect, i 

; Ford Beebe dirked, and ^did tbe %ah ] His i s a sb^d^ d vigorous stnd y j ^ovicy^egpiay. ^B ra^^ tendenev to 


story is told wholly via. an Off-, 
screen naiTation by Mason Adams 
and Ann Shepherd. The work being 
done on the settlements , and the i 
organizatioh .and irnprovements 
shown: are alt impTessiye. AVra- 
ham Dorybn, the- only professional 

in the cast, handles the leading | ah; The Chevalier charm h m 


LeRot 

(The King) 

(FBENCH) 

Ditcina release pf Speya production n; 
rected by- Mairc-GUbert Sauvaion. Scrin* 
by Sauyajon . baaed on play of Do Fiirl 
and De Caillavet, JStara Maurl4 
valler; featurea Sophie Deamaret*. Anot 
Ducaux. Alfred. Adamj^ Jean Wall, Prli„* 
cola Joux. Camera, Hobert iTePebvr^^ 
music, Jean Marloni editpr, Hoger Owvr!' 
At Balzac, Paris.. Running time, lOO min* 
The King i . , . .Maurice Chevaiiep 

•Beaudrier .... Alfred Adam ■ 
Mme.. Beaudrier.-,. . ; , ..Sophie Desmai'cti 

Prime Mjnister,.,.. ,,.,,.,4,. J.ean.* \v^ll • 
.Marcel . . .... • . , ■» • .-« > • « .Francois Joux 

Maurice Chevalier, l*The K 
himself, hewigged and . ybiillifuv 
iooking, giyesvthe pic a nb.siolgie 


. In the early stages, the stpty IS . j.Qjg 03 Chava Alpef- 1 good evidence, and he gets 

told crisply :\vith Some good robust i stein is charming as the.; girl with j chance to deliver a few songs in 
humor, This pace, however; iSn t > - a — - . . ; , ^ 

sustained, mainly Owing to . loose I .111011 a . i;0 
direction and indecisive editing^ picture; ; 

Wy a please-iii all ; stateside >Uuiw . 

Tlie lInc€ini|iiorefl Peaple^-^ Pic is full of a lot of dip- 
(yUGOSLAVlAN) l lomatic hocus-pocus; and Gallic so- 

Yiigosiav infdrtnatioh Center relijise of : cial .comedy, palaver .that COLihr be 
TaHwi-an nraHiwtinn Oirerted bv Nikola 4. for Staiteside use, for ■ p1o is 


. . . ^ , l.whont he falls in love./ Bert Oyser- I bis usual socko manner, of wili. 

sustained, mainly owing to loose iv^n’s camera presents an effective the ditty, ’‘C'est Fini,” lo6k.s like d 

comer, On its frothy theme, good 
treatment and Chevalier’s pull Oie 

■•IV 1 ’• -i. ' -i i "A A • • H ' ! 


scrip t i ng u nder--4yalte r -Mirisch’S/ . Yarb roughr.^. :SoF eenplayT^hArlesr-RTr-Ma^-~^^f:^b 
.production: byr an 

m . ■ . • .m ' « • • ^ . ■ A ‘a • I J» M ^ -1 ^ i T> 


production _ . 

gets in a nuirtber of- thrill scenes, i^overings music, Edward-j. Kay; At New { froin Marjorie Rhodes as .his Seemr 

such as a fight between a leopardy: York theatre., N. Y., week oi Dec, 2*7, '49. / hard biit . understanding ivan . sinisa Havasi ^ - c 

and Water bpffalD, a jungie fire suD^Malionev’ t eo Gorcev I mother Renee AshCrson displays ! Grandfather. . -V. . ; , . : . . Fran Npvakoyic ; dap 

and : Sheffieid’S- death fight with , ga^h Debussy jones,'/ Hi?ntz HaU ! full measure; of -C the girl | Professor . ■ . ... . , . . .Nikola Ppppvic furor . 

the black ■ panther, to please the < Atlas, the Mohster. ..... ... .Gienn strange ! frt ,wi,nin hp is finallv hitched and- . - m.i, - v- ‘ . Thfi ’. 

younger licket buyefs;.^ William A.. f ^ ^ S 

ning explanatory ' narration are . enthusiastie- fan Vvho. turns out i'o 
needed before “The Hneonquered be the wife of an up-and-^ 
People’’, can attempt to stake a i The diplomat must get 

claim at . the American .. boxofffce. .|t*'i^^lh^ graces of the King to hush 
Even with the proper doctoring, j up the scan^l. ; This allow.s for 
its appeal will lie rnostly with i typical Gallic .farce and satire ' 
Yugoslav-American audiences. Pic , f ^ there . is an exchange of mi.s- 


. y'?; ;ii.dtka: ' Engnsti ; Ubarle.5 *Cl«menL, s R 

honest portrayal i previewed in N. Y., Jan! .4, /so. Running | . 


timer, 93 MINS., 
Yagoda. .... i 
Ivan . 


: Story : coheerns the visit of' a 

Sihisifmvld ' '“J.e :tb rw.n.ce In till! 




Sickner’s len.sing measures up, 

Brog. 


Piolioor M«rslial 

■ ■•■■■ (ONE:. SONG)-.. ^ 

Republic rcieasvj. of Melville Tucker ^ro; 


Nancy Marlpwe . 

1 Whitey . . •, . 

Louie 'Diimbrowsky . . 
Butch .;.', , ;,i. 
ChUck'. •i .-. . ... I 

Hugo;. .; 

, . . • ^ 4 «,'« I 

Mrs. Hoskins . . ; i.'." i ... . . , 
Mike Barton . , . . ... . 




. .Tane Adanis 
Billy Benedict 
.Bernard Gorcey 
^ Bennie. Bartlett 
David 'Gorcey 
..Skelton Knaggs 
WHliam ■ -Yetter 
'.Minerva Ureca.l 
, . Chester . Clute 
■pat Goldin 
. Robert Coogan 


diictioh; Stars Monte Hale; features Paul pather. 

Hprst. Nan Leslie/Roy Barcroft. Directed ; Youiig Man. . . .. 
by Fhllip Ford; Screenplay, Bob Wil- ; . 
liams; camera, John MacBurnie: editor,-.! . 

Robert M. Leedsr music. Stanley Wilsom i*^ ^g^^ latCS" in MohOgraitl’s 

SSe,'w"MrNi' ■ , Bowery Boys series, ‘'Master 

yed. Post r .. . . . . . . ./Monte Hale ! Minds”' fails to measure up to the 

Huck Ho^tner . . Paul Hurst qf some of its predecessors. 

Susan Forester............. Nan Leslie j ^ 1 - 4 . . .. 

Clip Pearson. . . Boy Barcroft Thin . plpt .brings . Off a floC.k. Of 

Bruce Burnett . ... , , . . . . Davniari p'pivnn trite Situations in which Leo Gor- 

wiiitr . c^y. Huntz: Haii, et at, flounder: 

Bartender. : . . , ..... Clarence Straight t market will be • limited to the 

Rodney . . . . . . . . . . ; . . , . . . Robert Williams 

- 4 ^ - nv ! GoTcey occasionally gives the 

Despite a^ thm s^o^^^ picture a. lift with his familiar 

cellent slmotmg sequ^te^^ grarhmatical distortions of the 

T' MnhtP^jfaip^ i word, but neither his 

of , westerns._^MPJji® : thesping nor that of his supporting 

Bft and on^t^^ ; ja; ^wng enough to.offset 


Sdhemier in a . hard, , monotonous 
key. Be.st supporting parts .are 
played, by Thofa Hird, Gladys Hen- 
son and Charles Victor. Myfo, 

The Velee of - to ve 

■ (ITALIAN) 

.-(SONGS)- 

Crown Pictures release of Manenti- Film 
production. Stars Gino Bechi; features 
Annette Bach. Directed by- Carlo . .L.^Bra: 
gagiia.;,. Screenplay.: Aldb .d® Benedetu; 
camera. Carlo Montuori; editor, Anna Del 
Pezzo.- At. Squire, .N, Y., starting Jan. o, 
'50. Running time, 80 MINS. ^ 

Fabib Morani; Gino ^chi 
Countesa Luisa' Diana. . . . Annette Bach 
Alfredo . . . . . . . . • -.Carlo .Campanlni 
Marcella Pallottinl . , ; . . . . , . . ., Laura Gore 
Osvaldo Bandini' ... . . Aroldo Tien 

Baron Ottavio Diani . . Guglielmo Barnabo 
Baroness Eleonora Diani:. ; . Lola /Braccini 


u Kv;, c.v,o«z,c oc the. cliehed yarn of Charles R. 

J ihof2rr?i fnr^fW a?tinn mar" Marlon. Story Of 30 Unbalanced 

X^4^ material tor the. act on a ^ doctor who performs Weird experi- 


(In Italian; English Titls^s) 
“The Voice of Love’; is an ex- 
pensively-made ;ltalian picture that 
fails to measure up to its obvious 
possibilities. It is a.case of a fairly 
novel idea going haywire because 
of story difficulties and lax direc- 
While far from the best. Gino 


has little to offer in the way of 
action or character study. How- 
ever, there are some exploitable 
moments. . 

Through the lack of proper ex- 
planation, film; dealing with the 
Yugoslav Partisan resistarice to the 
invading Nazis, is at times a little 
difficult to follow. Picture might; 
have been more effective if given a. 
semi-doCumentafy handling. As it 
Stands, ‘ the Partisan movement is 
not given the dramatic hypO to 
which it lends itself! Battles are 
f Ought and trains blown up with- 
out any forewarning. Except for 
one or two instances, there is no 
Indication of how these occurrences 


tresses, niuch. subtle blackmailing 
and finally the.^ing falls for the 
charming cream tart thrGw.er. 

Chevalier is extreniely able and 
charming as the King, and Sophie 
Desmarets as the charmer is in- 
gratiating. ; Anne Ducaux as the 
knowing governmental mistvess 
adds a fine touch of color. Miisic 
is sprightly, and the photographv 
has the tintype air in keeping with 
the period; iWosfc, 



Continued from page 3 


vitients in an abandoned mansion I.Boc.hi effort; 'Pic will find a-sizable 


Authored by. Bob. Will iamsv th a' weather-beaten bnei at best, 

•yarn is localed around a frontier When Hall finds himself blessed 
. town that’s boon turned irUo , .a . with magical powers to foretell the 
sanctuary for outlaws. Their j future, CJorcey ensconces the 
safety is . insured by renegade i g^yant in a Bowery sideshow to 
Damian O Flynn, Whp shakes tbem , a commercial .harvest. How- 

down lor proteclibn/coin butjgives the mad physician (Alan , , , 

vdlue received by . driving off any Napier) baits the enterprise by . efforts becau.Se the producer or j 

vade the city limits. . 


audience in Italian^anguage .thea^ 
tres because of his great bariton- 
ing; •' . , : 

Italian producers for some time 
have been struggling to: get proper, 
vehicles for Bechi’s fine voice. This 
is the flimsiest one of the several. 


were .planned, (^u«ng^^ oven- , grosses in general, according to 

I circuit heaifs, were about equal to 
sequence. / - t the first week of -1949 (m just 

Interwoven 'loosely into the slightly below. 'What fiimii nmst 
major theme is . the story of a — 

young girl’s heroism innd love for 
a . member, of the. Partisan move- 
ment. Pic succeeds slightly in 
getting across the courage and 
perseverance of the people. Fran 
NovakOvic as an Old’** farmer and 


feared was a very seyere drop, lii.st 
week to the low .levels thal. pre- 
yailed during 'most of Decembef. 
That did not. happen, 

A flock of; pix were doing com- 
paratively strong biz: last w^^ek, 



Into this dangerous setup comes 

Hale, a Dallas marshm, who’s seek- ... ... , . 

Ing an embezzler. He cpnceals' his ! Napier’s experiments as well as . 

Identity by posing an an escapecl I an attempted rescue of Hall by I '''bile his putler has 


murderer. Thereafter , the plot / Gorcey, Gabriel bell and a coupfe .! on romantically wU the 

moves along' fairly leisurely hut 1 other BoWery Boys. In general, shows a heavy hand blhginVYoo 

picks up momentum when the mar- tlvdse .sequences are M'eak and in- singer eniulating the butler and nnBL'h on theatrics ' ’ ^ ^ I'i 


Shal gcts his man and husile.s' out ! effective, . Gorcey is fair as the ; ib® ^ lady pretending to .be ; 

of town after a furious gun bat- 'Bowery Boys’ chief. HalT does, ibe maid. Yarn drags in a string :. 

. . ' ~i fake butlers. 

duel between Hale and O’ Flynn is / part. /Mil^^ support is lent by ; There is a sleep-walking se- 


Tlie lor Lo%'e 

(BRITISH) 

London, Jan. $>: 


j this has enough original twists to 
go 
of 
this 


1..: W.,IIP nuy , British Lion release of London Films- o I® A«nette i Up -comparatively w.-l) «t. 

5 wet) ca.st as a bloodthirsty killer. Robert Oonst pfoducUon. stars Donat, Dr''Leopow'Ba’chmn!m ** *joJif *■ * Broadway’S Paramount and liivoll 

Ian Leslie is adequate as Healey's Renee Ashorson; MarJdWe Rhodesr tea- . Campanmi gj; Hrn'’s°ReMSs«“‘'^.'.•.' 

!■ a • I ' ... I lures Dora Br.t'an. -Charles Viotor. -Thora 1 l.<; PYPPlIprit' ac tViP cinopr’c ' huflo-n C4i.wi 


lie With the outlaws. R,evoiver,| as best he can with a iudicrous ! °i i|^^® ^'^.ii^i'S- 
duel between Hale and O’Flynn is / part. /Mild support is lent by ; bore is a . 

a lophotch bit of oater drama. ; Napier, bell, Strange and Jane ; 9uence where the baritone sings 
Hale does a forthright job as Adams as; a nurse. Jean Yar' ; 
the marshal and demorislrates his j brough's direction is so-so in this /[^^"•‘^jon oscoi ted 
.versatility by crooning a lone tune: Jan Grippe production. GUb. hou.sebold. Absurd on the surface,. 
Some comedy relief is '‘supplied by i 
Paul Hurst as a locksmith. O' Flynn 
is suave and. sinister as the No. 1 
liaddie, Myron Healey is okay as 
the embezzler while Roy Barcroft J 
is 

Nan 

. si.ster and supporting players meas- ' 
ure lip; 

Philip Ford’s direction paced the j 
film at a breezy clip arid his giiid- . 
jng hand is particularly evident in ; 
the bristling action 
merawqrk of John 
Stan) e.v W j 1 sCiri’s mu sica I 
Robert M. Leeds 
good in this Melville 

duclion, ; Gilb. - . 

- - .- '■ -. - ■ I Claude 

- . ■ . /.Vicar 

..Ell ■ ,t ho . v : M'i'ifr .-Harrlso'n-. 

'Muno«:i;arti ..■production: - and ’ -.ri'ieasp. 
iSiar.v /Whip Wilson. Djrcctc/d by Liimbert ' Walter Greenwood’s 


and “Yeilpvv Sky 
Cloritrast.ed to that cuiTcnily are 

Moin Fi*Olili«l., - llor /Xichi ■ being turned in! on- 

Voin Sitoon ; numerous engagements by “On the 

h 'Town,” “The Outlaw.” ’Two Jiina.’/ 
^ i “Heiress,”. “Pinky,” “Great Lover; 

AAUhrRIAN) 1 “Adam’s Rib,’’ ‘‘Inspector. Gencr 

Vienna, Jan. 3. j and “Battleground ”; Opening well 


Hans^oiden ' Toronto; vvhich. vva.s- its only 

other date. It starts into niore 
>Yidespread release in a few tliiy.s 
when prospects will . be better for; 


thge Konradi 
Elisabeth Markus 
.Susi Nicoletti 
Elfrlede Ott 


!:‘L'.'seot?w<i?|S^ fudging its 

*scenVs C*a- ' •■ • • : Robert Donat okay except On numerous closeiips, j • . j Incideritally, check shows th 

n MacBLirnie ’ mJ^^ HardacW^' ’ ^ Very .slipshod. Dubbing ' The: title . almost explains: the: New York nabes did not ret lei 

*/■;/■//:/ f spRj^ing wices often :;ieavwL/^^^^™^ved::p1m: Scripts the nltradfot grosses on ^roud^va, 

Wll|^‘^?kerp^l.:.fe/f«nsi„/;;'///:/ actnal dialog. :: wear. : ; g}? «ei?teve ^PfSJvety 

' V Vi ' ' Yarn of ihoVoung maO who^agr^/IW''- . 

More i to almost /everything, inciuding en^ V-r' *^'^”y ®^ theni: exceeding, last 
, (PALESTINIAN) . .' gagenierits, rend'ezwous, etri., 

; 4 - ' PictuVe.s release of ■ (.To.seph abOVe the USUal tVDe bf this' kind 

romantic ■ Krumjtold and Norman Louiie) Palestine nf fnnipHv ' ' ^ 

*8 to the piodUction. Written and directed ” ' i-uineuy. 


.John..: Stratton. ; 

■ Francis Wiiiiialj * ' ' 
Norman Partridge | .. 

. . Edna 'Morris i ' . 


the 

ct 

:ay 

ill!' 

y 


Fi^ozeii Caiii- 

Cohtimied ; from page. 4 , ; 


. .i4..,. .. Redo Browne script. While “The Curc for Love” j Leah 

, bee Rbbertfl vvill undoubtedy prove to be R big l Aaron .. 

• Myroa llea.ley i;.* 1 ,^-.,^.^ 14 - j Yehoshua 


Nora , 

Bar hey ... , 

SherilT. 

Hall • . ... 

Bradshaw . 

Gii.s . . . ’. V-. 

.Art ’. . . ;/. , 

Tom...,/.:.. .. — . . . - - 

r— / transatlantic /market/ mairily be- 
Ju>sl another western. It would cause of the . particularly pro- 
ha ye. been belter if most of thie riounced Lancashire dialect which 

iplayeis had devoted their time American audieiices . won’t get.* , j The Nurse. , . 
Slaving in the saddle^ Mild sup- Ostenjtibly, this is an unpretenti- ] 


. . /°^!*.”. ;/ . • ^ Kpni-adi. . the girl j ^opefiderit ori films. .:FurllieriiiQi;^’ 

....>. ........ :yehuda Ben Moshfe .b^^pri^lly RmiTievS, and ;Susi Nicb- there is no ifldication that TV 'vill 

ua .. .4;.;;;. Joshua Weiner letU, one bf the girls he IR pn^ • decreaR*» thp HprnanH ioi* 200(1 (T.* 


The Seamstress ; , :ziilg Berkowiti/ MaVk,,./ A ' ^nsapeiu ; Ways increased the desire lor omy- 

Azriei . ..: ... . — > . .Azriei Nekritsch o.^seivO/ mention, - gOod entertainment This desiri' is 

Th** f’ha rinnn -Z,,: T Ir-- Will Ip F f riprfb n(+ O f . * BVUU cu LCl LtHUUlCII L. . X II 13 «.i t 


, The Chairman: ...... .....: :'^i‘Li^ , While Elfriede Ott, HelH tovi aS ^ Si^^ 

' round out tho cred-. said "tot, tl.t /I"; 

e 


' A.ifred Stbeger does an excpllpnt :^-*’ Industry Council I'ri' 

port: bus production, but it was on the ' (No - dial.op;^arratcii.:irL_Eno:lLsJiJUjob_jn_ directing, pin f mg tlie piny riow Council of Motion Frit iii^ 

PIoT is the; familiar; one . about studio floor for five months and ! This film should get a heavy , ers smartly thro.ugh the pac£; S | Pfeserit1*ri^L‘[m;»- 

.'IJ - S. ■ marshal who exercises ; will have a YuccIp -tp- r-paai-n ..:Tp\x/ich fnllou/intX"- -Irlpaliin'cr -I'lfifl-i ! I'hic hilofi/xir. .. . ■..’ frnnic" 'ir* .rtr» ■ t it v |•(*(IUC- 

time-worn heroics, in corn e ring a its. negative, 
riiysterious . ridef who is vvanted, ; riiarket 

per usual, '-for Cattle-rustling.- Be- i.as a potential sjw*&v.^ v*. >1. |. v.vr*..». ■ ...rui. iv ...1.,....^., vw pv' .lha^ .l*cciiii, xiiilihi'l -ppr« 

A ' J «' 1 A . — A- * * ^ .1 -]' • I—- .'ttBtall'. 1«* A A . 4 1 »iiL. A. I» A 1 m a *1 • t X 4>« . m e ^ . 4 4 'am ^ w I m« Ia. m . ^ ^ ^ .^1. -sifilltf 

J next Angld-American inecii >» 
.. .11 be held “Before August dr* 
pending, upon when the Bi dts.n 
elections; are held; 















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PICTIJIIES 



W^^nesJay, Januiiry 1950 


. - NEW YOR K 

Joseph Gins; 

manager in Buffalo^ shifteti tP the 


4 ^ ’ A humber of other suburban 
1 1 houses enjoy that clearance. 

2 ' F^rank Eisenherg, former United 
4 / Artists salesman, joined ftealart 
4 exchange here. It is operated by 
7 ; local f r a n c h i s e bolder Don 
.-Swartz. ' 

' rt-yceum, legit house, lining up 


Inilies Claw 


:h/»ye 750^»f 


V ■ ■ j— = Contintied from 3 SSSSSSSCSSSSS 

her of the RFO theatres are Ibr atres away from production 

ivafa#! ' bution, aa; most industryites ^an- 


ticipate .Win 


^I& 4 «>Ssky. biiWiting Parii r 

and I^incpln; parts. III., completed !»9-’e. Hi* « 


ccur^ 


manager m uunaiov sniuea to me ana mncpm, rans, lu,. vonipit;icu .. underlined ■ i - i- juu.ic, M 15 


Indng Sochin, newly-named sales 01 ^;-,, 
topper for U’s Prestige, Picture |S 6 n F 
unit, which handles a nUinber of ; 

J. Arthur Bank’s British films. . 

\Villis Shaffer,, manager of Fpx jjj 
Atchison theatre, Atchison, Kan,* , . 
has copped, first prize, of: $500 in , ; 
an. exploitation contest staged by j 
Eagle EionVon “Bed Staj lion iif^itF | apix, 
Bdckies:” Walter Tremor, Pheil * 


1 .Metro product bro k e a 
scramble AviU be on. fuu 

fe^ instances wiieve 


in Missouri;;. ^ ^ and are apparently prepored to of-. 

, /^fer-higbly.'favorable;deals to snaie ' 3 ^ .•^g 3 in 5 t..;.jj|e-.,bidk.,sent-. in:. -bv- 
V '-- . ■■■ BOSTON -- 1 top. pix.- ;■.•■•,. .-■;.BKb"s\own'^houses..''I)istrib ;ex(*(i' 

rtiniit nnW ^v eier fpd • rlames M. Hone, Executive secre- ! Thus, first and key-runs r that 1 ^ 3 ^ no compunction about giving 
refined ^0 -^ry of Independent Theatre Own- i par : and BKO have., always had -^e films to the top biadeiv and 

ayor pi. xvewDurypori, .leiu^cu. ly.., ^ KTAt-Mioi-n ; «Aiiy the no- . 


"''par Patterson; Head dr; Astor;|;^^li^2}^ef ^ Sa 

7We^‘^,l'^ ^hlbUdfs and Circuit i »Cada i u^leads than Ahe iormer; chain, ^ct"; . '.ndya^ fpi wc,, 

Exchange, Delimit, ^.here tp i luncheon to greet Edward Golden. •*’ favorahle bids and have .already -..V ■ ■ • '. " . .-~ ■ 

A-Stor prexy- : rfiW-‘-‘Y^„Vitv John; Hamrick Theatres acquired ^ won product m. some : ' . Ra|i . D A 

• ^ n^- In the Liberty arid ^Venetian here; :Fu 11 force of > U^Cv D.U. v: 

orw^ . AwfVn England preem VU from ; Theatres, Inc- an an is going oh hasn’t been felt as yet . ;;- •■riintinniui'' rti-L.;- i 

ST. LOUIS " ^ Tl^e January meeting of tilde- ®P®^'®ting agreemerit with ;T- for In the case of BaramOunL: Which ;V- " ■ ; 4 from page 4 

. / * . . ; ■ . v thp 'Row iri FhOrAAliiuf ThocA aro crklit I'tc thpatrA# and dlStri- Uu^. ^ : . : . 


. Bvfi. 


Members otJ 01st Airborne Divi- pendent . Exi 
sion made personal at ApOlIo the- omitited in 
atre w:heri Russell A. .BoVim, city meeting to h 
manager for: Loew'-S, arranged for rectors Will 
speciai showing of “Battleground.” comrhittee t 


Continued from page 4 


I..ator, Denise Darcel. l^^^^ femme .officers for 1950 to be submitted , . ! 1 through, and evidences of cnange j^fg^ Yearis weeks “Sam<nn^ 

in filrii, made p;ai. at LoeW’s State, at annual meeting in February, *p won’t be ^re played Y arid RivV.ii 


Burglars, who broke into the «Re- ; Foliowing this directors confab* the i HAr® ' ^ With new hieh 

gal, nabe owned by George Pilakos, iriembers will attend a testimonial here. ■. 1 in the case of RKG, the company . a 

copped lS pints Cf whisky Pilpkos . luncheon at Hotel Bradford honor- 1: . igot. ah ekterisioh of the ti.me; t 

intended giving as Xmas presents, ing Al Somerby of the Old Howard } MOBILE divorcement w^a$ to have been pii.trirp hit V ‘ 

of A;w^*(S"^’r^o^^rel iSm T ■ Hearts . Theatres, 1 completed, TOaVWas last Nov. Sy *veeks:at ^he^HbS. “ 

ot Firtie Amus. , Vp,,. l ecovereq snow pusmess nere. , which operates eight pic theatres However, in granting the postponeT ’ i. « a. «; 

froni major operation and; nc>w:;m . A meeting , of - American j here., and in. vicinity, named tour ment the COUrt held that the the- 1 : ■ ■f®*''*'* Heart’ S( 

. Mexico, forest, , , .;v . . . Theatres Corp,, elected Samuel ; new officials t® operate thett a^ “Pdoiish Heart” sti 

MaIa/Iv. HrivA-m ..nAJtf. iJiirinnin . Pmanciri nrACirlAkit- . PHttrarYl .Q- u-;. i_ . o_ixi __ s.^ i . : | aiivi .,uaijv*aMMva«a»^ ««« ., V «... . 


iaLth:^,the: - -.T®fHsh -HeartV ■Starts...Big;^;:: • ; 

-productiori. ) . “.Foolish. Heart” started big .in 

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111., was lasit of Southern Illinois Canter, treasurer; Robert r. Fow- ^es aP^'^irbriem^; W 

byrtnerii in chiittAP fhr cAfltsnn icr HArk nirpririr* hpa Pirian«ki ^ vw^ans meeting. gf. gg divorcement had been the w. Y. .Music Hall. : Oullawv' 

“ f^^^rt^^fe?^-;shut- cIh^^o^Weiiib“gf'^^ ■ I vu/ -a : 

ter its Llncolm .1,350-seater, Belle/- B* Lourie; and Bertrarii A; Sugar- ards Jr Crirter will also serve as carrying through this ordei , , proved so stout that^U is holclpx cc 

vine. Ill;, until facelifting job ; ISmral’ rim^^ ‘ oSSs^^a^^ 

Completed. V 1, Last minute permits granted by fre Gaston J' liureau Jr vice- 1 to pictrires which were trade- j Fo^es ^ hit good to 

The Roxy, Jeffer.son City, Mo., Mayor Gurley to Mickey Redstone, president* Maurice F. Barr secre- ’ ^ ®* vVeek it was out. 

unit of DiirWood Theatres, reiight- open-air theatre ;pperator, to. build tai*y and Harry K. Oliohint treas- ^ exhibs before that date were ! ‘All King’s Men” (Colb vvhicli 

ITXaa *>A ^liriAir. KAinitf chiitiArAfl . twrt tiAvv n^hnAic in TTiih rAcirlAntiai r.i. . V. ! • I in4-n Tivin Vm-,,cA<s- uni^Ari «V,a I'hari nniv a fAXir cAaffot'A/I KA/iL. 


booked for Holy Year pilgriritage j ^^Hy^ the full eity; Richards;Tetiring president, has i Nov. 8 tradeshoW pix have nbvv ; the best picture.bf 1949 ioonu'd biz 

to .Rome this year. ^ ni w ic «a 1 i ■ chSfrnSn** interests to United Para- j been pretty well played off and the for it on its extended run at N; Y. 

n^S^ij;''a iS aj^ngement 1 

ilm theatre in that- loAvh. Arthur: show cause >yhy the permits should J :■• / ■. ■■ i Red, Hot* Blue l ai ) 


the best picture.bf 1949 ioonu'd biz 


mg stock in a. company to erect i ana auow mm 1 
film theatre in thatToAvh. Arthur.: show cause \yhy 
G. Struck; owner-operator of Ar- ; not be revoked, 
lee, Mason City, 111., will operate i ^ 


tv® .•.■.*• . ’ ; • 

Kerasotes Bro.s; ; Springfield, III. , 

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MINNEAPOLIS 


^ t ■-■ ! The New Yor ex- failed; (o iriake much of an impre.<- 

BUTTE pected .;to be most startiing be- sion excepting iri a few ScaUeied 

: *Film Row here still talking about I tough competition that -spots, * 

opening of new Intermountain Fox • faces in yirtually all of its “Dangerous Profession” i RKp', 

. . I. - . X ' ^ . , . . :■ ... . ' i l.-.n... . _ iivrji. 1 :. . ' a,_ . j> ..a., uai^ ...wa Xl.'— J _ ... v , I. . . 


number of year.s has .shuttered the j be shown at regular Tcale.^ It was ; being started, Bpzeman and: Butte, I In iriany cases these indie webs • sessions where ranked up aniong 

A. P. Meyer. Cuba, Mo., regained: , vipped admissions. . : elude reSing of OCpiie^^^^ competing RKO i Racatiyely^ .s.mg 1} coin, Bed 

Ownership of the Cuba which he j . Lyceum, legit . house, back to i Havre by Mfs.' Joe B. Moore; hew Tb/idf.- if'^^ c”** 9 «ality, i Danube (M-G) wllected some mb 

sold lO years ago to Gasconade pictures between;,^ touring attrac- ! theatre in Dutton arid openinff of ; « ^a*' for years to ditional sizeable biz, being abso-i an 

Amtis. Co. llou.se became property I tions, currently having “Spring in new house in Rudvard Mont product in Some one week and ninth another pivc. 

of the R. E. Garriey Theatres, 1 Park Lane.” G. A. Gustafson. ’ ’ of the.se situations and; can, be ex- “Beyond Forest” CWB) «d(i<d 

Rolla, Moi, when Gasconade Co., 1 . Earliest ayaiiability fOr Minne- OrpheUm'‘ and Lake theatres in ^ tp make a stx^ong bid for Substaritial amounts to the t ola I it 

divide^ theatres of circuit. Meyer . apolis neighborhood and .suburban \Vhitefish sold by John Lindsay to ' *tKO pix, leaving the; established had grossed iii. November, \x lira 

repurchased from Carneyv i hpusc.s now is 28 days, but Erigler Massman interests. RKO houses: in the lurch; ninth. “Hasty Heart.” i\YB) was 

oAlton Starlight Corpi. headeff by ; brothers, who own two theatres in > — — _ Typical is the battle belWeeri ' drily average in L A on il.s lii.si 

Charles. Goldman, Harry Beck and suburban Hopkin.s. ^e requesting Vnt iNftQTnWN Century’s Patio and RKO’s Ken- ' date “Big Wheel” tUA) ran iip 
Joe Goldfarb, building 700 car: H-day clearance f^ne of them : . ^UINUblUW b ; ,npre. in Brooklyn, It^ w^k-^^ 

drive-in near Alton. i Englers a r g u e that increase of The Grand, downtown burlesque about four situafiori. xvhiAh to? ' 

The Michigan, a unit of Fred , dualing in Minneapolis nabes.' house, is being reiriodeled and. will become so hitfpr i i ^ ,.*i 

Wchrenberg circuit, to undergo:; makes it e.ssfential for them to open as the Esquire* arty . theatre 1 , ^ Fred i Best reissue: combo out on » e* 

ma.ior facelifting; I have the earlier availability as an i with foreign films. The Guild in ! u P^.^h P^paring lea.se during the month \\^as ‘.n^ 

The Butler laniily, Hillsboro. IlL, offset. : T61edQ, recently-opened arty hoUsev“^jt . 'clay lnn”-”^ 

theatre operators in several South- ; Owners of suburban Gplden ,Val” j previously was a subsequent-run i the majors in order leases, although the keys wfie 

ern Illinois towns, p i a n s new ! ley theatre requested ruling froin [ theatre. Other citie.s in state boast- • product for the Patio. flooded with oldies just prior to 

drive-in near Hillsboro. . • i Departrnent of Justice regarding (ing arty operations' are Cleveland, "^rire of a shakeup in the Christmas in attempting to Avoal lit r 

Frisina Amus. Go. earmarked right to 28'-day availability which ; Daytori* Yellow Springs and Co- established New York order will offish trend These two did okav 
$ 100,000 for new , drlye-in near? it requested but has not received.: Uuiribus, : ; come ; when Loew’s splits its the- ' to big trade iii many locations 


uba which he i . Lyceum, legit house, back to ; Havre by Mfs. Joe B. Moor^ ne^ quality. Hanube’\tM-y collec^^ 

to Gasconade pictures betweeir.^ touring attrac- ! theatre in Dutton and opening of ( Ve . been itching for years to ' ditional sizeable biz, being atso-i an 
came property ; tions, currently having “Spring in new house in Rudyard Mont >bv PiQcluct in Some one \veek and ninth another pivc. 

riey Theatres, 1 Park Lab®’” G. A. Gustafson. ’ ’ “>f the.se situations and ; can, be ex- “Beyond Forest” CWB) added 

lasconade Co., 1 . Earliest ayaiiability fOr Minne- OrpheUm'‘and Lake theatre in ; P®®f®^ tp :make a stx^ong bid for Substantial amounts to the total it 
circuit. Meyer . apolis neighborhood and suburban Avhitefish sold by John Lindsay to ' Pix, leaving the: established had grossed iii. November, w hen 
arney; i housc^s now is 28 days, but Engler Massman interests. RKO houses: in the lurch; ninth. “Hasty Heart.” iWB) wa,s 


. Typical is the battle between bhly average in L. A. on it.s, lust 
Century’s Patio and RKO^s Ken- ( date. ”Big Wheel” lUAl i an iip 



y^negday# JaiMia*y. 




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^j^iary 6' 


1950 


• i^eaol>. 40 * . +v,e liOfd : 

jMami Bea . .v again 

^ VO W'?'’? ’^°^er "‘iini ernS 4 ?W 6 i''''“’- 

latlrto”- _ ““’ „iirtol>®”'''‘ . . »' 

4„d a. ^iias oanY ; .^4 

..eooraa • : , tse twa^ “ ^ 

.oWta.».on. 

^Acilii^®?^^ . . ..vo AaysonV ,.„-ti an 

, T- ■■ramett'feeT; '.B. 


r 


; i -rariei®’^* ,+ Vful 

otd m «mir 5enuiw , ; . ^ 

acid:*-- ■UPT ^ ^ , + pr Wincii^^^ 

I f.«a»6a' ! ,„jei a<'^‘ '"='’■ ’ ^ .orU- 

. .V^ ■ . 4 a driinn’^'?'' •■ ■: 

^ei4onal.e0nai>P" ' t^e f affii^lfe; 




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PICTVRGS 


P^wfir 


T" 


Wedne 8 <layy Jiinuaiy II^ ^1950 




Outlaw’ Tops Preyioua B,0. 


Continued: from page 3 


ftiise with c ensor demands, clid^’t. 
go: into release^ until .five; /years’ 
,;later. Uiiited Artists /distributed 
it during 1946 and 1947 and the 
film exhibited its. mysterious b.o. 
draught /whereyet* it played. Ho^V^ 
ever, sinee it had heither/a ProdUcr. 
tion Code Admihis.tratioh seal nor 
aii acceptable rating from > the. 
.; t.egibn of Decency,; it was very 
limited in the number, of theatres. 
.It' .could- -play’ 

, ; Nevertheless, . if piled lip .about 
$2,500,000— inUch of it through re- 
peat 'engagements . in; the theatres 
that would handle tt. On the basis 
df last week’s Strength, RKO execs^ 
are predicting j^rosses of as high 
as $8,006,00.0. . Jt is thought un- 
likely to approach that, but, in any 
case looks certain to be the epm- 
: pany’s top-grOsser for the year. . . 

Heavy take apparently insures 
Hughes a handsom e profit on th e 


property, although^i^atinvestmeiTt 

anyone’s guess. Original negative, 
wdiich took Hughes many months 
to complete, aiid was shot and te- 
ahot, reputedly ran over $2,000,000 
— -a tremendous sum at 1941 prices. 
Add to that the tinkering the p¥0- 
ducer did to it continually in the 
five years before it hit the screen. 
Interest on the investment, large 
expenditures for publicity and ad- 
vertising, the maintenance of an 
expensive organization during part, 
of the nine years that haye passed 
since the pic. was made, and 
lawyers’ fees for battling varied 
; censor boards and the Motion Pic- 

fused the pic the PC A iseai. 

;. In additibri to all that, .Hughes 
is financing a number 'of pix for 
UA in return for its giving up its 
contract for release of the film* 
When he acquired RKO about 18 
months ago, he started the deal 
with UA by Which "The Outlaw" 
was finally turned over to his own 
company for further distribution. 

Ned E. Depinet, RKO prexy, suc- 
ceeded in getting Hughes to coihr 
promise on the film’s content, and 
sufficient cuts have been made in 
the present version to win a Breen 
office seal and a. "B" (objection^ 
able in part) rating from , the 
Legion. . 

Battle with the MPA A, which re- 
sulted in withdrawal of the code 
certificate and a subsequent multi- 
. million dollar anti-trust suit by 
.' Hughes against the organization, 
wasn’t over the picture’s content at 


all, but oyer the advertising;. Hughes 
refused .to tone down shots of star 
Jane Russeirs sellliig points tq | 
iiieet. MPAA staridards* . Advertis- 
ing art has been changed some- 
what how, but a number of 
i filmites .- are ’ expressing,: surprise, 
currehtly at the MPAA’s liberality 
in the copyv ■ 

, • While 20 of the 21 dates last _ 
week, were in. Hughes’ own R 
theatres, which put On/ extra steam 
for the boss’s picture, the two years; > 
that the filbi has been out of re-. 

' lease didn’t seem to have dimmed 
! the public’s memory of’ the.' fl^mr 1 
i boyant publicity cain.Phigu which ' 
was carried on over years Or the 
I desire ;to. see the film, There was 
! iittle diff'ereriee ih result in towns 
[ where the pic had never played be- 
! f or 0 and where it was making a 
I repeat stand, Th a number of the 
latter spots it turned in much more 

partially through playing bigger, 
and bettef hous^^ 


isTrip. Repeat 
cities ^ were .Ghlcagb, D fe n v e r* 
Davenport^ Kansas City, Minne- 
apolis, New Orleans, Omaha; Roch- 
ester, Sioiix City, \yaterloo, Cedar 
Rapids and Buff alo. 

. Most phenomenal scbi’e was rung 
lijp at the RKO ; Boston, where Miss 
Russell was making a p a; with the 
pIcV initial week’s gross was about 
$78»090^three to four times recent 
normal. At the RKO Grand iii 
Ghi, It rolled up $44,000 for the 
initial stanza, breaking every mark 
since the house was built. In 
Rochester, biz was so hot a second 
‘tReiitfer: was^' TeqtrisiHoned 
private ambtilaiice hited to bicycle 
the print between the two houses. 



Continued from page 3 


OUTDOOR 
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CONCESSIONAIRES 

FKOM COAST TO COAST 
OVIR l/^'cfNTUPY 




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SERVICE FOR 


DRIVE-IN tHEATRESj 



MOVIE THEATRES 

Representing "BUYERS" who desire 
MOTION PICTURE THEATRES and 
■"SHOWMEN" who desire to sell their 
THEATRES. 

De BIcisio & Saunders 

hotel oLcoTt 

27 W. 72nd St. TR. 7-4200 


have to make arrangemerits to sit 
down with him and hash it out 
at first hand, such as Fabian did 
with Major Albert Warner and 
Jack Warner. Lacking that, he as- 
sertedly let Hughes know that thO 
RKO topper would have to name 
a. negotiator fully authorized to 
close a deal. 

Fabian-Wafher pact was virtu- 
ally a fait accompli recently when 
Warners backed out on the asser- 
tion that their lawyers told them 
It couldn’t be done. Deal had been 
set by a handshake and was ready 
for paper when, reportedly via the 
intervehtion o^ Major Warner’s 
brother-in-law, A1 Leeds, it was 
decided to give Wall Streeters an 
opportunity to sell the theatres 
through a stock flotation. ; 

Fabian, who has come to be 
known to the trade as a perpetual 
negotiator, because of his hard- 
luck in bringing deals to a con- 
clusion, came even closer to buy- 
ing U nited Artists a couple years 
ago than he did the Wb chain. 
In that case the papers were even 
drawn arid were just about to be. 
signed when MaiT Pickford, UA 
co-owner,/ changed her mind and 
refused to sell. 

In all of his . negotiations Fabian 
has had the financial support of 
Serge Semenenkb, y.p. of the First 
National Bank of Boston. 


EXHIB (MF ASKED 
I^R BROTHERHOOD m 

Film industry’s campaign^ for 
Brotherhood Week, / sponspred by 
the National Gonfei^nce of Chris- 
tians and Jews, got under way last 
week, with a request from , motion 
picture chairman Tied Gamble for 
exhifis to cooperate in six proippr;' 
tional; steps* He listed them as: 

; (i) ObtainMO inemberships for ' 
each theatre at $1 each; (2) Plan 
Special Brotherhood Week observ- 
Pric.es; (3) Arrange special display 
material in lobbies . and . stores; , 
(4) Use Special newsreel clips to be 
provided, iricluding an end title 
\yHich starts oft all reels with the 
. jan:, 15 issue; (5); Form brother- 
hood chapters with theattek aS a 
focal poirit, and .(6) "Make Broth- 
erhood Weiek a community eypnt 
in the finest sense .of the word." /. 

, Week is' set for Feb. 18 to 26. 
j. Rphert Rubin, Metro y.p:, is 
chairrrian of the amuseriient dif 
vision, and Max; Yourigstein, Para- 
-mouht-— pub-ad- ehief7--^h 
publicity and advertising commit- 



Continued from page 3 




port of the campaign as a perspnal 
duty for the prompt ion Pf gpod 
will ampng all sects arid creeds 
and as an industry public relations 
; gesture. 



Continiied' from page 5 


are required tP tPne up rentals 
generally oft a season's releases. 

In a sense, new system will be 
the same as the use of "loss lead- 
ers” ijy^retai^shopsr'Which-ai^ 
signed to bring in the customers 
for ordinarily-priced merchandise. 
There is hp intention, of course, of 
peddling big pix at a loss, but, 
rather, to cop a profit while en- 
hancing the distrib’s reputation. 
Recently XJ has had soine difficulty 
in garnering top-bracket terms in 
circuits on its exploitation films. 

In U's case, already tagged fpr 
production costs exceeding $1,000,- 
000 in ’50, are "Harvey," "Song of 
Norway," "Winchester, 73," "Death 
on a Side Street" and "Deported." 
Release dates of these pix will be 
carefully culled, both with an eye 
towards prop~er spacing and avoid- 
ing too heavy amortization Charges 
at any one point in the season. U’s 
fingers Were burnt two years ago 
when it let loose a concentrated 
batch of expensive celludoid, in- 
cluding a number pf red-ink en- 
tries. . 

During the final nifte months of 
the 1948-49 season, company made 


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exceeding the $1,000,000 marker. 
Fic was "Sword in the Desert," 
which is figured to gross about 
$1., 500, 000. , Company’s biggest 
earner, "Ma arid Pa Kettle," cost a 
bare $400,000, but will wind up 
with $2,300,000 in the till,- ’ | 

"Harvey" looks to be the most 
expensive filiri to be made by U iii 
’50, with “Song of Norway” a close 
second. U paid $1,000,600 for the 
film rights to "Harvey," and then 
temporarily shelved the project 
during the economy era to avoid 
meeting amortization payments 
during its slack period. Story cost 
of $1,000,000 is being paid off . oyer 
a 10-year stretch. Entire produc- 
tiori nut, however, must be amorr 
tized over ah i8-month period 
starting with the release ' date Of 
the film. 

Ford and Copper Will stay on at 
the RKO studio, where they are 
currently located,s until "Wagon ; 
Master" is complied* Negative 
will be turried over to RKO some 
time in March, . when Argosy treks 
to the Republic; lot. 


fled the party providing the dollars 
as the Vaticari, / This^^^^^. w 
denied and the true source quickly 
namud for. fear by officiAls; of the 
Catholic hierarchy that the Com- 
munist press would ■capitalize on 
the; reports; to. support their charges 
that Gardirikl Miridszenty of Hup-, 
/gary> and other Teligibus leaders 
were Inyplyed iii biaCk market 
operations. . 

Actually, what happens is : that 
.an A merican ;6rgari4atiori that .’sup- 
porta a seminary or charity in Italy 
collects coin for, that purpose iii the 
U; Sv 'This is transferred to the 
film; companies iri New York and 
they release the agreed-upon num;, 
her of lire to the group in Rome, 
Both sides profit in that the Aineri- 
cari compahies get their money im-. 
frozen and thie charity gets more 
lire than it Would otherwise have, 
since there is a discount in their 
■favori..'-’ •■■:/ ■ 



Italiait Govt, Okay 


Philippine Islands, one of the 
few remaining free markets for 
U. .S. pix overseasr has suddenlv 

clantped- thfrerrae; w^lilliTT 

taheea to . the U. S.. Aption iaken 
by the PI government in Manila 
affects approximately ; $3,500,000 in 
annual revenues to American dis, 
tribs. The Philippiries has/beon the 
most, important market in the Far 
East. for Yank pix since the war; : 

PI, gpv^rnriaent has given no in- 
dicatiph how long the freeze v iii 
last, its crackdown fpllQws a sorV 
bus shortage of dollars, which has 
become increasingly evident in the 
past.- year. .For a long time; the 
islands had/ plenty of hard Yank 
cash because of payments v riiade 
by U.S, Government to Filipinos 
for war damages. Howeyeiv that 
coin has gradually dwindled. - 

No; action is being takeri/'by: the 
Motion Picture Asrii. of Anun ica. 
Reps of the vafibus distribs in Ma- 
nila are handling, the matter in an 


deals, considering the differential 
between the official rate of 624 to 
the dollar and the 750 that the film 
in diistry gives as a contribution by 
the latter to Italian charities. Many 
similar deals have been made on 
a smaller scale with other church 
organizations and with the Jewish 
Joint Distribution Coinmittee, 
Which financed cphsidefable of the i 
inigratiofi from Itjiy to Israel in 
this manner. As a ihatter bf fact, 
there have been so many deals of ; 
all types that the U. S. firms will j 
have practically no .frozen life f e- 
fmaining~raftoF--^^cempletioiL^ot^4he 
present transactiori; / - 

Italian government also feels It ad- 
vantageous to liquidate the frozen 
funds, since they constitute a lia- 
bility against the treasury that will 
eventually have to be paid off or 
fenbunced. Renunciation would 
hurt Italian credit. It is also help- 
.ful to the Internal economy to get 
the lire into circulation. 

Incidentally, the small quantity 
of lire now frozen in Italy as 
against last February, when the 
first Church deM was ttiade, is re-r 
fleeted in the difference in discount 
rates. Official rate then was 575 
to the dollar, and the Yank firms 
gave 875'to Unload their hoard— a 
spread of 300 points. Current deal 
has a differential of billy 126 points 
—official rate being “624 and the 
rate given being 750. 

Arrangement in Sweden is with 
the Lelas group that last year fa- 
cilitated the thawing of a large 
quantity of coin iri Finland through 
the printing of, bibles there for 


effort to ease Ihe freeze.”Expbi'i ;of 
hew American films to the i.'^iiihds 
are .still subject to no limiiatibns 
or restrictions. 

Pi government has indicated that 
it intends to put the clanip on all 
“nonressential Iinports," As; a tiiar. 
ket for American pix, foreign dept 
execs declare that the Philippines 
has zbomed far ahead of its prevyar 
showing? Yank pix were consider- 
ably popularized during the G1 in- 
flux of features in the course ol’ ihe 
islands* liberatioiif ^ 


only One film with a h^gative oost .^/'; Y 

i non oon .■uislribution in the U. S. .: The dol- 



Contihued . from page 4 


lars for Which these sold were paid [ 
by Lelas to the film companies. | 

Present setup calls for the I 
building of a ship in Sweden to- 1 
ward which the Americans are cOn- j 
fributirig 6,950,000 frozen kroner. ; 
Whether the owners of the ship , 
will be /U. S; citizens could not be ; 
determinedy but in any event they ! 
have dollars available. Currency 
to the extent of $1 ,000,000 has [ 
been placed in escrow and will be 
turned over to the film companies 
/when the ship is finally handed to 
its owners. 

Deal provides that the conver- 
sion Of kroner for the ship shall 
be at the rate of 6.95 to the dollar, 
but the Lelas group gets a commis- 
sion that raises this to 7.2.: Offi- 
cial rate is 5.18.; 


ing threat to tax the movies out of 
business. 

"This Industry pays the takes 
which apply to all without a riiur- 
mur of complairit. But it blUerly 
resents, and invokes its; con .s til u- 
tional right to protest, being 
singled out for disctiminatoiy 
treatment. 

"We canhot conceive .of your ad- 
vocating a special tax on news- 
papers, magazines and books. As 
a lawyer you niight ponder 
whether such a tax would abridge 
the freedom bf the press; as a 
Statesman you would ceiiainly 
say that such a tax was contrary to 
public policy. We feel, on reason 
and authority, that motion pictures 
are also an important part of. t lie 
Gomihunicatibns industry and as^ 
such are entitled to the same ebn? 
sideration that is accorded by the 
Federal goverriment and the State 
to the press.” : ; - ; . - 


THEATRE AND BLDG. FOR SALE: W VA. 
YRLY. BLDG. INCOME $15,000; THE- 
ATRE NETS $50,000; NO BROKERS: 
BOX V-nsb, VARIETY, 154 W. 46tS 
ST., NEW YORK 19> N; Y. 



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Three- vvili not press for the right 
to buy theatres. Legalites of the 
three companies feel it would be 


ed to; take about five weeks and 
will be the final chore before the 
producer takes off on the Eu- 
ropean jaunt, 

/Gbldwyn’s wife and aide, Fran- 
ces, will accompany hiin east and 
to Europe, An office is being set 
up for'’ her at Cbldwyn headquar- 
ters in the RKO building, N. Y. 

Alfred W. Crbwn, v.p. of Sain- 
uel Goldwyri Productions, planed 


New York Theatres 


RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 

RMkefelltr Centei- 


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•BBTT Y G AliRETT - ANN M 1 1-1* )'* h - ' 

"ON THE TOWN'* : 

JU.LES HUNSIIIN - VBHA-EIJ.KN-: 

Color by Technicolor ./ •” 
. A , Metro-Goldwyn-MfLyer Picture * ► 
The. Greet ChrlHtme.s Stage Slio>v ■ [ [ 


hopeless since an adverse ruling 1 out bf New York Sunday 18) on 


has. already been handed down. 
Insteacl, their argument will be 
cbrifi.hed to a plea for a separate 
dfecree covering Col., U and UA. 

Separate decree is regarded as 
important by the three companies’ 
legalites because of its bearing on 


a two-week trip to London and 
Germany. It is understobd that 
he’ll r/Cnegotiate the deal made 
several months ago for the licens- 
ing of distribution of Gbldwyh 
product, in Germany. In England 
heMl discuss distribution of Gold- 


exhib anti-trust actions. An in- iAy3'n films with RKQ and circuit 
dividual decree would have no 
refererice to theatre , monbpbly 
prabiicbS since none of these de- 
fendants was held to violate the 
Sherman act in exhibition. Hpnee, 


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^ \ San Antonio, Jan. 10- ' 

elected; 

exhib attorneys would be unable ■ . 

to tar the:LittIe :Thrce With, same ' don^ Dvet” ’ succeeding Gor* 

damage Utlgation * *'^* in . trebie* j New biV agent is John Dennis,/ 
aamage litigation. I who iollows William Keek^^ i 



Starring JOHN WAYNE 

A REPUBLIC PICTURE 

BRANDT’S MAYFAIR 


BTedliicgaay, Janii^ ll, l^iSO 


BilBiO 



A. C. Nielsen arid C. E. Hooper, top^ and bitter rivals in the 
: radio-televisidn nose^cpiinting field, have been haying some pre-^ 
ihainary talks with the view toward Nielsen taking over the Hopper 
organization. As yet,; nobody's dpmmitted to anything and ripthing. ; 
definite hak been resolved, but it’s known that the initial over-! 
tiire^ have been planted. : • . ' ; 

Siich a iripve wouldn't: particularly, conie as a surprise to those 
close tp the radio-TV research picture, who have long maintained 
that the industry would best be served' by eliminatiori of the multi- 
piicity of standards and services, with its duplication in cpsts, etc. 

Recent months have witnessed sonie of the major agencies fold- 
ing their Hooper terits and embracing the expanding Nielsen ^adip 
. index (Ned. service, ‘with the recent switch iii HodpCr sampling 
techniques; notably oh the “radio only’' :ineasurenient device, In- 
terpreted by some as a ‘‘move of desperation/’ 

Ii’onlcally enoughj without tipping the prelimihary , Hooper- 
Nielsen talks. Hopper in an ad Monday (9) before the Radio • 
arid Television Research CouncU of New York, summed up: “You 
^ have a resppnsipnity. : you should; examine cui'rent''practicesrY^^ 
should insist on corrective measures. You Shbuldiis^ new, ;high^ : 
performaneerstandards for the/ second half-century.’’ 



In the wake of the elevation of 
Robert kintner to the presidency 
of ABC, the network is ho\y seen 
movihg in another equaUy-signifi- 
Cant direction^T5y.'^'ddihg'’~fn“it^ 
board of directors a realty expert. 
He is Bill Zeckendorf, prexy of 
Webb & Knapp, Inc., described by 
intimates as “art MCA-type of 
hustler in the real estate Worldy’’ 

Zeckendorf, who has probably 
made the outstanding splash in 
realty circles in the past decade, 
was the one who sold the United 
Nations site , to the Rockefellers, 
who has envisioned the East River 
air terminals and docks, etc , to 
parlay his monicker and profile 
into magazine fr o n t covers. . It. 
was also Zeckendorf who .negoti- 
ated the depl for ABC’s Teieyisipii 
Center in N. Y; 

Official announcement of - 2iec- 
kendorf joining Ed Noble’s direc- 
torate was made over the week- 
end. Immediate reaction was that, 
if it’s going to take real estate 
acumen to maneuver a sale of the 
ABC network, rio one’s in a better 
position — or has been placed in a. 
more strategic positibn-r-to- do it 
than Zeckendorf. 

Those close to the scene of op- 
erations niaintain that Noble is 
still anxious tp sell; that Zeckeii- 
dprf is sure to bring along to the 
ABC board an imposing “for sale” 
.sign.--:. 

; In addition to Zeckendorf the 
ABC board npw comprises Ed- 
ward J. Npble, chairman; Mark 
Woods, vice chairman; Robert E, 
Kintner, president; EaiT E. An- 


Qne Way to Do It 

:;Walter kiernan, ABC Cbm* 
mentator, in discussing Presi- 
Yirnt~Tfamws~^t?rti^Qf^^ 
Unibn’’ speech, recalled a 
fellow performer Who made 
$100,000 last year. 

The federal government 
took 70%, the state took 30%, 
his agent took 20%, and he 
hopes tb be but of the red ais 
soon as he can get fired. 



> By GEORGE ROSEN ; 

The ^rade will be watching 
closely ihe CB S' Vs. NBC strategy 
(in effect two brands-, pf philosophy 
pitted against each pther)\ on the; 
radio - felevision administrative 
setups.,'; 

Actually it represents one mbre 
step In the eyer-widening breach 
between the two major networks, 
both now laying claim to the betr, 
ter mpusetrap , in their bid tp adr 
"vertiser^^-egerieies^and—T-V-^a^^^^^ 
ates-tp “conie P n in, we got the, 
right slant and can treat you 
.ter.’* ... 

Wheth NBC, with its / “split 
down the middle’’ technique . di- 
yorcing video completely ■ from 
radio, or CBS, > With its jacked-up 
Integraitipn, will eb>erge with' the 
ultimate pattern for the industry, 
remains to be seen. . But it’s fig- 
ured that the Web garnering the 
better sponsorship affiliate payoff 
cart take the bows for evplvirig the 
industry blueprint. 

On the pne-— NBC~hand, ihere-s 
the application of the merchandis- 
irig technique as brought into net- 



, Hollywpodi Jan. lO; ; 

NBCI) found itself in the middle 
of a Music Corp. of Anierica vs. 
William Morris agency situation, 
and the upshot was . that, with, less 
than a week remaining, the net- 
work was minus a show to throw 
into the Sunday at 7 (opposite Jack 
BennyV time, now that “Hollywood 
Calling” has checked pff the web’s 
program rolls. 

“Calling,'’ the 60-minute give- 
aw'ay in the 6:30-7:30 period, 
wound iip its career last: Sunday 
(8) as an“ hour-long attractibn. 

Henry Morgan is all set to ; 
move into the first half-hour (6:30- j 


derson, Alger B; Chapman; Robert | '7' starting; next Sunday (15)i and 

H. Hinckley, C. Nicholas Pitaulx, ...... .,v™ — 

Eranklin S. Wood and . Gwen p. j kadd show, via the William .Morns client, agency and affiliate- 

Young. >- I nfTiffv to take over for the second ; .i,_ .c_- 


the RCA prexy, based ort the] 
philosophy that you can sell riiore 
by having competing teams; . that 
the theory of haying separate 
te ams Workin g for each product--- 
AUil and TV— is just as practical 
when applied to netwbrkirtg as ‘it 
is With General Motors, Procter & 
Gamble arid Lever Bros. That’s 
the thinking, too, that came out of 
the $200,000 survey made by Booz, 
Allen ;& Hartiilton, a firin proni- 
inentiy identified irt the past with 
mastex’minding merchandising com- 
pany reorganizations. • 

On the other hand, the ' Bill 
Paley-Frank Stanton CBS philoso- 
-phy-hoids that the networks essen* 
tially are sei-vice organizations; 
that the AM-TV crbss^wires are : so 
interlocked in dealing with clients 
and affiliates that it’s impractical 
to work both sides bf the street 
with one team losing sight of what 
the Other is doing. 

Close .-examination of the new 
CBS blueprint reyeals that, ; in 
reality, integration exists oniy on 
the top adminisirntive level. While 
Hubbell Robinson, Jx*;, has been 
designated as bbtll radio and tele- 
vision px'ogram commander, ac- 
tually there’s a split from' there on 
down, with Robex’t P. Heller di- 
recting the AM pi’ogx’ain activities 
and Charles Undex'hill assuming 
the TV chores. Similax'ly in sales, 
while Jack L, Van Volkehbui’g 
Oversees; the AM-TV sales picture, 
John Karol is sub-commander of 
I the AM forces vlth Dave Sutton 
on the video side. . 

, But it’s that integrated .thinking 
on the top— the ability to appre- 
ciate at once the needs and prob- 


Godfrey^s dOOG 

CBS and Arthur ; Godfrey 
last week sigried a rieW long- , 
terril conttacti and, while the 
network carefully refrained 
f rpni divulging the kind of 
coin that was kicked around, 

; actually the amount involved 
is ; unprecedented in radio and 
television." 

In retiim for, being respon*^ 
sible for nearly $7>000,Q00 a 
- yea r i rt^billings-aeerulng-to-the- 
networi^ ann uall y, and for sign* 
ing his to a CB'^ 

‘ ‘exclusive ,” Godfrey, is under-? 
stood to be getting in the 
rieighborhpod Of; $900,000 a 
; year. 






Out of the CBS executive re- 
shuffle effected last week is seen 
enierging one unmistakable pal" 
tern^the continued dominance 
and influence exei-cised by. Les 
Atlass, midwest 

kingpin who opexAtes but of 
WBBM; Chicago. 

For out bf the jockeying and 
new administrative shuffles effect- 
ed toward consolidating CBS’ pat- 
tern of integration, it remained 
for two of the“Atlass boys’'— Jack 
L. Van Vblkenbei:g aiid Frank 
Falknor (the. latter until now At- 
lass’ assistant general manager in 
Chi), to; step into new spheres pf 
operational impoi’tanee. Vari Vol- 
kertburg Was briginaily Atlass’ gift 
to CBS at a tinie when the network 
was endeavoring to establish a 
beachhead in television. . He now 
takes : over as top ! man in radio-TV 
sales under the integrated setup. 
Falknor. moves intoAN. Y, head- 
quarters as veepee in charge of 
operations, which just about gives, 
him tbe lion’s shjare of the organi- 
zation. Kelly Smith, ort the cpm- 
(Continued on page 30) 





office, to take over for the second 
half-hOiir. . 

’ Somewhere along . the. Tine of | 
wliippin g t h e program into shape ; 
[. La dd s u d d e n ly. ; f 0 un d ’ h imse If e n - [ 
trenched- in the MCA camp, despite • 
the previous assurance from the 
W IVI bo.vs to NBC that Ladd wo tild 
be delivered.. 

To hear .N B C. tell it, MC A. man- 
I aged, to . convince Ladd . that it 

• • . . _ ^ * V 'v 'l 4‘. ^ ^ • A _ t -t. 13 


in both media— that liiakes the fine 
difference,; the Columbia boys 


Music Cbrp. vqf America last 
week reduced the staff of the N. Y. 
office radio dept, with the dropr 
ping, of Irwin Tim bei'g and Joe 
Cates. . Both had boon with the 
agency less than six months. ‘ 

It’s the second recent shrinkage 
in the N. Y. staff. Henry Gine, of 
the c^fe dept;, left the week pre- 
vious. - . ' ■ 

Timberg is the son of the vet 
vaude comic, Heiriian Timberg. 


Earl Ebi is resigning from j. 
Walter Thompson to ; retuni to th® 
Coast arid set up his own irideperid- 
ent packaging opei'ation for radib 
and TV programs. Prior to being 
brought into the N. . Y. . office to 
produce , the Ford Dealers’ Kay Ky^ 
ser videp show, Ebi for: seven 
years was one of JWT’s top radio 
producers bri the Coast, 

He was ideritified ; with the 
agency’s key Holly wo6d-ox*iginating 
programs; including Edgar Ber- 
gen’s Standax'd Brarids show, the 


ThanksgiyirigtChiustmas pi'ogx’ams 
f or ■ Elgin, , 

; T^ ti’arisitxohal era 

when JWT , | found itself stripped 
of practically all Coast-originating 
stanzas, except the perennial “Lux 
Radio Theatre/’ Ebi was named 
as JWT's Coast TV head, .but .with 
N. Y. the: inaj or yideb production 
centre, Ebi ' was brought in to take; 
oyer the Kyser stanza. It: was not 
oniy a case bf . transpianting Ebt- 
into new climes, but into a whole 
new sphere of operatipn, ' 

Thus, despite Ebi’s knovm de- 
sire to fetux’n to the Coast and set 


TV casualty) is seen having bToader 
implications. 

Agencies that for years hpasted 
the cream of radio production tal- 
ent, as with J WT-Ebx, are more 
and inore finding theniselyes 
caught in the Coast radio down- 
beat picture, with the attendant 
upsurge in video production in the 
east. With AM . to TV also mean- 
ing L. A. to N. Y. for the radio 
fraterriity not wanting to be ebught 
short, the upheaval,; it’s figured, is 
bound to find a sizeable quota be* 
irtg shuttled off into a siding. 



If any fUiTher proof is needed 
that the radio business is anything 
but static, the case of the four het- 
work presidents offers eyidence In 
spades. At the. age of 41, Frank 
Stanton, the CBS pxbxy, goes into 
1950 as the ‘‘dean” among the four 
web: toppers— -at least In point of 
service'. 

ABC president Robei’t Kintner, 
alone, among the network heads 
is younger; than Stanton (Kintner 
is 40), with Frank White, Mutual 
prez, and ; J oe McConnell, NBC’S 
No. 1 man, each having a few years 
ori the CBS head. But whereas 
Stanton has held down the prexy 
spot for four years, the others are 
of ’49 vintage, Kintner having only 
been named last week. 


can be found. 


. Although NBC has been inarkiiig ; vyoiild bc: sometlung akin to suicide' 
time of late , in bi’inging to final to move into. Sunday at 7 and buck; 

All o Tj -I ’ the; Benny; competition. The. end 
V . . . n the Booz, .Allpn .& .liamil- | i.^^ult. with brily a few; daj’s ve- 

lon administrative reorganizatibrial j niaming.; was that NBC . had no 
blueprint, it was X'eported last week i Ladd and show.; They’re stlii try 
that the BAH bfaintrusters were 
jeady to advance on tlx.e web’s pub- 
Tic relations front. ; , 

As parit of the pyerhauling, the 
.BAJI boys have recoinnlcnded a top 
public felatipns hxan fox' the nel- 
. Work, with a purported salary in 
the neighbbrliood of $35, 000 a year 
jn the offing. Candidates^ for the 
top^salaided post are now coming 
Jindei’ the scrutiny of the Bboz 
doctors/* ,. 

It's also reported that, once the 
split down the rniddle” has been 
conxpleted, With complete divbrce- 
ment of the AM, TV and b & o op- 
erations, NBC Win wind up with 
tewer veepee titles than now exist, 
t^ather than additional ones; 



Blow to:- the National Assn, of- 
Broadcasiers’ .prestige was., struck. 
this, week by the re-slgnation of 
_ ' WNEW, N. Y;, from, the Industry 
in“ tcL'figure'but what really, hap- “rganujatibh.; Move, may; have. re*; 
.pened. Meanwhile,, the giveaway ; percussibns in view of the indie’s 
goes in at .'? in a 30 -minule con-.; leading role among ..other ihde- 
densed Version until another jghow j pendents and the faet that program 

veepee -Ted Cbtt . has headed the. 
NAB‘s .Un- Affiliated Stations Com- 
mittee since its inception. 

: Station manager. .Bernice ' Judi.s, 
in a letter to - NAB prexy Justin 
.Miller, sajd that “in evaluating our 



Oklahoma City, J an . 10. 


Robert D. Enoch, gerieral man- ' plans for 1950 we feel that the 
l ager of KTOK, ABC affiliate here, ■ money currerifly being expended 
' has resigned after nine years in . for; membership in thO NAB could 
the post. Enoch, who has been on . be more .effectiyely applied to fur- 
the board of the National Assn; of i ther program expansion.” The sta- 
Broadcastors ;repping the ;i2th dis- j tion’s membership fee is more than 
trict, has announced no future ; $7,000 annually. 


plans, 
o: L: 


Cott is expected to resign from 
the NAB’s indie; committee, but 


Taylor, principal ownex“ ... . r 

said that the station is planning will remain for some time at Judge 
new office and studio facilities. i Miller's request,- He will preside 


.byer: the committee’s. February 
j mCetihg' in Washington. 

I W NEW’s bbwing out eptnes after 
‘the station won two fights. At the 
• “Battle of Atlantic .City” in ■1947 
! Colt succeeded in revi.sing the .NAB 
j code which . he felt . would - have 
j worked hardships oh non.-network; 
outlets. The .following year, at the 
“Battle of Los Angeles’’ he won 
j establi.shment of the ; un-affiliated 
' stations group, giving the indies a 
I more direct channel for dealing 
with their problem.s. 

Reasphing of.. WNEW in leaying 
! NAB is that while the. organization 
j niay be U.sefUrtO smaller and npn- 
i metrppoUtah stations , it Isn’t neces- 
I sary to a Gotham outlet. Other 
; major N. Y; indies who are not in 
!NAB are WMGM and WMCA. 
! However; some indie NAB mem- 
! bers said they AVouid stick With the 
! orgahization because it has been 
i helpful la meetlag their needs^ 


perry Comb’s Ghesterfield radio 
shQ“ of Jari. 26. will eman.ate from 
Durham, S.. G., home of the Clggett 
& Myers Co. and will, cover a full 

hour .. as ..part of dedicatory cere* 
:rnbnies o.ver a nenv factory. Arth.ur 
Godfrey, ; also :a Ghe.steiTi eld artist^ 
and Bob Hope, will perform- bn the. 
show along.; with othei’ acts, not yet 
booked,'; 

Hour program will, be achieved 
by dropjwng the “Dragnet” , /pro- 
gram, al^; .sponsored by Liggeit Si 
Myers, which Occupies the half 
hour following C.omOi . 



Swing Into Radio-TV 

Hbllywood; Jan. lo; 

. Falstaff has contracted for th® 
Meredith Willson ; show through 
Dancer, Fitzgerald & Sample Agen*. 
cy, joining swing of other bfeweri 
to radio; Foi’mat will be comedy 
and music, 

; Other brewers already buying 
radio-TV network time are Miller, 
Pabat,. Schlitz,: Budweiaer^ Blat 2 .r/ 


24 


RADIO 




Wednesilay, Januiiry 11 ; 1950 

- • 




With FM broadcasters disil- 
*Jusioned,. and the mediuhi facing 
what may well prove the biggest 
bust of the century, the FCC is Up 
a creek in dis efforts to put life in 
■■ the-potieiit.-. 

V GommiSsion’S; proposal to require 
FM’ers to increase hours of opera- 
tion, inspired by the, iiow defunct 
FM Assn.-, has met with practically 
. tinanimouS . opposition. “D o h ’t 


Philadelphia, Jan. 10; 

WFIL -s practice of . meeting wit^^ 

I customers and showing them the j 
workings of the station and ptfices 
. paid off this week. The; Farni Bu- 
l^reaii Tn surahce Co; has expanded 

'[Tts program Of radio; advertisihgi I - Z ■ 

;] and signed for a Mortdayrthrough- ! At- .. fi* , - -x n • T 

[ Friday series of news broadcasts ' [ DlSCUlt KCllCWS I WO 

for 52: weeks. 


Sally Benson’s 'St lonls’ 
AsJoaaMdkckenSenes?:;i^w®'l^:^^^^^ 

a'- * • ^ i 



rn^e things'^se "‘tfie FM chords jl^huis;” and is after Joan McCracl^ 

artbni l en for the r«e wliich JudrGatland 
them, rriciuding;-Dr.;.^^E^^ Audition rec 

Btfong, Who- pioneered the service. 

Want an investigation. 

■ The question being ashed here- 
Is “What good will an investigation 
do?” Even / if ' the preseht Com- 
0 ; inissiohers were disposed tp reha$h 
dft-expressed hopes of former 
^mtobd^fdr^FM-rT^in -which . niem- 


ABC prograni veepee Bud .Barry, same firm’s Mohday-through-Sat-! 
who has; been giving the web \a ; urday segnieht at fi:55-7 p.m. 
talent hypo with additiohs such a 
the Upcoming . Bob Gro.sby staiiza,, 
has grabbed rights to the Sally 
Benson stories, “Meet Me In St; 


bers of Congress eagerly joinod, ) the seconp; 'placed by ; BaiTpu Vo- 


ord will be cut shoi^tly, with possi- 
bility; the Show will , be aired later | 
this spring Or fall.: ; 



For the Ifith consecutiye year 


; Metro, which filmed : ‘’St/ Lou is i” Dahcerr Fitzgerald - Sa mple . heads 
doesn’t cphtrol AM rights but holds ! the list of ad agencies’ gross radio 
the ; TY rights ;for another two i time ; expenditures, accordihg to 
y^ears (seveu years from produc- 


tion date of the pie). Package is 


sad , _ 

definitely fixed. And 'if it could, 
whatthen?.' 

If television was found to be the 
chief obstacle to FM, whether by 
divefting inter esf of manufacturers 
to TV set production or by closing 

put the audience to sound radio, no' 

One would propOse that video be. 
;held in check (even the freeze 
hashT helped FM). Dr df it could 
be proved , as Dr; Armstrong con- 
tends, that previous FCC Policies 
Ih shifting the FM band wherv the 
;iTiedium was set to go at war’s end 
thpiP^c hte at b irth , none- 
would want to shift it back again. 

tinder these circumstances, it’s 
likely the Commission will siniply j 
•‘vacate” its lOnger-hours proposal 
arid forget the whole thingi at least 
'.-for '.a while;. 

in the : meantime, if ;wohH be sui:- 
(Gontiriued ph page 30) 


““dOubt.ed^'thet ‘ ^ ‘ bl a tne^~;f or’'‘'~*the'H’4a'n~'Wifh-^ — •Aet'‘WC)rk'r''*-ot'hep— bem-g; 
' medium’s sad . plight : could be i 


; ; National Biscuit Go, has penetyed 
two of its three half-hour “fitraight 
Arrow” broadcasts bn Mutual^ but 
! Is dropping the , third, effective I 
' Feb. 7 NaW caricelliiig the 

Monday evening broadcast of the 
adveriture show, but holding on to 
the Tuesday arid Thursday 5 'p.m. 

.! segrnents. AgenGy is McCann- 
'• Erickson. 

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 
5 p.m. slots will; be takeri .by 
“Mark Trail,” new series sponsored 
by Kellogg i GerealS, starting Jan. 
30. “Trail” will ; be vseripted by 
Max Ehrlich and directed by 


data of the four webs. , * 

Tn p !g0 WhriPfi in rflHin ; Hiiles, With Matt C rpwley and Ben 

time bmiri^bu^ the leads. Agency 


-Ife ricOA-FitzgeFald--- 
Sample 
BBDO 




' »' « • « • • 


On CBS Saturday; 
mornings for Lever Bros. A third 
package, ‘‘Milfie^- and Madgei” j Benfon & Bowles T . , ; 
based on the cbaractefs Miss^^ Bem ! j; Walter Thorripspn . , . 
son created ; for ^ the New Yorker I Young 5c Rubicani . 
under the pen ris^P® . Esther 1 (Sonipton 
Eyarts, is. being scripted by Robert i Blow 
Tallmah and pitched for TV by Wade 
Polan. 


f • • • • 








Generosp Pope’s bid to buy 
WINS, N. Y., .and conveii; it to a 
foreign language, outlet has fallen 
through. Pope, who owns WHOM, 
Jersey pity, had offered Crosley 
' Broadcasting Gorp. $512,000 for the 
50-kw statiori, but tbe sale has 
■been Opposed by a committee of 
WINS eniployees who , felf their 
Jobs / threatehed and a c0ont®^"bf" 
f er to buy the station . has been 
made, by WFDB, iriternationaP La- 
dies Garment Weirkers Cnion FM 
Indie^- ' 

Under terms Of the Pope deal, 
the Ttalo- American publisher and 
Industrialist had ah option on 
Wins through the end of Decem- 
ber, under the expectation that he 
could unload his Jer$ey station by 
that time and get FCC approval. 
He asked for and got an exten- 
sion to Jan. : 5, Further option, 

. It’s feported, would have entailed 
Pope’s making up WINS’ losseS, 

In Cincinnati, Jarnes, . Shouse, 
CroSiey board chairman, told 
Variety that his company “will 
proba.hly sit tight” with WINS for 
-the time being. He added the 
station is “doing better today than 
at any time in the past” and that 
termination of the Pope deal had 
been; amicable^ since it was based 
on . conditions that didn’t mater 
'TlsilizC ' 

Shoiise ; said that the ILGWU 
purchase offer had ; been “unilat- 
eral”; and that there had heeri no 
negotiations with the union. This: 

(Continued on page 36) 


Hollywood, Jari; 10: • 

In the new year’s biggest deal 
for spot time, Helhips watch has 
bought 35,240 ^minute; slots oh 
XELO across the border in Mexico 
to be used up in 1950. Every 15 
minutes 24 hours of the day the 
Helbros plug will cross the RiO 
Grande into 36 states. 

L;e6 TurtledovCi sales promotion 
iniariager of Helbros, is having the , 
copy annoiinced in both English 
arid Spanish, but the pitch is to 
buyers in the U. S. XELO is pow^ 
ered ^ with 250, bOO watts. 






McCann-Erickspn 
Neweil^mmetf \ ; . .. 

FOote, epne & Belding 
Ward Wheelbck . ; . , . 
i William Esty 
Leo Burnett . 

Duane Jones 
l.Johh-JE,vMurray, 

Ruthrauff & Ryan . . . > . 

Cecil & Pfesbrey . . 

Kudner 
SSC&B 

In addition to hetwork billings, 
U-F-S placed $2,056,002 in spot 
business for the year. The agency 
placed more than $16,000,000 in 
other ad ihedia. 




$18;708,466 
11.068,819 
9.735,528 
6;748,036 
\ 7.617,573 
r.m'MX 
.6.770;044 
6,490;496 
6,664,395 
5:909,540 
5,245,970 
5,064.696 
4,021,824 
3- 741,848 
3,675,579 
,=,.3,622.225 
'3,477,051 

2.795.629 
2,252,016 

2.181.629 





KXLW Exfics Decide To 



Storecast Spreading On 
‘Captive Audience’ Front 


St. Louis, Jan. 10, 

Execs of KiXLW, St, , Louis . 
County station, and city fathers of 
plivette, residential area In the 
Same territory last week kissed arid 
made up and thus settled legal dif- 
ficulties that began in June, 1 947. 
At that time the station’s right to 
erect a broadcasting tower in 
Olivette was questioned on the 
grounds that it violated the zonirig 
ordinances. 

Then f o l i o w e d innumerable 
I squabbles that led to pinches at the 
towpr, at the statioh's offices and 
charges and counterGharges. Giiy 
Runnion, founder of the station 
Who recently disposed of his; Inter- 
est Was the storm center Of the 
prolonged ’ litigation. 

The city fathers, however^ won a 
court decision arid the statiori 
firialiy removed the tower From 
Olivette and erected a riew one At 
Brentwood in another part of the 
county. Then the ; peace pipe Was 
smoked and last week G, Willard 
Max, chalrmari of the Board Of 
'Trustees of Olivette s a 1 d all 
charges brought against the station 
have beeri .dropped; Those also 
brought by the station have been 
gently placed In the wastebasket. 


Gunningham and. Walsh agency 
(eX’^Ncwell-Erniriett) is exploring, 
the . oiit-6f‘towri, single-statipn try- 
out technique on; behalf of one of 
Its drug ^clients, as the prelude to 
embracing a full-rietwork invest- 
irient. 

Agency has been talking to sev- 
eral personalities, amprig them 
Faye Emerson, Herb Shriner and 
Bobert Q. Lewis, with the idea of 
Inaugurating a five-minute, cross- 
the-board program < to be tran- 
scribed in New York) which would 
be showcased in a single market, 
possibly in. th<^ midwest. If show 
jells, it would get the • coast-to- 
coast treatment. ; 



. Grand Central TermiriaTs de- 
cision last week to drop its canned 
music arid commercials owing to 
Commuter complaints, hasn’t put a 
crimp In other plans for broadcast- 
ing to, captive audierices. WMCA- 
FM, which Was to susjperid opera- 
tions because: it .Was costing 
WMGA, N. . Y- arourid $25,000 a 
year to duplicate its programs, has 
been ; purchased by a syndicate 
which Will use the puU^^ for store- 
casting. Deal, , of * eourse. Is sub- 
ject to FCC ; approval. 

The syndicate, which is repre- 
sented by Engel, Judge & Miller, | 
attorneys, includes Stanley Josel- 
off, president of Storecast Gorp. 
of America. Latter Outfit would 
not : be licensee Of WMCA-FM, but 
would buy time on the outlet ori 
the same plan it employs with 
pther stations. 

If the deal goes through, Store- 
cast would beam to the North 
Jersey outlets of American Stores, 
with which it is- associated in the 
Fhiladelphia area./ S t o r e c a s t, 
formed by Joiseloff in the spring of 
1946, started with a group of First 
National stores and later expanded 
to 120 FN stores in New England. 
In ’48 it went into ;il 5 markets of 
American Stor es : in Ph illy and 100 
outlets of the National Tea Co. in 
Chicago. This suriimer it added 
125 supermarkets of the 'Thprofare, 
GiaTrit .Eagie and Sparkle chains in 
Pittsburgh. 

. Although . storecastihg started 
with leased wires, it has been con- 
verted to FM, except in Philadel- 
[ phia, : ^torecast : now has paGts 
With KQy-FM, Pittsburgh, WEHS 
Chi, and WMMW-FM, Meriden! 
Conn. Deal is similat to that of a 
station rep, With StoreCast getting 
a Commission on the business it 
inks for the statioris. • 



.•:^^'^T'’'-WashlttgtdrirJ^rT^^ 
; Congress ::,wais-; asked'! ;yesU' relay 
(9) to /appropriate ;$6,9l4;C()0 f(jr 
the FCC fori the fiscal year (om- 
mcncing July : 1 next.. This would 
be an increase oL $314,600 over i ha 
.figuCe given the agency for .1,he cur- 
rent year. However, it is expCcU’d 
that Congress, will .be asked for a 
supplementai $1 37,060 /fpr tliC c ur, 
rerit yearix, 

. The FCC budget Was inciuded ;by 
Preslderit Triiman iri his: budget 
message which pointed, out that: the 
Commission .will have a stiff year 
ahead of it, hi* the field: of video 

research arid in handling TV/Aii-; 

plications. The increase, oyer the 
current year is helng, requested 
mainly for. this work: ; 

President Truman told, Cpngres.'?; 

* ‘JDeriiaiid fori;-.assignnrerit- 


Britain’s wartiine prime minister 
Winston Churchill has declined to 
dp a recorded commentary stanza 
for the U. S. .“for the time being:” 
Several Sponsors willing to back' 
the oro.iected series had heeri lined 
up by Barry-Enright Productions, 
ChurchilTs reason is reportedly 
the lipcoming British elections. 

Meanwhile, the Barry outfit has 
sold “Life Begins at 80;’l previous- 
ly heard 'pri Mutual, : to NBG-TV 
for a sustaining fun. Show Will 
be aired alternate Fridays from 
9:30 to 10 p.hi;, starting Friday 
(IBh 


Cleveland, Jan. 10 . 

The next 10 days are expected I 
td bring to a Climax Cleveland’s 
most hectic radio question: Does 
WERE Or WjW get the exclusive 
AM rights to the Cleveland irir 
dians’ ballgames? 

:. Closely connected with the de- 
cision, accordirig to reports, is the 
ABC option now held by WJW. 
Should the games again go to 
WJW*, it is expected that WERE, 
which recently received its AM 
license, will get the network affili- 
ation. 

Baseball broadcast rights are 
well past the preliminary discus- 
sion stage, M'ith all indications 
pointing to WFRE getting the esti- 
rhated $100,000 package pliim. 
WERE’s backers arid . stockholders 
are very closely linked with the 
new owners Of the Indians. Harry 
Small, for example, Is treasurer Of 
both the club Arid station. : Don 
Hombeck, prominent attorney, 
also hold much stock in both or- 
ganizations. Several other lead- 
ing citizens also have dual affilia- 
tions. Interested; trio, ih baseball 
rights is George Creadon; presi- 
dent of the: Standard. Brewing Go., 
which sponsored AM games for the 
past two yeark oyer WJW. Crea- 
don has stock in /WERE. 

WJW, however, is not relenting 
Its .fight to continue broadcasting 
the games, even If this should inean 
termination of the ABC contract. 
Station President Bill O’Neil is re- 
ported matching, if not bettering, 
financial contract offers made by 
other interests. O’Neil has also 
secured affidavits from the WJW- 
ihspired Standard Network of 14 
Ohio stations that last year carried 
the’ Clevelarid Indians’ games to 
virtually all of Ohio and sections 
of Western Pennsylvania. This is 
the area that frequently/sent spe- 
cial trains of fans , who Warited to 
see weekend games. These “spe- 
cials” did much to boo.st attend- 
ance arid keep. the iedgei* well iri 
Ihe black.: : /;■ 

Affidavits from' these stations' 


quencies; increased by deyelopriient 
:n^no^w-uses--of~radior:-rn:^ui4ja&^,i^ 
Commissiriri to engage in teclinioal 
researth to, iriake sure the piiblii> 
receives the. best: possible utiliza- 
tiph of the: available speclruin, xiie 
increase, in 1951 is primarily, fori 
additional television research * arid 
equipment; 

‘/The Coriimissiori has had to iin- 
pose a . ‘freeze’ ori teievivsion appli-' 
cations Until certain technical prob- 
iems are resolved and irii port ant 
basic work is performed. The cxisL- 
irig backlog of AM appliCatipris on 
hand should be reduced to riornial 
by the close of 1951. Thri rcqricstocl 
“"-'7;~(iBontinviedTen:7page:^'3 





Louisville, Jan, 10, 

Courier-Journal and Loiiisviile 
Times Cp. have decided not to sell 
WHAS, With announcement by . 
Mark Ethridgei publisher of tire 
newspapers, that WHAS has been 
taken off the market; and no fur- 
ther bids for its purchase wf>uld be 
considered; 

When the station was offered for 
sale,' company officials explained 
that the action was prompted by a 
desire to cut down outside finaiiG^ 
irig ill its expansion program. Cost 
of setting up arid opefating of TV 
Was one of the points stressed in 
the decision to dispose of the radio 
and TV properties. . Barry Bingha in 
at that time declared that hi-s com- 
pany wanted to concehtrate ori Its 
newspaper publishing bUsines.s, and 
did npt: wish to embark in the hew 
TV medium, saying they vve re n ot . 

(Continued on page 38) 

•. L STATION 
TOSSES IN FH TOWE 

St. Louis, Jan, 10. 

■WEW, the . St. Louis Uniyersity 
.statioff last week became the 
fourth in the St. LpuIsi area to toss 
in its FM broadcasting per in it. 
The ; Rev. Paul C. Reinert, S J., 
president of the university . an- 
nounced that the stoppage of ITe- 
quenCy iripdUlation oyer WEW; was 
due to the fact that such- broad- 
casts were not generaily accepted, 
The FM broadcasts at WEW began 
May l7, 1947, .on a frequeiicy of 
95.1 megacycle^ The AM/ broad- 
casts Will not be affected; 

■ KSb, owned andi operated by tjiC 
St. Louis . Post-Dispatch < P.ulit/.th;/ 



:tQ WJW . showed, in effect, great Y^'as the first ^to toss aside FM 
satisfactioh dn past relationshiris broadcasting, it was followed by / 


past relationships 
(Cohfinued on page ,30) 


as 



In British West Indies 

^ Walter Vaughn, w’ k; radio actor, 
pied last week: in the British West 
Indies while on a vacation trip. 
His^ wife is accompanying the body 
pack to New York, 
u ^ri active meiriber of AFRA, and 
before that a meiriber .of. Actors 
Equity, Vaughn was featured in 
se veral air shows, including “Mr 
District Attorney, v “Gangbusters,” 
“Counter.spy” and VFBI In Peace 
and War/* 



Marriuis / Childs and Joseph C 
Ilarsch have been selected as cbm- 
riienators for the : K«'fiser-Prazer 
Series on the labprdiberal network. 
Childs will be heard Monday, 
Wednesday; and • t r i d a y arid 
Harsch on Tuesday and Thursday 
on the first prograrii to be backed 
by. an Industrial account- on the 
indie. Web. Starting date Will ^be: 
Monday (16). 

. The agency ; is Williarii /Weiri- 
traiib* Stations to be used are 
KWik and KFM-V,: Los Angeled 
WDET, Detroit; WCUO, aefe’ 
land; WVUN, Chattanooga; -WCFN, 
Washington, arid WFDR* N. y. 


WIL and KXLW, the latter loealoJ 
in adjacenl St. Louis County. ; Fiyi 
receiyirig sets . haye‘ not spld too 
well in the St. Louis area duo to 
the increased . butput of television 
receiver^; arid sppnspr.s of. :;FM 
broadcasts Were so few arid far bo- . 
tween .that such operatipris were 
riot profitable, according tb go.s.'^ip . 
in the iocai radio field.; 


FM'er Folds in Wabash 
Wabash, ind., Jan. 10. 

WWNI, FN station joperated in 
Wabash for the past year by S.vn- 
dicate Theatres of Columbus ;a.n(1. 
Wabash, ceases operating at nrid- 
riight Jan. 31. 

Richard Pyles, manager, said 
that, while the .station had local • 
advertising support, it was unable 
to eniist nationai advertising suP-'’ 
port and, Without this financial 
aid^ continued operation of ; tbe 
statiori was not feasible. 


Wednesday, January 11, 1950 


•/ 


^11 111 r I T~ 




RADIO 


2S 







. ■'.'Washingtoh;. jari^^ lOi- 

RafJib Correspoildents Assn.i whosa dinner to President Truman 
Feb. 4 opens the annual winter roiin^d^ cdrrespQndents’ dinners, . 
is seeking to make its attair tie in nidre signiflcantly ^ 
•easting-/th'isv.year.-'-, ■ 

P still hush-hush but the radio newsmen say they are going 
to present the President with “somethmg historical and tied into 
‘ raiglib.’’ Last year they gave, hinr a replica of the Lincolh inaugural 
/ table and two years ago the gift was the mierophOne at which He 
; . made his first broadcast after becoming president Host of top het- 
5 work bffieials will desCe frpm New York for the dinner and the 
1 Mutual Web Will alsb hold its annual board meeting here. Show 
' will be top talent drawn from the ether Waves, with NBG as the host 
:• this year. Web; gabber Bill Henry heads the aiTangemcnts com- 
;-mittee.,' v, 





tTnemployment has become the 
radio performer V Number 1 prob- 
lem. Announcers^ singers and 
actors are chantihg the ho-dough 


An accountant, who specializes 
in preparing tax returns for AFRA 
members, reyeals that almost all 
his clients had suffered great in- 
come, declines in 1949. Many Had 
seen their annual take cut 5Q%: 
0niv.-a— h aiidf uL-j who had gotten 
new and / iucrative jobs, had . in- 


On the thebry that saie; in W 


the hand is worth 10 blueprints in 
the nebulous future,’’ NBC is will- 
ihg to abandon its plan for a tvyo- 
hsted Sunday afterhoon round- 
r 0 bin of adVenturemiysterioso 
shows designed to. catch up , . with 
Mutual ’s audience-pulling ' Sabbath 
‘'rosteW But In the; process of 
/‘forgetting” Mutual, NBC has just 
Aatched oiy to ; s ome lu crative Sun^ 
day afternobh biliings .Which' gives 
the web a 3 to 6 p.m. seilout. 

In coiitrast, CBS, with the excep- 
tioh of a half-hour: sold to Pouble- 
day, is Wide open clear from nOon 
to 6 p.m. It Is reported that the 
network, in a bid, to get off the 
sustaining hook, is profferring 30- 
minute Sunday afternoon .time seg- 
ments at half the nighttime rate, 
whereas a ‘‘three-quarter of the 
night rate” structure has existed 
in the past. 

NBC has sold a half-hour (4 to 
4:30 V to poubl eday , publishers. 
With Ed\\dn C. going in for 15 
minutes and Bieh Orauer-Eloise 
McElhone teaming iip for pie sec- 
ond quarter-hour. : It’s this half- 
houf: of all gah that; stymies NBC 
In the projected plan to make a 
dent; in MiituaTs kid audiences. 

in additiori, NBC has sold to 
SchuHon. the after>shaving lotion 
outfit, the 4:30 tb 5. Sunday period 
for a pickup of the ; “High Ad ven- 
ture” shpW previously heard on 
Mutual. Bob Monroe will produce 
and Write the series. 

; The NBC 3 to 6 score now reads : ; 
•‘Qne Man’s Family” and “Quiz 
Kids,” both sponsored by Miles 
Labs; the brace ; of Doubleday 
shows: “High Adventure,” the Ilel- 
brOsrsponsored “ftichar d Dia- 
mond” and “Harvest of Stars.” 


What He Said! 

Cleveland, Jan. 10, 

; Cicveland’s, Mayor Burke’s 
' broadcast for Embassy will 
probably never see the light bf 
'■da3^''' , 

Alter Dr. I. Q. presented the 
: Mayor with a scroll front the 
_:Mayof of Detroit, he asked 
’ Mayor Bm say a few 

^ words.; The Mayor so: did, and 
then asked the good Dr. how , 
he like Gieveland. ; 

After a strong build up Dr. 
I, Q. concluded with the fact 
that the Weather-T^it had been 
raining for 24 hburs— was not 
doing; his sinus any ' gbod. 

Coyly commented the Mayor; 
“Are you sure Its not the 
cigafets you’re smoking?” 




Allen fester for Benny 
Cues liroiiy of Possible 

in Autumn 

Some of the boys around NBC 
are attaching more than casual in- 
terest to Fred .Allen, currently on 
the Coast, making his season’s air 
debut next Sunday (15) as gpest pn 
the CBS; Jack Benny show. 

Allen,; Who Is confining himself 
to guest shots this year, is com- 
mitted to an exclusive with NBC^ 
starting next fall. With NBC prac- 
tically stalemated 111 . its attempt to 
find the right kind of show to 
throw in opposite Benny, it’s the 
f eelih g of many around the web. 
that only an Allen has the stature 
knd the Hooper piill to turn the 
'trick, 

^ Thus an ;^llen. ys, Benny situa- 
tion next season is considered en- 
tirely posslble.^^^ ! W turn; 

Would Cancel out any possibility of 
a reciprocal guest Shot on Benny’s 
'part.;. 


Tomorrow’s (Thurs.l meeting of 
the Radio Executives Club at the 
. Hotel Roosevelt, N. Y., will, sig- 
i nificantiy enough, be tempped to 
the 195Q burning questioh in a talk 
I by Ben DulTy; the BBD&O agency 
' prexy, who jgpes into ’50 bearing 
the myth ica 1 ti tl e of the A gency 
; Man of .the Year, 
i Duffy Will, talk on “The puttbok 
I for Radio and Televisipn in 1950” 
and the trade figures that no mat- 
ter what answer he comes up with, 
Madison avenue’s “Duffy’s Tavern” 
can’t lose, what with the agency’s 
inheiitance; on the one hand, of 
the Lucky Strike : video billings 
( with its potential outlay of mil- 
lions!, and its top dog ppsitiori in 
the ra dip: programming picture. 

REC prez John Karol , incidental- 
I lJ^ has initiated a move to bring 
the four network presidents to- 
gether at tomPiTQw’s lunch, with 
invitations extended to all. Karol, 
in particular, wants to exppse Rob- 
ert kintrier, ABC’s hew prexy, and 
Joe McConnell, new NBC prez. tp 
the REC. membership limelight; 
And in view, of the intense NBC- 
CBS rivalry, if ; Columbia prexy 
Frank . Stanton winds up .at the 
same table breaking ' bread with 
NBC’S McCbniiell ill full view of 
several ; hundred radioites, . it’ll 
probably be heralded as the fait 
accpnipli of the year. 


Evidence of the leaner pickin-s 
is the dryihg up of overscale jobs. 
Auditions for freelance announcing 
jobs at the AFRA mihimum draw 
familiar names. While many of 
the more prominent announcers 
can command higher fees pn'"spme 
assignments, they, are willing to 
work for scale, oh others. Many 
an in-demand actbr reports no 
over-scale jobs during H9. 

“We’re willing to take a scale 
job;”: performers explain, “because, 
it's still a living wage and because 
the situation is so tight.” They 
add that ^ a d ollar doesn ’t biiy as 
much as it once did, that, openings 
are few and far between, that more 
people are cpmihg into a shrink- 
ing industry. /'Standby,” publica- 
tion of the N. Y. AFRA localv list- 
ed 66 new members or transferees 
from other 4A’s unions. In one two- 
Week period last summer. 

In the spring of 1948, when con- 
ditions were better, a U.: S. Dept, 
of Labor survey showed , one out 
of every four radio actors totally 
unemployed— eight times the rate 
for the general population. AFRA 
reports that 85% of its members 
had annual earnings of less than 
$2,000. Today, Afrans. claim, the 
situation is worsening a.s job ^ 
pprtunities dwindle. Networks are 
filling time with band remotes, disk 
. shows and audience participati on- 
ers; slashing the available market. 
Conflicts between calls for two 
shovvs, once a bugaboo, are now 
rare occurrences. 

It’s also pointed out that TV is 
hurting, .rather than helping. The. 
uncertainties raised by tele, as well 
as actual los.ses, have made the 
webs cautious and hesitant. These 
dbu bts are reflected iii the tougher 
job outlook. 

, Ironieally. the tighter economic 
picture come.s at a time wlien 
radioites are growing older and 
getting more family arid financial 
responsibilities. They’re grabbing 
for all the jobs they can , get, as a 
hedge against an uncertain tomor- 
row,. 


Foi^e of Habit 

; ; Pittsburgh, Jan; 10; : 

. Bblhg A veteran : of radio , 
sp.orisorS arid ; agericieji, it Was 
probably a psychological reflex 
on the part of Bill Beal, 'The 
loeaf commeritatdr-prpducer on 
his Pitt Parade iMe vision show 
on WDTy was describing the 
sWeariiig in of Mayor La w-^ 
reriGe for his second leVm. The 


mony/ was Judge A, Marshall 
••^-^Thompsojar-of'’^ 

.■//•Pleas-.: Couf tv 

. . Beal kept referring to /him 
as. Judge J.fWhlter Thpmpsbri. 



For some time It’s heen recog-* 
nized in high network and agency 
circles that the lion’s share of TV 
sponsorship coin will Ultimately 
cpme from the same handful of 
major bankroHefs wlio have been 
pouring millioris annually into ra*- 
dip’s coffers, riainely Lever Bros., 
Procter & Gamble, General Foods, 
■etc.''''^ 

Last week the head mart of 
Lever Bros.. Charles Luckman, 
practically cliriched the contention, 
when at a pres.s Conference in N. Y. 
hq; revealed how Ty, as eiivisioried 
r the future, played such an im- 
portant role iri the decision to in- 
tegrate the whole Lever operation 
into a« New York Setup. (The 
overall .Lever project entails a 
$55, 000, 000 expaiision • p r o gram 
Oyer the next three years, in addi- 
tion to the burldi ng of the new 
$6;000,000 Lever House on Park 
Avenue It was chiefly, to perfnit 
for a closer association with Video 
execs that inspired the companj' to 
concentrate its business and pro- 
motional activities iri Manhattan; 
Luckman disclo.sed, . : 

He further revealed that, even at 
this early stage of TV, Levers will 
spend about $2,000,000 this year 
on television programriiing. 






2 

• Washington^ Jpri. 10. ; 

Twp more radio stations for 
I la waii Were authorized last week 
by the FGGV One of them will be 
Established in Honolulu by Royal 
y. Howard; recently resigned direc- 
of : engineering for the NAB, 
The Other wlU be located in 
waipahu, Oahu. 

. y kC; islands now have 11 stations 
authorized, all AM. 


To CBS 



Josephine Lyons and Draper 
Lewis have joined the CBS pro- 
gram writing division , replacing 
Madeleine Winslow and William 
Kendall Clarke, both of whom re- 
signed. 

Mi^s Lyons was on ABC TV’s 

directors’ staff and previously was 
head scripter: on the Betty Crdcker 
show, Lewis has been with CBS 
twice before, having left oiice to 
join the army, arid again on a spe- 
cial army assignment in Germany 
for two years. 


CBS Is grabbing Itself a; fat 
chunk bf additional afternoon bill- 
ings, as result of a switch In day- 
time prograriimihg policy on the 
part of Procter & Gamblev radio’s 
top bankroller; ^ 

. P. (Sc G, which usually concerns 
itself more with the high fraricHise 
markets (bypassing the fringe ter- 
ritories), has decided to go fiili riet- 
Wofk on five of its CBS daytime 
seriais starting Feb. 13; In . ;each 
Instance it represents about 50 ad- 
ditional o.utlcts, in smaller riiar- 
kets; / ■;. 

. Shows affecied are ‘‘Big Sister;” 
“Ma Perkins,” ‘‘Perry Mason,” 
“Guilding Light” and ‘‘Young Doc- 
tor Malone.” 

Gddly . enpugli, a gpOd portion, of 
new CBS business in recent lyeeks 
has cbme,^^ot from sale of shows, 
but from the“let’s-go^full-network’’ 
attitude pri the part of clients. De- 
cision of Genefal Foods to spread 
out on “Garigbusters;” the CBS 
maneuver in effectirig a Bab-O re- 
alignment 6£ shows permitting Co- 
lumbia lb .inborit.some of NBC's 
daytime billirigs, along /with the 
latest P & G expansion, have bc-en 
majoi* factors in the penetration pi 
suribeams into the i9th flopr sales 
cubbyholes at CBS. 


March 1 was set Monday (9) as 
the date for the preem of “Liglit- 
riing That Talks.” the /All liadio 
Presentation Gommltteels sourid 
flira. A thousand business leaders 
will be invited to cocktails arid 

I dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria for 
[the: serperiing, 

I . New York preem .committee in- 
cludes Lew Avery, of Avery-Kno-: ' 
I del, finances; Charles P, Hammond, 
NBC; irivitaiions; Maurice Mitch- 
j;eil • Broadcast Advertising Bureau , ; 
arrangernents; Joe Creamer,; WOR, 

' publicity - promotion, . Broadcast 
Music, Inc.; Will furnish entertairi- 
ment. Budget of $30,000 has been ; 
allocated for the event. 


By BERT BRILLEB 

Feeling a tighter eebriomiP 
; stations lire beginning to • 
crack dpWn oh requests for cuffp 
time frorif organizations, such as the 
heart, cancer arid polio fourida* 
tipns, The first; concerted drive to 
curb the frc'* time bids has been 
launched the Florida Assn, of 
Broadcasters. ’ Move has aroused 
the ire pf those groups Which rely 
on free airings of their public serv-- 
ice ; programs tP get. across the 
|*-fundTraisitig“riessagesT-^^^7“^-^-^ 
FAB’s public seryicfr cprriiiiiittce . 
IS ;circuianzTnk"’"fRe'^^x^ ouTHls"^ " 
with a letter and questionnaire 
asking ihf orriiatioh:“o^e“passedr“ 
along to member stations who: Will 
use it in determining whether such . 
programs should be coritinued as 
public service broadcasts wTthoxit 
charge or should be eliminated 
from their brPadcast schedules.’’ 

The questionnaire asks whether 
performers, produbers; writers, re^ 
ebrdirig services,: processirig, ad- 
vertising agency or others are paid. 

It requests cost per program, an- 
nual expenditure fbr : the series* 
source of funds and whether any 
othef 'adwertishi'g' 

•bursed.-'" 

, Attached is a FAB resblutibn* 
passed last May, sepring time re- 
que.sts by governmerit agerieies and 
urging members to "provide broad-: 
cast time .writhput charge to such 
agencies only wdieri such agencies 
are unable to pay for arid do not 
pay for bther related sei-yices, such, 
as .artists’, fees, wTiters’ fees, tran- : 
scription costs, other advertising 
mediuxii, admiriisiration salaries 
arid costs arid other relate.d costs.” 

The resolution deGlares: “Solicl-* 
tations by numerous governmerit 
agerieies are steadily increasirig for 
‘free time’ for sUcIi activities asi 
Army, Navj' arid Marine reeruit- 
ing, ^social security; Bureau of In- 
terrial Beveriue, ad irifiinitum; un- 
der w'liich the evbr-present threat 
of FCC disapproval is subtly ex- 
ploited by presenting such., solici-: 
tations, In the guise .of ‘public serv- 
ice. ’ ” It adds: “Devoid of this a p- 
pi-ehension of FCC disapprpvai, 
there , exists no more reason for 
the complimentary furnishing tp 
government agencies pf a show ; 
produced by broadcasters at great 
co.st than there exists for any/other 
manufacturer or producer to fur;- 
nish his product without cost,” 

Weifare outfits recognize that 
this lumping of public service 
shows . W'ith government airers 
raises a ticklish issue. They are 
(Continued on page 38) 


The Right to Comment On 




I . 


On ‘Baedeker of Air’ 

Ted Hudes : sails on the S, S. 
America next Tuesday (17) for a 
three-month tour of European 
countries, during which he’ll tape- 
record a 13-Week: series of radio 
. shows to be called “Baedeker of 
/the Air.”; 

ilucies will visit France, Belgium, 
Italy, Hollarid . England arid po^* 
sibly Switzerlarid. tp get the pulse 
of European thiriking, habits, ad- 
justment to postwar economy, etc. 
He’ll a Isp work in cooperation with 
: the Economic Cooperation Admin- 
. istration,;/(JVIarshaU Plan) and re- 
. cord some special Holy Year pro- 
[ gramming in Rome. , 


. Washington/ Jan, 10, 

, The /Maryland Court of Appeals 
decision, approvirig wide : right to 
comment on crirnirial cases by ra- 
diri, stations, was iri effect upheld 
today (IQ ) by; the U. $. Bupi'errie 
Court’s refusal to review, the de- 
clsipnv . , ' ■ - • . // ./■/ ■ ' ■ ; 

The: Maryland court had thrown 
put, as unGon,stitutiorial, a ban on 
the publi cation of some /types olf 
crime news between time of arrest i 
and trial. Ban had been put irito 
the code: ol the Baltifriore. city 
courts.' 

Last year all Baltirriore ; radio 
stations chailenged the. bari arid 
broadcast that a miari accused of 
slaying an : 1 l-year-old girl had 
been /captured, had corifessed arid 
alsb had a priori crimirial record. 
.The Baltirriore courts clairried this 
jeopardized the prisoner’s right to 
a fair trial: and fourid the radio starr 
Hons guilty of coritempt of court. ; 

Although the Supreme Court 
normally turns thUiribs down on ft 
case in a single sente nee , Justice 
Felix Frankfurter took the rare 
action of writing an opinion. In it 
he declared that the action of the 
High Court in refusing to hear an 
appeal did riot mean it endorsed 
the verdict of the Maryland Court 
of Appeals. 


H 


TELETl$iai!r 


Wednf;0(1a^9 January 11, 1950 



Washi^ngtoii, Jan. 10. . ^ f 
Worn ail indications it looks 


KBU really stuck its foot in it 
when it ihitiated a move last 
to sew up the two-and>a*half-hour 


Saturday night 8 to 10:30 TV seg- 
ments on its af filiates Vschedulesv 
DuMont, which haiS network at^^ 
bitions of its own (reports are that 
the nutfit- is getting set for an all- 
out. affiliate, dfiye), immediately 
registerecl charges of mpnopoly 
arid won the support of the other 
lietworks as welL , Sentimerit ..ap- 
pears to be that the FGC . has b.een 
giy en . pr.oyGcation to step in and 
Initiate steps toward divorcitig the 
manufacturing arm; Of video from 
the. prpgramining side, since. NB(p, 
•in effect,- is fiauntihg its riches .in 
a bid to wrap up station time with- 
out .consideration of the prbgrani- 
Thi^ng .e lernrentST 




on banc n 

Cincinnati; Jan* 10. 


study is , heing made . in 14 ; Mills,^ 
Greater Cincinhati high schools to 
determine interest and attitudes or 
the admihistrators arid teachprs iii 
television as an educational aid, 
if preliminary questionnaires in- 
dicate sufficient possibility^ ; sets 
will be installed in spme;.of the 
schools and spepially designed pfo- 
grarns for in:SchQol-viewing‘ will be 
j inaugurated to further, test effec- 
tiveness of video.. 

Study is being cpndUcted under 
a fellowship established, at the Uni- 
versity of Cincinnati a ye.ar ago. 

It was made Possible through fi- 


Chi TV C®nferenc6 

Speakers Behig Set 

Chicago, Jan. 10. 

Additional spe3kers lined Up for 
the March 6-8 second National 
Television Conference include Rpb- 
lert Sweitey;’^" g.ni: ' of WDStJ-T V, 
New Orleans, Monte Fassnacht-,'f 
ABC, Chi, Norman Iiindquist, TV 
d i r e c t o r of Malcolm-HoWardi 
agency, Joe Betzer of Sarra^ Jerry 
Campbell of Campbell-Cahiil filnis. 

Set ; previousiy were Eobert H. 
6 ■Brieni. Beulah Zachary^ and Ted 




NBCiSi!..orlg inal ; offe r Joying i nancial .support of the urosl^ 

time on the alfiliains'^ifi"nnot~d'e=^rpadca'^tng^ 
tail its programmihg plans for the ministered through UG' Teachersi 
“^furrday ntghtrgpread. Since , then .eoilege. 
the,; web has decided to ' fill the 
tiihe.. With a half-hour variety show, , 
to s i mii la te a : .N. Y. n itery floor- 
show ;. an, hoiir Of film, to represent : 
the average American family’s Sat- 
urday night at a nabe filmery, arid 
Br return of last year’s. “Broadway 
Revue’’ to fill the remairiing hour. 

• ■Revue’.’ was sporispred last year 
by Adriiiral .and has. been under 
option by NBC sinde it went off the 
air. Max Liebman would again 
produce, with Sid Caesar « repeat- 
ing as“'parj^mugene^0da-n^^ 

appdar. on the program again but 
(Coritinued oh page 36) 



That idea of airing high-budget- 
ed television shows every other 
week as a cost-^saving measure re- 
vicfiiyed further impetus this Week 
with the decision nf ?*Fbrd TTTOe- 


WNH S«Is Midget 




WNBT, N, Y. flagship station of 
the NBC web, wrapped up its Sat- 
urday night programrning schedule 
this Week by pacting with Teldiscp 
for hour-long pickups of the Kings- 
bridge Armpry stock car races. 
Events will be aired each Satur- 
day night from 10:30 to 11:30, start- 
ing this week (1 4), and wiU 
low the het- 

work prograni spread being launch- 
ed Feb:’'3v 

Races will, feature spuped-iip 
midget autos in the indoor, rink 
and will be announced by Herb 
Shieldpri aiid Duke Donaldson. 
NBC remote director Lew Brown 
Will handle llie cameras. Agency 
for Teldisco,. Which will plug In- 
terriatipnal Harvesters on the 
show, is Elliott Nonas. 

WNBT also finalized a deal this 
, week for Vim Electric, in associa- 
tion with RGAj to bankroll a half- 
hour amateur talent show Wednes- 
day nights from 10:30 to 11, star- 
ring Harry Hershfield as emcee. To 
be titled “Battle of the Boroughs’’ 
and starting Feb. 11, the series will 
be worked in association with the 
RKO theatres circuit. Best acts in 
amateur events staged by the the- 
atres in each borough will appear 
on the show and the best in each 
ve-week . c5'cle is to get . a week's 
oking at the RKO Palace on 
roadway. Arnold Cohan, is the 
agency for Vim. 

In other business set. this week; 
WNBT pacted for either participat- 
ing spots or station breaks With 
Quaker O^its, Brown & Williamson 
for . Koois, .Ronson, Ever^harp., 
Henry Heide and Bucky Strike. 



UP ON CBS 


atre’’ to continue bn that basis for 
the duration of the current season. 
Hour-long dramatic series, which 
is packaged by the .Kenyoh & Eck- 
hardt agency and broadcast over 
CBS alternate Fridays, froin 9 to 
10 p. m., was originally scheduled 
to. go once a week after the first of 
the . year. Agency, however, de- 
cided that returns from the alter- 
nate weeh basis to date were good 
enough to continue on that sched- 
ule indefinitely. 

To maintain the hour as a dra- 
matiO period, CBS has decided to 
(Continued on page 34) 


CiBcil & Predbr^ U(Bls 



as 




Georg(V F. Foley, Jr:, this week 
ankled the Cunriingham & Walsh 
agericy (ex-Newell-Emmett) to take 
over as : television ^ chief for Cecil 
& Presbrey, taking with him the 
video:billings of Electrio Auto-Lite, 
Hp fblln Wed bv less than a month 


a similar move by Tom J. Maloney f 


fpriner top exec, wRb 
Auto-Lite’s radio billings With him. 
Client sponsors! “Suspense-’ on both 
mbdia. ■■■■" 

, Move leaves the recently-estab- 
lished Cunriingham; & Walsh out- 
fit as A.h'iually a house agency for 
Chesterfield, which had always 
beeni the top accpunt for the, bid 
N-E pperatibnv It alsb presages 
extensive video activity for C.&P,, 
which had bowed but of the me- 
dium when Speidel gave up the Ed 
.Wynn stanza bn GBS-T V to Caihel 
cigarets. Jim Manila, - Foley’s as- 
^sistant at' N -E. takes over as video 


terfield’s video shows 

‘"Suspense,” according to Foley, 
whill cpntiriue without change Un- 
der the new. agency setup, wiit^ 
plans now afoot to repeat Within 
a few ; weeks its version of “Dr. 
JekyU and Mr* .Hyde,” which has 
brought more viewer response 
thari any show, on the series within 
the last year. Foley said that 
Speidel is now shopping for a loW- 
budgeted show to replace the 
Wynn program, and also predicted 
that Nestle’s, another G.&P. ac- 
count would Splurge on video ad- 
vertising in the neat future. 



(Dec; 1949) 


CBS television, which has lost 
several shows to ; competing net^- 
Works through its inability to de- 
liver time on affiliate stations, may 
finally get a . chance to steal, a show 
from its coriipetition. Program is 
“Celebrity Time,” World Video 
package .sponspredv by: Goodyear 
and now aired Sunday nights from 
10 tO-10:3() via ABC^TV; : 

Many of the ABG affiliates car- 
rying the show are; primary NBC 
affiliates and, with the latter web’s 
“Garroway at Large” program 
picking up a sponsor next month, 
are switching over . to that show. 
Goodyear wants to keep the Sub- 
day night time and, sirice its first 
year contract with ABC expired 
recently, is contemplating moving 
the show over tb CBS which, next 
to NB(i), has the most stations to 
offe.x\ Agency .for . Gqodyear is 
Young & Rubicam., 


• ^ Area •• 

No, Receivers 
per 1,11)00 Families Position 

Position 
Nov. 1, 1949 

Phnadelphia 

. 266 

1 


New Yoi'k 

264 

2 

■ I..'-:' 

Lancaster .......... 


3 

3 

Los Angeles . . . . . — 

220 

4 

4 : 

Chicago ... 

.217 

5 

5 

Milwaukee 

...... 185 : 

6 

7 

Boston ... 

181 

■7. 

8 

Cleveland .......... 


8 (tie) 

10 

Schenectady 

...... 171 

8 “ 

9 

Buffalo 

165 

9 (tie) 

11 (tie) 

Detroit. . 

165 

9 “ 

6 

Baltimdi’e 


10 

11 (tie) 

Minneapolis-St. Paul 


11 

14 

Richmond 

143 

12 (tie) 

12 

St. Louis 

143 

12 “ 

15 

Erie . . 

...... 136 

13 , 

13 

San Diego 

134 

14 

17 

Cincinnati 

130 

15 

16 

Washington 

114 

16 

20 

Coluriibus 

X12 

17 (tie) 

23' 

Toledo . , .... , . . ... . 

112 

17 ” 

18 

Miami . . . . . . . . . . . 


18 

19 

Wilniington ........ 

...... 106 

19 

21 

New Haven ; • . . . . . . 


20 

. 22 ; 

. Gklahoma City .;. 

103 

21 

24 

Syi'acuse 

96 

-22 

27 

Louisville 

88 


29 

Atlanta ' : V . . . > . . . 

86 

■.-.■;24 

26 

Salt Lake . City 

84 

25 

28 

Omaha ; ......... .' . 

78 

26 : 

31 (tie) 

Dayton 

••77.,-- 

27;.v- 

30 (tie) 

Rochester 

76 

28 

3.3 (tie) 

Raiisas City . 

74 

. 29 (tie) 

31 (tie) 

Pittsburgh .... . . . . 

,74; 

29 “ 

33 (tie) ; 

'Memphis . > 

69 

30 

•32- ';:'; •• 

Albuquerque 

67 

31 

30 (tie) - 

Phoenix ...... . . . : ; 

'» « f • » . • . - ^ 


52 (tie) 

Charlotte ... . , . . . . 

...... 54 

33 

34 

Seattle . . ; . . . , . 

• ■ 51 . 

34 

36 (tie) 

Indianapolis 

50 

35 

36 (tie) 

Grand Rapids 

49 

36 (tie) 

39 (tie) 

• Tulsa' . V .- . ;■ i . 


36 “ 

48 ; 

; Fort Worth-Dallas . . 

48 

37;-- ; 

39 (tie) 

Houston ;. / . . . ... i . 

< , • . . -. 46 

38 (tie) 

35 

N e w Orleans ..... .• . 

46 

38“ 

'■ 37 ■■■ 

■ Jacksonville 

45 

39 

40 

Greensboro 

44 

40 

38 

Birmingham. 

40 

4L 

43 

. Johristown . , , 

39 

42 

41 

Utica . ■ . > .. ► . . . 

35 

43 

44- ■ 

Davenport. / . . ..... , 


44 

45 (tie): 

San Fi’ancisco ... , . v 


45 

45 (tie) 

Providence 

23 

46 

:47 ■ 

Huntington 

20 

47 

49 

Binghamton . .. . . . . . 

18 

48 

51 

Bloomington 

10 

A9 

51 

Sari Antonio i.. 

• 9 

50 

62 (tie) 

Noi’folk V. ♦ . i i , , , . . . 

• : •. ■ K 

51 


Fig^Hiamas Nil 
lefcBidftr 4a 

Hollywood, Jan, 10. 

Pirie-Tliomas Prbductibns . has 
turned down a $2*75, 000. offer for 
the television rights to 40 pix. 
made ! by the firni between 
and 1941; Pix were originally re- 
leased by Paramount and have 
now revbrted to Pine and Thornas. 

Bill Thomas said that offer Was 
nixed because telensirig of the 
films Would ‘•dissipate theixv Value 
as far as the screbri is concerned;” 
Both Pine ariid Thomas feel pix are ;| 
gbod for theatres for a' numbef^^ of 
years yet*- ..^ 



Ford Dealers added another 
$100,000 to their budget for corir 
centi’ated radio, arid television 
plugging of the I95Q tnpdel this 
Week by buying time on another 
Mutual AM’er and 10 TV network 
shows. Coiribined With the pre- 
vious list of 14 AM sustainers. thrs 
brings the total cost, to over $6()0,- 


Will television set owners be’ 
Willirig to pay $1 to see firstclass 
mbtidri pictures on their receivers? 

This lb the question Which Zenith 
Mfg* Co. will atteiript to answer 
in a test to be cpiiducted in Chi- 
cago to determine the feasibility of 
Phonevision. Company is planning * 
to try but the 'system with 300 test, 
subscribers who Will be furnished 
necessary eqmpirierit. ^ 

-Indication that the; test may be 
ailowed, without the preliminbries 
of formal proceedings, was seen . 
last week when the FCC cpritin u ed 
indefinitely a hearing scheduled 
for next Week for further informa- 
tion on the project. Action Was 
taken as a result of a petition from 
Zenith attempting to' ; answer all 
qiiestioni raised. The principal 
auebt lon^ Says Zenith, can be an- ‘ 
. sWered ori ly by the test;. 


.. _ 000 during a xrionth’s span. Agen- 

chief there, to coricen^Te bn CnbS=" 'ey 'blri^'YfienKbburit^l^ 

r«Vi'y^viTe< TllOlTlpSOll 

Other car manufacturers, mean- 
while, are irepprtediy eyeing the 
Ford venture with a view to get- 
ting in On the same kind of a deal 
if it proves successful for Foi’d. 
According to the networks^ how- 
ever, it may be too late for them, 
since Ford arid JWT have taken 
options on all shows involved, 
which represent the cream of es- 
tablished sustainers in both I’adio 
and TV, to extend the plan anothei^ 
month; Ford, incidentally, is not 
paying the full talent and produc- 
tion costs on the various progi'ams, 
spending only for thr^e minutes of 
commercial time oh each half-hour 
show. No special production prep- 
ai*atipn will be nbcessary for TV, 
since the autp firm Will use the 
film spots previously ii^ed for other 
video- -ahows;;. 'V 

All four rriajbr TV networks cut 
in bn the Fold coin. Car dpaleia 
will run spots on DuMont’s “Hands 
of Murder” Jan. 20 and 27; on 
NBC-TV’s “One Man’s Family” on 
the same two dates and on “Leave 
It to the Girls” Jan. 22 and 29; on 
the second half-hour of ABC-TV’s 
“Super Circus” Jan. 22 arid 29 (first 
half-hour is bankrolled by Canada 
Dry) and on CBS-TV’s ‘’Front 
Page,’’ moving into the Tuesday 
night at 9 slot for two weeks start- 
ing Jan. 24. 

Single riew i'adio show to paitici- 
pate in the setup is a half-hoiir 
pickup Jan. 19 of Sport Magazine’s 
annual dinner froni the Hotel As- 
tor, N. Y;..-;:' 


NBC 




New hoUr-lohg dramatic sei’ies 
staiTing Robert Montgomery; , and 
sponsored by American Tobacco 
was set this Week for the NBC-TV 
web, starting : Jari. 30. Show is to 
be aired alternate Mondays In the 
9:30 to l0;3p p.iri. slot, with Mont- 
gomery prodUcirig, narrating and 
sometimes StaiTing- in the series, 
which Will be based on film ;proper- 
ties. Talent and produetibri budget 
Will average about $14-500, With 
B;B D.&O. handling the account; 

First of picture properties ac- 
quired by BBD&O is t’Our Town,’’ 
purchased from Sol Lesser; who 
owns rights to the Thorntbri 
Wilder story: Price Was near radio 
dramatizations : of screenplays.^ 
Sei-ies will . not. be kinescoped tb 
aypid. involvement because Of film 
reproduction. 

New program will replace tlie 
“Bands, of America” show in the 
.9:30 to 10 period, Which had its 
last video • presentation Monday [ 
night (9) • and the ’’Quiz Kids” from 
10 to 10:30. New time slot for the 
latter has riot yet been determined 


Zeriith has pon^^ fields 

of famllibs in 25 repreSenmtive ? 
cities to get the answbr. ; The sur- 
vey showed 80% would be willing 
to pay the $1 charge. Now the 
cpmpariy wants to prove the cor-; 
rectness of ; the suryeYv 

As to the $1. fee, Zenith declares 
it tried to arrive at “what might 
be corisidered. a reasonablb charge 
under all circunist.anees;’V, Com^ 
pany says that no orib has any exr 
perience on which tb determine : 
what set owners should bay- But 
the $l fee, it points out, might not 
be*'Tfitai^ed^-by--altr^tati^^ 
would provide Phonevisibn.; It 
(Continued on 

CBS.fclliVijebln 

to 



in 

In a farreaching move to un- 
earth new writing talent for tele- 
vision, CBS and World Video, indie 
package outfit, will launch, a con- 
test in colleges and universities 
throughout the country ‘soon to get 
material for WV's “Actors Studio” 
show. Betalls of the contest have 
not been finalized but It is ex- 
pected that the entries will be 
handled by either the radio-TV br 
di’ama schools in the various , col- 
leges, with CBS awarding a $500 
prize to winners whose scripts will 
be aired on the “Actors Stiidio’^ 
series,.. • 

Acute shortage of TV writers 
has long been one of the chief 
Obstacles in the.; nefwbi'ks’ prog-: 
I’ess towards better programming. 
According tO' program execs, ex- 
perience has shown that too many 
scripters from radio, legit and 
films cannot master the TV tech- 
nique and those who cab do so 
usually demand more money than, 
the webs can now affaird to pay; 
Producers of dramatic programs^, 
as a result, have turned to adapta- 
tions of other properties as much 
as. possible. With dramatic shows 
increasing In audience pOpulaiTty 
and number, however, the avail- 
ability of Such properties has also 
become tighter. 

As an added incentive fo the 
t>TO writers in colleges and unir 
versitles, the.; scrlpter of the shovV . 
adjiidged the best dui’ing a certain . 
number of weeks may get a staff 
Job at either CBS or WV upon 
gi'aduation. Scripts >Vill be .iudged. 
by a three-man panel, with CBS-TV 
program chief Charles Underhiil 
expected to be one member; 



Philadelphia, Jan. 10. 

Charles Vbnda, former executive 
producer fox* the Goast division of 
CBS arid for the past year a epn- 
sultant On . commercial television 
programs for WCAU-TV, Philadel' 
phia, . takes; over as director of 
television starting next Mbiitlay 
(16). Vanda, succeeds G, Bennett. 
Larson,, who has .resigned the 
WCAU-TV post to become general 
managey of WPIX in. N. Y. 

Appointment ' reunites the ex- 
Coast team of Vanda and his one- 
time CBS boss, Donald W.: Thoi n- 


who is now president- of the;. 

gomery. opus. Lucky Strike pro-. 
gram will be bucking “Goldbergs” 
and the first half of “Studio One ” 

bbth WbH rnc rpxr uirecior ana wnu 

pom niglx rated GBS-fV shows, -first joining CBS in 1935, 


WCAU opei*ations. 

Vanda was identified with, a 
3ck of . Goast-oi’iginating aireis as 
producer, director and writer sirice 


irc4n<»^F« JmmiihT ; 


PTSSt^Fi 


TBEJBVISION 



That there is a definite place forf 
local advertisers In. the television 
industry ivas proved this: week in 
a roundup of audience ratings on 
shows aired via WNBT, flagship 
station pf the NBC-TV web in 
N; y, According, to pecehiber 
ratings for the Y/ area of the 
/Audienee Research Bureau; indie 
survey .outfity every local WNBT 
show how on the air except Pne 
( vEasy Does It") obtained the 
highest rating in its period. In 
addition, the December Hooper 
top 10 for N; Y. listed ‘'Ghildren’s 
Hour,” a 


Oa His Copyr^ht Bottk 

Detroit, dan. 10, 
Suit asking $250,000 from the 
Golgate-Paliholive^Peet Co- . was 
filed in Federal Court last week 
by Dr. iElmer J. Chaput, a dentist 
here, and Chapdt, Deutscli: & Gha- 
.put, The. 

Dr. phaput charges that ' ^ 
“Howdy Doody’^ ieleyisipn sho^, 
Tspohsorc 


foi^sfrvehth^plaG€ti^with:-PBS=T;SL’Su^ a^jok^hh^ 

.“Suspense’' arid second Pnly to ' 

Milton Berle’S “Texaco Star The- 
atre" among: the; WNBT shows in 
tiie lineup. 

Fact that the strictly local shows 
could cop such hefty audience 
ratings in :cohipetitiori with pro- 
grams which are high-budgeted 
and carried oh a full network basis 
proves cPnclusively, accordihg to: 

WNBT spokesfneh» that TV can 
pay off for the srhall local adyer- 
tiser. On the basia of the figures,: 
the station is now planning a full- 
scale campaign to lure other ad- 
vertisers into its billings list. Who ! 






Shortage of new talent and ap- 
propriate acts is threatening the 
entire, vaudeo structure. Tele pro- 
ducers are finding it. difficult to 
round up new talent :and when a 
turn Crops up that can be used, 
prices are. generally budget-break- 
ers. 

First break in the yaiideo pat- 
terh may . coirie with switch of for- 
mat of the ' Milton Berie Texaco 
Stai^T^he at r e . T^ S huW^tpppecs-^aiia. 

GuhrerifclpcpnsideHng^plaris fotthe 
formation of a stock company tp 
"play f rom four to eight weeks at a 


EyeiBl) 


Washington, Janv 10. 
The general public will be able 

i: 

as too expensive for them or un- 


able to buck the more costly net- 
work programs. Also significant, 
according to WNBT, Is the fact 
that experimental prograinming^ 
possible for the most part only on 
(Continued ph page 34) 



time this WPek with installatioh of 
sets here by CBS at a downtown 
locationi Demonstrations will be 
given daily ^ beginning Thursday 
(12) at 11 a. m. and I p, m,, with 
special variety shows colorcast by 
station WOIC, Columbia affiliate. 

Stunt is being staged in compli- 
ance with request of FCC for pub- 
lic tests of various color systems. 
CBS expects thousands to view its 
system; It has provided accommo- 
dations for . several hundred at a 
street-floor location in the Walker 
building. Cornpliriientary tickets 
are being distributed, by principal 
hotels and event plugged by Wash- 
Chicag(^' Jan. 10. ington Post-CBS station WTOP. 
The rise in tele set Circulation Golrimbia has also installed color 
durhi 1949 "ed^ Chr sets In the Homes of 'six members 

agers to glance at present rate | :®f tl'® tP enable them to test 
cards with a more :scrutin6us eye. i system mndef typical con- 

Appailed by what they saw, reme- [ diuons. Limited ilumber of avail- 
dial steps were taken after New | able sets will probably prevent any 
Year’s to seek a finer projpprtional j frii’ther distribution in homes, 
balance between the increase of j Tests, which .v;dH continue for 
set sales and studio time charges, j fhe balance Of the month, Will In- 
First to bolster rates will be i elude every phase of TV program- 
WNBQ Jan. 16 with an increase,; ming- Meg Mundy, Earl Wright- 
iroiii $50() per hour, Class A local .' son and others have been brought 


time, to $750. Their NBG net- 
work rate, $1,000; will reinain the 


here to perform. ; Miss Mundy 
appeared Sunday night in a, halT 


Clip. The more promising members 
would be held over into subsequent 
ses.sioris. Berie is reported to have 
asked Sam LCvensori to" be on the 
program on a regular basis, but 
was turned down,; 

The booking of the Texaco^^^^^^ 
is considered .one pf the mo.st yex- 
Irig problems in vaudeo. There 
have been tlnies when tlie fiiml act 
was . signed shortly before the Sun- 
day hoori. rehearsal, it’s also been 
found that Harry kalciieim of the 
William Morris office, .who pacts 
the turns, has had to keep close 
tabs on arrivals’ from the Coast; 
and Europei in order to get soirie 
fresh faces on the shovv. 

The Jail. 3 show, for example, 
was completely lined up on New 
Year’s Day when Walter Abel was 
signed. The Slate Bros, had to be 
flown in from St. Louis, and the 
MarteUs and* Mignori were planed 
in from a; Pittsburgh date. Entire 
show had 31 people on stage. 

In addition, it’s been found that 
Kalcheim has to book as imany as 
15 eiemerits for a single show.; This 
lnClude.s acts, chorus , lines, imate- 
rial and music clearances, and iri 
! many cases arrangements of trans- 
portation facilities for acts. 

More Coin for ‘Exclusives’ 

However, the basic problem is 
getting, fresh, talent, and material 
is still the major booking bane.: 
i When a peiTormer turns up, the 
price zooms considerably if pro^- 
ducers Want a three-week tele exr 
ciusiye^ Acts that could be pb- 
ialned for around $250 frequentb' 
get as miich, as $750 for sole rights. 

This: problem isn’t confined to 
(Continued on prige 34) 


in 

Execs for R.&H; Beer, who 
$ponsbred/:a pickup of the Sil- 
ver Skates from, Madison Sq* 
Garden, N; Y.j Monday night 
(9) over WPiX, were forced to 
sit by While announcer Jack 
McCarthy plugged the nanie 
; of prie of their chief competi- 
- tors. Guy named Arthur BaH 
lantirie won One df the heats 
in the senior men’s event and, . 
sirice he took the' lead early 

no 

. aite^joLptive; but to. use his : 
name throughout; 

Similar mishap almost hap- 
pened’ jbaturaay night iiVTwh'eri^ 


Talent agencies are set td make 
a greater pitch fdr coin that can 
.be derived from f he- telecasting of 
spdvts e vehtsl The percenters feel 

that they’ve, gotten little, out Of 
the field: SO far, With the exception 
of arinouricer sailes, arid are cur- 
rently preparing complete sports, 
package's; 

Belief tliait the, talent office fits 
into the sports picture ik hredicaN 
ed updri;the: fact that a greater de- 
gree of showmanship in the tele-; 
visiiig of sports-everits would iriate- 
fially aidTlie boxdffice. ; 

Tn fact. Genera l AxtistsTCoiiPlTs: 
CurFenBy” preparing ; two major 


CBS-TY held its preerii cere- 
monies outside the Maxine El-^ . 
liott theatre,., N. Y.V. for the 
Ken Murray' ahow. Ballari- 
tine’s Beer truck, with its name 
plastered on both sides, stalled 
dii'detiy in front of the theatre 
: A^and its driveF managed td get 
it started: and outside of cam- 
: era rarige seconds before the 
CBS show started. , 



packages, which if bought, may riia^_ 
Teirtallyrchimge'^lTfi^facade of theT 
spoftscasting picture. Agency cur- 
rently has two packages under way^ 
forma tioh of a Television Derby .|n. 
.horseracing, and another . show 
aiiiled at making, riiajor league ball 
clubs a •corrimrihity proje . 

GAP feels so confident on a: 
spohspr nibble for the baseball 
package that selling price is 
based dri a cut of the increased 
business . in the ball park, While 
all the details . aren’t . being 
divulged for obvious reasons, part 
of : the plan calls' for interviews by 
sportsTigtires and analyses beforo 
arid after the games, and aii early 
evening resume, with fans having 
their .say on the day’s proceedings. 
Format also calls for different 
eamera setups and varlatiohs of 
arinouncing techniques. . 

■ This package is curreritly being 
pitched to a midwest major league 
club in which attendance has dwin- 
: died during the pa, St few year.s be-, 
cause of a rion-winning team*. It’s 
Colgate’s three radio stats — j felt that by getting the community 
Dennis Day, Judy Canova and Eve at large behind the project, at^ 
Ardeli .(“Our Mi.ss Brooks’;|j^— are tendance and cdnsequently ability 
' being overtured for television irnd of the club to attracit a better grade 
the first . one . ready to “take the ; of player will be increased, 
jump” will be-^filined— here-Tor-the-; The Television Derby package,- 

NBC network, That the break, to ' eurrentiy being negotiated with a 
TV may becur before season’s end ; New .York track, calls for a series 
I was indicated by Tom Harrington,.!. of elimination races with daily 
senior partner in the Bates agency, I punses, and, a final Derby to b* 
'who is. here to talk to the stars, .run at a $50,000 purse or better, 
j That Day will be the first to I GAC feCls that horse-racing in 


Holly wood, J an. 10. 


•acing 

(Cpritinued on page 34) 


same, while spot time charges will 1 l*®hr drama, “Sorry, Wrong Num- 
rise from $100 per minute to $125. ! her,", v^ich was witnessed by a 
This web affiliate’s last rate jump i gathering at .a suite in the Statler 
occurred Jan. 28, 1949. hotel. Where sets have been in- 

George Harvey, TnanageF for . stalled for small groups. ^ ^ ^ 

A high spot of the month’s tests 

(Continued pn page 34) 



Up TS.'Balliniore Station 



PENNA. CENSOR BOARD 



WGN-TV, and John Mitchell, 

WBKB station ni a n:a g e; r upped 
their stations* ante OcL .1. The 
toppers are worried least about 
kiting circulation. However, in- 
dicatioris are that rates for both 
telebeamers will slide up 25% 

Feb, 1. Present rate card shows 
WBKB at $625, and WGN-TV at 
$650. ; \ I 

WENE-TV, which compares] - • . BaUimore, Jan. 10. 

equally with WNBQ bn a web ba- ' The way to . acquire Ulcers on; 
sis, at $1,000 per hour, will fall ^^^ers ^ to mix politics wth 
short of the latter’s new tiriie rate . ■ 

increase, when it goes to $750. by ^ I 

a $150 " margin; John Norton, i; more, lasFWbdnesday (4), when inv 
ABC’s Central Division vp, be- : ?U ^ood faith and a yearning 
. lieves the only way to put teevee .^.oooinplijh P^M|c service,^E el^- 

in ; the , black is; To; Imost time ; ^ 

Charges and ikieep them there. ; film. mt 1 p 

Hoping for a jk propelled :send(5ff :mentary , gave o^ 

In 1050 he . will/starAhe rate . ball 1 ^ 
rollihg Feb. i : by announcing n 

ohe-miriute time spot ascendancy nnt pvci? Tin 

from $75 to $100, Ibcai time. Within , rl d aU! Vhe I 

.a week or two afterwards he will . nf thp Dernberatic 

hypo the hourly time charge as f®*^‘®Y®« f Demociatic , 

:\veil rpresidents. 

Naturally, there were, 
publican vieweFSi who felt like a 
well-dbrie: Steak when “Finis" fi:" 
nally appeared, arid they still are 
sizzli ng. The film may well have 
. -started a G.O.P. renaissance in 
[ Maryland; for eyen the' elephant 
Hollywood, Jan. 10; ; J c who despised each .. other 

, Hal Kemp, long time riadio head . have uriitbd in coinriioh wTath. arid 
of .. Roche; WiUiams. & Cleary there is a movement under w^ 
agency, has moved into the . Esty d e iri a ri d .Republican tiirie^ on 
' Office as contact on tho Ed Wymi WAAM so that the .“documentary _ 
television shoW; '.niay be. soniew’hat neutralized/ If _ 

. Kemp is a former stage actor a formal demand; comes— -and it. 
.and agency .figured he 'Would be seems inevitable — WAAM wnll do 
. more “acceptable*' to Wynn .than the right thing by the ignored Lm- 
F^iK^ncy men. . [colniteS, 


Plhiladelphia, Jan. 10, 

The Pennsylyania State Board 
of Censors appealed the court rul- 
ing forbidding it to censor films, 

used by television stations. Attor- 
ney General T. McKeen Chidsey 
and two of his deputies filed the 
appeal in the United States Court 
of Appeals here, in behalf of the 
Censor Board. 

The ruling agairi.st the State Cen- 
sors was made ; Oct. 26 by Chief 
Judge William H’ Kirkpatilck, of 
the . District Court, He held that 
the censorship regulation passed 
by the Board was an; “liridiie lntelv 
ference’^ with the : FCC's controi 
over radio .and tGlevisibn and an 
infringement of . interstate com- 
merce covered by Federal statutes; 

Judge Kirkpatrick’s decision sus- 
tained a petition filed by fiye tele- 
vision cbmpanies operatirig in 
Pennsylvania. 



ED WYNN FOR ESTY 



Arthur Godfrey will do an extra: 
curricUl ar. TV show’ f or Pont j ac on 
Jan; 18 to intimduce the auto corii- 

pany’s; new 1950 line. . It’s a one- 
shot from 9:30-10 p.m. and will 
originate at the Hotel Waldorf- 
Astbria, : N. Y., night before the 
formal uriveilirig of their display 
at the hotel; 

Godfrey , W ill have to work fast 
lna.smuch as the Pontiac display 
goes on a half-hour after his u.suai 
Wednesday night Clmsterfield 
stanza/- ;■'! F 

MacManus, John 3c Adams is the 
agency. 


. swing over to tele is evident from 
; his readinb.ss fol lowing an experi- 
■mentai filming of his show from an 
! old radio script. Colgate is said to 
I have been impressed with the te.st 
Vfootage turned biit by Jerry ' Fair- 
banks’ three-camera technique; 

Cost of filming will be the de- 
! ciding factor, accolding toTIarring- 
j ton, and if the Fairbanks process 

can whittle down the Outlay from , , . , . . • 

' present levels the cameras may i Philip Morris’ experimentatibn 
: soon start grinding bn the. first of | Y:«th a fiye-miriutei crossrthe-board . 
the Colgate shows from here. It is H>cmat is coming to an end. The 
considered likely that aU three [ cigaret company h served notice 
[stars will be on the TV netw^orks ; that it is cancelling out 

by next season. the .six-nights-a-week Herb Shrlner 

Whichever program is chosen presentation when the 13- 

wiil be slotted on NBG in the time I week pycle runs but early in Feb- 
now tenanted by Colgate . Theatre, I At the_ same time, PM is 

a low-budget produetibri, After ^‘®H*^Tnishing the time, 

: Harr) ngtoiv returns :tp: N. Y.v An- ! Cancellation is said to be part pf 
.:Stin Peterson, radio; and TV. .head budgetary cutback, although the 
/ for Bates,, will carry oh the nego- j eiggic outfit Intends charinelling 
tiations With the st.ar.s. and prepare . of the coin, into its extensive 
the shows for actual production, . I spot TV . advertising. Shriner 

budget runs about $5, 0()0 a week, 
W’h ich : i s' figured top coi n in terriis 
of a . five-minute quickie, with 
Philip Morris; not particularly joy- 
ful with the rating; retu 
PM also sponsors “Candid Cam- 
era’’ on video. Latter show stays 
_ . piut; ; ‘ 

. CBS teicvisibn gave sports cov- ;; MiHon Biow Is the. agency, 
erage in the N. Y. : metropolitan i • ■' 'F V 

:|J_ 01?^ 

hling of three top events, includ- ' .^ ^ 

Ing the finsF pickup this seasori of ' HARMING TIATF 

! a. basketbali game, froni Madison : liillufllllU 

"Sq- Garden, N. Y. of six Seattle, Jan, 10. : 

home •bp.sketball^ pf FM^e Paeiric.Cbast Conference ba.sket- 

; Navy was launched Saturday after- ball games of the Univ. of, Wa.sh- 
nopn, (71 an^^vyeekW . wrestling ington will not be televised; Cah- 
maU^es from>t.: Nichol^ Areri^-Fceiiation of games on KING-TV U 
/ 1 . due to drop in attendance at seyen 

i ' . r H , non-cbnfererices ganaes which- -werP 

Garden, basketball, carried Sat- ' televised, according to Harvey Cas- 
u.rday night as special mne-.shot fjiii, director of athletics at the U 
■ trailer td; the; webs new Saturday of W. (In : 1946 four games drew 
programming schedul^ may. bethe 36,000 (; spectators; in 1949 flv» 
forerunner to ot^r Garden Pick- ' gFriies (all tblevised) Flrew only , 
ups this season. . Garden exec vee-' = 3 j BOO ) > . , 

worR^ oUt the tipal ; ’ Cancelfeimv; of ' iaskfethall lens- 
iwitb yBb: (o .rnatch the gate ii,g al.$o include,'! next season's 
|agalnst other .Saturday night games cootbali games: last season alV six 
i tCoritinued pn page 38) 1 home football gambs were lensed. 



Ned Irish TMiiig Cate 
On 






^ediieiMl%^anuac^ 11,^-1950 


TEtEVlSlOlV REVIEWS 


29 


a. 


OiPRRA 'TELEVISIdN THEATRE 

Wiiti Gladys Swarthoiit» Hobert 
Merrill, Robert Rouiiseville> 
iPriscilla Gillette, Phyllis Cur- 
tin, Robert Gay, Luigi Vellucci, 
Norinaii: Scott, Rvclyu Sachs; 
^ Lawre nce Tibbett, ,|iarratbr; 
Boris Goldovsky, coiiducibr 
Trodube^^ 

. Rireotors: Gbldoysky, Byron Paul 
.'75 Mins.; Sun (1), 6-6:15 p.m. 
CBS-TV, froiu New York 
^ Here is unquestionably the hibst 
Sueccssfiil attempt . to date • to 
tiansiate opera into terms of tele- 
vision. Granted that .in the initial 
presentatibri, “Garmehi ■’ CBS and 
the Henry Sonvaine Co, . had a 
^natiirar’ to With in terms 

of color, music and dramaturgy, 
and that all and sundry couldn’t 
' help but breeze through with Bizet. 
The fact remains that the New 
Year’s Day premiere of “Opera 
Television Theatre*’ points up a 
. particularly interesting anomaly. 
Where TV, for example; has yet 
successfully :t0 bridge the gap 
(with but a few minor ekceptioris) 
ih achieving a dramatic formula 
that is generic to tele and cah; be 
Called videb’s own, or eridow the 




te^lLTybcT-rthCT-TVHrentures^^ with ’• prbduetiOn-w 

lubre cultural spheres of -opera 
Jia^v p. come off w ithJiap pier. results 


Souvalne appears to be a master 
at “opera packaging,” as evidenced 
by the showmanship hypos attend- 
ing .the intermission portions of 
Texaco’s: Saturday, pickups of the 
Metropolitan Opera bn radio- the 
TV hoopla attending the Met’s 
opening night, and more notably 
on this new CBS series. The net- 
Work,‘ it s reported, plunked down 
$25,060 for this initial . Sou vaine- 
p.aekaged-and-produced presenta- 
tion of “Carmen,” and the pioduc- 
tion accoutrements bespoke, that 
type of ihyestiturev 
; Aside from the painstaking cast- 
in.g that found Gladys Swarthout 
TV’ing phe of her : most famous 
roles and with Robert Merrill as 


ABE BURROWS ALMANAC 
Witfi Burrows, . Miltoii ReLugg 
orcb: the Liinds, Adolph Green, 
Betty Comden, guests 
Writer; Burrow'S . 

Producers: BurroWs-Alan Dinehart 
30 Minst, Wed., b p.m. 

Sustaining 

CBS-Ty, from New York 

--•Abe^wrowrw^^ 

few months has been featured, on 
the CBS ‘‘This ;Is Show Business” 
Sunday night panel, is now bbing 
double; TV duty, . . with. Columbia 
dnally getting arbUnd .to starring 
him in his own half-hour sliow.;^ 
Slotted in. the Wednesday, night at 
9 post— Arthur Godfrey slot, the 
program , tabbed “Abe. Burrows 
A imanac,” is variety-slanted, Util- 
izing guest perforriiiers. Essentially, 
however, it’s a “persohality” show, 

. one that will Hse. or fall on what 
Burrows, with his distinctive and 
oft-therbeaten path talents, can ! 
t bring tbit;"/ 

: Last . Wednesday’s (4): premiere j 
performance was more or less; in 
the Burrows idiom, but unfortuh- 
:ately it was stripped of the requi- 
site informality and intimacy gen- 
erally. associated with the . comic; 
For brie ' thing, CBS made the mis- 


( surrounding him with chee.secake. 
settings, etc. ) ’The BUrrbws who 


SORRY; WRONG NUMBER 
With Meg Mundy 
Producer-director: Fredr Rickey 
3(HMins»j-SUn-^8li‘ltf{46' 

experimental 

CBS^ Washington, B. C. 

CBS, in there 'punching .hard for 
its color, wheel system, came 
through this past Sunday (8) .wit;h 
the first; dramatic progi’am in 
tinted video. Program, though far 
fibm perfect, put color in the big 
league and opened up: vistas of the 
y^st possibilities for the hew me- 
dium, lit up by coIoA 

As a purely dramatic presenta- 
tion, the fam.niar script remains ;a 
top chiller. Cehtered as it is, ^oh 
the emotions and hysteria of a 
single person, with' the. sole relief 
being via voices heard bvbr the 
.telephorie, it is not ideal for video. 
Despite this, it built to effective 
drmna, and had the desired , nail 
CheWttrg effect, even though the; 
script was familiar to the . audi^ 
encej; ^ Broadway, and radio star 
JVleg Miiiidy turned-Jn.<,a cnnvlnt^^ 
p^orzhioice ;in.a 
with the cameras trained oif lici- 
for .practically all' of the '36 min- 


SROP BT TELEVISION 

With Ruth Crane, jrackson Weaver 

30 Mins.; Tues., 7:30 p.hi. 

RECHT CO. 

WMAL- ABC, Washington 

This is a “first” for this town, 
and possibly for ihe country, in TV 
retail merchandising. Now begin-- 
ning itS'Iffiifd n^^^ 
has sb pleased its sponsor^ the 
HeCht GOv, large depaftinent stofe 
here, that, after five weeks, it was 
expanded from its original 15 min-; 
utbs. to a fullvhaifrhour; 

Unusual gimmick of the show, 
offered ; as ' a .“shopping service^” 
father titan entertainment; is that 
riierchandise displayed on the pro- 
gram is actually bought during and 
immediately after the telecast. A 
trio of eye-filling models appears 
on the set taking phone orders and 
opening charge acebuntSf . and theV 
ringing of the .telephone bells is 
audible to the TV audience, thusi 
adding authenticity as Well as uh-r 
doubtedly serving to lure other 
shoppers. ' / /. 

Format of the program is f a iiiy 
conventional; with Ruth ^Crane,, dir 

Wrttrintife VA . frti- 


rector bf W oifien- s Activities for 
WMAL-TV, conducting the show, 
Avbirle-hei^nnbvmeerpJaeteseh^ ^ ea-| u 
ver; doubles as. funnyman . and 
stooge. The articles displayed are 


was projected as a TV personality 
last Week was in a contrived sur- 
rouhdingv seldom f elaxed and I 
lacking the spontaneity so essen- 
tial to a Burrows-type .show. ! 

: In the case of Burrows, those off- , 
the-cuff mannerisms can betlbr i 
project themselves by tossing him 
into a “gimmick show” (a la 
Grouchb Marx) and letting him ad 
lib his way put of it. > The ‘‘stUdr 

ted” formula of the present pro- 
gram is not the answer to qualita- i 
tiVe Burrows. This oiie was down- 
Tight disappointmg. 

Chapter One of “Almanac” fea: 
tu red Adolph Green and Betty J 
Gomden, the “On the Town” (ex- ’ 
iegiter and curreht Metro musical 


plugged by Miss. Crane, with an 


THE ken MURRAY SHOW 
With Oswald .'(Tony Labriola); 
Darla Hood, Joe WonffrEnchah- 
ters, Have Broekman orch. Jack . 
Mulhair, announcer; guests, Nick 
Lucas, Tom Mardo, Gene Lock- 
hart, Alan- Hewitt, Van Heflin. 
Franklin/Pangbom, others V 
Frdducer: Murray . 

Difiectorsr Fr^ihk--Satenst^iii;^HeT If 
Susann 

Ciiorepgraphy: yirginiajJohnson 
Writers: Hal Block, Royal Foster 
60 Mins., Sat,, 8 to 9 p.m, ; 
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, ING. 

CBS^TVi from New York 

/j .(D’Arc?//; .' .. v •••; . 

/For some weeks therb had been 
talk; ba.'iyd on a kinescoped audi- ,; 
tion f ecoi’d which sold the makers 
of; Budweiser beef (Anheuseiv 
Busch) ; on niakihg. the TV plunge 
to the tune of $1,060,660, that videb. 
Was about to witness something fer / 
freshingiy nevv ' in the revue-mu- 
sicotirndy : fea Ini ; I that . the problem 
of imping the Saturday night TV; 
bugaboo Would hoi longer ^ be n 
problem, ahd ; that in Ken Muff ay 
videp Was on the verge bf catching 


siheblEchAv^hv- __ 


The Ken Murray Show Which 


The $64 question; whether or not ! and usually has the added interest 
the show gained in . interest nnd I of live models to display the wares 
value because bf color Seemed to i of the evening. At sponsor’s ih- 
receive almost a unanimous “yea” sistence— they have sole, say in 
frorii: the invited audience; cbn-r selection of merchandise bftbre^ 
sjsting..mostly./of press reps. for sale oh the program-^the accent 

For some, reason, probably tech- is on low Cost items. This tends to 
nical, the color impressed as be- slow the program at times and 
1^ i.,. ... iteep it from the. glamor of certain I 

high-pf iced . articles, like wonien’s 


occasional wisecflibir’H‘mlr'Weaverff^enuered^ast^atufday'^74^ni&^ 


ing less rich and deep than in 
previous demonstrations. ' I Back- 
groimcl. materials, , such as the bed; 
drapefies, etc,, came through in 
wa nil , ; sh a r p • tones. Weakness 
seemed to , be in Miss Mundy s 

makeup, which, obviously designed ' rants cost of the show, 
to give her the harsh, sharp lines I Miss Crane, an accomplished em- 


from the Maxine Elliott theati*e, 
N. Y., as a back-tb^baCk attraction 
with Ed Wynn (now sponsored ^^b^^ 
(Hamel • eigarets), unfortunately 
didn’t come through bii this pro- 
pJietic mission; Not by n long shot. 
That it has some viftues can’t be 
denied; As,' for ej^;iample, a 
fashions. (3n the other hand, there neys in mbvemont and pace that in- 
is ho question that, because of it, o 

sales are consistently lively and l^Siatcs the v\ hole into a cpntin- . 

the weekly; take more than - war- ; umg pattern. ; It boaslsv tho. a 

' quality of predictability sb that 


Escamillo and Robert Rounseville writing team, who scored ; on the I 
as Pon Jose, there was an pyerall comedic side with their ‘‘earried I 
sweep and sureness dbout the pro- Away” tune from “Town,” and the 
duel ion itself. Seldom, in fact, has j Green-Cornden-Burrows byplay in 
video captured such a broad can-^ 

V fi -s pr achieved such ; perfect sy n- 
ch ionization ill camera work, .de- 
spite the multiple settings and de- 
. ma hds bf the Bizet work. Happily. 


1 ^ ' . I - . r. 1, 1-- i X, ^ out of a flexible format anything 

of. her role, at times gave a can- ' cee and thorpughly hep to 1 ^ ; ^ 

eat bred effect. The intensive fern me angle in radio and mer- pop* . • 

___ I ehandiSmg, keeps .things rolling j It also boasts in Murray a funny 

even unher the handicap of lack of I mari who, |t's, ea.sy to see, could, 
varie.ty,' as iiv last Tuesday’s (3) ; hi«' ; riiciinr«.ii\/n 


a ■dramatization” of Burrows' 
Graustarkian “Duke of Dittend,or- 
teh” fantasy. Also featiired were 
the Lunds, dance team currently 
appearing at the Cotillion Room at 
Spuyaine * and CBS “played” the j the Pierre, N. Y.‘ 
wlioje, thing for sight values; as j /Milton DeLugg and his Preh 
well as sound, with; Ihb camefa ; were ori. haiid to backgrpund Bur- 
efew, in particular/ scofing notably ; rows and his guests. ' Rose. ! 
in translating the opera iniodi- . 

inensions of intimacy for living 

room vievying. Credit, for that IT OR NO'T j 

matter, goes to everyone identified f With Naomi Campbell,. Hazel Vin- , 
with the project in making this ai cent . Wallace, A. J. Herbert,; 
pleasurable 75 minutes of holiday Mercer .McClepd 
Tv /f are I / i Produeer-JPirectpr ; Harry . : Herr- . 

There was some “itiside Studio : ^ ^ 

stuff” to preface the: opera: itself, 1 30 Mins., Wed., 8 p.m. 

wilh the GBS camera pickihg up j RALLANTINE ALE 

some hand-picked guests idling I NBC/rV, from N.Y. ' 

about the immense set, possibly to I Walter Thompson) 

establish the. “proof positive” that i 
the “Carmen”. as projected for the! from a showcase of curiosities to a 
TV cameras was wroiight from a ' dramatic session has resulted in a 
bare studio shell, with TV brains 1 marked improvement/ Under, the 
and ingenuity dping the rest. As ;. new. setup, “Believe It Or Not” is 
a supplementary attraction, it was • dishing up mystery and hprror 
unnecessary trivia. It would have i .yarns, presumably authentic. 


closeups were riot always con 
sistent, and the, skin tPnes were 
less true than seen iiri .' the past.. 
Consensus of opinion was still, 
however; that color was easier on 
the eyes than biackv arid white, 
that it added warmth and interest 
to the story, and that the third 
dimensiori illusion gave a realistic 
impression. 

Production arid camera tech- 


program, when a succession of face 
creams grew monotonous. She 
televises extremely \vell, and should 
impmt her ■ secret of successful 
video makeup to others in the field;. 
Weaver’s bids for laughs are npt. al- 
ways .successful, but there’s no 
question that hi.s role on the show 


nique showed growth bvef previous can be developed into successfiit 
demonstratioris, with such tricks I backgrotmdihg. The pair work well 


a s live bedroom , reflected in a m i rp 
ror , with Miss /Mutidy in the bacJkr 


as a team, for they’ve been; at it a 
long time 


tVahsIate his' dustiiiGtive coinedy: 
style and inevitable, props into 
Something video needs more pf» 
but who unfortunately was left 
luFking too muelv.iri the backgvound 
oil la.st week’s preem. One hiiail- 
0 u s s k i t : G f j)i f o u r- m an draw pb k e r 
game, with .Van Heflin guesting 
around the table, was in itself live 
tipotT that, with proper material,. 
Murray could be on: the way. ' 

But unl'ortunale.ly most of the . 
. vi rt II es a re st i 1 1 in t li c proinisso ry 


AyT6p; ,CflS^ffUiate,;a^ yamctf: The^ ac(» 

was telecast to the Statler hotel, i in nroclei-ate doses, it's sowething i - tetun'ng 


where the demoristratiori was held/ ' difl'erent and quite viewable. 

Lowe, Lowe. 


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V Possibly on the assumptrori that/, 
beer, drinkei-s like lo cry into their 
BucIweiscM-s, the .firsl bi the altei r 
nate-vveek series of presentation , 
was overloaded, with; nostalgia/ 
witli a production rout jne on “Mar- 
gie’.’' and some Nick Liicai.s re.sur- 
reefions (eifea “Tiptoe Through 


been less glaring, top, had Law- 
rence Tibbett, as the pre-eui lain 
and between-acts narrator, : mkeri 
the, pains to meriiorize the lines, 
His “off the floor” reading of a 


which have been adapted for TV ; 
rCcuji remerits. For the ppener, the 
production was solidly handled in • 
straightforward style vyith the 
show building interest up to the/ 


Chi«, leg Jnf'^/hc’^ecmld 

yfiS-TV s ;”silve/,:Theatiy’; iVloh- : SUiiil :resulted in an effective, if A*laff‘'HSt ^ohig/wTcene 

day night (9), but he shouldn’t have • somewlrat oyerlPrtg, series of hum- . . 

done it. Half-hour program; billed ; bees. Variations angleb 'tJada’v^or ^f/^^A'^!;^ 


hidden script became awfully dis-^. rurtain. „ , . . ' 

traciing. Rose. ' Varh was a fantastic ripley. con- ; 

: cerning a. murder in England. 

ESCAPE /which exactly duplicated another' 

(‘■Rueged Journey”) nvurder which took place at the , 

With Charita Bauer, Richard Mac- ^anie spot _ 150^ years previously. 

' Murray, Gliarles- Eglestoii. Law hnth murrioi's wa.s a 


• each time up. 


moment that 
out of the 
minute show 
dramatic in.seiis 
but in a variety 


reiice Fletcher 
Seri pier: .Howard Rodman 
.Producer-idirector; Wyltis Gboper 
30 Mins./ Thurs. (5)> 9 p;ni. 
Sustairiing 
GBS-TV, from N. Y. 


Every. detail Jn both murders wa.s a 
carbon, from the motives to the 
names of the individuals involved. 
Th is identity, of coiirsc, helped to 
crack, the modern killing by a 
Scotland Yard inspector who stum- /. 
bled across the old records. ; It wa.s , 


Panetta and /Bill 'Whitman, staff ‘ dance aggregation, 
copywriters for Ybgng & Rubicam. Soyeral tunes AvCre given hefty JtXhza ' strict^^^^ tempoed*' to***Yhe 
who. apparently, had an Italian. veiv value.s. Daisy and the thcmatic“HoIlvvvood and Vine ” 

Sion of. “G9ldbergs” or a/yidco yer- Dandelions’ chirping of “Bibbiddi- ' the; seS 
sion of “Life with Lmgi in mind.- , jiobbidi Boo’’ : was ^ magic . :‘Sale.sinan’’'.’ And clo.sing the 

old piano 



imaglhation, style and some stipe- 1 ana ine . peri 

rtol- wriung, Wbicb , ma^ tbia ; w 1 5^'^ - ^ Ballahtine Tbllo«rd 

■ - ^ ^ad- 

sea. son. 

, t<) . 

transport tyeopn, found hinvseif t 
- marporied in the Arctic. .Story ' 

^vered a good deal of ground in . . 


Show had none of the appeal and tiapping.s and vvorked in parodiCvS siipw with a 15-vear-ol 
heart-vvarming qualities of either three other tunes. Tran.sitions ' talent find! That’.s murder 
of those two. however, emerging as with Waring’s pleas- rvw • i i i *41 

a stereotyped play . about^ ste- ani palte.r on his boutonniere cuing . 
reotyped Italian-Americau: charac- ijy. jarie WJlson’s warbling of . m . Hwlp ^ 

11 t, f Buy. My Violets?” and the ' aUstiric w^^^ ^ thb 

Marx did as welVas he.pould ..closeup of her bouquet' segueing to 
this part. but proved tfiat a little oi fipvcer girl Nadine /Gae .dancing 

when he*^h*as;^h^^^^^ with Peter .Ilcunilt^^ ■ ■■ ; Mardp’s dog^act; the . 

fhr flip npep«:«;arv ' counterpoint Commercials were sprightly and (and. these; were distinct assets) iri- 


, put . across'. 


prgdelDarla Hood, a looker, whp 



30 minutes, with tycoon and re- 
;, Rorter. flying tP the far nbri li on a 
n/agic carpet (a two-seater model 1; 
reporter f esuming . ;a ; Ipve a fl'a ir 
Avith ari; Eskimo gal started in the 


With Bethel Leslie, Mary Malone, ! 
/Kenneth Forbes, Harry Ban-j 
nister; Agfies Young, Alexander i 
Ivo/ John Campbell 


good old GI days, and tycoon and:i KjrJL^tOr 
damsel flying back to the lusher : *^**^*^^^***^‘ ^ 


Raphael arid Donnie, HaTHs were Made H u j 

okav in ' smaller parts as the ehil- C P about a b.ulmsnatchcr. ■ . . vc.ith- M urray tor yearsUn vaude. and.. .. 

drem but the roles written .for Dino ' - , , "nTr / ' muslccimody; Joe Wong,- in The;Jn- . 

Terranova tsabel Price and John . ‘^^d Wynn’s- switchover to. Camel evitable valet' ioIg. and the: En-, 
Moldch .wore too much for even tlie; sponsorship coincides with. CBS’ chanters, harmony quart Dave 

best actors to .bverco^ Y & R attempt to bdild up its Saturday Brockman doijbled fTom the musi- 

slaffer Frank Telford produced and nigbl programming. .Now eoming: pal backgrounding into. a. couple of 

directed, vvilh Gonfad Nagel hold- at the heois^^ the Ken Murray stage bits; 


pur 


of New York while the 


30 MiVis:; Sun., 7 p. ni. 


directed, with Gonfad Nagel hold^ at the ;heels of the Ken Murray: stage bils; / : 

ing clown his usuail spot as prPgi'am shriV'’- network hais considerable ^j^hc “Keh.. Murray Show” has a 

host, ' - comedy strcngtli lin this part of reported $25,000: ta'ient-prciciuct^^ 


, its spec truiTi', 


j’epoi'ter was left behind to spend/ 

Igloo, , Purpose of th 
IS to dramatize. escape 


nut. . Saye.Jdr the . “Margie” stag- 


Y. 


jglbo, ; Purpose of 

from rraiily !’'.‘’' in(He packager ; Carol Irwin, ; 


««mg neavy-jianded and an acltqn : now aired 
M.st played it straight. Sl.ow : P“ 

sagged m tbe miadic wben Lil'ri on Otis -Skin- 

]oye_jntcrcst entered, but rigbled Kiibbrougii novel of a 

itself towards the .clo.se to fini.sli . - . / .ij. innAcent young gals trv- 

Stronaly: , Production deinan(1.s « ?. .jb;‘’Sr in be big, 
were, siinplei and dii-ection: Rood, '"t' i '« iu-df, inen "y. ; V u, 


Tvnv . , ,A. , V., ... -i oiiw 1,11V ttIJU .Vine 

1 NBC-TV's “Garroway more delightful exhibits in video, opener and closer < a hangover from . 
took over as difector on and hi.s preem show for the new Murray’s ;/’Blackoiit,s’.’ and a per- 
Fred Waring program bankrollcr indicated that- I h e manenl TV fixture Which, more 
I). P.foductiOri' layout ('dniic .s wealth ^pf material will than anything else, captures the 
iro.und Waring/S podium/ Con.siderable rating on spirit and intent of the show), 
;>Aved for fluid camera /P^‘rtod. Show was dis- ,; there's little, 'production-wise,: to 

;- from . orchestra to tmgJJfshed by the guert^^^^ suggest that kind/df coin, 

oisi.s. dancers, etc. 1 of j4KTlle Ball, with Miss BM Mulhall the ex-film a 


Bron. 


iC/ontiniied on page 38) 



one. Livingston Gearhart, Ilavylcy. 


.(Continued on page 38) 



80 


R AlliO^tELBVlSlON 




Wednesjay^ January tl, 1950 



Washingtc^nV Jan. 10. 4. 
Great strides in television, imposi- 
tion of the freeze, developments in 
theatre video, continued gro\yth> in 

AM, and falling were 

highlighted in the ISth ' annual rev. 
port of the FGC subniitted today 
(10) to Congress.^ ^ While the report 
cdncerhs pperatiphs - during the 
fiscal year : ended June: 30, "49, a: 
Eummary of subsepiient events 
noted, that: by. iaW fall more than 
3,()p0,pG0 TV sets were in use and 
that 24 cities were linked, by yideo 
network facilities,, puring the four- 
month period following June 30, 
the agency reported, 50 hew AM 
station authorizations W 
bringing the total as ,.df Qct. 31 to 
2.229. In the same: period, 50 FM 
permittees dropped out,, leaving' 
the humberudf authorizations at 
815. Five television permits were 
also withdrawn, . leaving 1 12 T^V 
stations authorized^ • ' 

Although ho recommendations 
were made, a letter of transmittal 
to Congress pointed to problems, 
faced by the Commission because 
of the “booming interest in tele- 
vision” and thejattendaht demand 
for Video expahsion and improve- 
inent. The agency said it is “hard 
pressed to ; keep abreats of kaleidO;- 
, Bcbpic techhical , developments af- 
fecting both wire and radio 'com- 
munication, 7 and that some of its 
operations have been somewhat 
ctirtailed.' . :\ 

“Though its moiihting adminis-:| 
trative and regulatory . work has ; 
necessarily suffered from persoh- ‘ 
nel.; arid other budgetary restric- 
tions,” it advised,^ “the Gommis- 
sion’s aecbmplishments in this year 
of unprecederited electrical com*- 
munications progress con.stitute a 
fritirig i5th anniyersary record,” 

The fiscal year, the report said, 
“was riiarkod by such a rush for 
tele V ision facilities that action On 
applications for new* TV stations 
were deferred pending proceedings 
looking toward extending TV oper- 
ations into the ultrarhigh fre^ 
■ouencies. ad opting a natioriwide 
channel assighmerit plan covering 
comriietcial ; yideo broadcasting in 
both bands and, at the same time, 
Inquiring into tile possibility of 
color, 'Even so; the (fiscal) year 
closed with; 71 television stations; 
serving 42 cities and metropolitan 
districts;” . . 

Because of difficulty in finding 
usable frequencies in the ‘-very 
Baturated” AM band, the Commis- 
sion reported, /fewer AM authoriza- 
tions were issued than in 1948. 
Stiil, the number of stations in this 
category climbed by 145 to nearly 
2,200. ; f 

As for FM, the report npted that 
While 150 additional stations went 
on the air during the fiscal year, 
the total number of. authorizations, 
decreased by 155.. “Hovveyer,” it 
added, “I’M service was available 
over almost all of the eastern half- 
of the tJ.. S., over most of the Coast 
area, and in a number of cities and 
adjacent rural areas In the West. 
Thus; more than I00,d0(),000 people 
were within range of one or more 
iFM 'stations.” - 

The sharp falling off in FM. sta- 
tion applications , (only 43 Were 
filed .during the year, the report 
said) Was largely due lo economic 
problems . and uricertainties, the. 
felatively small number of FM re- 
cieivers . (3,500,000 owned, . by the- 
public), competition from : AM 
broadcasting ’ and TV stations (as 
well as , other FM stations), and 
high costs of station constructiori. 

“Some FM. permittees withdrew ; 
from the : fie.ld,7 : the report de- 
clared, “because of their aciiVie de^ 
sire to engage in : television broad- 
casting;”'/ ' 

The report rio.te.ct in ter ek of th e 
iriotibri picture industry in theatre 
television, it pointed, out that since 


continued froin page 23 


numhet of hours lopped off AM 
schedules. 

Chain informed FCC that he» 
“like inany other veterans, put 
j money, blood, sweat, tears and 
years into FM because I believed 
L/ tha--Cunxriiis$ipn was /sincere about 
1 FM and would do ever pos- 

sible to ^ foster its growth. The 
COinmissiori has been very kind 
arid liberal in relaxing rules to 
; mkke.it possible for us to continue' 
! i sweatirig, but where is the epn- 
\ Crete action, to Jet the American. 


pany-owned side of the pperatipn, ; know that FM was intended 

and Merle Jones ^ pne o| the . ^ AM? 

' • “Why cannot AM statidris^^d^^ 
eating pri FM be required to use 
some AM time to explain FM to. 


Coast braintrusters, are also jgrads 
of the “Atlass Schpol.’t 
The Atlass influence has asseri 


ed itself in :<>ther directions ,1.8 1 

tolxS I Are Art stations who do'^notWng 

for example,. Columbia was Pitch- 1 +1, 

iiig hard to get “Life With Luigi” ; 

Off the sustaining hob.k. it rernained ; ‘n ‘he pubhc interest? 

for Atlass to corivert it into a corn- • 
niercial commodity by wrapping 
Up the Wrigley sponsorship deal. 


JItlass* Chi Realighmerit 


■ Chicago, Jan. 10. ; 

Announcement by Les Atlass, 
head of WBBM, that Frank Falk- 
mbrrgerieral-riienagerHvduld^^moy^ 
to Ne\y York Jari. 15 as a CBS vee- 
pee caused a sriowballing effect in 
job realignment: for this midwest 

Web affiliate. ^ '. Federaition of Radio Artistis ap- 

John Akerman was called back , 










An all-night disk jbekey network 
is -in the works, if the Airiericari 


IN mw YORK 

Jde .Laurie, Jr., lopka set f^ liighttime N. Y. disk jockey show 
called“Shpw Riz,"’ his pwri. package; whick^^V^btegrate questipris and 
answers, * interviews with celebs, revival of riiostalgic disks, etc. , ; ; . 
Bill Hedges, Radio Fibrieers preky, has called a nieeting of the club 
for Moriday ( 16) at the Hotel Roosevelt ; 1 .Harriet Van Horiic, World- 
Telegram-Sun columnist, requests this pensorial: “Received, two Christ- 
mas gifts (two bottles of jFrench champagne arid a musical clock.) with 
no; cards;/ Simply Want to say ^Thanks”, , . . Charles Boyer; arrived in 
Ibwn this week to cut auditiOri records for new. dramatic s.eries pro- 
duced by Jacksori Lfeighter arid Walter % Pick. Boyer/ would play the^ 
role oi a soldier of fortune in scripts by Larry KHngman . George 
(Tom) Fry, ABC national network: sales director, has switched to 
Keriyon & Eckhardt ; ; Arine^^^^S^^ added to WHLI script dept.; .. . 
Ernest and Eya Callaway; WWRL^s erpss-the-hoard gahb^s, have 
launched a charm contest for Negro women in the .metropolitari. area 

./ AHan Stevenson, recently in ‘/The Paragon,” which Closed in /Wii- 
iriingt.oh, plays one of. the leads on “Crime Fighters” Saturday. 

Sy Merris, ex-WINS, now program director of WMON, Montgomery. 
W. Va. ; . John W. Varidercook to emcee Muntz-TV’s “Rebuttal” on 
Mutual. John ileddy is directirig for Mastersori-Reddy-Nelson produc- 
tinris William R . Seth, former, ad-promotiori director for Muzak, 
added to (j’Brien & Horrance as AM-T V direct o r . . : / J ohnnyrttlsen^pW:- 
transcribing his ABC “Ladies Be Seated” to avoid conflict with his 
DuMont “RumpUs Room’! show. . « 

Oh the day last week that he was scheduled/ to mOye into his 19th 
floor off ices as n ew hhsd'tof iadio=TV^sMes/jto^CBSif=iJack^/V^^ 
berg was called to • Iowa due to serious illriess 6f father . . Joe Ream j 
John Karol and Herb Ackerberj: “playing’' the District Affiliate Cir- 
cuit again,: leaving on Friday (13) .for New Crlearis meeting . Howard 


uuiiig rvAcitiiaii yvaa vaixcu ■ nrnvAs: tha incnmniiip wph tirn- Meighan's N. Y. stay apparently TrOlongcd . Indefinitely, With the name 
from his WBBM sales rep post in i r ® soipn aq we , P of CBS’ Coast topper now restored; to the 485 Madison ave. registry ... . 

New York in Order to take over ! 3 bV Harold Ksye!s Mail Or- j WNEW’s publicity chief, to become a papa again . Madi- 


•Falknor^s position: At the Sairie * her Network, which has Jjeen pra 
time a new job was created to abr v fringe/: time of W/OR, 

sorb some of the ex-rnariagbr’s du- i Chi; arid Other sta- 


tics, as executive, assistbrit to At^ 
lass, and filled by Kenneth Craig, 
radio and television director with. 


McCarin-Erickson agency. Replac-i caU for feeding platter spinner / 


ing / Akerman is Gilman Johnston, 
fnanager at KMOX, St. Louis 


tioris with ; “per Inquiry” commer- 
cials;' ■ • 


ton- ave. stroller: A. W. (Jess) Willard; recovered from serious opera- 
tion . V . Hal Tiihis, WMGM jock, riariied national enteHainment Chairs 
man for grbup/supporting orphanages iri Israel. . . . M*^* Helen Newmati^ 
WVNJ station manager, readying a daily women’s series under her for- 
mer mike name, Helen Sritton . . . .Boh Lewis added to WAAT aririburi- 


Kaye's wUcMngljour : web plans j eery. . . ‘rteade b^^ dropi 


Cleyii. Iiididns 

Continued from page 24 


and a desire to continue the pres- 
erit status. ; 


yictor from WOR 
.other outlets./ Kaye 
aired OU” /WGN, is coming to New 
York to /replace “Big Joe!’ Rosen- 
I field, ; whose cycle with WOR ex- 
I pifes this week. AFRA’b, na- 
j tional council, meeting, tomorrow 
CThurs.), will decide whether it 
will be okay for WOR to feed the 
other stations and grant Kaye a 



Should WJW secure baseball 
rights, ABC is saird to be ready to 
offer network facilities to WEEK 
In fact, some WERE stockholders, 
mindful of network sponsors, etc., 
are inclined towards ABC’c offer, j 


waiyer allowing hirii to pay Victor 
a weekly rather thkn the hourly 
network announcing rate. . 

Both Rpsenfield’s and Victor’s 
shows have been commercially suc- 
cessful and . have been continu- 


The network, scorched in the past ; .oUsly. sold put, with six items 
twp years by cancellations and pro- plugged every hour of their stan- 
gram shifting because of local ball j zas. Results from the 50kw sta- 
games, is reported as not wanting.! tioris have been “phenomenal,” 
any tie-in again with a baseball- 1 Kaye reports, with mail orders 
carrying local Putlet. ' 1 coming from the Virgin Isles, Fan- 

: Still unsolved, too, is television ' ama, Canada, Mexico and even Ha- 
I rights for the games:'- WEWS; as well a all the states, 

which carried the gariies. la.st year, Victor's slant on WOR will be 
reported a loss of $75,000. The a continuatiori of ,his WGN for- 
ball club’s dollar , demand might I mat, hill couritry and western 
well be the deciding factori on re- i disks. KayC says that ?‘This isn’t 

•_ 1 ' ^ ■ -• 1 ' J • • X • J I 4 J ill 1^4 ll«v CC ^ ^ M A ^ 


riewal. WXEL is also int^ested 
in the TV rights, but WEWS has 
the inside track; 


the old hillbilly, stuff that some 
people Used to shudder . at. : It’s 
jukebox hill country music, and 


Harum” player . . / Charles Seel joins “Stella Dallas” . Joe de Santis 
added to ‘‘jLorerizo Jones’! . . , CBS associate sports director John /Derr 
lolling in Miami for two weeks . . . . K&E’s Herb Laridon to Chi on Fri- . 
day (13). . . / Cafltbn Morse flies to Coast arourid’ Feh. I to launch initial 
“Gne Man’s Fa riiily”, broadcast for M^ids Labs. .Nancy Ranson, frau 
of the WMGM flack, having her second one-man show at the George 
Binet Gallery , . ; Jim Brown haridling radio piibllcity for BBD&Ov 
vice Jim McGarry (now assisting Ben Duffy) . . . / WNEW’s Art Ford 
arid tub-thumper Buddy Basch saw Bermuda, sopping up island mUsip 
. . . .Frank Hopkins, ex-Kudner, has jbiried K&E as a commercial 
Scripter . ... WOR’s Joe Rosenfield getting four kudos in two weeks, 
from Servicemen’s Cheer Cliib^ Vets of Foreign Wars, Uriiformed Fire- 
men and Council to Prevent Blindness . . ; . WCB$’ Jack Sterling vaca- 
. tioiiing in Miami, returning Monday il6) . . . .. WJZ’s Pegeen Fit^^erald 
into, and out of Lenox Hill hosp . Merrill E. Joels doing the heavy, 
ori “Life Can Be Beautiful.’’/ M disks for Admiral 

and Caravan Records; 

K 

IN^ftOLLYWOpn 

Fletcher Wiley was rushed into the breach of Housewiyes Protective 
League last week \vhen Knox Manning pulled up hoarse. For the one- 
time owner and now manager of HPL it was his first mike . warming in 
eight years . . . Robert Arden, whose “America Looks Abroad',” was one 
of the most popular commentary programs dUiing the war, is resuriiing 
l^ort two stations with a credit dentist again taking up the tab . . NorUiau 
Brokenshire came to town with his coritest wiriners for “Double Or 
Nothing” and immediately riiade the daiH^^^ With some cracks about 
the smog, a popular subject hereabouts . . James Stewart \vas taken 


the City of Cleveland, which owns , j lists; 
the Stadium. Mayor Toiri; Burke; 
now engaged in negotiating a con- 
tract with the, Ball Club, is kriOWn 
to be Casting a covetous eye on the 
estimated $200,000 the club re- 
ceived last year from radio and 
television. 


FCC-FM 


. Continued from page 24 


prising if raorC FM. stations call it 
quits. . Already about 30 have 
turned in their licenses, in addi- 
tion to nearly 200 who surrendered 
permits or conditional grants after; 
going to considerable trouble, and 
expense to get them. How. lohg 
the'YOQ piuS; FM st.atibh.s in opera- 
tion r,\'ill coritinue to $tand a loss 
is. 'anybody’s guess; , • 

/ Secondary Use Seen 

' Unless , there’s a great upsurge: 
iri sale of sets, which nobody ex- 
pects, it’s already being taken for 
granted: in some /radio circles ;that, 
aside from a few areas where AM 
is riot available, FM will be rel- 
, egated :t0 such, secondary uses as 

1945 certain frequencies baye been | Transit Radio, storecasting, . and, 

l^niA nn an * pVnhrimontnl -i' ■ — L-- 


WSVA, IND., FOR p 

, Louisville, Jain, io. 

Three Louisvillians, L. C. J. 
j Yeager, Gordon Ford and James 
! C. Warren, last week disposed of 
j their ownership in WSUA, Blpom- 
' ington, Ind., to Sairkes 'Tarzian of 
Bloomington; Louisyiilei princi- 
pals are partriers in a certified ac- 
countant firiri, and started .WSUA; 
l.pOOrwatt AM station in October, 


Iriterested in the outcome, of the I the kind / that the nation, is push- into Pruderitiat’s Family of Staf-s to sit at the table in the chair giveq . 
broadeasting-televising decision IS ! ing to the top of most-played i up by Roiiald Colman for his own show, “Halls of Ivy” ; . ; . KFWB 
s. J i,r.fo M bought 3 pHonc llnc to Helena; Montana, to carry half-hour of a picture 

premiere there. Of course Warners owns both the station and the pic- 
ture. .Art Linkletier has been told by his sponsor (Raleighs) he can 
tape “People Are Funny” rest of the season. / Three^week trial was the 
clincher . ; : Ed Gardner has written friends he has no intention of pull- 
ing stakes in Puerta Rico after the current radio season Says he likes 
it and hopes to develop his project into a. successful business venture 
. . . . Bing Crosby taping six Shows in Frisco so he can rest up between 
pictures at his Monterey home. .ju.st a piece south of the bay. . : Pete 
Jaeger around for a few days to line up some radio and TV packages 
for his, new .sales and merchandising flrin . . . Bob pollock arid Eileen 
Prince will t? " ;hese fertile charinels with their talent (and looks) after 
a year abrbau with their own program, ‘•Americans in Paris”. . . .Dee 
Engelbach will direct Joan Crawford in a transcribed drarnatic series 
for. Robert Kenneth James.. . . . Jack Smith made it an even thousand 
broadcasts for Procter & Gamble; ThM's a lot of songs . . . Eleanor 
I Corrigan of CBS flackery ■ bo.oted“a . hard . object” and is 'now crutched. 

Ifnr'fhrAA u/aoL-c isMtU- o ’Kiic.AAri ' j • n.si — ' 


available bn an . experimental basis 
for deyelbpmierit of the service arid 
that two companies contiriued ex- 
periirients in relaying events of iri- 
ter'est to theatre audiences. Adop- 
tion of rules to re.strict giveaway 
programs and postponement of 
their effective date because of 
court action' was given brief: men- 
'tiohi : ' 


San Antonio-— Harold H, Carr 
has been named program director 
and production manager of KTSA- 
AM^pM, in an arinouncement made 
by Charles. D. Lutz, gerieraLirian- 
ager. He comes . here from Alex- 
andria, La. 


possibly, low power non-commer- 


1946, whci e there was. 'rio - other -.for. three weeks, with a busted toe .Mildred Bailey has been, moved 
St^ion in :i^oomingtori. ^ . to St. Jb.lins hospital in Santa Monica arid Bing Crosby hopes her many 

Tar2ian,JY^arts .manufacturer, friends in radio wall pay her a call; . . .Hay McCliiitoB due out the 25th. 

owns another Bloomington station, 

WTTV He paid $83,750 for the 
LouisyilliarisV Blobmington equip- 
ment, leases; and goodwill,: Town’s 
third radio station is two-year-old 
WTpM, 25Q^watler. 


Kate Smith Disk Show 


on 


mmicAGp 

_DuMbnt TV receiver distributors will iriCet for a ohCVday confab 
Wednesday (ID- at the Prake hotel . . New secretary for MBS’s Ceri- . 
tral pivi-siph. Sales department is Virginia Malatin . / . Phil Bowman, 

& ; Rubleam^; ari^^ 

j NBC sale.s exec, both planCd to the Coast for : preerti of NBC’s “Halls 
I of Ivy ’ program; . . ; Johnny Baker left WLS to bkoriie into chief 
I for imarketing- adniiriistratibn of U. S, Dept, of Agriculture Nbrppian 
; commercial manager bf WKJG, Fort /Wayne, /joineil 


radius. 

/ Will the PeC allow FM to suffer 
such a slow death? Sbriie who 
ventured into the field with the 
encourageinerit of the Commission, 
think the agency has a responsibil- 
ity to them. One such, Sol Chain 
of WBIB-FM in New Haven, sug- 
gests that the agency reduc AM 
schedules as proof of its ‘’aVowed 
iriterition” to let FM displace AM* 
The exclu$iye . FM statipris, Chain 
says, would he happy to add the 


y ■ y#*, WCFL a.s staff advertising salesman. . . .Date originally skedded for 

vate. Brriith | Henri, Hurst: & McDonald agency to move into its new. LaSalle street 
1 bjr ABC ; o^eejT^rhas. been changed to the 14th: , . •“Matinee With Murphy,” 
cial stations Iri the last catefiorv 1 l^riety 1 with Ed Murphy, disk jpCkey, sponsored by Pat Stevens Modeling 

wbuia the' prbDosSd “stelrte ' °„"o segment sked, 3:30-4 p m. and 4.30-5 p.'m. 
Sins" ODdratfngTlth 10 wartk ' -T* 8‘8;55 p.m.v startmg on WON . - The 15 mmute WAAF .Reports program wiU have a' liew ; 

.stations opcraimg w.u^ 20. Stanza, like her ABC , bankrpller .Tan. 20. wheri it hits the airwavs at 10 30 a m “The 

power and: reaching a five-mile | show, will feature Mis.$ Sriiith and - Torn BaiUett Show,” which : debuted Jari. 9 bveri WGN frbiri- the 

Ted Collins. Singer dpesn t want . Home Arts Guild,, is. a I'evi^^^ of a::similar afternoon Interview program, 
to^do a ^ow witri/liveTalent^d wriich he used to emcee from the samb plac/iri 1946. 

will use disks by herself an^ other Z<mit;h directors elected Paul B. H. Smith a Veepe« and director of 
vooSlists. ■ thc- Lsnsd'S brsneh Bowing out "111 from .'licnri . ifiirst Ai ' rtoDonSld 

The ABC Show, which; started Was Robert E. 2eh, vbepee and copy direSotv while sWp^^^^^ 
lasVAugust as a^ 105-minute Stint executive capacity; i^ 

...t .n .n ! on, ABC Central Division general and sales manaler, returned from a 

two-week holiday wRh his family ih Minneapolis ... Lee Honl WBBM 

In charge of operations, returned from a 
Ky. . . 300, 00b viators attended ABC's 
various broadcasts on Art atations during 1949. Biggest record was 

titudio wRhin”fS«ie?r^^ - H5,00Q,.,jpeol,l« th,e Civia 


and was later cut to an hour, was 
pitched: for multiple sponsorship, 
but never inked any backers. Built 
arourid a' telephone iroutine, series 
was caught in the anti-giveaway 
fire, lyeb 1$ , ireplacing U :■ With 
sorric orchSe 




Iir«dne8day, lanuary 11, 1950 


BAmO-TiajBVISipiV 


81 



Growing tendency of networks to copy^right all dramatic scripts will 
only’ get them tangled in a welter of red tape, according to‘ some' legal 
Ragles in the industry, " The lawyers say that the trend to indiscrim^ 
inate eopyrighting^^ w^^^ only cost time and money and limit rather than 
pintect rights/ 


Broadcasting a script doesn’t constitute publishing in the copynpir‘^hr„?X*^*'®^®®‘ . , 

BrinSe, it’s pointed out, and therefore the rights to dramatic material completed the 

ai’e not surrendered after it is aired. If the material is swiped; the hy Feb. t, .but cited diffi^^ 

original owner can sue fpr damages whether or not it has been copy-; culties which officials of the.sta 
righted/ ftioh said had been encountered in 

.Copyrighting has some advahtages, ; it's admitted^ in that minimum 
damages for infringement are set by law rather than; by the court. 

Additionally, the fact, that an audition script or the first broadcast of a 
.series is copyrighted may. serve as a ‘‘keep off’/ warning to, wouid^be 
infringers:. 

However, the legal thmkers stress, copyrighting places a time limit 
on protection and hence is a reduetion of one’s rights: Further, if the 
trend toiyards increased use of copyrighting Spreads, it may -result in 
ail broadcast material having to he copyrighted/ 


Hecent report in yAftiETy concerning tlie .Hadip- Writer^^^ 

Its relations’ with its Authors League of America affiliates was ihac- 
curate iii several details. Hoy Lahgham, whose resignation as hat^^ 
executive secretary, was: submitted in September and hecaihe. effective 
jan. 1, has left the Guild ahd has hot yet decided ph future plans. 

James A, Stabile, eastern exec-sec and Langham's successor in the 
national spot, was also retained as attorney; by the eastern region of 
^ltF"H:WGt:^he-Tetaineh^Wasrht-hi«^Own^re^uestr-on-a-&ix-nionth/fba^j 
Howeyer/ the latter fact was.not made clear to the council of the pareiit 
League. At a League council meeting, .Oscar Hammersteih, IIv the 
organization’s president, apparently with the approval of the council 
^icml^rs=hi*esentrreportedly=6Ugge6ted^thatMStahiieIhj:etainfih;asi]^^ 
attorney be ; wound up in six months. But there appears, to be soitte 
question of Whether the League constitution covers the matter of se- 
lection of attbrneys by the various; Guilds. 

Attack on the League administration by Sheldon Stairk* eastern 
region v;p. of the; RWG, took place at a League telPvisioh comin^^^ 
•meeting, not at a League CGuncil/meetihg. : 

Annuai George Foster Peabody, awards fpr outstaridihg Bpstph radio 
and TV shows issued by the Massachusetts Listening Post were pre- 
sented to several Hiib stations recently. ’ / 

Presentations were made by committee chaiirman Dorothy Kraus, 
with WGOP, Hub’s ABG outlet grabbing two honors; for the excellehce 
of its children’s programs and its outstanding neWs^ reporting, WHDH, 
Hub indie, also copped two. citations for its .education^, programs and 
its comprehensive public service programs. WBZ-TV, NBC outlet, was 
cited for the. exceilence . of its educational video show, “Living \Voh- 
■ders,”' ■ ' 

Other Massachusetts stations copping honors were WTAG,„Worcester, 
winning first award for.its activity in public service and a citation for 
news reporting. An award for outstanding drama productions weiit to 
WSPR. Springfield. ' 


First ahrout editoriallzation by a New York station since the FGC 
revoked the Mayflower ruling last ‘summer has been mapped by WLIB. 
General manager Harry Novik has aiTanged two 90-minute shows on 
Sunday (15) at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. aiid hour-long stanzas on Monday and 
Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to plug for fair employment practices and civil 
rights, Gampaign is linked to the emergency mobilization in Washing- 
ton next week called by the National Assn, for the Advancement of 
Colored Peoples. 

Shows being lined up by program director Sam Elfert will include 
appearances by ciyic, labor, religious and educational leaders, musical 
Amencana and disks: Station will also use spots. Morris Novik, one 
of WLlB’s owners, said he considevs*.the project part of his long-time 
espousal of the right to; editorialize, provided the other side is also 
given opportunity to express it.s vie\ys: 

Peparture of Fred RQbbins from WOV. N. Y., with Bill. Williams tak- 
ing over the “1280 Club’’ stint, was due to differences on format. WOV 
program veepee Arnord Hartley feels that the disk jockey has to be h 
performer rather than merely a salesman and that the switch fi'om 
stylistic platter chatter to straight comniercials constitutes a psycho- 
logical hurdle. Although some jocks can tackle the plugs in their in- 
formal chatty manner, most sponsors want on-th e-square readings of 
their copy; / ■ 

The indie therefore decided to split the entertainment and commer- 
cial chores between a jock; and. an announcer. Robbins wouldn’t go for 
the idea, and Williams was brought in to make the musical talk while 
Joe Given takes, the plugs. Feeling i.$ that the new approach allows 
Williams and Given to concentrate on their specialties. 


WSH m EX 1 INSI 0 N 



Nashville^ Jan. 10. 
WSM has promised fhe FGC that 
it will provide Nashyille with tele- 
vision within six months if grahted 


getting constructibn started. 

Two sites selected on which tp 
construct the to Wer have been 
turned down either by the Civil 
Aeronautics Authority or by the 
?ohihg boar d here , and another, 
which was approved by the boards, 
provided inadequate coverage be- 
cause of “ghosts" on the screen, 
the application for extension 
stated, ■/ / / 

■ WSM ~ha?;^ promised the FGG 
that it Will provide, at its own ex- 
pense, network televisioh pfQgraims 
by Get, j, the date when L^ 
is . scheduled to be conheCted with 
the coaxial cable. / ; ^ 

A totkl n£ $53,626 . has already 
-been-$peht--by-WSM-^ih*^FOhiotin^ 
the. station. ; 


RC May Get Govt. DK to Use 








Three high-bujdgeted ;CBS-TV 
sustainers are scheduled to get the 

heave within the next two months 
through inability to Wrap up spon- 
sors for them. Shows include the 
hour-lphg;“54th Street Revue’’ and 
“Front Page” and ‘‘Romance,'’, lat- 
ter hot h half-hou r dramatic pro- 
grams. 

“54th Street.” heretofore aired 
Fridays from 9 to 10 p.ni. on an 
alternate week basis with the 
“Ford TV Theatre,” will alternate 
With the “Ken Murray Show” Sat- 
urdays from 8 to 9 p.m. this week 
( 14 ) ;ahd bri Jan. 28. Web cur- 
rently has no plans to Continue the 
show into February. As with all 
such house-built sustaihers, how- 
ever, CBS will keep kinescope 
recordings of the program on hand 
for continued pitching to ad agen- 
cies and their clients. 

“Romance,” also a CBS house 
package, was originally scheduled 
to wind its sustainifig run tomor- 
row night (Thurs,) in the 8:30 to 
9 slot. Web has decided to do a 
half-hour remote pickup of the 
fpotbaii “Coach of the Year” din- 
ner from Leone’s eatery, N. Y., 
during that time, however, so “Ro- 
mance” may be aired two weeks 
later, on Jan. 26;; for its finale. 
GBS sports chief Red Barber will 
emcee the “Coach” pickup, 

“Front Page,” weekly haif-hpur 
series based on the w.k. legiter. 
by Ben Hecht and ' Charles Mac- 
Arthur and packaged by World 
Video, has been aired iri the Thurs- 
d ay nigii t 8 to 8 : 3 0 si o t . Last hr oa d- 
cast is scheduled for Jan. 19, and 
ho program has been decided on 
yet to fill that period. 


10.: 

Sinclair Refining Cp.’s first ven- 
ture in teievision in the PhUadelr 
phia area began ' last week with its 
sponsorship of WCAU-TV’s “Bul- 
letin News and; W^ program, 
featuring Allah Scott. 

; The: 15,-minutP; live; new ; show, 
Which runs Monday's through; Fri- 
day, is in line with the expanded 
pplicy of the. firm - to; .localize cam- 
paighs throughout the country and 
to concentrate upon advertising in 
sales territories where the firm op- 
■.erates. . 

Commercialiy, Sinclair featiifes 
"a *.‘dealer~a:^fll!^’^"ipn^ 

Each day ihe picture of a Phila- 
delphia Sinclair service station ;and 
a' 


Washington, Jan. 10. 

After years of being in the talk 
stagpj there's a gpod chance the 
present session of Congress w'ill 
give the FCC new . authority to 
make radip stations toe the line, by 
use of penalties short of the “death 
sentence.” . The agency would like 
to have power , to suspend a sta- 
tion's Pperations in case; of ihfrac- 
tions/ and it may get it, " 

; The need f or . punishments miid- 
er than reyokihg a license . was . 
highlighted in the: Commission’s 
decision of a fortnight ago in the 
Gon Lee case. In renewing licenses 
of the Lee stations despite a fihd- 
ihg .of “flagrant” violation of net- 
work rules; FGC majority frankly 
admitted its only : recpurse-:--dehia 
.inf-Jicense^^fl s too drastlo. And 
putting: a group Pf statipiis out pf 
business and disqualif.Ving the 


of the station’s manager [owners from again holding radio 

is ' showh, ; with aUdio~”accpmpahi- ; hcensesr^the^ia#i4tyf==saidr^t=was- 


ment identifying the location, 
owner and products. ^ 

Program uses stills, charts, live 
interviews and new, analysis by Pase, the outcome of proceedings 
Scott, vet Am gabber. All elements ' begun nearly four years ago, vir^ 


reluctant to do“except in an ag- 
gfavated case:’' 

Commissioh decision in the Lee 


of. news gathering are cpm prised, 
including local, national and iriter- 
hational sources. 



in 



in 



Appointment of G, Bennett Lai> 
son as general: manager of "the N..Y, ■ dissehtirig opinion, in Which Chair- 


tually amounted to an appeal to 
Congress for broader penalty pow- 
ers. The majority opinion (by; 
Coniniissioners Rose! Hyde, Ed- 
ward M. Webster, Robert F. Jones 
and George .E. Sterling) stated: 
‘■Had we the autbodty to order a. 
suspension, jfSsess a penalty or im- 
pose some other sanction less than 
a ‘death sentence,' vye should ha ve 
no hesitancy whatsoever in doing 
SO in ihis case.” ; 

Comnii.ssioner Frieda Hctmock’s 


Daily News’ WPIX to succeed Rob- 
eA L. Goe, resigned, is expected to 


man Wayne Coy concurred. . also 
pointed to thb need for othel* sanc- 

V . , , , . 1 , . tions, although it favored the ex- 

brmg about .further changes in Ihe i Don Lee be- 

station’s programming format... As [cause of the nature ot the viola- 
tions: Miss Hennock suggestod 

that “it would certaihly be salutai y . 


New York ; 

Jack Carter Show will be minus 
the enicee’s services for two weeks, 
starting/' If eb. 18, while the comic 
plays, a twp-week cafe stand at the 
Beachcoihber. Miami Beach . . , 

; Bart Swift hamed assistant to 
Harry .Kalclicim of the William: 
Morris Ageu^y- Kalcheim books 
the Milton Berle show. . . Abe Gin- 
nis knd Mel Tplkiri: hatm w'ritten 
a situation comed y show ar ound 
Sid Caesar, which is cuiTently be- 
ing pitched to the networks. 

WPIX . announcer JPe Bollpn 
now e;m c e ei hg the slatiph’s 
'Hobby Club,” riew kid show 

. MPO PrPduction.s’ canteva 
crew, supervised by Ireiie Wilsph» 
ofi' to . Florida , this Week to shoot 
a series of TV cOmniercial)f fpn the 
19.50 Nash, repped by the Geyeiv 
Newell & Ganger agency . , • New 
serie.s of 20-seconii television fil m 
spots produced by Cinemart Tor 
the National Board of Fire Under- 
. Vi i iter.s being offered free to all 
stations willing to air them occa- 
sipnally a.s public service , 

. Bil|y Vine’s father, Dave, mow 
script ing ; son’s material on CBS- 
“,54tli Street Revue” , . . Luis 
.V^an .ftopten joins the TV cast 61 
Carletbh E. Morse’s “One Han's 
Family” Jan. 20 aS Doctor Thomp- 
bon. piarktng the ; medico’s fiisT ;*P" 
pcai'afide pnVThh W ' slikT . 


Skippy Pyle, formerly production 
assi.stant to William Gargaii on 
Mutual's AJVr version of “Martin 
Kane, Private Eye,” formed own 
package agency, with first ven- 
ture being a video psychological 
di ania series titled“It . Could Be 
Yoii”. . . . Pat Browning, late.st ad- 
dit ion to Gargah’s video version of 
“Martin Kane” on NBC. was foi- 
mej’ly a page girl at that web and 
escorted : Visitors to the whodunit 
show . “Mr; Magic,”: : WPIX 
magic: show starring Norman Jeh- 
;8en,’; expanding . to a six-tim’es-a- 
: AVeCk sch edule in th e 5: 15 to 5:30 


Noveinber Set Sales Show 
Trend to Larger Screens 

Washington, Jan. 10. 

Trend to Targer video screens 
was shown in last week's report 
by the Radio Mallufacturers As.sn. 
on November picture tube sales to 
set makers. RepoiT showed 58% 
of sales between 12 inches and 
14 inches and 19% as 14 inches 
largei\ Tukes between nine and 
inches accounted for only . 18%/ 

sales. Smaller sizes ■ accounted 
■Re- 


programming 

a former top producer and director 
with NBC radio, Larson is expect- , 
ed to put major emphasis on step- i tor the Congress to give some con- 
ping up the WPIX program sched- I sideration to the problem here 
ule, whereas Coe, an engineer be- [ raised, and; if po.ssible,. to design 
fore taking over the WPIX job, / some other sanctions of in- 

left most of the creatiye produc- ■ termediate severity which might be 
tion work, to his staff, ; applied more expeditlotisl.\ 

No .reason \vas given for Coe’s j Cbiigressional Action . Likely 

. 51 ^"! Congressional':! action is .most 
^ ^ I iikely from the/ House Commillee 

only. .That he fel.t It was the best 1 on interstate and . ..Fo.i’eign / Coni^ 

denied any .sub-^ | nierce- vv’hich now has; before it. 
stantial differenees over .pohey (:^g 

to revamp FCC proeecluHvs. Tiiis 
measure contains a provision lor 
, ^ , j issuance of cease and cle.si.st orders, 

. 9, similar to tho.se issued by the Fecl- 

the station until the ioMowing Fri- : era! Trade Commission: in cases 

^ [ involving: minor violations. But 

tended vacation. He said he has , pruvlsion is regaided by 
no immediate pl^ans except to re- j FGC’ers as meeting only part of 

mam in TV,, preferably N ; Y., the. problem. It is. ex])ectcd . tJiat . 
At on.e time specializing lu re- the 'Committee win a.skcd to 

broaden the legislation to inciiide 

WPIX ^several months ago began g^,gpensidns and fines. 

concenti ating on studio pi opams Chairman Robert CrosserTD., 6. 

^ superyision of Warran expressed dis.satisfaction with . 
Wade as program manageT To McFarland bill and has been in 
further that pm, the statiop. rp communication with the FCC in an 

?i effort to work out a satisfactory 

I studio to ease the load: oi pi pduc.- , pleasure. His committee plans 

ing ^ so many shows - back to back hearings as soon as highei* priority 
in .its mam ^tudio. T.arson,r conse- legislation is outbf the wav.. Chair- 


with the WPIX top management, 
headed up by F. M. Flj'nn as prez. 
With Larson taking over next Mon- 


quenlly, is expected to put even 

I greater emphasis on studio shows 

I in.sofaf as economic conditions 

I permit: . . 

! Prior to joining WPTX, .l.ar.son 


man Coy and othei* membei s of the 
Commission will undoubtedly tes- 
.tify;., , . ; 

The McFarland bill, although, it 
failed to recoivc ITouse aetioh in 


•r. 


Cathy Mastice, hoW at Ra-/ 
rdio City Music Hall, gue.sts . ion 
\VOR-TV’:,s “Arthur Leaser Show/’ 
Friday (13).,. ... Philbin,. Brandon 
A Sargeht agency paeted to handle 
the (/ameO .Curtain.s. .accottrit for 
TV . . ; Marion Bell,. William Mc- 
, Grau% Ray Jaqiiehiot and Kenneth 
! Siiiitli set for the leads in NBC- 
: TV's first opera, Kurt Weill, a 
"Down, in the Valley,” being aired 
: Sat ui day Mi) at 10. p.m. under the 
' supei’vision of. Peter Herman Adler.' 

; Transit radio, expands 

• CiheinnatT, jam 10 ,. 

’ Transit fR a cl 10 . Inc/.' with . hyad- 
qiiai'terS'\ here, • ha.S' added . 'Flint, 
Micii.. Ic- ■its growing/list of radio; 
markets, wit h \VA JL broadcasting 
■ prbgra ms for .FI int Trolley Coach 
Co., vehicles, ; . ;/ /: , 

Operation is' handled by Fli.pl 
' . 7 'ranscasl. Co.,., .headed by, iMyroh 
(VinegaVllen; V* V- - ' 


or 
12 
of 

fpi 

Month’s :;sale.s totalecl ;4853;12 
tu bes valu ed al .$1 2 ;.5 1 6 .000 . .com- 
pared .456,375 units valued ;at: $1 1.- 
"7.1 97000' iiir pTe v lou s mo ntlT;’'~ ; ' 

. . Sales of radio tubes duilhg-Np- 
vember totaled 23.911.000 unit.s. a 
slight drop from previous morit h. 
A pproxiin ately 77 Cy; 6f .sales, were 
for hew equipment, about IDbf for 
replacements and the balance for 
export and government sale. 


''[l^?-Tudeo veepee for VyCAC-rV. first sessibn of the pre.sent Con-. 
Philadelphia, He stal led hi.s bro.ad- gpes.s, was the i'urtherest that , leg^ 

t?? 'i.slation to expand .FCC.pow has 

' Idle since the Gommunica- 

; produced tiijn.s Act; under vvhich FC.C op.or- 

; several of the web s top radio., vva.s enacted in 1934. N.umer- 
.shows. He subst^iuen l>Mv^s ^ have 

^ 'J|th the^ Josep Katz agen- heen considered in Congros.siohal 

failed’ To^ pass 


Sr^TfuMcani. and: TnfTf . 'VV WHKT. puhnt* TinucA 
.Washington,/ and ,WPKX. Philadel ' lumse,. 

phia ■ ; . .Z ' 


WAAM s: Nit^ry Show 

B.allimore. jah; lO. 
WAAM, indie’ .telovi.sion station 
here /which has concentrated on 
live studio . prograniming/ tepd off. 
; anolher. ’pne •Saturday n i g li t .( 6,! . 
vvith **Paiv 'American Casinp.” frofn 
Ralph Diaz's . Ballo nitery of ihe 
same name.. CTub'.s .floor. show .was 
t.raris'iilanted d i r e 0 1 1 y to . the 
Vv.AAM studios, wliei-e it i.S‘»to' be 
a weekly series for pailidpating 
. sponsprship. ^ 

Show is produced ■ by. WA AM 
Istafle'r , DdiiiHS ‘ Kahe.. f .’/('. . . ,» ( 


. . lyith the : nucleus , of the Senate 
bill,- the House ma.N’ be ahl.e; .lp.;pi‘p- 
-vide/the. long-nceclecl. legislatibn 

Wr AIJ ’r PLui-rh /. hJ'irig 'FCG operations up TO datcv 

.. . W'" oe.ries., .With the number of- sta.tions mulii- 
' . Philadelphia.' Jan. . 10, , plied, frprn what it. was since, the 

.The. success of tire nightly BiblO ' Act Was written and the,, proble.in 
leadings during: the Tluinks'giving- .of..enfo.rcing fegulation.s beconiihg .. 
; to-Christmas 'period haS led. WCAli mode difficult. I b.b need; for:effec- 
; and (lie Philadelphia Council of tive sanction.s short of license ter- 
CTriirches to launch a new series ■ mination is believed ovel'duC. 

. that .will be. given eacji night dur- Povver :tp suspend, it,.. i,s felt, 
ing. the Lenten season. would f.ui:.theiYefiin.ina;te inequTtie.s 

As. in the initial .series/ readings. ..in action's Oga in si. iiceri;sees., Cotp- 
' of. passages/ appropriate to ;the re- inissioner Webster, while [joining ’ 
Irgioiis season ■ will .be iiiade .by With The 'rhajority. .•reserved tire 
..prominent local . layiben I'l’oni . all .right to reach a difl'erent conc;lll- 
\yalk:s of life; The new series be- Sion in some other ea.se in whick 
'tgin.s A.sh Wwlnesday. Feb. 22/ arid the circumstances ma.v. .be • diffOr- 
vvill .continue through Faster Sun- ent, :But 'he was mindful; that the 
day, April 9. .The icadirigs will be Don Lee . decision may be; cited by 
heard seven night. s a w'e from' vibJatorS as a . precedent .again?fli 
i n !2l)-U :3.0 .*iy. iVi. i iT r f : |<'TiaiW’‘ lr0atfi)t&rit, ' V I • / ■ 


the difference « MUTUAL! 




Jawwary ^ 







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foi* 29.5 seconds 





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It is actually possible, contrary to a lot of recent convention Oratory^ to^^^^w^^ 
iinppy these days. All you do is fill their stores with custoiners. 

Network radio, of course, is the most store-filling medium known. And there are seyeral 
Solid reasons why the radio network named Mwtwar can fill your dealers’ stores with n^^^ 
customers (per dollar hnd per dealer ) than any other network. 


High among these reasons is the fact that on Mutual alone— at wo eajtra cost /or /aciK* 
ties— you ban stop your listeners and tell them where to go to huy your product. ..with 
29.5-seCond messages identifying local dealers'by name and address. And Mutual can 
localize your hiessage in almost twice as many markets as any other network. 

Yes^ you can tell your sales story best in network radio— hut many a sales story is 
incomplete without this Mutual-exclusive signpost right to the dealer’s door, 

Obviously, this applies the power oipoiM-of-sak to network broad- 

casting. Obviously, this extra, home-stretch effort makea dealers v^^^ happy indeed, 

The Difference Is MUtUAll 


T 

REMjEMB^R THESE OTHER MHtUM PlllS-DIFFERENCES:; 

Lowest Gpst^ Hookup by Hpokup, of All Networks 
Largest Audiences Per pollor in All Network Redid 
500 Stdtipris; 300 the Only Network Vpice^^ 
MqximuniT Flexibility for GuMom-Tailpred Hookups 



34 


RilVIO-tlEIJB^TSIO^r 




WcdnesdayV Jamiiiry 11^ 19?0 







Continued, f tbni pajgie Z1 


the Berle show aloiie. Another, pro- - ^eVelop^ a a result pf the new 
Zgrani “ej^rienclrig simiiar dif ficUl- rvaudeyille ^me;. ^^t ^ be - a 

ties Is Tm& Is Show "^siness, the. right 

the CBS Irving Mansfield >how. : caliber talent to fill current needs. 
Mansfield is leaving for Florida at | 
the end of ; this, tnonth io case ; 
nitery arts in the area for ; future j 
fiookihgSi Ih:ograrn has had to shell ; 



Continued from paere 27 


out increasing aniounts for acts; : 

For example, Levenson, who | its present state offers little to en* 
clicked In two appearances^ at ??0i) ; a bankroller; Action of. a little 
each on that show, is now asking ; n +«w« =rvio««. 

$1,000 per. video shot. In this case, ; nioi e than, one : W 

ho\\'ever Levenson will make an- 1. 
other guester on , “Showbiz* ^ for ; ^ ^ 

cuffo in appreciation of the im - 1 With races staged the^pne- 
- fit of a tele audience, events would 

be held at shorter intervals and 
with either comment dr entertain- 


continues as TV chief of- the K&E 
agency i 

With Ford deciding to maintain 
its alternate- week schedule, it is 
expected that dther advertisers 
planning to follow, the same idea 
will how do so. ■ These include 
Tdxacol^n. . the NBC-TV Milton 
BerJe-^hp^ whicft- had:^^ dO: 
initiate its every other week sched- 
ule next fall V and American Tobac- 
co for the new Hpbert Montgoiher^ 
hoiirrlong dramatic series, which 
is tentatWely slated to , tee off soon 
on; the NBCi-TV web. Arthur 
Schwartz's > Inside . U;S,A. with 
Cheyrolet- will continue its pres- 
ent alternate week - airing on CBS 
through . the end of the current 
cycle ill March. * v 



Continued ! from pa^e 26 


petus which program gave him. 

List Of ShpwsV 

The start of Ken Murray’s ' meht. between, sprints. 

“Biackouts” on CBS Saturday (7)1 Talent agencies’ attempts to 
is expected to add to the alL . cash in on the;, sports field recall 
around yaudeo difficulties, ^This the aUiance of Music Corp. of 
jghrroT-^tlF^n^Hnta-competitlon with4Auid^^ and Alli ed Syn- 

exlstirig Variety .showcases imd bid [ dicate, Which bought into .To.ui’ha-, 
for the same supply of acts.; ^‘Black- j ment of Ghampions with the idea 
outs,” in addition* Will seek to in- ! of staging fights for video. How- 
ject segments of hit legiters; Liner 

^ • j.i_ ■ ’ • i j. 


lip started off with an excerpt from 
“Death of a Salesman.” While tliis 
will take the strain off ; procuring 
acts, . greater difficulties' are eh- 
visioned. in getting suitable draV 
matic fodder. 

.Start of Abe Burrows' “Alma- 
nac”; last week. Use of acts bn the 
Perry Como: show, plus the act 
employment bn Ed Sullivan’s 
.“Toast of . the Town,” the Jack 
Garter Show, Arthur Godfrey and 
Friends, plus a myriad of lesser 
displays, is sufficient to put com- 
petition tor talent on a harrowing 
plane, especially on programs 
which seek, some dogreb of ex- 
clusivity. The Sullivan and Carter 
shows, however, are reported to 
experience the least difficulty in 
booking performers. 


ever, this Idea petered out when 
the buyers sold out at a. quick 
profit.' ■■■ 


eputinued from paffe 26 


expan d ‘ * Aetors , Studio” from its 
pi’esent hailf-hoiu' format into a 
full hour and move it over to Fri- 
dajf nights to alternate with the 
Ford ShoW,. “Stage Door,” new 
half-hour V series packaged by. Carol 
Irwin in association with CBS, Will 
take over the Tuesday night at 9 
slot formerly occupied by “Studio,” 
starting Jan. 31. “Studio,” pack- 
aged by World Video and a Pea-: 
body Award winner last year on 


ABC-TV, will have its first Friday 
The situation is further comply | night airing Feb. 3, replacing “54th 
cated by the fact that the Strand, I Street Revue” ;as the Ford alter- 


Continued from page 21 


a local operation, can pay. off 
ratifig^wise; > 

“Children’s Hour,” aired Sun- 
day mornings under Horn ^ Hard- 
art sponsorship, has no ojpposition, 
"SinGe~WN-B^P:~is~the. pnly-'^N^ir^^H^ta®- 
tion operating at that time,. Even 
so; the. fact that it could show on 
the regular Hooper 'Top 10 makes 
its rating 'rigqificaht. According, 
to the American Research figures, 
WNBT’s “Gobo, the Clown” and 
“Children’s Theatre” tops all comr 
petition in the 6 to 6:30 p.m; strip 
with an 8.4 average; as against the 
7.2 of DuMont’s “Small Fry.” At 
6:30, WNBT’s “Fasy Does It” aver^ 
ages 5.1 and is; mostly in third 


Ca pitol theatres, and the Latin 
Quarter cafe, ajl New York, re- 
strict doubling from their spots to 


hate. Winston O’Keefe, formerly 
associated with the American The- 
j atre Wing and NeW Stages, ihean- 
yideo. This decreases the -nunyber : while takes over, as producer on 
of availabilities. [the Ford program this week (13). 

Show producers are hopeful that ! Gaiih Montgomery, who had pro- 
a new batch of enteriainers will i diiced the show since its iiiception. 


The Sunday afternoon “Hopa- 
Ibng ' Cassidy” westerns, in which 
local sponsors have participating 
spots, tops the competition with a 
17,2. “Say It With Acting,” in the 
Sunday 6:30 to 7 p m. sfot, gets an 
11.8, also first. ’These figures are 
borne out by Hooper and .Pulse 
lists all except “Easy Does It,” 
“Gobo” and “Children’s Theatre” 
at the top of; the parade. 

WNBT has been programming 
I locally since October, 1948, from 

6 until 7 p.m; across-the-board. 
DuMont’s “Captain Video” has 
consistently taken honors for the 

7 to 7:30 p.m. slot, beating Out 
NBG-TV’s “Kukla, Fran and Ollie.” 
Latter pfograrh, however, is a net- 
work show and so does not. figure 
in the WNBT lineup. 


would depend on the* number of 
subscribers to the sery ice> 

. CJost Divided \ . 

AiBiough-7the $1 chargeLJnay_at 
first seem high,. compared with 
bf theatrb admissions, the cost be^ 
comes much less; when divided 
among members of the family view^ 
ing the ; program. It’s expected 
also that the occasion may permit 
low-cost ; “theatre partiesi” Only 
the test will tell, : ; ^ 

Zenith doesn’t say Where it will 
obtiun its Vhigh-quality films” ; or 
how much it will; pay for them. 
Nor does it mehtioii the.; possible 
elenieht of competition with the- 
atres, The films, it declares, wobld^ 
be generally 90 minutes in length 
but may vary tp test out reactions 
during the test period , (three, 
months); Subscribers wbuld be ad- 
yisecl a week in advance of pro- 
grams available each day. 

; Cbmpahy argues . that sponsprs 
can’t afford the cost of high quality 
programs dii televfs^lon. „NeWs- 
papers and haagazihes. it points out, 
get oyer bhe-third of their revenue 
from circulatibri. Video operation 
is so expensive; it adds,, that Ifs 
“very existence” may depepd oh 
addition of subscriptiori reyehue, 
Phohevision, says Zenith, may prO- 
yide . video “the. second ecoriomic 
leg.”:' 

Company contends that adver- 
tisers are today "in almost cona- 
plete Control” of what the public 

f ets in radio and TV entertaihmeht, 
‘hone vision , it bel ie yes . would give 
the public “a more direct control” 
over programs on television. The 
only “importattt distinguishing fea- 
ture” of pay-as-ypu-see video; it 
ciaimsi will he that the viewer “will 
pay directly rather than indirectly” 
for the program. 

;Zenith expects; the test will cost 
it $400,090 in equipment and fa- 
cilities. Proceeds Gollected from 
test subscribers would be donated 
to charity. 


St. Louis— -Paul Anderson, for- 
mer Marine and bomber pilot, has 
joined the gabbing staff at KXOK. 
He was formerly a gabber at 
WMBH, Joplin, and WEW, St. 
Louis. 


CLEVE. TV MERCER 



Cleveland, Jan.: lo; 

Officials of both stations have 
denied rumors .that WXEL’& tele- 
vision o utlet wil l soon merge wiili 
WHK when the latter’s new $ 1 - 
000,000 radio-teievisiort center 
opens this summer. 

The rUmbr took life shortly after 
WXEL began it? telecasting Dec. 
IT with its only studio at the trans- 
mitter apDrojdmately seven miles 
from downtown Cleveland. Mean- 
while, W^HK proceeded with its 
AM-TV center j even though WHK 
has no assurance it will get the 
onC: Or two remaining TV channels 
no.w allbcated for this area: WGAR 
and WJW are vying for the chanr 
nels* and WERE, nevvest indie, is 
also making ptos for TV. ' 

With the exception Of WHK; no 
other; applicant has even turned a 
spade towards TV operation. 

The rumor’s growth Began to 
mushroom with reports that WlIK’s 
new center wiU be ready just about 


tlie time tharWXEL^^wiTTbe round- v 
ing out its initial six-months of 
bperation, and that happens to be 
the fii*st available time when any 
possible merger caii. be publiGly 
discussed. Meanwhile* there are 
Only heated, vehement denials of 
any such move. ^ 


dolor Trials 

Continued from pare 27 


will be a broadcast Jan. 19 from 
the National Gallery of Art, vith 
the masterpieces of the. ylsiling 
Austrian collection to be televised 
in color. Outstanding figures in 
politics and industry will appear 
in other programs. 

RCA has made no arrangemenis 
as yet for public showings of i t s 
system, but began . regular color- 
casts yesterday (9) from its D. C. 
video station, WNBW. Company 
is programming with slides for an 
hour daily at 2 p. tti. Next week 
l%^e programs will be used. The 
programs are slated to continue 
for an indefinite period. PlaiJs for 
installing color sets have not been 
completed, but company says it 
wiU have some receivers here 






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Thanks to Stanton fi; Fisher Agency for 2-Week Florida yaegtievn 
Open/ng Fehrugry I5th (or 2 Weeks at the 



Direction: WlUlAM MORRIS AGENCY, INC. 




tTedneeday, . Janualry 11, 1950 



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What abovt the markot ? Phllddelphia is the third in the U. S. And 
it's second in nuitiber ol television receivers (TV audience has nearly trebled 
since February, 1949). 

What about station? Take WGAU-Ty. Transrnitter locatedrdTThe hub o^^^ 
the market. Strongest signal and best pitture in the center of populatioin. 

What about prograni ? Again- take V^CAU-IV. Latest Telepulse gives 
WGAU 8 of top TO doytime shov/s/ 3 of top 5 nighttime showsi and 5 of the top 10 
local shows. 

To Oef ih Tft'B jpicture In Philgdelphia/ g6t on \yGAU-Ty. 






RADIO-TELEVISIOM 


Wednesday, -jTaiiuii]^ 11, 1950 



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= Continued Croin page 28 


nvonth Visit to the West Ind^ each' contestant starting with $15 

►^-^jrhe--cold war has reached the and given the right to.. bet as much 
hot regions, Schuyler declared, of it as he wants eaclTqu'estioh: 


j elty which a Yank- special events 
' man should have thought of 

Then thete was a portion of 
. RDF’s first broadcast, With the 
spendid French National Orches^ 
ti-a, and the special Christmas 
broadcast of Edith jPiafr singing 
“La Cie en Rhse” frbm New York 
, tn -the -accnmpaniment^nL:>Michex 
i Emerrs brch in Paris, beamed to 


through s strong Gommunist, in- Maximum winning for each , is ; explo^ro at ® South 

filtration In Martinique and to a $480. Bert BuhOTan provided j *J^encn explorers av^^ m^ 
lesser extent in Britain’s Trinidad. . Okay^ organ ^ interludes between 1 y:™esse m . anq ^ a 

However; he was careful to point ; r ** 

pul that the great majority of West 1 
Indian Negroes have nothing (o . 

* 1 . * • J 1' • '*^*1 «' J ^ A . • 


riiain s Jtnmuau. . - Uigaii . I 1i/ra|,o«»|p|Y» RDF 

However, he was careful: to Pohit i quesHphs and:also. played fOr those j du?s maMcnem^^ WneW pro- 

ouvthat the great;majonty of Weji based on music pro Stal. j Pa™- ^tOr lid f^tt for ^the 

fndiah Ne|roes have nothing fh , i stafipn’s support to RDF’s symBollc 

unrSt- wS^itS pHn&ly ^ADUTE TO PRENGH RADIO • Good, Wifi Network. 

fiSf OConS cStion’T W Pierre Grenesse, Jacgne Show was capped by the 50.000th 

f I om economic conainops^^ , ^ Manachem,: Ted Cott; Bert airer, hafrated by the sultry-voiced 
Matenal had an authentic ring Wayne, narrator; Lohny Starr, Sylvie St. Cyr and with Henri SM- 

, announcer : i vador/sihgihg the, pop French bal- 

Producef: Cott vlad, “Bedeha.” . . Bril. 

Director: Jack Grogan 



Latest of the h||jor television manufactuHrig prexies to indulge in 


to it, Howeydr, the program eph 
ceivably could :exert a . greater im^ 
pact on dialers H Schuler WpuW 

pause OPeasipnally .fur^. emphasis. ; Writer: Bob Stewart; “ 

W hen caught ins :deiiyery had _ a jQ Mins.; Tues.:(Dec. 27), 9 p.m. ( 
monotonous quality that frequently sustaining ■ , [ 

bordered on the exprOssionlCf^s^^^ WNEW* New York " 

There’s a vast treasure house of . 


Glib. 



Continued from pase 24. 


STRIKE it; RICH : 

W^ith WaiTen Hulh 

Sinuns, annohneeir > rv- w * 

Producer • director - wrUer: , 


emOee; Ha! 


iistenable airei-s that too few Amer-i increase m this category is due to 
ican stations have tapped in the j additional teleyision activities/’ 


crystal-balling for^950, Emerson pre? Benjaminj, Abrams predicted thijj 
week that the industry wiU turn Out 5, 000, poiT receivers during the 
year and that 30,000,000 will be in use by 1955 as compared to the 
“estimated-4^00p,00t)-in, Qperation;;,tpday^^ He jtermed^hj^ for 

1950 '‘conseiwative,’V adding that 10,000,000 radio receivers 
turned out this .year, to equal the 1949 output. , 

Eihersori should do a total sales volume of $65,0p0,0p0 in 1950, Abi ams 
said, 80-82% of Which should comprise TV sales. Jhat figure conipares 
With 75% of tom^^ production ill 1949. He also unveiled the new lOso 
price list; starting at a lO^inch table niodel with built-in antenna ;at 4 d 
the “Expanscope,” which features a remote control enlarger to bring 
the picture to a .cl0se-up vie\V/ Model retails at $179.95, with a 16-inch 
table model going for $289.50> Abrams einphasieed the company will 
continue allocating receivers- until the supply equals the current un- 
precedented : dem^d. 

New cost-cutting device for; televislori prOgramnjing, involvin the 
lensing of live actors against miniature setsi was temporarily sidelmed 
Monday night (9) with the final simulcast, on. NBC-TV of Cities Service 
.“Band of Americia.” , Designed by Frank Caldwell and introduced On 
the simulcast by M. H. AyleswOrth, consultant to the sponsor, the 
process was Used only twice on the air but NBC is reportedly dickering, 
with AyleswOrth and Caldvvell for an exclusive on it for other shows. 

. Device had the live talent working several feet behind the miniature 


North American Service of Radio ! Of the amount: requested, $8)215,- | stages and cqtout scenery. By shpotiiig from the Correct height and 
/Diffiisirtb Fra‘b<?aiigp'^^ . thp wA^ith j 790 js fQr salaries. . Remainder j (j[istarice,;the camera- gave the illusiph that : the actor .was actually.' on 


Fraiher 


for miscellaneous 


Music: Bert: Buhrman. ; 

30 Mihs.xSnn., 5:30 p.m, ; 

CBS, from N. Y. j toasted the French Broadcasting ! for the Dept, of Agriculture to be 

CBS let put another notch ip- its ; System in a deiightful show that j: used for the preparations, j^nd dis- 
giveaway belt; Sunday (8) by ; re- vincluded the , RDF overseas divi- i df agricultural J^nfOrma- 

n.rnm^ to;th.^air'’-fefrlke It Rici,; - : bfoa^t. AM. ax j iJS* 

half-hqut audience participation WNEW noted, ■ 50,000 programs ; but far beyond the $153,718 spent 

. A GBS. feature for tw'p can't be wrong,, I the; purpose durmg fiscal 1949. 

years, before it recent hiatus, the j xhe WNEW stanza opened with i In aiddition,' $34,725 was requested 

the shouts of jubila-:i tor , preparation of agficultiiral ih- 

Sted oh^re 4sis of tlretr as Paris was Ubejated and the:! formation by ;radio. This has been 

selected on the oasis ot then . rea- | voice of Pierre Grenesse (now di- ; oV,mit tbp samA in the naf?t few 


a iuU-sized set. 


-Of-PfOgra«mrtic^^en«™hiblei^^ 

I J;; Walter Thompson, producing the ‘'Krafe^ Theatre” for NBC, 
WNEW last week ;When the. indie ; xhe President requested $57,600 i hid two separate plavs in rehearsal for the performance tonight (Wed.) 


“''bs, for wanting the prize mone.y j rector of th'rNorfhA^^ the , ?ame m . the. hast few 

IS stiU a good one, leading- to the i i(ie) announcing over RDF news of . , _ 'rt,: i j ^oc 

kind of human interest stories th^f ■ the victory Although it's geiier- = Truman , asked $36, 

iLir.o .lirteriers. ' '■ ^ ^ ' 


ally thou* thSt^DF’s nvei^s : the; Intern^i^^- Tnforn^^^^ 


because of a clearance snafu with Warner Bros. Agency had originally 
scheduled an adaptation of “Dark Tower,” play penned by George S. 
Kaufman and the late Alexander Wbollcott. Last Friday (6),^howevei:, 
Warners complained that they haid made the play into a picture, as 
‘‘The Man With Two Faces,” and .so cpntroiled the. rights. When JWT 
informed the film company the play was already in rehearsal, WB said 
it would xionsider granting permission oyer the weekend. 

To forestaU the possibility of being left with no show, JWT producer, 
Maury ■Hplland, . began, casting for “As Husbands Go” and put it into 
rehearsal Saturday in an .adjoining studio to that of “Tower.’; By yes-- 
terday morning, the agency .had hot received ;permission from WB for 
“Tower” so decided to drop it entirely and concentrate on “Husbands/* 
,000 ' Cast for “Tower,” of course, was paid in full. 


On . Sunday’s show, for exaihple, I division is concerned chiefly with "“'^^rtional Activities of rthe ^ . 

the contestahts comprised an .ex- : beaming outside France, the broad- [ State Dept;,, generally ; included in j hour series, was not aired last Sunday (8> through 

Army flyer Who wanted to repay a - cast pointed out that it \lso serves j the ferih VVoice of America,” al- 1 that it had not obtained full clearance to ^e pr 

Dutch minister for having; saved Jeanne apd Jacques with air news i though the ; “Voice” actually refers 
hi.s life in the ;:East Indies; a gai ';, and features of other land.s. -As j only to the shortwave radio active 
.singer from the Bronx who wanted j samples thefe Were a portioh of j ity. This is a sharp Reduction' from 
to get to Hollywood, and a woman : the Gerdah-Zale bout described in 1 the 1950 appropriation of $47,- 
who Worked as a waitress for 23 ' .French by Crenesse (in which the 3b(), 000. . 

years and wanted to make the : un-Gallic listener could still savor r. SDecific share allocated to nic- 
est ^ \ tures is $3,886,285, a slight increase i p‘mV iiistea^^^^^^ "f hius.‘*“5ir. ^usu3y'*aired'’froih 

pfrt tere^Aaqv^^ 1 O'RHAn ‘Mnfnv n"f * $3,800,134 appropriated i 6r30 to 7, was slotted in the “Young and Gay’’ period from 7 to 7:30. 

P‘r easy, but Warren Hull, i and Pat O Brien at the. Joan of i fQp ^j^ig purpose during the cur- ' Sche'^"^“ ifc lo ri.i*:j«rtoo -• 

° - 'if fails'?" wouIdnT rent year The budgrt calls for ^ 7'30 

liie conte.stants make their, own ' speak French but O^Bnen demon- , itri oQ'i fhr onprafTtiff flip Vnirp ' 
ivay, giving none of those, inane ■ strated some highschool parlez- Vo « 

clues which, have earmarked other vous) and a Wirerrecorded descrip- ^ 

ciuiz shows on the ah'. ; • ; 1 tion of a Hadio; City elevator trip : ,^or the establishment of o 

Format remains the same, with l to the e.'ith floor (the kind of nov- j ^-keieis e 


. CBS-TV’s “Young: and Gay,’- vvhich preemed Jan, 1 as a weekly hid f- 

i__i. /t>\ 41,.,.... .,u the web’s di.scovtMy 

operty. Show, pro- 
duced by Carol Irwin in association with CBS, is based on the hook, 
“Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,’' penned by Emily Kimbrough and 
Cornelia Otis Skinnier. Web hopes to have the clearahee snafu clea rod 
up in time to permit the show to be broadcast next Suridaiy (15). 

To fill the time void last week, the web pushed its entire schedule 
until 7:30 pi, m. ahead a half-hour, starting the day’s programming a( 5 





fISSO® OSyltf . 

654 //(acihoh 


NEW YORK 2 I • N y 

T Em p l t t b n e - ® 3 0 0 


January llth, 1950 , 


Dear Radio Editors : 


expenses below the current year 
and a reduction of more than 
$9,00b,oi00 in establishment of new 
facilities. 



Continued from page 24 


across-the-board 15-mihute airer from there, consequently, will sir.e 
the time lisually spent in rushing last-minute film down to Radio Ci(y. 

With “Who Said That?’’ having moved, into the Thursday nighl at 
! 8:30 slot last week, however, the. switch in studios for the Camel 
I show means that announcer John Cameron Swayze must hencelorih 
I do the rush job.. Since he is a permanent panelist, on “Who Said/’ 
i Swayze Will have to finish the newsreel show Thursdays at 8 and then 
i rush back to Radio City in time to make the quiz program at 8:30. 


— q 


many thanks for voting us the 
top independent public ity office in 
both the BilJbpard and the Mention Pic- 
ture Daily polls;. 


We have endeavor ed for the past 17 
years; to give you the : mo st complete 
add dependabie serv^ 

. Not phly is, thi s $ e r y i c e t b y 6u , 
but also t o pur : c 1 i ent sy: f whom: we 
strive to obtain the; widest possible 

publicity cover agV* 

: Please he assured that in 1950 ; as 
in the past , we will put f orth our U^ 
most effort s 1 6 serve you , in the inter- 
est s of our plients. 

Sincerely, 




DAVID 0. ALBER. 


D0A:rm 


j. , , X, . J* . , ,, , 1 Television has paid off fol the members of Realm Productions though 

eid not mean, he indicated, that the- route appears a bit devious. Realm, which produced the tolepix 
Grosley womd necessarily yjrn for Lucky Strike in conjunction With Marshall Grant Pictures, is mnile 

H® .3dded i up . of Stanley Rubin, Norman Elzer, Lou Lantz and Sobey Martin. 
Uat AVCO, parent organization ot : Rubin has landed a chore as a writer at RKO. Lantz is scripting lor a 
Crosley, had not determined what I Jed Harris production to be made under the guidance of Charles 
aGiion, if any, to take vath respect | Feldman. Sobey Martin has. jiist inked -a contract with Broadway J’ro- 

; i ductions to direct their firrt film, “Dark Horizon.” Elzer will I’cmain 
. . nego- J at the Realm helm to handle resale of the vid films which revert back 

tiations for its sale had been con- 1 in April 

eluded, but that “due to the sei'i- ' ' . . 

ous illnesspf oneof tlm prttmipals'’ , KSTP and. KSTP-TV in Minncapolis-St. Paul have eliminated all 

be con., cross plugs on their shows with the exception of signoff time on 'I’V 
^ It comes before the regular signoff on AM. At those times the 

100 Ftfflmex ’whl^h Sphe 

employees feels that it has sty- : Move^was- made, according to sales veepee Miller C. Robertson, be- 

, - ... is no 

cross- 




day (Wed.) and will support Cros 
ley if. the management decides to ' Mont’s video outlet in Pittsburgh, 
keep the station. V programs from the 

Last Week Pope had elected to | various networks in the absence 
. push the application to buy WINS ! coip peting stations. , Du Mo nt’s ' 
and to drop his long-spending ef- other outlets are in N.ew York and 
fort to . make WHOM a New York 1 Washington, where NBC owns sta- 
Qutlrt/ /F0G:, required hiiii t^^ 

choo.SG one applieation oi* the other . ' The , ;complaint\ .filed tlirough 
under rules which prohibit an •ap-.j l^P^orts & .Mclnhis, - counsel, Gited 
nlicant from seeking two stations ' tfi® NBC offer as guaranteeing pay-; , 
in the same city. meht for the 21/2-hour period at 

j the half-hour rate published^ by 
■ DuMont, Which is higher than the ; 
;card rate for longer periods. Cbm- ; 
plaint added the bffer. v^^s firm tp 
DuMpnt but was conditioned upon 
; acceptances from. 15 NBC affiliates. • 

' ha.$ ; not been inked yet. . NBC, ' A the telegraphed offer . 

meanwhile, is ; still searching for ■ Sylvester L. W*^PVer, Jr., of 
, the right eincee to .appear, on all ’ ^r^*. yhich puMlont submitted 
three segmerifs of; tlie Saturday, T-ymplaint, rtad as^^ 

night block to tie them together . ;‘‘This is ah order Ibr. Sattu’day 
. M Loewi, DuM.bnt ' ® Tor 13 weeks, 

network director, advised NBC la.rt T’eb^^ 4. This two a ncl a 

week he considered the plait an at- ■ P*d^ he pro/ 

tempt “to freeze out” competition. To meet and: beat the 

Loewi served: notice he would car- competition for audience bn Satur- , 
ry the case to the Dept, of .Justice, vAy h'Sht. Specific progibmming 
; if necessary; to stop NBC “before be announced mid-january.” 

' if starts.” ' . : / ^ '■ ! 

In its formal complaint to the 


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Announcer 
brgdnist . ; 


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... Dick Dudley 
.George Wright 


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exclusive LOCAL spohsersMli 

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Crusade in Europe, ARC's docuriientary films of General Dwight D. 
Eisenhower's best-seller,“ received louder and longer cheers from 
public officials, the press, and the public than any teleylsion 
program telecast 1 

And now> this month, prize-w inn CRUSADE-^produCed by The 
March of Time and 2Qth Gentury T'ox---begins its sec^^ cycle 
after a successful siiinmer under sponsorship of TIME & LIFE . . . 
this time as an ABCTV SYNDICATED PROGRAM. Progratn costs 
will be divided ainbng in any sponsors in many markets. Each 
sponsor pays only his individual share, depending on the market (s) 
he selects for exclusive spohsorship. Each sponsor telecasts on 
any schedule he chooses (once, twice or three times a week.) 

Each gets 23^ minutes, in every program for, his OWN commercials. 
And, of course, from ABC, each sponsor gets a complete 
promotion and publicity. kit: newspaper mats, press releases, 

TV slide announcements, inoyie trailery program an nouncements, 
merchandising and display ideas. 

Never before In television has there been siich an opportunity for a 
local or regional advertiser to do a really outstanding prestige public 
relations campaign in his area. For cornplete details,' call your local A 
representative, or. write, wire, phone direct to ABC Co-operative 
Sales, ABC Television Center. T'Rafalgar 3-7000. 


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WtVN . i . Columbus, Ohio 
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WHIO-TV . ; i Dayton, Ohio 
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: KECA-TV . . ; Los Angeles, Calif. 
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WNHC-TV ... New Haven, Conn. 
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WKY-TV. , . Oklahoma City, Okla. 
KMTV ... Omaha, Nebr. 

WFIL-TV . . . Philadelphia, Pa, 
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WHAM-TV . . , •fipchester. N: Y. 

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kFMB-TV.. . . San Diego, Calif. .. 

' KGO-TV . ; '. Sah Francisco, Calif, 
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KING-TV . . . Seattle, Wash. 

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. WMAL-TV ; , . Washington, D. .C. 

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WTVR . . . Richmond, Va. 

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.♦WXY2-TV. . . Detroit, Mich.. 

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Cpnt^ued froni pagp 29 


city during the prohibition-flapper ; LIFE WITH SNARKY PARKER 
era, the preeni stanza presaged a ! With Ril & Cora Baird 
neat nostalgic romp for interested ! Director: Yiil. Brynncr 
viewers but went slightly awry . be- 
’ cause of bverly-contriyed. situations 
in the .sGript. 


That CBS and "Miss Irwin are 


W.ritPrs ! Ril Rairdr Tom Murray. 

BUI Peterson ; - 

! 10 Mins.; Mon., Tues.» Thiirs., Fri-i 
7:45 p^m. 


'.A 


nee Russell and ^est Mel Torihe 
managed to lift the. program out of 
its doldrums. Neither could a jug^ 
gler. Miss Russell worked alone on 
.‘.‘You Go to Head/* doing a nifty 
job on the vocal, and Torme turned 
out his usual J'Flne and Dandy” 
and “Them; There Eyes,” standards 
with him. Roth iooked good, top. 

* • » ^ « w » . A > 1 


trying to load the; series with as V 

muoh nostalgia as possible Was evi“ 1 • . 

dent from the sets, costumes, { Bil arid Cora Baird have a cute ] 

props, etc . With the two leads ev^ fidea in the projection Of “Life With 

appearing at one time m their ; ^ Paricpr ’* Thp«;e veteran 

“chemises,” onepiece lingerie re- , Snarky Parker. i nese veteran 

portedly in vogue during the pe- 1 vaude: puppeteers have, devised a 


riod. Where such things evoked 
the proper ' atmosphere, however, 
the script failed to dp so. Story 
revolved about the girlsV innocent 
attempts to convince their skepti- 
cal parents that they wCre safe 


fetching format along soap-iopera 
lines; which ribs the western dramas 
and which has a good elementary 
story line. .• • 

There’s the sole danger of talk- 
ing the show to death, as indicated 


in having their own Greenwich ! in /the preem show, Qf eourse, 
Village apartment : and; while the { some of the extra-long gab. may . be 
. situation might have posed a ques- j forgiveri on the grourid that the 
tion during the ’2us, it was too | scene had to be set fot the inUltW 
corny in Tight of today’s sophisti- 
cated teenagers. ; 

Bethel Leslie, as Miss Skinner, 


.^tid—Mar y^ Malone, as Miss Kim- 
, brough, were both good, giving 


tude of episodes to follow. But 
there were some shortcuts that 
could have been taken with more 
time devoted to movement 


^ihe essential idea Pf tlie'Tjro^ 


promise they can carry the series ^graIn is good. Snarky Parker "was 
a.s; it progresses. Supporting cast f studying Sleuthing by Correspond- 


Was also talented. Show evidenced 
the usUal CBSTTy know-how with 
dramatic offeririgSi with director 
; David Rich reining both the actors 
and cameras competently. StaL; 

OPERA CONCERTS 
With Sylvan Levin ofchl Lpls 
liurit, 'John Baker, : guests; Russ 
Dunbar, announcer 
Direetpr: Frank McCarthy 
Writer: Stephen Storace 
30 Mins.; Tues., 8 p.m. 

Sustaining 

: WOR-TV, N.. Y.; ::'./ 


ence in the desert outskirts of a 
toWn where there were plenty 
wrbngs to be: righted. An old pros- 
pector was poriiig over a map with 
the aid of his coirieiy daughter, 
while the villain peeked in the win- 
dow. The rest of the episodes will 
VirtuallyTVrite themselves. An im- 
portant character is a talking horse 
i named ijealthcliffe, and another is 
I a piano player in a saloon who pro- 
vides the continuity. 

Puppet work was excellent. 
There, were Tip movements in 
string-manipulated dolls, and the 
dummies have good personalities. 
Now that CBS-TV has . aban- 1 Of course, there are some losses! in. 

donea^ plans for the Abe Burrows ; 

wrestling show to buck Milton , .jg negligible in view of the 


Other fine elements in the program. 
With script tightening, it could be 
a good show for adults as well as 
youngsters. Jose. 


Berle on Tuesday nights, WOR- 
TV might have the answer to 
snagging seme of Berle’s audience 
in this series of video opera cori- 
certs, Atterripts to slot other 

vaudeo shows opposite Berle have „ 

i j j r M .1 1 J- . With Tailgate Seven; Connee Rus 

already proved fruitless, indicat-| seIi,^^^M 

ing any program bucking the NBC.; Producers: Ted Mills, Norman Fel 
Corriedian mUst be as desperate as 
p6.srible. Here’s one that is. 


* ton 


Format of the concerts follows 
closely that _of maestro Sylvan 
Levin’s Saturday night radio 
, scries on WOR arid the Mutual 
web. With no production mount- 
ings whatsoever, two guest soloists 
give out with various operatic 
arias and semi-claSsics. On .Dec. 2.7 
preerii, the singers performed 
before a scrim, behind which sat 
the orch. Cameras were mounted 
in such a position that director 
Frank McCarthy could Cut from 
the soloists to Levin and the orch, 
as well as get iri the standmd sU- 
per-irtipositipn shots. While some 
production trappings would un- 
doubtedly heighten the visual , ap^ 
paal, there was. a great enough 
miidity in the camera cuts to sus^ 
tain interest. 

.Soloists on the opener were 
soprano Lois Hunt and baritone 
John Baker, both from the Met- 
"opera. Their youth and good looks 
made them naturals for video and 
their voices were ; especially firie. 
Duo sang some of the iriore popu- 
lar arias from “Pagliacci’’ In solo 
and duet, capping their work with 
two tunes from George Gersh- 
win’s “Porgy and Bess.“ An- 
nouncer Russ Dunbar bridged the 
tunes with some explanatory notes 
penned by Stephen Storace. Levin 
and the; orch were oh a ton par 
with, the singers . Stal, 


W riicrsi; Paul Rhymer, Charles An- 
drews, Edith Scharff, Roy Win- 

s6r'.‘" 

60 Mins.; Sat., 8-9 p.m. (EST) 
NBC-t’V, f^om Cliicagb 

“Saturday Square” is NBC’s 
hopeful answer to the move of Ken 
Murray into the 8 . to 9 p.m. slot 
Saturday evenings on CBS; . A va- 
riety show with a dash of drama, 
if that’s the proper word, “Square” 
has more than Murray, Ed Wynn, 
et al, to worry about at the mo- 
ment. On the basis of the debut 
show, the idea will have to fight 
first to stay, on the aii*. 

A rather whimsical thing pegged 
on the experiences of the. cop on 
the beat and his knowledge of the 
people who live on the “Square,” 
the opening show was dull; draggy 
and disillusioning video, full of 
conversation unhappily contrived 
to get down among and reveal the 
troubles of the common pebple. 
Such as the bartender who found 
a wallet with $6 in it arid, in his, 
I anxiety to returnvlt to the proper 
owner, succeeded only in tipping 
off a couple of wives that their 
mates were out having fun the 
night before when; they were siip- 
posed to be somewhere else; And 
the nevveoniers to a “Square” apart- 
ment; who, desperately trying to 
make friends, succeeded in sound- 
ing like he was a bit battyO , 

Not evert' the “Tailgate Seven/’ 
a group of jazz musicians; and Con- 


LUCKY LETTERS 
With Frankie Masters, Phylis 
Myles, the . W*est TtvinS, Bruce 
Roberts, arihouncer 
PrqducerTDireotDr: Jonny Graff 
Writer: Gerry MoiTispn 
30 Mins., Fri:, 9:30-10 p.iii; 
RCA-VICTOR DiSTRiBUTORS 
OF CHICAGO 
WBKB> :Chicaffb T 

(Al Le/tpri) V ^ 

This new television quiz show is 
based pri the family parlor game 
anagrams; On set is a large screen 
TV ■receiver which flashes 
scrambled but readable words that 
two contestants . from the studio 
audierice must; untwist. Given 
three clues, a song by Phylis 
MyleSj an act by Frankie Masters, 
and a. doggerel by the West Twins, 
players : must decode the work 
within one of the three orie.-minute 


jsegmehts to , determine kind oT 
prize they receive; JOri stagb is a 
plaster . model of a dog,. RGA’s 
trademark, which acts as time- 
keeper by barkirig at the one- 
minute. iritervals. . Prizes range 
from teevee sets to record albums. 

Despite these efforts to offer ari 
es'e-ppppirig format the show could 
easily resolve into a wearisome 
routine : rif questioning shy, uriin;* 
tereriirig contestants, if it were riot 
for the enthusiastic hanter of m e. 
Frankie Masters. Stepping down 
from the band podium, for his first 
venture into TV, his good looking 
affable manner is jiist what’s 
needed to eaxTy the program 
through in fast moving, style. Wife 
Phylis, is attractive TV fare/ her 
voice pleasant and mellow,, but she 
is not shown to best advantage 
against a drab gray curtained 
background. On vocals she anfi 
the TWest Twins harmonize nicely. 
Sweet and unaffected the two girls 
tend" to overact, Tjut neveriheless 
give a refreshing perfoxmanceV In 
bright Costumes they would add 
more color, livening the show. 

Handling of the live; commer- 
cials by Bruce Roherts is done in 
a sales worthy, informative way. 




continued from page 29 


a lusty spoof on a spy melodrama, 
with Miss Ball slinking Her way 
through sonic ; exeelleni comedy. 
Again, placard^ were used in lieu 
of conversaitipn ' and the riet. effect 
.was , in the boff class; 

Wynn, however, shohl^ 
way \Vith the eommCrcials, Initial 
Camel show had their standard 
filmed sales-spiels, which were 
coritrriry to the character of .th® 
show. Those ex-Spiedel coriiriier- 
cials, in contrasty were sock enter- 
tainment;,:/’ V;' 

“Philco TV Playhouse** (NBC) 
Sunday night (8) was marked: by 
the hrie thesping of Grace Kelly 
in the lead role of Sinclair Lewis’ 
“Bethel Merriday.” Tn . the story 
of an aspiring ingenue’s struggles 
to learri acting in a stfawhat com- 
pany arid later in a stock company 
on the road, Miss Kelly brought 
the title-role to life in; one of the 
neatest thesping jobs yet seen on 
t-he^seriesT/^With-Qilw^ri^T^omdik^ 
her co-star, and others in the cast 
matching her performance, the 
show Was generally good. 

Willianii Clark capably adapted 
the Lewis novel, with Fred Coe 
giving it his usual top production 
supervisipri. arid Delbert Mann 
directing both the cameras and 
cast cbmpeteritly. Thprndike, wbo’s 
been almost typed ' as a psycho 
killer In previous yideo efforts, was 
believable ; as the company’s aiigel 



Continued from page :25«i 


WHAS 


Contihued from page 24 



**No wonder— 'he eats WheutiesI** 


sensitive to seritiments of those 
broadcasters trying to curb the 
cuffo show. They tecall that at 
last year’s NAB. confab some dele- 
gates spoke put sharply against 
giving them free time. These sta- 
tions’- toppers said, “you’re paying 
radio directors and talent, so why 
shouldn’t we get paid?’’ 
/Meanwhile; the pubserv groups 
are filling put the questionnaires. 
“We’ve ho objection,” they say, “if 
the standards the stations Use for 
judging pur requests for time are 
Tair, But we feel that actors, mu- 
sicians, writers, producers and 
other staffers should be paid/* 

Reasoning of the groups is that 
these individuals* sole livelihood 
comes from selling their services, 
which often provides only a pre- 
carious income. . Stations and net- 
works, however can afford to make 
free time available without ecO- 
ribmic strain. Additionally, it’s ar- 
gued, they are licensed to operate 
in the public Interest, and have the 
responsibility to air Worthwhile 
stanzas, 

They stress that broadcasters op- 
posed to cuffo welfare .programs 
are a Small, if vocal, group; But 
they fear that some otheir industi^y- 
ites may ^ be swayed by the anti- 
cuft’o campaign. Many stations and 
webs, they point out, are grateful 
for organization-built shows which 
help fill holes in ’ their skedsv . 

Somje 'rietworks assign studio fa- 
cilities and permit musicians to 
work op . pubserv waxers during 
standby time, with union approval. 
This means musicians don’t have, 
to to work overtime arid the chari- 
ties get their, . services without 
charge. . Actors are gerierally paid 
miniriiiim scale fees, although 
many, donate part of their earnings 
to the -drive they are helping. 

That the industry as a whole is 
behind public, service is shown, it’s 
cited, by its Strong support To 13 
top-priority drives and 34 other 
projects through the Advertising 
Council duririg the first 40 weeks 
of 1949. .According to AC's year- 
end stateriient, these campaigns 
had a eirculatiori of 11 billion lis- 
tener-impressions. Besides; broad- 
casting, other media such as bill- 
boards. newspapers and magazines 
back the various Council-approved 
drives. 


sufficiently f am iliar with ;’sho w biz 
savvy to undertake the TV opera- 
tion, which would entaii. a heavy 
expense Tor a few years. 

/Ethridge, and Lisle Baker, v-p 
and general manager, df the news- 
papers and station stated that; Cir- 
cumstances under \vhi ch owners 
were willing to sell WHAS 16 
months ago have changed entirely. 
Said the company’s own picture 
was much bi-ighter, as well as tele- 
vision’s. While negotiations for 
the sale of the station were going 
on, owners were pushing to com-; 
pletion of the TV Staliqri. Work 
on the tower has now prog^ressed to 
2.35 feet. It will be 600 feet when 
completed. Two serious bids had 
been made for WHAS and several 
inquiries were received. FCC 
previously rejected a request for, 
sale of the station to the Crosley 
Broadcastirig C o r p., commission 
ruling that territories of WHAS 
and Crosley’s WLW in Cincinnati 
overlapped too much. Crosley of- 
fered $1,925,000 for the station. 

Harold Fair, new program direc- 
tor for WHAS and WHAS-TV, Is 
shaping program structure for the 
hew TV station, which will com- 
prise kinescope shows from . CBS, 
and local productions utilizing the 
WHAS news staff, Roy Starkey’s 
Gang, and other WHAS talent. 
Early promises of station opening 
have been revised from Feb. 15 to 
a. later date, due to weather condi- 
tions encountered in erecting the 
TV tower. 


CBS Sports Accent 

sss Continued from page 2^'sSmL 

when there was no TV on hand 

If CBS can buy events at, the right 

price arid find a sponsor for them, 

it is still interested in airing all 

Saturday ’night shows from the 
arena; - 

inauguration of the Tuesday 
night, wrestli rig from St. . Nick’^ is 
the outcome of CBS plans to air 
the matches from 8 to 9 p.m. as 
: competition to Milton ; Berle nn 
NBC-TV. When comedian Abe 
Burrows decided he (iould not do 
the narration ibr CBS, however, 
because of the pressure of his 
other shows on the web. CBS der 
cided to coriie in at 10 p m. Bill 
Johnston, J r„ nephew of the St. 
Nick promoter, is handling the 
commentary under the present 
setup.- ■-.:;/; ' 

Navy basketbail games ai'e being 
carried on CBS as fed froiri An- 
napMis by WMAR-TV, the/ web’s 
Baltimore affiliate. Gairies are aired 
each Saturday from 2 : 35 to 4 p,m 
with WAR-TV’S/ Jim : Mc]\^nus 
calling the playtby-play. Navy-V.M.I. 

carried last Saturday, 
with Princeton, Yale. Penh Stale. 
Brown and Notre Dame scheduled 
for iSuccjee/ilng weeks. , ' • 


and star, and Warren Stevens did 
well as the actor whom Miss Kelly 
finally married. Others in the ca.st 
showing well were /MaiY K- Wells. 
FCank StepheSg^Mary PMtbn; Ivan 
Simpson, and Katherine. MeskiU.^^ 

, Ed StilHvan on Sunday (8) 
hinged his entire show around the 
appearance of Frankie Lairie. 
Budgetwlse, it appeared that the 
N. Y. DaiW News syndicated CO 
uirinist exceeded his usual stipend 
for perfortners in the Laine con- 
tract arid thus made up f ot. it; bn 
the rest of the show. 

Lairie delivered his quota 6f eri- 
Tertainmerit via “Mule Train,” arid 
“Lucky Old Sun” as his big nurii-^ 
bers.. He’s a good TV personality 
having enough ; movement, and 
vocarsolidity toTyarrarit more fre- 
quent appearances. As a matter 
of fact, Lairie was the saving fea- 
ture of the show. Rest of /the 
talent didn’t measure up to top 
fodder: ’ 

: .Opener; Randy BroWn, took a 
long time to do paddle-ball exhibi- 
tion. It's Tiie type of act .tlTsrtrgGis^ 
well in productibri nuriibers if con-: ' 
fined tb a top of three minutes; 
Jane and Betty Kean should have 
telescoped their act as well. Not 
all their comedy is good, ;arid sharp 
i^eissbring Would have made thrin 
and the show better; Dick Drake, 
iTiandolin yirtuoso doublihg frpni 
the Palace, has a, delicate brand of 
deadpan humor which didn’t get 
over the orthicoris/ / 

Other bit on the show /was by 
Kate Murtah, from “Texas, Li’l 
Darliri’ ” who’s been hripirig Sulli- 
van build Up to Lalne’s appear- 
ance for The second straight week. 
The writing here could have been 
a little more imaginative: 


GBS-TV:^ /^This JS Show Busi- 
riess” presented another sprightly 
half-hour Sunday night (8), -with 
Sugar-Chile Tlobinsori, Vera Zbrlria 
and Jack Carter in the “problem” 
seMs. Producer iCving Mansfieid 
has apparently ; all but forsaken 
the series’ original format of try- 
ing to find guests with problems 
that sound authentic and is now ! 
using virtually ariy device to spot- 
light the celebs before his panel. 
Results have not hurt the show’s 
en tertainmerit values and have 
certainly opened the way to a more 
varied and equally good lineup of 
gueris. ' V 

On Sunday night’s program, for 
example, .. Robinson, the Negro 
moppet boogie pianist, was seeking 
tb find a name that woiild give him 
more “dignity” When he grew up. 
Miss Zorina berated the panel Tor 
slamming ballet the. same Way they 
slammed Classicai opera, and Garter 
Wanted to know how to brurit oil 
the friends Who were always tryiqg 
tp palm off blue jokes for him to! 
use. Each of them excelled in 
their own acts during the time 
usually giveri the panel members 
for “corisideratibri,- although Car- 
ter looked surprised When tlie 
stage manager apparently cut short 
his work because the show \v as ' 
running over. 

Clifton Fadimari did hi$ usitany 
suave job as moderator arid Abe 
Burrows and George S. Kaufman 
got off their share of bright lines 
in . giving advice. Actress Leonova 
Corbett, guest panelist, took little 
part in the discussion,. With the 
cameras as a result! giving her 
almost a brushoff. 



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J^wimry 1950 



the conflict between Columbia I'Nlteiy SU6S Xi«A* ToOtCfS^ 

Ldcal f or Vanking Kid Or y 

Hollywood, Jah. 10, 
Operators pf the Kid Ory Club 
oh Vine street here, Which shut- 
tered., when Negro Musicians Xiocal 
767 ordered Dry out of the place, 
has filed: suit for $50, 000 against 
the local, Lee Pavis* president of 
767, and James C. Petrillo. 

Club operatbr, S&P C o r p,, 
charge in the sufl that the yanking 
of Ory was unfair and discrimina- 


Records and RCA-^Victor over 
respective 33 rprrt and 45 rpm 
disks. Whereas it was Victor 
which drew bitterness from the 
reeordihg industry arid the press 
when : the 45 rpm platters were 
debtited, because they confuised 
the buying public With too 
many differerit speeds, it is now 
Gplumbia that is drawing frowos. 
Coluriibia. has decided that it wili 
how push the seven-inch 33 fpm 
disks it brought put at the time Vic- 
tor iaunched its seyen-irich 45s 
and the disk business fromi top! to. i 
bottom is generally Unhappy, about 
the situation^ feeling that Goluiri- 
bia will only further iriuddle the 
public. 

That ; Goluiribia is making its 
move due oniy; to the apparerit 


making, seems a foregone cbnclu- 
siori: Though the : small 33s, de- 
signed for pops only, haye been on 

the market for months Cblumbia . „ . « 

did little with them, ! promotion-^ * Pallan a recording pf 

wisei during that time. They made j Show, written by 



On Bandwagon For 



iWeeh finding Decv 31 ) 
iondon, ^an. 4. 

Harry Litne Theme. .Chappell 
! Breaking My Heart . , . Sterling 
Hbp Scotch Pblka , . . . . ; . Leeds 
,--Confidentialiy-l . . New IVorld 
Rorever arid Ever ; .. F. D, . H, 
Snbwiir White Snow . ; . . . Reid 
Garden of W eeds . . Box & poX. 
I’ll String Along ... . Feldfrian 
I t)ori*t See Me . / . Connelly 
Mori., ^Tues., Wed . , V . Dash 
Wedding Samba . . . i ... . Leeds 
Leicester Sq. Rag ..V . . Norris 

■V:' Secpr^J2 

December . . , . . . . . ,B. Wood 

Buy Killamey . . . vP. Maurice 
Shawl of Grey . .... Connelly 

Is It Too Late . . , , . . . . Yale 

Scottish Samba. . . Suri 
Down In Glen. ; . ... . Wright 
Why Is It. . . . . . . . . Cinephoriic 

Kiss in Eyes . . . . ; . vBosWorth 

Gur Love Story . . . v . . Carolirt 
Last, Mile Home. . i. . : ; Xeeds 
. ' Lucky. Old Sun . V ., . . ^ . s ; Suri 
So Ends Search . . • • ^ ^ • NOrris 


By BEENIE WOOBS * 


Pittsburgh, Jan. 10. . . 
' Local disk jockeys are all for one 
and orie for all. They’re putting 
on a tremendous/ all-out puff for 

'Star of 
a 



comparatively little headway with- 
out sales pressure and Columbia 
has been content to let it go at 


amateur, Alice Slome, Pallan’s a 
veteran platter-spinher bn WWSW, 
town’s only major indie station, ;| 


RCA’s 



;that, concentrating on getting the his locally-waxed, disk, . backed 


10 and 12-inch 33s established, 
which it has; done to the point 
where RCA-VictOr had to go along. 

However, Columbia does not in- 
tend appropriatirig a special prO'- 
motion fund to exploit the small 
33s. That alone seems to indicate 
that the promotion it Will lay yout 
is aimed solely to get its share of 
the small record business and keep 
the 33 LP system ph seven4nch 
disks alive in the face, of the con- 
stantly growing 45 rpm reaction. 
SpeciaTads, window displays, radio 
spot announcemehts, . etc,, are be^ 
ing prepared for the putsch, but 
all wthin the framework of the 
regular LP and 78rpm plans and 
budget,; which makes it appear 
that Columbia doesn’t intend put- 
ting bn another fight-to-the-fihish 
with RCA's 45s from the smell rec- 
ord angle. 


by Harry W alton’s trio and the 
Martinaires, u vocal grbupj has be- 
come one of the 10 best jukebox 
sellerb in thi$' district last couple 
of weeks, 

Pallan himself gave the platter 
its Original impetus on his WWSW 
prograxps, pf course, but he wasn't 
alone for long. Every other j ock 
in town jumped bn the baridwagbn 
almost imiriediately, not only spin- 
riing it generously but even going 
to great length to- tell how good 
they thought it was. 


not CROSBY SET FOR 




Maestro-Singer Bob Crosby starts 
a disk jockey show on WJZ, New 
York, in the 9-10 p.m. slot Saturday 
evenings. Show: is set for a mini- 
riitim of eight weeks as a test per 
riod, starting this Saturday (14) 
evening, and will include a guest 
star angle. 

Crosby now heads a commercial 
show on the NBG network, for Pet 
Milk, Sunday evenings at 10^30 
p.m.- 


. RGA*'Victor's 45 rpm sfystem is 
picking up independent label ad- 
herents in addition to the London 
and ; MercUry companies, Which 
cited a! turn In that directibn a few 
woieks ago. Dana Records, New 
York outfit, and Crystalette, a 
Western disker, will issue riiaterial 
already released bn 76 vpm plat- 
tebs bn 45s, witWri -the next bbuple 
weeks.-’ 

Mercury, incidentally, though It 
has said it intends producing 45 
platters, has not as yet set a date 
for first release. It: is still experi- 
riienting with the platters and is 
talking to dealers on the subject. 

Meanwhile; RCA claims that its 
45 business is Continuing to rise. 
Factories will ship approximately 
750,000 disks this' week, part of 
which is a backlog caused by a 
two-day inventory layoff. Com- 
pahy states, too, that the inereaS- 
iug sale of its 45s has upt dis- 
turbed SO; far its 78 biz, which 
maintains the same level. 


!-^ing-Croshy “Chattanobgie Shoe 
Shirie BQy"-‘‘Bibbidl Bobbidi BbO” 
pecca). Two fine sides, both 
solid jock potentials* Crbsby 's ap- 
proach to the “ChattanbOgle'' tune, 
an unusually attractive ;nov^lty 

similar in thought to 
Mam,” is relaxed ^d 
Crosbyisms and rhythm; and^lig- 
Ures to make a. lot of noise. Flip- 
over brings: up an equally saleawe 
version of ' another riOveltyi,.that s 
already moving. Crbsby does Jt 
slowly at first then jumps the 
tempo. Tud Cbrilon Singers assist. 

Vaiighh Monroe “Bambbo” (Vic- 
tor). Victor is launching this ^sk 
with huge ballyhoo. A Weird item 
fitted to a jungle beat, Monroe 
makes a production of it that can 
easily earn the side top jock ,gnd 
juke ratings. He sings it spliw 
with the aid of his Moon Maids 
and Moon Men and it stands up 
Under repeated spins; ^ • r 

Lionel Hampton “Rag • Mpp”- 
“Fpr You My Love” (Decca). 
Hampton’s “Rag Mop” is caused by 
the success of the Ames Bros, ver- 
sion (Coral) and it takes -up whew 
the quartet leaves off in that it 
adds a solid beat and the color 
of Hamp’s vibraharp. It doesn t 
go wild; the vocal, if the lyric can 
be called such, is provided by the. 
Hamptones/ and done well. Hariip 
hasn’t; gotten Into pop rating^jn 
years, due to his style, but this 
disk can do it easily. Reverse is 
a good rhythm item vocalled by 
Sonny Parker* 

Sammy Kaye “My Lily and My 
Rose”r‘’It Isn’t Fair” (Victor). 
Either; of these can turn into solid 
jock and sales sides for Kaye. 
“Lily” is a cute, light melody 
chorused smoothly and rhythm- 
ically by Don Cornell . and the 
Kaydets. It sells. Coriiell alone 
vocals the reverse, a standard, and 
he spins a b.o.. version of the lyric 
that; coUld send the side winging 
on its own, and, incidentally, send 
himself winging on his own since 
he has left Kaye’s band to single. 

Connie Haines, “Sugar-Coated 
Lies”-“Me; Myself and I” (Coral). 
Connie Haines maintains a con- 
stant standard of attractive disks. 
This one is another potential, 
■carrying two movingly done pieces. 


S k itch Henderson orchestra, 
Mbdernaires, and Kings and La- 
dies, slgiied by UniversalTlnteima- 
tiohal for a musical featurette. 


‘Lies” is a neat hillbilly-style 
melody smartly performed with 
the Lee Gordon singers. Reverse 
brings up an unique xlyrical idea 
that sells almost as well. 

Vie Dambrie “Kiss Me”-“In the 


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Week of jan. 7 


Washington, Jari. 10. 

Music Operators, of America, na- 
tion’s jukebox ops, have . slated 
their first exclusive convention for 
March this year at the Palmer 
House, Chicago. Some 110: local 
and regional associations are af- 
filiated with the . national body, 
headed , by George A. MiUer, . of 
California, 

The business sessions are ex- 
pected to deal primarily with the 
merchandising of music and prob- 
lems of legislation, particularly in 
conneetion with American Society 
of. Composers, Authors and Pub- 
lishers, accbrdirig to Hirsh de La 
Viez, prexy of the Washington Mu- 
sic Guild .and convention chair- 
man. He predicts : that up to 8,000 
ops • Will turn out for the national 
shindig.- 

Fact .that the Music Operators 
are launching their bWri eonVen- 
tion for the first time may indi 
cate the breakup of the big* shows 
and cpnventlops put on each year 
by Gbiri Machine Ihdustries, the 
trade organization of manufactur- 
ers ;.of vending, amusement, slot; 
music and similar machines. For 
years all groups met at the same: 
time under the general aegis of the 
manufacturers. Couple of years ago 
the vending machine people pulled 
away in protest against the inclu- 
sion of ^slot machines; .which they 
felt gave the poin mac^ biz a 
black eye ill ifiany circles. 

De La Viez is president of . an- 
other organization, the Coin Ma- 
chine Operators of Ariierica, which 
includes operators . of vending; 

. am u sement and music machines , 
bu t which has never staged its 
Own ccriyerition during the 10 
years it has be.en fn existence. 

Real test of just how genuine 
the music operators are in declar- 
Irig their independence is expected 1 
to be shown at the Chi ‘convention. ' ^ 
Its success will play a large part 
In determining the future. » 


1. I CAN DREAM CAN’T I (16) (Chappell) . . . 

2. DREAMER’S HOLIDAY (7) (Shapiro-B) 




;; 3. SLIPPIN’ AROUND (7) (Peer-Ini.) 

‘ ; 4. 'rHERE’S NO TOMORROW (6) (PaXtori) 

; ; 5. MULE TRAIN (9) (Disney) 




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.Victor: 
y.Decca 

.Capitol 
. Decca 

. .‘Victor 


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I 6. DEAR HEARTS, GENTLE PEOPLE (4) (Morris) 


7. OLD MASTER PAINTER (5) (Robbins) 

8. DOI^’T CRY JOE (11) (Harms) 

9. THAT LUCKY OLD SUN (18) (Robbins) 


10; I WANNA GO home (1) (Paxton) 


Andrews Sisters . . . , , . 

{Perry Como ..... 

, , . . * i . . . . . > . . . V. . . iE. \Vilson^ Jenkins . A , v* 

J 'Whitinc-'Wdkcly 
\ Eriiest’ Tubb . 

( Tony Martin 

].Alan Dale . . . . \ .% ^Harmony 

{Frankie Ddine . . . .,. . ; . .Mercurj^ l 
% Bing Crosby ^ . , . i . , . . . . : Dec^ /f- 

y Bing Crosby ' ; . . , ... . . . . . Decca 

I Dinah Shore . ; . . . . . . . Columbia 

j Sinaird'Modefnaires , .Columbia 
I Snooky Lanson . . , . . . / . London 

j (Gordon Jenkins . . Decca 
'.(Frank Sinatra.:.: Columbia 

\ Frankie Laine . . . . , . . ; . Mercury 
} Vaughn , Monroe 

y Perry Como .: . 

I Qordon Jenkins . 


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Victor 
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SHE WORE YELLOW RIBBON (Regent) 


ECHOES (Laurel) . . : . . . 
WAY BACK HOME (BVC) 
ENVY (Encore) 








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SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (Preview) . . ; . 
IXt NEVER SLIP AROUNb AGAIN (PeerTrit.) 

1 CHARLIE MY BOY (Bourne) 


I JOHNSON RAG (Robbins) 




yAndrews^Morgdn : . . , . , , . Decca 
XE, Miller .-: .... vj , , .... .Rainbow 

. 1 1nkdpots ... . . . . . . y . : . . Decca 

* S gmm.y KUye . . ; , . •. ; . VictoT 

CwsbyVVarbig A . ; . ..... Decca: 

y Fr(in Warren Victor 4 

( Buddy Clark : , . . . Columbia. ' 

•: Louis Jordan . . . . : , . ; , . . Decca f 

Whiiihg-Wakely / . ^ . . x; Gapito.i y* I 

. .V . ■ Phillips. :, . : . ... . .London^ • ’ 

, - ‘ \Jinvniy Dorsey \\ , -, , . :,CoMi^ J 

.; [ Jack Teier . : . . . .London 

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WHY .WAS ’I -BORN (T..B.. Harms) ■ ■. ■, .. Dariione . . . ; . ./Mercury 
WHISPERING hope (Hanover) ■ • v • • ! Staf^ord‘kacRae:i,\:^.. C(witol 

YOU’RE breaking my HEART (21); :( Algonquin)- ■ Vic Danione; ’-.•w*. JWercttri/ 

YOUBE SO'' understanding (13) tBarroii-Vemora) , , , , ... . . Decca 

: Barron . .M>OM.:: 

'^lARTA (E. ' B. Wiarks) ... < • /:<■: . • . .'.-i < ... . .■•.■•■i . ...'i , Tony. Martxn, ,. . t'. Victor 

BLUE STAY AWAY FROM ME '(Lois) ... . . ... . . . . Owen Bradley j , . , . , . ; . .Coral 4^ 

I V NEVER SEE' MAGGIE ' ALONE (12)- (Bourne) Kenny 'Roberts . Coral 

^^igures in parentheses indicate numbef Qi weel^ Bong 


St ill qL t he Night” (Mercury). At 
first hearing, .DaiiSih<^’a “KiskTW 
is a fooler. Firstly, IVs more like 
Frank Siiiatra than ahything h« 
has ever done; secondly, the side 
grbws strongly with every spin arid 
impresses Os a side with real b.o: 
potential. A cute tune done on 
a bounce beat with excellent ac- 
coiripattimeht, it’s 'a smart jock arid 
juke side. Backing, a Standard, is 
also well done and figures to add 
to the success Damone has 
With such material lately; 

Dick liaymes ; “I -Wish j Had a 
Sweetheart”-“Dbn’t Throw Cold 
Water on . the Flame of Love” 
(Decca); Haymos revived “Liftle 
White Lies” twb years ago. He 
may or may not do the same thirig 
for “Sweetheart,” but the disk Is : a 
jockey must for it's an excellent, 
and smartly . produced version of: 
the^ tune, aided by Perry Botkin’s 
String band and Gass County Boys; 
Reverse Is a Well-done hinbilly, 
but, pw that title; 

Fontane Sisters/ ‘‘Fairy Tales’’^ / 
Cinderella Work Song” (Victor). 
Fojitane’s cut tWb good sides in 
these two. “Fairy Tales’’ is 
smartly arranged and the perform-' 
ante is such that the side is a first- 
rate jock piece. It’s the reverse* , 
however, . that carries; real punch . 
for it’s a solid, performance of a 
good novelty from the score of Walt 
Disney’s /’Cinderella” arid it carries 
sharp jock potentialities. Mitch 
Ayres? orchestra accomps. = 

Evelyn Knight “Ybu’re Always 
There”-”! Remember the; Corn- 
fields” (Decca). “Ybu’re Always”' 
is a good new POP which, as yet 
hasn’t made the dent- it could; Miss 
Kriight’s disk has chance tb do it 
for it’s an attractively performed 
version of the ballad, assisted by a 
chorus and Gordon Jenkins’ or- 
chestra; “Cornfields” belies the 
suggestion in title; a ballad of a 
nostalgic type, it, too, is attractiye 
in a curious sort of way. it’s well 
done by the singer; 

Platter Pointers 

Various disk manufacturers in-* 
terested in moving the band busir 
ness out of its Slump are begin- 
ning to -turn but solid instrumen- 
tals. Both Decca and RC ArVictor 
are aiming thusly this week, Decca 
with a bbunce pairing of “Crew 
Cut”-“By the Waters of the Minne- 
tonka, "by Jerry Gray’s brehestrd 
and Victor with “Puddle Wump” 
by Toriimy Dorsey’s excellent coni- 
bination, a tasteful bit of rhythm 
Split by Charlie Shavers’ muted 
trumpeting . : . Add Irving Fields* 
“Wedding Samba”./(Victor) to the 
socko /disk performances of the 
tune . . . Also Bill Darnel’s “Chat- 
tanofigie Shoe Shirie Boy” to the 
potentials on that melody (Coral> 

, . . For iaUghs there's Ilaiik 
Penny’s; “Bloodshot Eyes” (King.r 
; . Claude Thornhill put a lot 
more piano into his “Sitting by the 
Window” (Victor) and got much 
/more out of the tune than he has 
with past pops . , / Another disk 
for laughs in peculiar performance 
is Polly Burgln’s “Honky Tonkin” 
(Kem) . ; , Best Nellie Lutcher 
sides in sometime is her “Little 
Sally Walker”-“Oniy You” coup- 
ling (CapitoL ... Juanita HaH fig- 
ures to. cover the face field thor-, 
oughly with her “Old Bojangles Is 
Gone” (Victor). . . . National issued 
a fine Billy Eckstine disk in 
“Thm-e Are Such Things” , . . Two 
such outright switches on standard 
melodies as Doris Day’s “Mama. 
What’ll I Db” and “Save a Little 
Sunbeam (Fbr a Rainy; Rainy 
Day”) (Columbia) have never been 
backed up; ; , Lucky Millirider 

turned jh a commercially attractive 
side for Victor ill “Journey’s End”, 

. . . “Riders . in the Sky” copies 
coming through slowlj’ but surely; 
Roy Rbgers*“Stampede,” for ex- 
Srriple. ■■ 

/ Staridoiit western, face, hillbilly, 
jazz, polka, etc.: Wesley Tiittle, 
“Texas Yodel” (Capitol) -. . . Mer- 
vin Shiner. “I’m Gonna Tie a 
Little String Around Your Finger” 
(Decca) , . . Meredith Howard, 
“Home Gooklh* Mania” (Victor) 

. . . Four Wild-Cats, “Flying Ghost 
B0Qgie”-“Riffin' the Boogie” (P(d- 
var) . . . Clyde Moody/ “I Love 
You Because”; (King) . .. Jbb 
Tarto, “Honey” (Mercury) 

Ernie l,ee> “My Hornie Is the 
Of the Road” (Victor) ... Georgie 
Auld, “You’ve Got Me Jumpin’ 
(Discoveiy) . , . “Fat Man” Robin- 
son, “Bye Bye Roberta” (Decca* 
Dolph Hewitt, “Ask My Heart - 
(Victor) . , . Pinetoppers, “Pine- 
toppers’ Blues’’ (Coral) * . . Elion 
Britt-Rbsalie Allen, ‘’Quicksilver’ - 
“Yodel Blues” (Victor). 




George Shearing Quintet bperi* 
a "riew hitery, The. Coronet, San 

Francisco, Fob. 2. 


Wedn^day, Jannaiy 11, 1950' 


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VII 



Lack of experienced personnel*^ 
available to. major recording .com- 
panies was made evident last week 
when IlCA-Vietor, searching for 
months for a musical director to 
• assist its current artists and re- 
pertoire staff, moved into eblum^ 
pia Records and walked off With 
Hugo Wintethalter. Latter signed 
a term deal calling for a minimum 
Of $20,000. yearly , more : coin than 
Victor ever has put down for aii 
artist’s and repertoire subordinate 
figure.^ ■•V"-- 
Winterhaiter’s Contract calls for 
"rhim rtd ■arrange for and conduct 
behind any artist on the Victor 
tpster, plus making disksl under 
his own name at the regular 5% 
of the purchase price royalty rate. { 
He’s also to conduct dates for the 
NBG Thesaurus, which RCA men 
are now handlirig' : Winterhalter 
will work under the title, Chief 
i^UsiCal Director, but in no; W^ay 
. will affect Charles Greean and 
Henri Rene, also musical directors 
under artists and repertoire head 
•'Joe. Csida.^ '' ' .\ 'i 

Winterhalter^s acquisition by 
Victor brings that company’s staff 
up tb four, men in the east and 
Walt Heebner on the Cpaist, Co- 
lumbia how has only three men 
in Nv Y. and one on the Coast. 

. Capitol has about the same, re- 
versed. Heavieist heeled in per- 
sonnel is DecCa, which last Week 
took on Morty Palitz for the second 
time. Decca has about 10 men,; 
from Dave Kapp, v.p. in charge of 
artists and repertoire, down 
through Miit Gablet, Leonard Joy, 
Gordon Jenkins, Sy Oliver, Palitz, 
etc. 



Hik Ibad 



> : Hollywood, Jan. 10. 

After a. four-week lay here, 

Spike Jones’ trpupb is on another 
tour that will keep it on the road 

Until June. After hitting Pasadena 
and. Long Beach in this region, the 
group headed towards Chicago on 
27. straight ohe-niters; In Chi, 
starting Feb. 5^ Jones will play for 
eight weeks bt the Great Northern 
fbeatre. 

At the Great Northern the show 
will get 70% of the gross lip to 
$15,000 weekly; 75% on all grosses 
topping that figure. After that 
run Jones swings east, up through 



Bitter cpmpetitioh among record 
companies for /'exclusives’’ on po- 
tential ;hit tunes has reached the 
point where ^ tight curtains of 
secrecy , and gestapb-like .action Is 
being drawh arpund preferred mar 
teriai. Situation reaofed a , hew 
high With the revelation oyer the 
pbst Week:, of an RC A-Victor r e- 
cording by Vaughn Monroe of an | 
unusual tune, titled "Bambbo.” 

; Monroe Waxed the melody in 
New York November, the 
leader Warning his ; musicians, ar- 
rangPrs, singers, etc;, that no one 
was to mention the cutting any- 
where. RCA carefully held the 
disk under cover therbafter and, 
while every pne coricerhed nursed 
the “secret,” proceeded to biiild up 
a backlog of 250,000 pressings. 


Quebec, across Canada, and down I They were to be released this 






in a 


through the Pacific Northwest.' , 




Decca Records has. had an urn 
usual reaction from its recoupling 
of Bing Crosby’s “Mule Train” and 
“Dear Hearts and Gentle People.” 

Those two sides were backed up 
when the disk was Originally re- 
leased) and when “MUle” started 
to tite, it decided to piill that tune 
off and substitute “Make Believe” 
as the companion piece for '‘Dear 
Hearts.” 

“Mule” ^^me Sort 


When that was done, 
suddenly' picked up in sales and 
Decca was forced to continue to 
^ . ^ , - ,, |m a r k et the original cbuplihg, 

■ .tiootation j Briefly, i^ has two platters of 

on the New ^i^k stock . market , *<00^ jjeairts” on the market, one 
yas niov^ ^/®:;®^J8ht}y' more : bac “Mule” , and the other 

than double the 4^ level it had ■ wjtb “Make Believe ’’ And the 
fallen to immediately after the/,“]\^ul0»v‘0€iar Hearts” platter is 
death, last spring, of president arid |p^ts0^ing the . Other by. a fairly 


month 

Ho Wey er, just befbre New Year’s 
a tip; came from one bf Victor’s 
field men that twb rival Icompanles 
Were preparirig to release disks of 
the tune. 4^^ moved likb Wild- 
fire, shipping the 250,000 pressings 
to distribution . points quickly. It 
then began pressing 2,000 disk 
jockey exploitation platters. How- 
ever, due to the holidays, it could 
■not get special labels printed for 
the passings. It pulled a crew of 
employees to work the Saturday 
(New Year’s Eve) and Monday (2) 
to rubber stamp the labelis by hand 
and get them out. RCA then could 
have flooded the market with Mon- 
roe versions of “Bamboo,” but the 
tip on rival disks was proved f ailse. 

RC A’s handling of “Bamboo” 
isn’t typical of that company, but 
it , is;: typical of the increasing de- 
mandT’^gmong disk companifes for 
exclusives. Even Decca did the 
of thing last summer 


Wide publicity Within the trade 
on the score of the film, ‘•The 
Third Man,” caused by the pros 
;and cons over the releasing of rer 
cording^ of the theme music, 
played on a zither, has music stbre 
operatbrs in a dither. Mahy are 
wondering whether it's advisable to 
piit in a small stock of zithers, an 
instrument ..that has been out of 
pbpulartty in - the U. S. for many 
ybars. '''v.- 

In "recent weeks, music publish- 
ers and jobbers have been .queried 
by retailers as to whether the fllih, 
arid the many recof dirigs of its um 
iisuai background m u s i c, . will 
create any sort of . a demand for 
the instrument. 



a Hil Aiiw 


founder Jack Kapp. At one point, 
recently, the stock had reached a- 


wide margin. 
Decca and 


all other disk, com- 


with Bing : Crosby’s “Way Back 
Home,” a standard: tune, keeping 
it under cover for months. Gapi- 
tol has more or less advised major 
publishers that it isn’t as iriter- 
ested in their No. 1 plug songs as 
it is in stray tunes that other com- 
panies might not have. Even for 
its top names. Mercury Records 
plainly states; that it is seeking 
only melodies rivals aren’t likely 


from the aforementioned loWi 

Decca, Is perhaps the only major 
compariy Which will be able' to 
show operation in the black* for 
every quarter of '49. Like all ri- 
val labels it had itsfough periods 
during the third quarter, wheri 
business fell off sharply, but re- 
covered sufficiently to show a prof- 
it in each three-month period. 

Currently, Decca is showing its 
heels to rivals; it has between 15 
and 20 recordings all selling In 
substantial figures! That’s a much 
better mark than the first two 
months of last year. When iO dif- 
ferent disks ;put the company bn 
a hit -level it had never reached 
• beforei-: 


high of 10, from the seven and a I panics that have versioris ot P have, Others are always hunt- 
fraction level it had hovered at i have found fhat t^^ something rivals WonT 

for some time after a slow climb has continued to sell far beyond 

the point at Which it was thought it 
wquld be killed off by the thou- 
sands qf disk jockey performances 
jit got Theory is that the disk 
jocks themselves got tired of 
spinning the varibus versions of 
the western novelty, from Frankie 
Laine’s platter on down, and; when 
,they laid off Using it, the tune 

1 began picking up neW sales speed, deal involving Monroe’s cutting. 


have. 

Here’s the payoff in the “Bam- 
boo” situation, however, Shapiro- 
Bernstein, which publishes the 
song, is one of the vCiy few music 
houses that lays a song ori a record 


New York music publishers are 
deeply; interested in the possibili- 
ties in the new radio program 
titled, “Pick a Hit;’’ auditiohed last 
week by NBC for showing to prosr- 
peetive sponsors. Over the years 
there have been hundreds of ideas 
presented that would make use of 
the amateur songwriter In a way 
that publishers could .feel safe, 
thus opehirig up a new source of 
material to them. And; one has 
ever been feasibie. It’s felt that 
the “Pick , a Hit” idea shows 
promise. 

Guy Lombardo’s orchestra and a 
group of industry figures partici- 
pated in the making of NBC’s au- 
dition disk last week. Idea is to 
have Lombardo playing the tunes 
While a “jury” of one publisher 
(Lou Levy), a : disk jockey (Martin 
Block); a professional songwriter 
(Sonny Skylar), a performer (Ce- 
ieste Holm) arid: Lombardo himself 
judge the time. They are situated 
at one. table while the writers of 
the tunes selected are at another. 
Ben Grauer was the moderator of 
cpriiments for the auditiori disk, 
which created a rhubarb 


f Columbia Records pop artirts ; 
arid repef toire executives exploded 
over the wbfekend over the forced ; 
Restrictions by the Selznick Re’^ 
leasing Corp, and Ghappell Music 
on recordings of the “Third Marti 
Theme. ’t For Weeks SeLwick’s op- 
ganizatiori has forced recording 
cbmpariles, who have long had 
disks^of the film’s scOre in readi- 
ness, to keep them off the market. 
This was; accomplished by with- 
holding recording licOrises; which 
Would riiean that any compariy is- 
suing a; disk Would be liable to 
infringemerit action Under the law. 

However, Manie Sacks, Colum- 
bia’s pop artists arid fepertoire y;p., 
claimed he Was able to buy numei> 
ous copies Of the London label re- 
cording of the music in Philadel- 
phia, his home town, over the past 
Weekend. He bought several and 
got sales slips with them arid upon 
returning to N. Y. : Moriday (9) 
morning, blew ; Up . a storm .of pRor 
test to Selznick' and. Chappeli 
execs. :He asserts , he will bring 
his disking of the mUsiq, by a Vien- 
nese musical group headed by a 
zither player, to market immedi-? 
ately. r'.'! 

Selznick' :has {been endeavpRing; 
to hold a ; tight rein ori the release 
of the music because of the reac- 
tion to it in Englarid, wheRe the 
“Third Man” film has played. 
Tune , is No. 1 in sheet sales In 
Britain and Selznick is figuring on 
heavy reaction to the film in; the 
U. S. via the exploitation possibil- 
ities in the melody and its .un- 
usual zither performance by Vien- 
nese Anton Karas. For that rea- 
son, Seimick has desperately tried 
(Goritinued on page 48) 



Music Publishers Contact Em- 
pl oyees union set off somew‘hat of 
a bombshell late last week in plac- 
ing Vincent Lopez on Its “unfair 
list” barring publishers’ staff men 
from contacting him at the Taft 
hotel, NjeW York. MPCE’s action 
is based on charges that are not 
made clear. 

MPCE has wired' its council: 
board that an emergency meeting 
I convene in N. lY. today (Wed.),. 

refuses to reveal; what, it will 
concern, It’s felt, however, that 


conflicting opinions, to the 
comDanv exec^S desk and labels it i '''ri®ve Grauer interrupted with.the 1 „ A*;** U.ewever, inai 

rSf If f d w i 

Ji! * 1. ..U.. *1... 

(Continued on page 46) 



Union. Whether he wiH appear be- 
fore the board himself is also un- 
known. 

At the same meeting which 
mpyed against Lopez? the MPCE 
lifted a previous “unfair” label 


Listed 
of sheet mxisii* 


heloxb are the sales leaders in the sheet im sic: field; during 1949, based ori the iRcckiy tabitldtion i 
nisiC b€St>scllcrs ?:eportcd to. Variety by jobbers and. retail outlets,. ! att:OrriPvs 


Song' .Writers'!. 

A Dreamer’s Holiday : ! ! : ! . . : . . : :Kim Gannon^Mabei W’ayne 

A Little Bird Told Me . . i . r . . . Harvey Or Brooks^ , 


Publisher 



A Woriderful Guy ; : . 
“A”— YpuTe .Adorable:. . 
Again- ■^;: v 

An Old-Fashioned Walk. . . 
Baby. It’s Cold Outside . 
Bali Ha’i-;:. 

Careless Hands 










• » .» • 




Hollywood,. Jan; 10. 

Start Keritori’s will be the first 
jazz . band to go into the Phil- 

harnionic Auditorium here in four Qj.uj^ing 0 oyyn the River. . . 
years, Kenton Will stage What he 
calls a “workshop preyiew,”: Feb. ; par Away Places ; 
i, of his neWly-formed: 40-piece ' poj. 0 v 0 i. Ever , 
orch. Aud, owned by the Baptist l Oal way Bay . 

Church, has stipulated, however; ! scotch Polka 
that the term “jazz’’, -cannot b^ I Can Drearn, Cari’t l . . . 

. used iri any advertisin^^^^ 1 1 Don’t See Me in Your 

Last jazz concert at the Phil- : Lavender 
harmonic was! a bash tossed by Maybe. It’.s Because; . ; 
Norman Grariz four years ago. Mule Tvain. 




• * « f . • •. 


Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein 11 
.Buddy. Kaye-Sid Lippman-Fred Wise . 

, Dorcas Cochran-Lionel NeWman ; . . . , . 

. rtrving - Berlirt'!. , . v. < 

: : Frank Lo'esser^ y..; . ; v . 


• « • • 4 9 • 9 « « 




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. Carl Sigriiari-Bob! Hilliard ; 

; Eily Beadell-i^eii Tollerton 
, j'oe' /Marsala;!. : . 

. Joan Whitheyr Alex Kramer . , 

, Malia Rosa-Franz Winkler . . .; . . ; . . . . 

. Dr. Arthur Colahan-Micrhael Doriavan 
B; Whitlock-G. Rayburn-C. Signiah . . 
Irving Kahal-Sammy Fain .. V . . .y , v . 
.Berinie BCrijamin-Geprge Wei.s.s ..!,!. 

. Larry Murey-Eliot: Daniels . . . v . . . ; ! / 
H5rry Ruby- Johririje Scott 


Shapiro-B ...... 

:ASGAP: 

. BoUme . . ..... 

.ASCAP; 

Wiliiarnson , , . . . 

: ASCAP i 

. Laurel /. . ; . , . 

.ASCAP > 

. Robbins : ;. i .v 

ASCAP 

• Berlin /,.... 

.ASCAP 

Morris.././ 

ASCAP i 

. Willi amibSori . . ... 

ASCAP- 

.Meirbse 

ASCAP 

/ Spitzer ; ; 

/ASCAP 

. Harms, Inc/. , /. . 

ASCAP 

. Laurel . /! ; ... . . 

.ASCAP 

/Robbins . : . 

. ASCAP 1 

. Leeds ... 

.ASCAP: 


attorneys had advised the MPCE 
that an employee of .the leader, 
had been gu 11 ty 6 f the praptiGes 
the. MRGE deemed detrimental to 
the rriusic : business, not Harpa. 



TO 

ONWVAIS 

; Decca is making a habit of light- 


^ ^ , Johnny! Lah^c-Hy Heath-Fred Glickman Disney; 

Aud pperators conaplaiiied that the ' Powder Your Face With Sunshine . , , . . . Carmen LoinbardOrStanley .RoChinski. . . Lombardo 


Chappell !. . ASCAP • nf “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine 

. Laurel/ ; . . . ; . . , . !. ASCAP ;,Boy”-“Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo,”: re- 
. Saritly-Joy . ; . . , ASGAP I corded in Hollywood la.st Tuesday 
.B.y.G. . . ... ASGAP !/3) morning, was on sale In New 




crowd was disorderly, causing dam- Rod Roses for a Blue 
age to carpets and upholsteRy. Riders in the Sky 
Kenton’s concert will be for an Roorn Fuli of Roses 
Invitation-only group of critics, j Slippini Around . .; 
disk j pekeys. Local 47 ( AFM ) mem- , So in Love . 






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Mills 

.Morris . : . . , , > . ; . ASCAP 
: Hill-Range . . . . , / BMI 
; Peer-Inter , . . . . . , BMI 
T. B. Harms . . , . . . ASC AP 


. ASCJAP i York Saturday (7) morning/ and in 
.ASCAP many parts of the east arid ittid- 


. . ; . . . . . . . V . Sid TeppeivRoy Brodsky < . ./ 

. . Stan Jones . V . . 

..Tim SpenceR V 
; Floyd Tillman . 

. Cole Porter . . . 

bers and murtc stiidehts; /Aildihnce ! Some Enchanted Evening . . > r v* * ^^chard Rodgers-Oscar Hamrnerstein IX Williamspn !, . . . . , ASCAP vgrCat it put Crosby; ori it Iminedi- 

Vote on popularity, of . each of Someday . , . • • • • • • « • * • ..^immy Hodges . , . , . Duchess . BMI i ately. Tape, cutting of the tune 

16 ,tunes arid Kenton will Wax the /Sunflower . . . . .Mack Dayid - - .•?;;i'/'riio.us ; A.SQAP l-was ^ori. a plane .cast for; .Decca'S. 


, . . . , . v.; ; ASCAP ! west Monday. (9): 

Decca originaliy cut “Chattanoo-' 
gie” with Red Foley on Decca and 
BJll DaRnell: On Coral (Decca sub- 
arid response to it Was so 


first eight for his next Capitol al- ; That Lucky Old ^iJri _ . « . .Haven Gillcspic-P-^'^si'ey Smlthb ....... .Robbins . 

bum. ; - : : : i You’re Breaking My Heart. ‘Sunny Sky lar-Pat Genaro. .......... . Algonquin 






. ..ASCAP , N. Y.; offices arid factories only a 
. .BMI few hours after it was cOmijleted, 



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Wediitesday, January 11, 1950 


I 


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BACK 


• • • 



HAS 

HIM! 


Remember • « • 


BET Aa DISK BEST SEUEBS 




Survey of retail dish l>est 
seilersy based on reports Ob- 
tained frojn leading stores in 
12 cities and shoiving corn- 
parative sales rating for this, 
and last week: ■ 



Natibnal 


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FiyE TOP 
ALBUMS 


SOUTH PACIFIC KISS ME. KATE 
Broadway Cast Broadway Cast 


• ^EAB IT JOLSON SINGS ^ THAT MIDNIGHT 
..J?,®*. AGAIN KISS 


Columbia 


Columbia 


Volume 2 

Edward R, Morrow Al Jolson 

Columbia Decca 


KISS 

Mario Lama 

Victor 


Label 

Decca 

Victor 

Mercury 

Capitol 




Disk Best Sellers by Companies 

(Based on .Points Earned) 

No. of No. of 

Records Points Label Records 

. ... 5 158 Columbia . ..... 3 

• • 6 .105 Londoii . , . . . . , . , . , . . . . / . , , . . . . 2 

5 02 I Rainbow 1 

2 •48-:-: 



ANDREWS SIS-G. JENRINS (D) 

“I Can Dream’ —24705 . . ... 

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57 

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M. WHITING-J. WAKELY (Cap) 
“Slippin’ Arpimd”---57-40224 . . , , 

6 

8 

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“Dreanscr’s Holiday ”-^20r3543 . > , . 

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34 

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DICK HAYMES (DeCca) ; 

“Old Master Painter’^~-248pi . , . ; 

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RICHARD HAYES (Mercury)- 
“Old Master Painter”--5342; ; . . ; 


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32 

5 A 7 

GORDON JENKINS (Decca) 

“Don’t Cry, Joe”— 24720 . ..- . ; . . 

10 

7 

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6 

29 

?B 10 

BING CROSBY (Decca) 

“Dear Hearts”— 24833 . ; 


9 



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6 7 

DINAH SHORE (Columbia) 

VDear Hearts’ — . . . . * ... 

5 

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28 

7 13 

TONY MARTIN (Victor): 

“No Tomorrow”— 20-3582 . . , .... 


3 


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■ FRANKIE LAINE (Mercury): 
“Miile Train’ —5345 ; : . V v ; .^- 

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.AL:M0RGAN. (London) :: : ' 

“Jealous Heart”-— 500 ... 


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19 

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22 

10 7 

JACK teeter (London) 

; “Johnson Rag”- — 5()1 

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DICK TODD (Rainbow) 

“Daddy’s Girl”— 80088 . ..... . , . V 

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TONY MARTIN (Victor) 

“Marta”-— :20-3598 ... . .... . ; . . . 

1 


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■ FRANKIE LAINE /(Mercury) 
“Lucky Old Sun’’— 5316^^ . . 

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GENE AUTRY (Columbia) . 
“Rudolph, Reindeer”— 38610 : . . 

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PHIL HARRIS (Victor) 

“Old Master Painter ”^20^3 608 . . 

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FRANKIE CARLE (Columbia) 
“Why, Oh Why”— 38573 . . . . .f . . . 

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1 J. STAFFORD-G. MacRAE (Cap) 
“Wunderbar”-L57-768 . .... . . . , 

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PERRY COMO (Victor) 
“Bibbidi-Boo”— 20-3607 ..... 

3 

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BILLIE HOLIDAY (Decca) 

“Crazy He Calls Me”— 24796 . . . . 


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PATTI PAGE (Mercury) 

“Dear Hearts”— -5336 , . . . . . . . .. . . 

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PATTI PAGE (Mercury) 

‘^Eyes Wide Open”-^5344 . . . . ; . 



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9 

14E 

VAUGHN MONROE (Victor) 
“Mule Train”^20-3600 .......... 

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2 

9 


Tommy P p r s e y Orchestra’s 

almost knocked but last ivefek by 
a combination of factors, but P'ill 
be played. It has been sbt back 
one Week from the original 12 
opening to Jan. 19, Dorsey nieam 
while filling in with one^i^^^ 
and pne-day theatre dates in 
.Florida,-/.'- 

Nobody in New YOirk is too clea r 
or too willing to talk on the dif- 
ficulties that came, near erasing 
Dorsey’s run, the first top name 
full size band date for a U: S, com-: 
bination in Cuba. Antipathy of 
the Cuban Musicians union toward 
U. S. combos, diie to the refusal 
of James C. Petriilo, head of the 
American Federation of Musicians 
tb arrange a reciprocal musicians 
deal between the two unions, had^. 
much to do with it, This figured 
to some extent in the reluctance 
Of the Sans iSouci to post the ebin 
agreed upon before Dorsey mpyed 
j in. Another cireumstahee vWakthe 
comp ratively poor business done 
in past weeks by U. S. small com- 
binations, which preceded Dorsey 
I into other Hay anp ^ 

; Joe Sully; Music Corp. of 
I America repy, was hurried into 
i Havana When the Dorsey embrog- 
^lio began and he apparentlYi;::has 
' succeeded in y strai^tening the 
situatiori out, It’s said the Gubaii 
i Musicians union is now guai’antee- 
ing Dorsey’s $6,000 a week salary. 

! Paul Memaa to Play 
Self in Mdro’s ‘W^ 

Holly wood, Jan. 10. 

Paul Whiteman will be back on 
the screen* for the first time since 
1940 in Metro’s “Three LitUe 
Words.” ; He plays himself. 

Story is based On careers of 
Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar, song 
Writers. Whiteman arrives Feb. 2 
to go before cameras. His last ap^- 
pearance was in “Strike lip the 
Band,’’ Mickey Rooney and Judy 
Garland sta:rrer. 


Artie Shaw Under Jnife 

V Artie Shaw was operated on for 
, gallstones Monday (9) at Doctor’s 
Hospital, New York, and is recov- 
eririg. His gali bladder was re- 
moved. 

« Shaw recently signed a new re- 
cording contract with Decca Rec- 
ords and had compleited cutting at 
least eight sides before going ihtp 
the hospital. He had previously 
sighed with Columbia Records and 
the disks he made for that conir 
pany have not as yet been released. 


Points 

48 

43 

20 


The American Love Son^ 


DECCA 

RECORDS 


On the 

New York 

Art Wbems back at General 
Artists N. Y. office after hospital 
siege with kidniey ailment . . v Dr. 
John Peatman song performance 
nieastu’ing . chart . began logging 
local N-. :Y.: and chain television 
aiWngs * . . Mort Nasatir took over 
as director of Decca Records ad- 
vertising: . . . Herb Jeffries into 

Shelbburrie Lounge, N. Y. tomor- 
row (Xhiirs.) . , . E. B. . Marks j 
sponsorihg a Contemporary Music; 
Competition for Peabody Con- 
servatory (Balto.) students, April 4: 

. . . Iiwing Greeii head of Mercury 
Records, in from Chicago for disr 
cussion witli . N. Y. Staff , , ; Mr, 
and MrSi Frank. Dailey driving to 
F I o r i d a for vacation .. . . At 
Donahue orchestra moves from 
Detroit StatlOr to Chain’s Washihg- 
! ton, p. G. hostelry Jan . 23 , * . 
Jerry Lipskin named general, man- 
ager of Admiral Retords . . . Gene 
Kf upa band back to work Satur- 
day. fl4) at State, Hartford, after, 
two-w.eek vacation: 

r— r ^ 

Chicago I 

Woody Henhah’s Woodchoppers 
launch new name policy at Crystal 
Terrace. Duluth, Jan. 16, with 
week's run; King. Cole Trio also 
listed, but iindated, for the spot 


. Club Silhouette, to erect 
bleaeher section to allow minors to 
hear favorite be-bop combos . . . 
Disk jockey Bill Evans, getting an- 
other full hour Over WCFL, plus 
pne-hour platter television show on 
WBKB ; . , Lawrence Welk into 
Riverside. theatre, Milwaukee, Feb. 
9 . ; ; Gay Claridge severed his af- 
filiation with General Artists . . . 
Jimmie Palmer at Casa Loma Ball- 
room, St. Louis, week of Jan/ 20, 
followed by Blue Barron . i . Lucky 
Millinder opens eight-day run at 
Riviera Club, St. Louis, Feb. li .\ , 
Patti Page starts two weeks at LofiT 
don Chop House, Detroit, Feb. 9 
. . . Red Ingle to Sundown Club, 
Phoenix, J an. 11 , for two; weeks 
. , , Shep Fields starts two weeks 
at Deshler-Wallick, Columbus, Jari. 

16;, ■■ '-V ; ■ 


Hollywood 

Bob Evans at the Califoriiian 
hotel, Fresno; for two weeks ... 
Albert Glasser signed by Lippert 
Productions to score “Western 
Pacific Agent” . . . Dick Hay mes of- 
fered $12,500 weekly by. Val Par- 
nell for • two weeks at London Pal- 
ladium in August . . . Victor Young 
scoring Hal Wallis’ “September Af- 
fair” and Franz Waxman doing 
music for Wallis’ “The Furies” . . . 
“Every .Woman Should Be Told,” 
new tune . by Hoagy Carmichael, 
turned over to Edwin Hv. Morris 


. . Gloria Grey signed for two- ■ 

weeker at Billy Gray’s Band Box. f 
^ Decca tossed a luncheon herd 
Thursday (5) for 17 disk jockeys, I 
with Mike Cpnn^r as host ... ' 
Irving Greenwaid,' formerly with i 
Spike Jones, now personal man- ! 
ag^ for Red Ingle ; Columbia i 
will soon put out a gi’oup of spot j 
announcements Doris Day has! 
made plugging her latest releases ! 
. . . Irene Dunne apd Decca are , 
talking a deal for actrOss to do a 1 
six-side album . , : Sammy Cahn 
and Jule Styne. signed, by Warners 
to do eight numbers for .“The West 
Point Story,” James Cagney star- 1 
rer which rolls in Spring. 

: Gene Hurtz, singing saxmah. with 
Lee K.elton band for last throe:; 
years, quit to enroll in a piano tiih- 
ing school . ; . Deuces Wild swiched 
I from Carnival Lounge back to did 
. location- at Midway . . . , Pianist 
Mickey Greco moved to thd Horse- 
shoe Bar . Ralph and Buddy 
j Bonds, twin organi.sts, are at Bill 
Green’s Cocktail Lounge again . . 
Betty Holt, Joe Sudy’s vOca list, at 
Terrace Room, is a kid sister, of 
David Holt, qne-tirrie child movie 
star , _ . , , Pianist Johnny Costa 
doubles between. Triangle Room 
and private club in New Kensing- 
ton, Pa, 


ANYTHING BUT 
LOVE, BABT 


Music . , \ 
JmMYMeHUCMt 

MILLS Music 


By LEE ERVylN and MEL HOWARD 

rHE mariners 

Cdiiinbla #38^24 
Published by 

SHAPiRd'BERNSTEIN 


SINGRR 

seeking a theatrical manager . inter, 
ested in investing funds for orchestra- 
tion.al purposes. 

Contdet JOE TEFEL 
8-28118 after 6 P.M. 







\r^e(ln68^ayi . jahuary II, 19S0 



i^iti$t$ at ALL phonograph speedsi 


PO LI CT 


1. To available to the public .RCA-yictprs 
: . urisurpassed library of the WORIjD S GREAX- 

ESnr ARtiCTS AND NI^ recorded fbr all 
record playeifs: ^S^rpiiTi; TSrrpm; 33M)i-rpin; 

2. To give the public RECORDINGS of the finest 
ARTISTS and the finest 

S^-To achieve through pur instruments and records 
the finest possible niusical RfiPRODUGiTro 

4, To make available to the public theachievements 
of world-renowned scientists and erigineefs at 


work in the RCA tiabpratoiies. Through scien- 
tific research and development they created the 
ihcpinparable 45 Systeiri/' Througli further prog- 
ress they have also succeeded iii including the 
same matchless tonal qualities in the new and 
improved RGA Victor long-playing records. . 



President . ® 

Radio- Corporation of America 


45.RPM RECORDS 

The 45'' is here to stay and , is destined to lead all 
other types of recorded ni 

\Ve- will continue to record both classical and popular 
. selections on the 45-rpm records, 

The “45" meets the 'demands of musi® lovers, vyho 
want their tunes and songs on Single disks, easy to 
select and simple to play. 

it ofevs the world's, greatest music and the finest 
artists, reproduced with the highest fidelity. 

So great has been the American public s acceptance 
of RCA Victor's tiew 45-rprn system-^ the greatest ad^ 
vance in 50 years of recorded inusic^that today, only 
nine months after its introduction -r this I’eyolutiohary 
advance has set a iiew standard, of niusical enjoyment 
in the phonograph fiehh 

Never in the history of the record industry has a new 
development nioved ahead so fast in so short a time! 
In recent weeks, sales of “45" recprdi? soared to a rate 
of more than 20,000,000 a year, and the new record 
players were being sold at the rate of 65,000 a month. 

Still vve were unabie to keep vip with the public de- 
mand for these iiew records and players. .^Ve are now 
. expandiivg our nianufactnring facilities to meet this 
growing demand. 

These figures tell a story of outstaiidijig siiccess for 
the unmatched tone .quality, convenience, luid economy 
of the “45’V ^ ^ 

It is a sniashing triumph in recorded music! 


78^RRM RECORDS 

111 the, interest of millions of homes still equipped for 
playing siicfi recoi ds, and as long as there is a deniand 
for them, RCA Victor will: supply a complete catalog 
of conventional 78-rpin records. Every neW selection 
will be available on both “78 - and “45' disks. 


0314-RPM RECORDS 

To serve those music lovers who wish to -play certain 
classical selections On long-jplaying records, RCA Victor 
will hitroduce oil or about March Tj a new and im- 
proved, lion-breakable long-playing record (33^,^-rpm) 
made possible by an exclusive RCA Victor processing 
method whiob insures high equality and tonal fidelity. 

Selections from our musical library suitable for Idng- 
playing records will featui'e such great orchestras as : 

j The Boston Symphony under Kousseyitzky and Munch, 
the Boston Pops and, Arthur Fiedler, the N,BC :Syniphony 
under Toscanini, RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra 
under Robert Shaw, the San Francisco Symphony Or- 
chestra under Pierre . Monteux, Leopold Stokowski and 
his Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, and such outstanding 
recording artists as Licia Albanese, Marian Anderson, 
Jussi Bjoerling, Alexander Brailowsky, Misclia Elman, 
Eileen Farrell, JleifetZj Vladiniir Horowitz, Jose Iturbi, 
Alkan Jones, William KapeU, Dorothy Kirsten, Fritz 
Kreisler, Wanda . Landowska, Mario Lair/a, je.ahette 
MacDonald, Dorothy Maynor, James Melton, Yehudi 
Meiuihin, Robert Merrill, Nathan Milstein, Paganini 
Quartet, Jan Peerce, William Primrose, Artur Rubinstein, 
Set Sv^anholm, Gladys Swarthout, Ferruccio Tagliavini, 
Blanche Thebom, Leonard Warren and Whittemore and 
Lowe. 

As ncNV jeebrdings are made, from time to time, they 
w ill be aA'aihble as appropriate additions to the long- 
' pi avi n g j'eperto ire. 

Orders for the uevv RCA Victor loii pla\’ i r>g records 
are now' being booked for delivery in, March, 

VICTROLA^^ PHONOGRAPHS 

The RC A A ictor 1950 line of Victrola^ phonogiaphs 
and raclio-teleyisioii combinations iiicludes instrirments 
that play ali three speeds— 45, 78 and 33!-ii ipm. All of 
these 3-.speed instru^n^^ feature an iiidependent “45" 
i'ecard pla\ er in order that the fullost acK antages of 
“45 quality and sinrpheity can be enjoyedi 



Phe R CA: ^ou 


UNMATCHip TONE QUALITY 

The .45-rpiii; record has the finest tone quality , 
in the history ot the phonograph art. , Only t lie 
“quality zoufc“ ol llie record's surface is used, ai id 
the music comes to you completely free of dis- , 
torlion and surface noises.. There is a full range of 
- sound— clear and brilliant • 

MUSIC YOU WANT 
WHEN YOU WANT IT 

One of tlie fundamcplals of musical enjoyment 
is seleclioily; complete freedom of choice iii what 
you hear. Aiid that's \yhat yOu get in RCA Victor s 
“45'’. You buy , and you play “The Music VOL/ Want 
When You Want itl’’. It's simpler, it's more satisfy- 
ing, and it saves' yon energy, time and nioney, • 

The “45" has the widest possible range of mu.si-' 
cal selecti()n— popular, clajisical, folk, musical com- 
edy— whatever the music lover wants. The present 
“45” catalog nunibefs nioie than 2,000 selection.s, 

, and is growing daily. 

Moieov er, IKJA \'ictor is producing scores of old 
favorites from tlie conventional 78-rpin catalog on 
the new “45’s/' 


WORLD'S FASTEST RECORD CHANCER 

The “45’’ record play er contains the fastest and 
simple.st automatic changer ever developed. Op- 
erating within the cenlral.spiudle po.st, the changer . 
handles iq) to h n records woth a time lapse of only 
5 seconds hetw een each one. It is silent, and it can- 
not damage y imr records. Nlorever, there is no , 
needle to change, lor the player use.s; the f anions 
JUJA Victor “Silent Sapphire” permanent point 
pick-lip. 

Operation of ilie “45” player is simplicity itself! 
Just stack ten records (in the spindle aud, with the 
touch of a button, you can enjoy more than fifty 
minutes of mii.sic without touching the player, 
agaiiu 

CONVENIENCE AND ECONOMY 

Because they are the fir.st record and record 
player eier designed to go with each other, the 
elements of the KCA Victor “45” Victro la .system 
provide a newrmeasurc of converiierice for tlie 
nnisic lo\ er, The play er attachment is .small aiid 
compact; 

The “45’’ record is made of non-breakablc \ myl 
plastic, wafer-thiii and Only 6 ;h inches in. diameter; 
And they are all the same size, making for ea.se 
and convenience in. .storage,.: Each rGc(>rd ha.s . a 
loiiger playing )ife--^.np to ten time.s .a;s long. 

The smallness aiid lightness . of the new. “45 ’s" 
enable a new degree of .speed and econOniy . in 
their djstributidn. Tli is means di 'heltcr record ot 
less cost to yon! ;■ 

See tlie. RC,\A .V|t'i()r it! Aiid ybu, tOi;, 

W ill enjoy iniisic at its re('drded best! 






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Eames 6i$hop And 
Lyle Thaynr Join 


Band Review 


j ROY STEVENS ORGH (14y 
1 With Patti Mallpy 
Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, N. J* 


lO N6W BdOd Agency Roy Stevehs* orchestra is a. C6m- 
Hrtiivti/ftrtH in i pletely new band formed with, an 

. „.«9Jiyw£®«s I eve toward contrtbutiJig to and 

Fames Bishop and Lyle Thayer, taking part in the growing 
former Music Gorp. of America l ost among record companies and 


eKeciitives, have formed a partner- 
ih ip in a hew personal-manage- 


band agencies of reviving the nahie 
band business. A trumpoter-sing- ■ 
er; Stevens has a good chance in [ 


Tops of the Tops 

Retail Disk Best Seller 

*T Gah Dream, Can't I” 
Retail Sheet Music Seller 
“A Dreamer’s Holiday” 
*^MPst Requested” Disk 
*T Can Dream, Can’t I” 
Seller on Golii Machines 
Can Dream, Can’t I” 
Best British Seller 
“Harry Lime 'Theme” 



Listed below in . alphabetical order are the top 35 bestsellers in the 
pop recording field durinf^ 1949. Compilations is based 07i the informa- 
tion contained hi Variety’s .tnccfclj/ retail record sales chart. 


ment office here. Bands definitely [both his aims for ^ he’s, leading a 

going into the setup iiiclude those j hand that ( 1 ) Works .with ^enthus- 
To« ' lasm and spirit and (2) plays ar- 

of Jan Garber, Leighton Noble an^ . v^ngements that are neither pld-^ 

Paul Neighboi% which Thayer has .style nor overly modern. They’re 

been*, handling solo for some time, i Comparatively simple and in good 
,- 4 ^ J \ J taste. Couple . that to the real 

Bishop; it IS understppd, willj doWri 

bring *nto the ^organization some and the possibilities are prominent, 
bands and talent now being booked ! Dailey has gotten good reaction to 
by MCA. He quit the agency dur- : the outfit so far. 
ing the past year, drawing salary ; Stevens uses three trumpets, 
until Jari, 1 past, .with the under- ■ two trombones, five sax, arid three 
standing that be would not go into 1 rhythm to achieve the taisteful, if 
competition during 194^ with MCA.; not always clean and precision- 
in any way. i Jike (band is new), performance. 

Thayer will handle NeW York ; He’s a personable leader, paying 
end, selling his home here, Bishop i attention to ; the youngsters 
will remain oh Coast. Sunday (g) ; ^bat Meadb^^ caters to (a 

the pair left for the east to contact : Practice that s surprising, to them, 
talenf^ ^ ^ 1 accustomed, as they are to the 

' ' backS'Only approach of many sow 

called “established” leaders). Stev^ 
ens plays trumpet fairly well and 
sings in a “style” manner. 

Band uses Patti Malloy, a ypuhg 
• lady who looks like she might be 
a college senior and who handles 
Decca Records is gfaduallv ' Pops and standards of all types 

Widenibg its attention to .disk 
jockeys, a field of promotion that ‘‘Becau.se.” 

it once brushed off. Orders have ' All in alL the new Roy Stevens 
goneteut to brancH riianagtrs that: 

they and their einployees are to ; Wood. 



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For M‘G-M in Final 
on 



DECCAmENDING 


Into 3 Montis ' Layoff 

Loiiis jordan will go into forced 


keep In constant touch with all J — - — ; — — — 

disk-spinhers in their areas to es- ] 

tablish the best possible relations. I |||niicc FhrAAC Inviloh 

Mike Conners, head of pecca’s , DlUCao i UI tCo JUl Uall 
trade and disk--jbckey feiatipns in i 
the east," is now in Hollywood set- } 
ting up a similar method of cement - 1 
Ihg spinner relations and may, be- ! 
fore returning east, go into, the retirement for three months or, sp 

northwest fpr the sarnie purpose. j when . he completes his currerit 

vy^ek at the Apollo theatre. New 
York, Singer-maestro came up 
with a; bad throat due to the six 

shows a day he has been doing at 
the ApOllo, and the five and six he 
was called upon for at the Howard, 
Washington, D. C., and Hipp, Balti- 
moreV in previous weeks. As a re- 
sult, doctors have advised him to 
i take a rest. 

Jordan’s manager, Berle Adams, 
and General Artists cancelled Bop 
City, where Jordan wa$ due Veb. 2, 



Sarah Vaughan; now a Golurnbik 
Recordihg artist, cut four sides 
last week . with Billy Eckstihe;, on 
M-G-M Records, as a final payoff 
on her old Musicraft label con- 
tract, and Coluhibia paid part of 
the cost of the date. That’s a gepr 
orally confused situation in the 
current disk market, but the ex:^ 
planatipn is siihple. ; 

Miss i Vaughan was under con- 
tract to Musicraft and, dissatisfied 
with the indie label, instituted a 
legal fight to get free of the agree- 
ment; Just before the actioh v/ent 
into court; a •settleihent .was made 
under ,w'hich Musicraft agreed to 
release the singer, Pairt of the 
terms called, for her to. do four new 
sides for Musicraft at a later date. 
She then signed with Columbia. 
Subsequently, M.-GtM bought all, 
of the Musicraft masters and in so 
doing it also acquired Miss 
Vaughan’s pbligation for the four 
sides.' , . 

M-G-M exercised its rights and 
Miss Vaughan agreed to’ do the 
four in tandem vvith Eckstine. 
However, the Musicraft terms 
called for her to. pay basic costs of 
' the disks. This was accomplished 
I when the singer, now tied to Cb- 
j.luinbia, induced the latter to pay 
! her share of the costs. It will be 
I charged , against her Columbia 
I royalties. She'll also get royalties 
from M-G-M bn the duets, too. 


Los Angeles, Jan. lO. 

Hal Borne, songwriter an^lpian- 
1st for Tony Martin, filed suit here 
against Crystal Music for injunc- 
tive relief and return of five songs 
he wrote. 

Borne’s suit claims songs were 
to have been returned to him if 
Crystal failed tb publish and e'x- 
ploit them; . Songs are “For The j a run of one-nighters intb Miami, 


Right Guy,” “When You’re Near,” 
“When Does the Love Begin,” 
“rm So Lonely,” and “Bop, Bop, 
That Did It.” 


and a scheduled series of dates in 
Jamaica, British West Indies, Book- 
ing at . the Paramount, N. Y., .for 
April also has been dropped out. 


M-G-M Up to 79c 

M-G-M Records will boost the 
retail price on its pop series of 
disks from 60c to 79c Jan. 15. It’s 
the fourth price switch the cbm- 
paratively new Lbew-pwned com- 
pany has made since its inception, 
starting out at 60c, jumping to 79c 
when it found dealers didn’t dif- 
ferentiate in sales between various 
labels, then back to 60c when Co- 
lumbia dropped prices last year. 

M-G-M platters have been sold 
at the same price as RCA-Victor, 
Decca, Capitol, etc., but Columbia 
resumed the 79c level last fall. 





Artist, LabeL Title 

Piihllsher 


AadreWs Sis.-G. Jenkins (Decca) 

“I Can Dream, Can't I” . • • • • • • • • • • • > 

. Chappell 

ASCAP 

Gene Aiitry (Columbia) 

“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” . . . , - . . 

; St, Nicholas ... . . 

ASCAP 

Blue Barron (M-G-M) 

“Cruising Down the RiverV . . . . . ...... 

.Spitzer , ; . . . . . / . 

,asgap 

PCiTy Comb (Vietpr) 

“Forever and Evet” . . . . r. . . .. . . .> v V 

: Robbins ........ 

Ascap 

Perry Como (Victor) 

“ ’A’--You're Adorable”. ^ . . . . . . . 

.Laurel . . . . v .v. . 

ASCAP 

Perry Como (Victor) ; 

“Some Enchanted Evening” . ,. . ... ; ; . 

; Willjamsbii . . . . . 

ASCAP 

Peri^ Como (Victor) f 

“Dreamer’s Holiday” . , . . . . . ; /. . . . V • • •; 

:Shapiro-B . . . . . . 

.ASCAP 

Bing Crosby (Decca) 

‘‘Far Away Places” . . . . ^ • • • • • ; * • • 

.Laurel . . ; . . ; ; . . 

ASCAP 

Bing Crosby (Decca) 

“Galway Bay” , ... . . . . . . . . . - • - - ^ • 

Leeds . . . . .... : V 

ASCAP 

Vic Damorie (Mercury) 

Again” ...v; 

Robbins .i,.; .; 

iASCAP 

Vic Damone (Mercuiy) . . 

“You’re Breaking My Heart”. ... . .../.’ 

Algonquiii ... ... 

BMI, 

Dick Hay mes (Decca) 

‘‘Boom Full of Roses” 1. .......... ...... . . 

.Hill-Range ..... 

• \ 

.BMl': '-';. : 

D. Haymes-TatUers (Decca) 

“Maybe It’s Because” . . ; ; . . . . ; . . . ^ , 

■BVG'-' 

Ascap 

Gordon Jenkins (Decca) 

/“Again” -;, . ... ... . ; . . . . ; . 

.Rbbbitis . 

. ASCAP 

G. Jenkins-Stardusters (Decca) 

“1 Don’t See Me in Your Eyes’ ^ . ; . . . ; . ; • . 

. Laurel ... . . . . . 

ASCAP 

Gordon Jenkins (Decca) • 

“Don’t Cry, Joe”; . . v. . . ; . . . ... . . v . 

. Harms, Iiic . . . . ; 

ASCAP 

Sammy Kaye (Vietbr) 

“Careless Hands” ; . . . , . , . . . ; ; 

. Melrose ... ; . . . . 

ASCAP 

Sammy Kaiye (Yicior) 

“Room FiiU of Rbses” ; / . . ;v; . A • 

, Hill-Range . . . . 

BMI 

Evelyn Knight (Decch) 

‘^A Little Bird Told Me” . . ; . ... 

•Bourne ......... 

ASCAP. 

Evelyn Knight (Decca) , 

“Powder Your Face With Sunshine” , . . . . . . 

. Lbmbardb , . . 

ASCAP 

Frankie Laine (Mercury) 

“That Lucky Old Sun” . . : A 

Robbins .... . . , . 

ASCAP 

Frankie Laine (Mercury) 

“Mule Train”: ..... . .w , . . . v - - r • • 

1 • \ ’» 

Disney 

ASCAP 

Vaughn Mpnrbe ( Victor) 

“Red Roses for a Blue Lady”. , . . . ..... . . . . 

■ Mills . . . . . v- ... . 

ASCAP 

Vaughn Monroe (Victor) 

“Riders in the Sky” ; . ........ ; 

Morris 

ASCAP 

Vaughn Monroe (Victor) 

“Someday’’ . . .... .... . . . . 

• Duchess . ... . . . . 

BMI 

At Morgan (London) 

“Jealous Heart”. ; . 

. Acuff-Rose. . ... . 

.BMI 

Russ Morgan (Decca) 

“So Tired” 

. Glenmore 

ASCAP 

Russ Morgan (Decca) 

“Cruising’ Down the River”. . 

.Spitzer 

ASCAP 

Russ Morgan (Decca) 

“Forever and Ever” . . . . . .... 

.Robbins ........ 

ASCAP 

Frank Sinatra (Colurribia) , 

“The Hiicklebuck” . . . , , . ... , . . . 

.United ......... 

Ascap 

J. StaffordrG. MacRae (Capitol) 

‘A’— You’re Adorable” 

. Laurel ; 

ASCAP 

“Whispering Hope’^. 

“Whispering Houe”. ... ...... , . .......... 

. HanbVer 

.ASCAP 

Kenney Roberts (Coral) 

“I Never See Maggie Alone” . ; 

. Bourne ...... . . . 

ASCAP 

Margaret Whiting (Capitol) 

‘’Far Away Places” . . ; ; 

.Laurel ........ 

ASCAP 


M. Whiting-J. Wafcely (Capitol) 
“Slippin- Around” 


. . . Peer-Inter . 


BMI 


Pubs See 

Continued from page 41 


tunes submitted by amateur song- 
writers for the show, and the in- 
terest for music publishe.rs will lie 
in the tunes used. Pubs will be 
free to bid on the market for the 
winning numbers, but also wiU be 
interested in the songs thdt do hot 
achieve the blue ribbon . sirice . it 
wouldn’t follow that the winning 
turies will always he the best. No 
one knows for sure wliat’s a hit 
and What isn’t until it’s proven one 
way or the other/ by the pubU^^ 

A malpr recording and publica- 
tion is. the top prize, that to be 
gained every eight weeks. For ex- 
ample, the winning song of the first 
week of the, show (If it gets pn the 
air), will be put back into competi- 
tioh pri succeeding vveeks with new 
tunes. If one manages to outlast 
all competitiori .fpr eight weeks 
that one will get the professional 
attefition, . J’hree songs a week will 
be used, plus the previous Week’s 
Winner. In short, pubs will be able 
to. look over. 24 new tunes,. or more, 
each eight weeks; in a setting that 
Will give each a chance to be 
judged properly. 

MONROE’S TIMS 
th the Jan. 4 issue of Variety, a 
Vaughn Monroe ad mistakenly re- 
ferred to the niaestrO’s radio show 
for Camel, on CBS, as taking place 
7-7:30 p.m. Saturdays. The time 
actually is 7:30-8. 


Williams Ends Long Run 

Hollywood. Jan. 10. 

Tex Williams’ crew has ju.st 
closed a 21-mohth run at Riverside 
Rancho, perhaps the longest for 
any band in a single location here- 
abouts. 

Williams has been getting the 
entire gate lately at the Rahchb, 
after the spot took the first $3()5, 
with operator Marty Landau tuak- 
ijag his profits off the bar. 



“MULE TMM’’ 

ON MERCURY RECORDf 
Ciirrently 

BOP CITY 

NEW YORK 



WetlneMlay, Januarj^ 11, 1950 




i, i ROBBINS PRESENTS WITH PRIDE 






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BYE BYE BABY 


JUST A KISS APART 


Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend 


A Little Girl From Little Reck 


YOU SAY YOU CARE 


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It’s Deliahtful Down in Chile 



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l^VI WHAT r'M Dtt III G 


IT’S HIGH TIME 


J. i. ROBBINS 


NS, INC. 


1619 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 19 


West Coast Manager 
GDLDIIE GdLD/MRK 
1537 Nd» Vine it., Hollywoodt Col. 


Mid-West Manager 
VIC DUNCAN 

■Weeds Theatre Building, Chicago 111, 


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Wednesday, Jmiuary ll, I95(> 






Kicftafd H;i?nbi?r*s new; development m logging broadcast pcrjornv 
flnces lists ' times in the suri;ey, based on four juajor netivqrJc sehedutes, 

T hen are compiled oh the. basis of I point for siistaining ih'strxmiental, 

2 points for sustaining vocals, 3 for commercial instrUmenial, 4 for 
contmerciaL vocal, respectively, in: each ojf the 3 major territories i; New \ 
York, Chicago- aiid Coast, For example, a commercial vocal in ail three ' 
territories counts 12. : Added to totals; is the listener ratings pjF 

cOrnmercial shou% The first group' consists of the top 30 songs, ' 

Week of Dec; 30, 1949, to 5, 1950 
First Grou|i ^ 

Songs Publishers, 

AMlreamer's Holiday ; . .... . .. ..... . . . . . . . . ^ta^iiro J 

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heairt Makesr-"" ‘'0 . . . ... ; . Disney ! 

All the Bees Are Buz7jn’ Av6und My Honey . . . . . . .. . . Sanily i 

A .Thousand yiolins—1‘‘The Great Lover” . . . . .x. . . . . . . . . . FaihQus I 

' Bali-HaM--*‘‘South Pacific” > . . . ... ... ..... . , . . ; .... Williamson ■ 

, Bibbidi-BobbidLBQo— 1‘‘Cinderella” ..... . . . ■ . . ; : Disney j 

Bye Bye Baby-^+‘‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” Robbins I 

CroGodile Tears . .. . . . . ; . ... .... . ... . . . Johnstone^-Montei 

Daddy’s Little Girl. ... ... . . . . ; .... ... . . . ....%. . . . ... . . . .Beacph 

Dear HeaiLs and Gentle People, ...Horns 

Don’t Cry Joe . . . . . . . . . — '. . ..... .Harms] 

Enjoy Yourself .. ; ^ .. . .; . . . . . . . . : . . . Morris ‘ 

, Envy . V .. . ; . .-. . . ; .......... . . .. . Encore' i 

Happy TihYes-^^”Inspector Qeberar’ , . ... . . ... . . . . ... . , . . . . Harms i 

Hop Scotch Polka,: ^ . . .... . . .... . . . . ; . . . . . ; . .Cromwell 

l ean Drdam Can’t L . . . . ; . . , . . • ..... ..... , : . , ; .... . . Chappell 

Tve Got a Lovely Buheh of Coconuts . . . . . . . ... i . .Cornel 

Johnson Rag; . . . . . . . . . . . , . ..... . ; . . .Miller 

.My Love Loves Me ...... . . . . . . * ... . . . . . paramount 

Gld Master Painter . . . . i . . i . . . . ...... . . .Robbins 

River Seine • . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . ; . . . ; . Renlick 

Sitting By the Window ; . . . . .’ .... . ; . ! . ; . Shapiro 

Siippin’ Around . ... . . > . . ; . . ........ . . : . . . . . v . , . . . ; ; . .Peer 

Soine .Enchanted Evening— ’l‘‘‘,South Pacific” . , . ....... , . . . Williarnsoh 

■; Sorry . . -.. ; . .. . .> "Spitzer- 

Stay Well— *“Lost in the Stars”; . . .. ... ^ . . . . .....; . Chappell 

That Lucky Old Sun . . . . V , . . . . : . . . ; . . . . ... .... > . . , .Robbins 

Toot Toot Tootsie^ Sings Again”. . . . . i . . ; . ........ . .Feist 

Way Back Horne , . ... - . ; . . .... . . . ; , . . . . . . BVC 

You’ re Always There . , , ... . . . ^ , , . . . B V C 


Alice Siinitis, J. Fred Coots 
May Yet Collect Coin 

Songwriters Alice p. Simms and 
J. Fred Coots caine a step closer 
last week toward coilecting a 
bundle of foyaity . coin due them 
from Recox’d Music Corp. when 
N, Y, Supreme Court Justice 
Thomas Aurelip signed an order 
directing the American ' Society of 
Composers, Authors arid PiibUshT^ 
ers, Miller Music . and Duchess 
Music to pay the duo any rnonies 
which they may owe Record. 

Under an arbitration award 
Miss Simrns and Coots had prevL 
ously obtained judgments against 
Record fpr sums of $1,314 and 
$1,213, respeclively. In an effort, 
to satisfy the judgments, the 
sorigsmiths nipyed to attach funds 
which Record reportedly has com- 
ing to it from . ASCAP, Miller and 
Duchefes. 






Cover* Tottil 
Week*' 'Cover*-' 

Bum! / Hofei rio.ved Week QnOnta 

EmU Colpman’»‘..o,Waldo]^ (400; $2K;. ; 3 P925 6,200 

Guy Lombardo. . . Roosevelt (400; $1.503$2). . , . . .15 2,100 36,025 

Frankie Carle. . : . v .Statler (450; $l;50-$2) ... : ... 2 1,550 3,82.5 

Don McGrane’^ . . . . Kew Yorker (400; $I-$1,50) . , > r5r-r:^825 15;325 


• • 

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Advanced 
. Bourne 
. . Valando 
Chappell 
. . Witmark 
, . . Michaiel 
. . . : . peer 
. , . .Bourne 


Second Group 

Ain’t She Sweet: . ; . . V. . . . . .^ . ; v. , . . , . 

Cl^rley My Boy - • ; . , ; ; . 

•■EcTipes . 

Farewell Amanda-^— t” Adain’s Rib” 

Festival of ROscs . . r • • : . : • • • ; - • 

Hush Little Darlin’ .......... 

1 Go Lta Have My Baby Back 
I Never See Maggie Alone 

1 Wanna Go Home With You * . . ... . . . ; . Paxton 

Let’s Harmonize. . ... ■ . ; , . , . . . . . , .Oxford 

Mule Train-41 ‘‘Singing Guns” ; .Disney 

My Street .... . - . ..... ; . ; . . . • . . ... ..... . . ... . Campbell 

Room Full of Roses . ; .... . . . ; . . ... . . ........ , . Hill & Range 

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reinde-er, . ; . . . ; . . . . - . . ; . .. . St. Nicholas 

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon-LfShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon” . . .Regent 
Someday You’ll Want Me . ... . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . Diichess 

There’s No Tomorrow . ^ . Paxton 

Winter Wonderland . . . .... ; ; . . . ... . . . ... . . . BVC 

Younger Than Springtime— ’'‘‘Bputh Pacific” . . . . . . . . . . . Witliamsoh 

You Told a Lie v • *. ^ . ... . . . . . . ; . , , . . . . . • • • BOume 



Afiatesl 'Boy-Girl' 
Coinbo for Disking 

Various recording companies are 
maki ng up new gi rl-boy combina- 
tions in much greater numbers 
than heretofore. Newest is the 
combinatipn by Decca of Ethel 
Merman and Ray Bplger, who did 
four sides not yet released. 

Colunibia Records has dropped 
Pearl Bailey and Tony Pastor into 
a tiew coupling in an endeavor to 
strengthen both On disks, arid 
Capitol has paired off Nellie 
Lutcher and King Cole. These are 
in addition tp Cap’s recently 
formed duo of Margaret Whiting- 
Bob Hope, whose second coupling 
is due out soon, using ‘T Said My 
Pajamas.” 

Wetpr previously had coupled 
Tony Martin and Fran Warren 
oh Irving Berlin’s ‘‘Remember”- 
‘‘Speak a Word of Love” and the 
recent, ‘T Said My Pajamas’^ 
“Have I Told You Lately That I 
Love You,” which seems, headed 
[for hit rating, so much so that 
other cpmpanies are rushing it out. 


“ New Yorker has “Salute to Cole Porter’; show. Waldorf, Margaret 
Phelan; Liberacei 

Chicago- 

Bill Bennett (Swiss cihalet, Bismarck, 230; $2 rnin.-$l cover); Weak 
i, 400 covers for Lenhi Lynn show, 

Dick LaSalle (Mayfair Room, Blackstone, 350; $3.5(L>min.-$l cover). 
Beatrice Kay Opened Friday (6) following EthM; Sniith; Up to. 2,000 
■Cov6rs.- • - 

Fraiikie Masters (Boulevard Room, Stevens, 720; $3.50 min.-;$T cover). 
Neat 3,400 tabs for ice show. . 

George Olsen (Marine Robin, Edgewater, 700; $1.20). Off a bit, but 
still bright with; 2^000. 


. Eddie O’Neal (Empire Room, Palmer House, 500; $2.50 min.-$l cover). 
Billy DeWolfe opened Thursday (5) vibe Hildegarde> week totaling 
crisp 3,160 checks: 

Bill Snyder . (CpUege Inn, Sherman, 500; $3.50 min,). Not. too good 
2y200 tickets. v ' 


Los • Angeles,, 

SkUch Henderson (Ambassador, 900; $1.50). With the Sportsmen, 
Kings and Their Ladies, Fourth week, 2,375 covers, 

CKick Floyd (BiltmOie, 900; $1.50). Fourth week; 1,925 coyers. 

, Phil Ohman; (Beverly Hills, 300; $4 min.). Some 600 covers. 

Location k)bs,NotiaHotek 

' / (Chicago) 

Tommy Cariyn (Trianon; $lr$1.15 adm,). Holiday letdown affected 
southside spot; mild 5,006 dancers. 

Cee Davidson (Chez Paree, 500; $3.50 min.-$l cover). Ted Lewis 
caught Some conventipn trade; hefty 4,500 napkins. 

Eddy Howard (Blackhawk, 566 ; $2.50 min.-80c cover). New book show 
is doing fine with 2,400 customers. ' 

Teddy Phillips ilAragph; $1-$1. 15 adm ). Just moderate with 6 , 600 . 
admissions. 


(Los Angeles) 

Harry Oweiis-Leighion Noble ( Aragon, Santa Mpfiica).; Eighteenth 
weekend for Owens; seventh week for Noble. Poor 4,000 admissions. 

; Freddy ;Martin (Palladium B., 'Hollywood). Second week; still big, 
12,856 admissions. 

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Tfiird Man* 

Continued from page 41 


-t Filrnusical. Legit Musical. 


Edward Wittstein’s NeW Haven WoviMom Cnl- Ta 

oi'chestra plays the annual St. Ce- irrcinZ ft 9X111210 uvl 10, 
cilia Ball, CnarleSton, S. G., Jab. 

2(i, for the 12th conseeutive year. 


2 Great 




Hollywood, Jan. 10. 
Franz Waxmari will conduct the 
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 


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(FOR HER HAIR) 

— — ' 


THERE’S A LOVELY 
UKE IH LOV EUHBt 

MIUS MUSIC, INC 

1619 Broadway. New York 19 


Film composer has just closed a 

deal for a European tour this sum^ 
mer which will take him to- a num- 
ber of Continental capitals as a 
guest conductor. 


RCA’S LP RED SEALS 

RCA-Victor has not as yet made 
up its mind on the price it Will 
ask for the Long-Playing yersions 
of its Red Seal, catalog, Which are 
due on the market about March 1. 
There’s cohsiderable interest in 
in RCA’s LP price level since 
there have been numerous rumors 
that the company’s product would 
lindersell that of Columbia and 
that the latter Wpuld siuhsequently 
cut price to undersell Victor. 

^’^ictor execs knovy approximate- 
ly the price they intend to place 
“n the LP disks to. be put out, but 
it’s not definite and do not intend 
making any Statements along that 
line until price thoughts are con- 
crete. 


to hold back the U. S. recordings 
pf it until Feb. 1, when the film 
opens at the Victoria . theatre, 
N, Y. (See story in film section.) 

Only last week Selznick went to 
unusual lengths to prevent M-G-M 

Records from placing an Art 
Mooney recording of an original 
melody titled ‘‘Zither Serenade” 
on the market. Quick to take ad- 
vantage of the situation, Mooney 
or M-G-M execs, had set about 
fashioning the original, because of 
the continued ban bn the ‘‘Third 
Man” disk. They figured they’d 
cash in on the publicity given the 
score and its recordings. They 
also figured Selznick couidn’t 
touch them because the ^Serenade” 
I music was ah original and had 
nothing to do with the film, ex- 
cept that it was also performed 
on a zither. 

Selznick, however, fooled both 


Mooney and M-G-M by forcing the 
disk company to withhold the 
“Serenade” platter, too, Nobody 
seems to know how this wavS ac- 
complished, but, it’s reported, 
Selznick achieved that aim by ap- 
pealing to Loew’S; Inc., execs, pa- 
' rent company of M-O-M, on a pro- 
fessional courtesy basis. It’s flat- 
* ly denied that Ghappell forced the 
disk to be withheld by serving no- 
tice on M-G-M that it would in 
the future get no special royalty 
deals in the event MtG-M wanted 
to record any of the songs in the 
. huge catalogs gathered under the 
! Chappell banner. 


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The American Ouild of Varietyf 
Artists is seeking to have the As- 
(sdciated Actoy’s and Artistes of 
America reconsider its decision 
awarding lUrisdictiori of the tab 
version of "'The Respectful Pros- 
titute/’ current' at the Selwyn the- 
atre, to Actors Equitr. Va- 



St Iam) Nitery to Let 

Handle Stickup 

St. Louis,. Jan. l6. 


Roberta Quiniah, of the Mohawk 
Carpet; video show/ has signed with 
the William Morris Office, <to rep- 
resent her for personal appear- . 
aiices and recording . dates. Music ! •; '■ ^ ■ v" ■" 

handle Miss Quinlan on- television. ^ ^ 

WilliaiTi Morris Agency also | Autfy CoinS oG III 2 DayS 


Theme: There’s No Bk Lihe Name Biz 


Follpwing an official, warning 

, , . , j li u that no hoodlum activities wO^^ 

rlety union is to plead Its case be- ; be tolerated in conneetion with the - 
fore the American Federation of recent stickup of the Victorian 
Radio Artists COuncU meeting: .tn-:^ j Club,' a niidtown nitery, Salvatore . 
niorrow (Thurs.)v^^ T ^ 1 LoPicGolp, pWner, changed his 

AGYA’s feeling in the matter is ; mind and announced he would 
that this decision opens the way for ■ prosecute Whitt T. Sanders, \yho 
Equity’s, jurisdictioh , in cafes as ; admitted obtaining $328 in the 
well as theatres where abbreviated [ daylight: Jpb^ ' ^ 

legit shows are shown; \ ! ^^^tpre the prosecuting authori^ 

• Impetus to; this beHef was . oh- ties issued their statements, 
taine<l last week When it was fe- , Piccolo said ho did not wish, tn 
veaied that Herbert Kelson, un- ’ prosecute Sanders, Sanders, an 
Identified by AGVA,' has made ap- , unemployed elevator cGnstructipn 
plication, to Equity for permission worker, told cops that he pulled 
to stage legit shows in a .’cafe' He [ the. job to obtain funds With which 
hejs taken over in Greenwich Vil- ' to. purchase Xmas presents ' for his 
lage,: N. Y. Nelson, , it’s , claimed, [ three childrenv ^ 
plans to build a stage and use both 
dramatic and musical legiters in 
that spot. He plans to charge ah/ 
admission fee to tables on a fe- ' 
served seat basis, with food" and , 
liquor buying optional. ' 

It’s a parallel case to the Old , 

Knick Music Halt, N. Y;, which 
opened some years ago with an 
Equity cast On the same policy 
planned by Nelson. AGVA even- 
tually got jurisdiction over that 
spot when it went Off the legit 
standard and put in yariety acts. 


signed Phil Foster to ‘a: manage- 
ment [pact. 



Denver, Jan. 10, 
ppening the day after Christmas, 
arid bobsted by a strong cantpaign 
by A. M. pberfeldef, who brought 

i'v. fUn tViAinr • . ‘.‘Qb-.afiricr; VToniHps” 


Thf Music Corp: . of America’s 
exclusive .on. the WedgWpod Room I 
of the Hotel Waldorf - Astoria, 
N. Y.,: has been upset with the j 


,PIB 
Hazel Scott Cancellatibn 



AGVA fears that if Equity hiked to $5,000 in the near future 
claims jurisdiction over condensed vvill depend on his draw at the 
legit shows, no matter where j Capitol theatre, N;. Y., starting this 
shown, it will lose a considerably j week, and the Latin Quarter, N. Y 
part Of its jurisdiction. Tab-legits ; Feb. 26. Comic Is booked into 
have made a comeback in recent ' these spots at $2,000 weekly, and 
months with vaude exhibits of , has a commitment for the Riviera, ' 
"‘High Button Shoes,”. .“Make Mine I Ft Lee, N. J., for its preeni show 
Manhattan’’ and “Prostitute/’ with ; at the end -of April for $3,500: 
others likely tO: follow. 1 Negotiations for future dates have 

been halted by agent Sol -Tep^^^ 
pending results at these engage- 
ments; If heavy draw is indicated 
Levenson's price tag will be $5,000 
or more. V 

Levenson had been negotiating 
A jury in New York Federal for the Chez Paree, Ghicagb, as well 
court this week awarded coh(;ert as a date next year for the Beach- 
promoter Benjkmin F. Kutcher a ' comber, Miami Beach,, but all deals 
verdict of $1,500 against Haiel are being held up, i 
Scott for cancellation of a perform- Former pedagog. who’s first im- 
ance at the Memorial Auditorium, portant showing was on the TV 
Trenton. Miss Scott, wife of the show “This is Show Business,” 
Rev, Adam Clayton Powell, Con- played that date at $100. He’s 
gressman from Harlem, Cancelled since been offered $1;000 for the 
a complete tour because of preg- same display, bgt prefers to play 
nancy. Trenton concert Was to that program euffo because of the 
have been held Dec. 3. 1945. impetus it gave him. All video 

Kutcher claimed that cancella- deals are now beihg negotiated at 
tion caused him -financial lo.ss. $ 1,000 per guester; 

Original contract, stipulated that . Should T.evensbn’s draw be es- 
in the event of illness, another date tablished with his New York dates, 
mutually satisfactory to both would he’ll be the first major vau and 
be made. Kutcher claimed that no cafe name developed via video, 
attempts were made to play aii- ; ■ 

other performance for him. ' . *v i 

On the other hand, MiSs Stott rnpilf AkAMA DIiVflF 
claimed that origihaL contract was.: ni/nu/iiin UL IVlt 

never binding inasmuch as Kutcher/ 
failed to post $$25 deposit, but in- 
stead posted only $200. Boxy theatre, N, Y., hjaS; .set the 

Kutcher was. the only concert "Copacabana nitei-y : show to play 
p.rorrtoter to sue as a result of can- that house starting Friday (13h 
cellation of that tour. Layout will include the lihe and 

Justice Gregory , F. Noonan de- , production singers. It’s the third 
nied motions by MisS; Seotfs at- time, the Roxy has set the Copa 
Ipvneys to h a V e the award set .p:roduction numbers, but it will be 

the first time in which the Copa 
’ — : — — ^ [ show woii’t be doubling between 

o ¥T £?i -tr • A r»i '*T both spots inasmuch as the per- 

2 U.S. Vafiety Troupes^ In formers set for the theatre date 

Japan, for Par Easi Stint. fhe last Wednesday 

Tokyo, Jan. 3, ' Others on the bill will include 

Two troupes of American varie- Andy and Della Russell. Jay Mar- 
ty artists arrived : in ‘ Japan last shall, Fred and Susan Barry, 
week to start a two-year entertain- FoHovvihg .slagebilL will have 
.rncnt tour of Army, Air Force and Dean Murphy. .Roily . Rolls and 
Havy . bases in the Far 'East Com- Betty Bruc^e. and .will run a halL 
ihahd, which includes Japari. Gki- hour because of length Of filth “12 
hawa, Ouarh and the .Philippines.; , 

Group . is under contract to t he / ’ ' 

0., Spot Takes 

booked by Army!s Special Services Shutter Order tO Court 

Western' ag^rega/ , e^arddn, 0, 

tion, the “Melody Mountaineers,” Tire Petti bone club and two of 

headed by Larry Cassidy, the.“Sing- its PPeralqrs. Jack Lewis and Abe 
iog Sheriff’/’ It includes Annie Ghldberg, have a.s.ksd t.he Geauga 
Keliogg, Doc Holliday, Penny county commpn pleas court, to seL 

CoihptOn., Billy Brower, Woody ; k closing order from 

Bailey, Art Yows. Dusty Randall Ohio Deparlmeht of Industnal Re- 
vahd Gus Watt. Second; unit is a lations: Petition said the ^-der de- 

Variety troupe topped by . Kreddie rnah.di.ng inimediate. shutdown , of 

.I^avid,. harmoriicisti and includes fh® club vva.s arbitrary _and with- 
banjoist Jad Paul; singer Jessica put due notice. ;^ii.^Sed building 
Hopey<«U and Hthe rhythm trio of code violations cited b.v the depait- 
; Rob Jlaywood; piano; Billy Schultz, • menl,, according to Ihp petition, 
drunis. and Tommy Paimer, sajt. Were ‘'minor, trivial,, and. inconse- 
Three other artists are slated to Qbehtial ’’ . ^ 

arrive in Nippon soon to round out ’ Petlibona ^ is among the ha f 
the revue. They are comic Robert dozen swank gan^bl mg «Pots >in- 
Henry and hoofers Elena Gregory , gled out by Gov. I rank J. Lausche 
ahd William Sully. , for a cleanup crusade. 


William Morris Agency booking of ; 

Sid Caesar and Georgia. G.ibbs into ; 
that spot starting Feb. 9. It’s the 
first piaGeirient by the Morris 
agency for that spot./ 

Room is now serviced by Mer- 
riei Abbptt> talent buyer for the 
Hi i tori chain, , which' recently ac- 
quired the hostel. '. . . 

The Morris bppkirigs coniplete 
the Wedgwood Room's taient rost^ 
for the seaspri. /Dorothy Shay^ 
set to follow starting March 9, arid 

Morton Downey ;goe$ in April |3> [ coritrol of the Cole Bros. - 

After Downey’s engagemerit, en- , circus, currently the second largest 
Whether Sam Levenson’s price is i tertairiment shifts to the Starlight show of its kind in the tj, S. New 

Roof of the hotel. AH . but Caesar j owners, operating urider. the name, 

Otis Circus Corp., IS, the, second 
I buyer of this outfit , in as many 



Miami Beach, jan. IQ. 
^TJhe Ratterji^ripticeabje last year 
among cafes hero o^f slackenirig 
patronage when names weren’t 
featured is evident even rnore 
strongly this season. Cliibs Which 
had attempted installation of mod- 
estly budgeted shows are unahle 
to compete for the payees. 

in the shbW, ‘^Skating Vanities" I ' Thus ^e theories! of ^spmg of the , 
did a big $3’r, 000 in ten nights arid more astute night club observers., ^ 
two malnees at the city audito- ;.fho predicted that, a rtight-b 
rhim Tori wa<; $2 75 I fyP® Pf tourist would hit this sun- 

Gede ^t^’s’ v a r i e ty: show ' kissed^strand due to ^lie stringent 
packed them in for two shows ; ?TpT" gambling _m any 
Sunday (8), doing better thart $8,- . fa*’m. have been, refoyri. : The 
, 000 even with, children under 12 at scramble is on again forlop draiys,: 

[half price. : Sunday: matinee; : was y>*y^^s w^oo4^pe^ 
sold put ; early Saturday. . Top was,j ^^Th^^^ 

tiriig records, again Is most solid, 
with grosses running over $60,000 
weekly. Comirig up on Jan. 18 is 
the Ritz Brothers, Martha Raye 
and Vic Damone for a two week 


!$2;40: 



and Miss Gibbs are MCA acts. 


Slapsie Mane Up In 


on 




I 


nviriimUm ruri, to be foHbwe.d by 
pahriy Kaye for tWo weeks; then 
Toriy Martip, J ack Garter and the 
Szpnys. Sophie Tucker will dose 
in late .February, with a comic and 
supporting acts still to. be pacted. 
Jack Goldman, pperator of the 
• ■■ GloVer; after cushioning his first 
I months’ difficulties with low budg- 
Ghi(iago Jan 10. ■ cted shows, hit the jackpot at 

A syndicate represented by at-' ' Veaf’S end vvith the Vagahonds; 

tOrriey Gharies H. -Watson has I Murray Rose Marie arid a 

’ Roche^Carlyle production. He s. 
playing it safe, too, with the show 
set for at least six weeks. 

Kitty Davis’ is adhering to the 
top Yiddish type of eritertainei* 
agarn. this : season, after fair fall, 
years. In 1948, show was taken I and: eariy wjritcr_^returns.^^^^ 
over by: the Hoosier Circus Corp. 1 wmner ; was - ^am Levensom Kol- 

headed by Zack Terrell, plus a idowup, .tois -week; (111 has 

group of investors whicK.inOluded i lyhehef Ro.senberg. who ^ has , a 
' cafe owner Eddie McGune, who I IContinued on page 50 
.. .operated the Brook Club, Miami \ 

• Beach, and has an interest in the j 
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom after Piping Rock, .Saratoga; I 

being grounded in Newfoundland ] - During the Hoosier regime, an >. 
after a flying -trip tri entertain attempt: Was riaade to convert this 

troops iri Germany arid Austria, ; show into one of the largest in the Chicago lari 10 

yso found himself grounded wlien-counyy. ltv nOw rated inyhe ^ Lucille Dinnirig'Rohertson. 

he reported^yurMays late for his number two positioiv Burt Ly- ! Dinning Sisters, vocal 

(jpenmg at the^Faust club Peoria. , cyter toured with. the show yr trU., filed suit last week in Circuit 

According to Rpsenbloom s agent, ! three weeks at $11,000 weekly, but. Pq,,-* acainst three of 

yrry Rosen, the Faust’s opyator,! yd wyther^ryks resulted in, a. her brotlier-in-Iaw. Howard E 
Pat : Chapman, refused to let heavy loss, Outfit also offered Al A/iaek . ni;inai?er of ihe i t-in 
Rosenbloom appear and is continu- Jplson $35,000 weekly for two i <>45 ’ i-rique.sted an iniunc- 

irig the\ show vvith Rosepbloom’s weeks, but was turned down. Late tioti preventing anyone froni tak'- 
p a r t n e r. former heavyweight last year, Cole. Bros, attempted to her place as one of the ‘‘Din- 

champ Max Baer. /get the lucrative Madison Square nirig Sisters’’ and ■ demanclecr an 
. Rosen, has' -advised Rosenbloom Garden stand in New York, a spot jj^-OGunting of earnings since 1945 
to report for vv^rk nightly, and ' inaditionally occupied by the : Bar- vyjiGn she left trio. ' ’ 

vviit press his claim for salary with ■ num :& Bailey and Ringlirig ..Bros. ' Defendants In the .suit are Mrs. 

the American Guild of Variety Circus. Ringlings are booked into viigini;i Dinninp r Fn- 

Artists. ; . . ; tlVe^ cyden agrin this sea.son. , /enia 6^ 

Rosenbloom was on the plane . During the past year. Cole. Bros. i^ancl^JIoward Mack. Also named 
Hh Jeanette McDoriald,.; Gene engaged in a '-sharp rivalry with .as co-defendants are another si.s- - 
ymond and others Wheri Ringlings, ' deyising. a. parallel icr; Dolores Diririing Pinson, and 

vVere held up: in Nevyfoundland. ; sCheduJe. so :that It would appear Mrs. Jayne McGahcy Buntiesen, 
Afrarigements were, rnade to fly in many, areas ju.st ahead of tile each. . of whom has appeared in 
Rosenbloom in an Army plane to larger show. It didn’t wOrk out Mrs Robertson’s place 
-V L ^ . .. b,o.-wise. . - ■- ‘ 



Family for Acceunting 


with 

Ray 


Champaigri, III, but flying condi- 
tions forced a ianding at St Louis. ■ ^ : — 

Rosen claims that if Chapman ^ w, m *„* *. «. . 

found . he could get along with Baer , ,\kF FA kI V PFArB A^ 
only, he should have been notified Linuiil 1 /lu 

to that effect, arid not have him 
go to Peoria for riaiight. Chapman 
is paying Baer half the salary he 
would have, paid fpr the full act. 

Baer and -Rosenbloom, who 


lean Guild of Variety Artists and 
, ^ , . American Federation of, Mu.siciaris, 

worked together tor several years; held yesterdaylTuesJ at AFM na- 
w split, wei e recently re.- : (ional ; off ices in Nevy York,' indiT 

I cates a possible settlement of the 
I jurisdictional squabble which near- 
j Iv caused a nationwide impasse in . 
; the nitery industry a . few months : 
back. 


Mrs, Robertson charged inr 
efficiency by Mack, and claimed he 
paid personal obligations with 
trio’s money. She charged that 
Mack got job in 1945 because Mrs. 
Mack threatened to quit if he 
didn’t; John N. Campbell.. .Mrs, 
First meeting between the Amer- ! Roberison’.s attorney, claimed that 

' * in 1945, while sisters earned $12.- 

500 apiece, Mack drew salary of 
$25,000.. 


united. 


Albany Law Nips Plan 
To 



Winnipeg’s Doii Carlos 
Casino Levelled by Fire 

Winnipeg,. Jan. 10. 
Don Carlos’ Casino, Wi nnipeg’s 

. w -li •' ' 1 • i_ _ ? 1 


Talks were explGratory, arid no most elaborate dine and 
definite ^ . . . . . . 


dance 


AIK T .1 1 ft definite decisions were ^ reached; spot, buyer of top U. S, name per- 
, _ ; Amany.^jan; JU.. However, artioabJe alnfiosphere of : formers, was gutted by fire Jari. 

Colonial, .which. pvived:y-ie; p indicates that a for- 3. Fire .cancelled a .scheduled 

;^au.aeyille^ m Albany. . eaMy mst .maj will be. drawn up date by Mel Torme, due to start 

•alD al^doned-a:^lajv.to^pla5^ lUshortly; - . ; Friday .ffiL Heavy advance /sale is 

)n Sunday, repoitedly becau.se the- concern.s the lurisdiction of . being refunded at a downtown bo.x- 



paper advortiseinerits that; cancel- ' 
lation 
beyond 
nance 

permitted S.unday fil m.s, : but the . 
ban on .stage shows; was continued, 

It is believed the Colonial thojUght 
Sunday vaude would be green- 
lighted singe .several- narne bands 
hav 



origi rial ly est i ma ted at . $ 1 00,0.00; 
but latcT scaled ‘down to $30-0()0. 
It is not known to vyhat exient the. 
Agent Sid Leipzig Will take over s^i’i^clure was covered by insur-' 



lave given Sunday' perfoiriiance.s, . lbe pre.sidericy of the A.ssociated ^ ^^; 

with acts, .at -Fabian’s Palace. Agents of America;, an organizaliori ,[ ^ , 

MaicoJm Atterbury planned to rif indie percenters, succeeding the . vireystoiie Nitery Sold, 
apply for a Sunday permit for. the late - Hymiri Goldstein, Who died Mansfield, O./ Jan. lO. 

Playhouse, a legit stock theatre, if Saturday- til Election.s will be .‘Grey.storie night club, oiie of 
the Colonial preserited Sabbath held Monday to elect a new vice tiijs city's largest/ has been sold 
vaudeville. ' Atterbury tried to oh- pre.sident rto Farrell Hipp of Mansfield arid 

tain an okay for, Sunday perform- Other officers include Jimmy Kenneth Young of Loadonville 6 
antes la.st year, but his attorney Daley, secretary; Harry Stone, The club forriierly was owned 
was informed city law prohibited treasurer, and Harry Deil, ser- by the Greystone Night Clubs, Inc./ 
them, I gearit-at-arms/ of Cleveland. 


VAinilB^TLLe 


Wednesi^ay, January 11 , W 50 






9 pd' that goes not only for material 
, but also style. He Winds up hemg 
just another comic. On opening 
night a less-hardy perfbrmer would 
have : beeti sensitive tU: the- audi- 
nw ! ence’s lack of reaction ^ but not 

staging, Dave this bby. He doesn’t tighten|UP Ut 

Ivt:ic.s, Bob Hilliard any point— he just keeps Wallopings 

Mannr costumes. ^.BiHy Xivtngston/ .^^^^ nerhaDS is a virtue many 


rbiiaeaiiiinay tv* V. 

Lena Horne, De Marios (2 ) , Mi* 
chad Shaughnessy, Notoblcs ( 4 ) , 
j^atricia Adair, Line, Michael Diir- 
so Orch, Fernando Alveres Orch; 


rnininiums, $3, $4|5Q. ; 

The Well iruns low sometimes, 
and deh the best bf,^ have to 


which perhaps is a virtue many 
better-known comics Could acquire. 

; The DeMarlos; ballrbom 7 pair, 
are the bilTs • saving grace. They 


•P,d even the pest ^ d 53 ' go through some standard stunts; 

take the rap. An^by some that seem hoyeh and the totai 

ein, Of IS h^eant the ^Qppa- 1 is a strong audience appre- 

cabaiia.; The .current shoW' is Ubt | they Prance, off. 

ope jUf . the i^pre entertaining ones j Notables, three boys and a 

to hit the^east ' gii'h ere a harmonizing group who 

^Lena .Horne: 4s the .headhnei , stints, 

she of the ..eleaming, white .teeth, , ,j, esueciallv unflattering . t( 
the insinuating, gyrative body and 
the overly sensuous lyriclzing 


she of the gleaming. White .teei^ , especially unflattering to 

the insiriuatmg, gyrative body and ! I gcQre c 

the overly sensuous lyricijing. .. v . by BOb Hilliard and 

When MissHorne does some of her 
standards, such as Deed 1 Do 1 


st^der^; ^ch_^ Dee^ 1 ! out an odd lyric UbOut a fly that 

and Lady ls a Tranip, wP- ; loves to ride a slide trombone^ 

drawer, but pr ar ^ind it sort of creeps Up on you 

her . more ;^^nt ^a^ S’ ' “"the: number that is, not the fly. 

ranged— numbers, th^ ^it can^b^ there’s also another pule 

come a stage , wait. Her Trankm ^ salt water pirate 

and Jolinriie/’ with a velvety oft- ! *y‘»c ahput . a .sau water .puaic 

£ ^ ^ ^ ^ M. A . I 


from sugar loaf hill, Brazil,” that 


stage accpmp Qt vo^ \ ^,6uld be more amusing if the 

ihf P^mhSbU-^ Tone • Notables would allow the audience 
and ^seems an mteimhiabiyy m g listen to the lyrics. 

jilJiTibcr: to listsii to* ; ; T^irhflpl Dtirso^s bsiid* for the 

Miss. Horne wore a none-too- l .-Wcnae*. 

flattering .^hhe g^n i tains its par for the coUrse^Which 

w^hM :^he reZnl^ ^i^sl^d^ | I t's sUll socko . Kahn. . 

anew that she is still One; of the , : 

beauts of thb cafes. i i^* »• 

stiU there, ^but What Don Silvio Orch (7), Eleanor 

must become increasingly aware of . Eden; no coper, hp minimiim. 
is her tendency to bver-dramatize - < 

under the guise Of showmanship ! BiU Bertoiotti-s spot, Which r®'“ 
and personality'.. This, pf course,: is : pently marked its , 14th ah^'i in its 


a repeat engagement for her at the 


Otherwise the show comprises a 
young comic put of ^iladelphiaj 
Mickey Shaughnessy, Tii his top 
date so far: Young Mr; Shaughnessy 


Oreenwich Village location, is by 
now regarded as the Stork Club 
of that part of town. Hs .enter- 
taihment format is along similar 
lines with a society-gaited dance 
crew by Don Silvio, and ah inter- 


borr oWs.a little here, a'^little there, 1 mission pianists ■ 

Apparently this lineup is suf- 
T ficient, as the spot siphons : off 
enough trade from the Village a.s 
well as uptown areas to keep the 
waiters hopping. One of the major 
llUres here is the mCriu, Which 
: measures up to . the. standards Of 
cafes considerably more expensive 
i than Bertolotti’s. 

' Silvio has been at this spot vir- 
tually since its inception. With 

• maestro batoning from the piano, 
j crew dispenses a pleasant, type of 
! dansapation. Combo is equally 

• adept on Latin tunes for the rhum- 
ba addicts. 

1 Eicanor Eden delivers a .Wide 
U'ariety of moods at the piano, rang- 
ing from pops to the classics. 

Jose. 


Co^n city, Mlitini Beneh 

/ Miami Beach, Jah, 8 . 

Mindy Carson, Al Bernie with 
Charlene RusseUi Lind Bros. (3), 
Asia Boys (3 ) , Myrna Belt, Dynarn’ 
ic DuOt Dior Dancers (3), Bill 
R^rigan, Ardeh ^ Fletcher Line 
(18). David Tyler Prch. Adinis- 
sioii ■$lT50'^2'.50.''$3^50'i- ■ 

With the unit idea (Olsen 
Johnson) found unable to compete 
with the name lineups current 
around town, Murray Weingcr anfl 
company-have reinstalled the vari- 
ety-:;reyues in the huge plushery, 
with bbviorisly more pleasant re- 
sults at the boxoffice. The admis- 
sion idea has been retained, . 

In Mindy Carson, they’ve 
brought : in one of the freshe.st 
singing personalities to play hbrc' 
aboUts in a long tim®* Utilizing a 
simple approach to heighten her 
jmuthf ul. charm , her arrange- 
ments setup in the same basic idea; 
with just enough dressing to add 
color, she quietly wraps, up the 
house with a balanced a.hd care- 
fully blended array of current and 
established pops. She’s been build- 
ing a foUbwing here, as . evideneed 
from the increase in biz, arid re- 
turn of cafe regulars not seen durr 
ing pfeylous show. 

She is aided by a solid support- 
ing show, Al Beinie i$ a person- 
able ydiirig comedian .who has 
played this ropnii before; He con- 
tributes a well thought out sesh of 
laughmakirig. This time out he*s 
aided by wife. Charlene Hussell, in 
a sequence spoofing ppef antics, and 
in . which she reveals a well 
roiinded pair of pipes, His gags are 
a mixture of familiar and fresh to 
keep the laugh pace in ihitt-bririg- 
dng tempo. 

Lind Brothers, who clicked at 
the. Five O’clock Club earlier in 
the season, bring their triple- 
vbiced singing wares to this big 
rdom with added impact, Working 
with full band behind them to 



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■‘Billy Bishop, a longteritier in 
the last Diamond Horseshoe 
show, is a personable magico 
who projects a shy delivery 
vvhi le doing excellent bafflers. 
His version of the escape trick 
is once cute and puzzling. Does 
okay here.” 


PITTSBURGH 

Variety, Dec. , ?4 

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Mdnageinenf: 

LEON NEWMAN A MARK LEDDY 


heighten their choral^: vespecially 
in the ;chant sequences, viz: “Ave 
.Maria’V and “Eili Eili,” they are 
socko. Array of. tunes in stint is 
plenty commercial with “Mule 
Tiain’l and “You’re Breaking My 
Heart” pair of outstanders. In tee 
off solo spot, the Dior Dancers 
click with their adagio routining, 

Production numbers, arie excel- 
lent, with finale“Gircus” number 
a topper. Featuring the line of 18 
girls costumed to the motif of the 
idea in brilliant style, and with a 
melange of specialty acts, it comes 
off to resounding reception. High-: 
lights are the Asia Boys; whose- 
balancing feats verge oil the in- 
credible; Myrna Bell’s a.cro-twists 
and flips; Bill Kerrigan’s bar work 
and the Dynamic Duo's tumblings. 

David! Tyler and his ofeh rate 
kudoes for their ace backgrounding 
of a heavily, scored show. ' ‘ 


rus for this slmw^ Hrid the Itdvo^ 
ductions are short and capably han- 
dled by bandleader Eddie Q’NeaL 

Chandra Kaly Dancers open the 

show with a : somewhat overlong 
East Indian ritiial dance. Kaly has 
a short, fiery bit, before the gtPUP 
feturns with a boogie beat ^0 jazz 
up “In the Mood” with Eastern 
overtoneg. tater4jr-the she w, quin- 
tet score with new numheiy a South 
Americah rhumj!^a type, mixture, 
that garners solid applause, _ 

Rex Ramei*, recent, j.mpprt, 
makes a hit in his first nitfery ap- 
pearance with his mimicry of oren 
instruments through his falsetto 
riodiiles, He tees^ off ^h 
trumpet takeoff of X Didn t Want 
to Do It,’! before vocally plucking 
an electric guitar rapidly through 
■‘Lady pf Spain.” His imUations 
of a barrel organ and xylophone 
are off the beaten track- aud^he 
finishes strong with; ban joing Old 
Folks a Home”: For encore he 
does a pnemianrhand with acknowl- 
edgment to Spike Jones, of 'Xocl^ 
tails for Two” taking all voices and 
sounds for hefty reception. .... 

Bela Kremo is a : fast-working 
young juggler , who seeinirigly 
works one hand .on.. top ot. another 
with shuffling of cigar hpxes and 
tennis balls, hut gets his best r^ 
suits from f li ppi ng, three top hats 
oh. head in rapid fashion. . 

DeWolfe returns to this inn 
after a severi-year absence and 
while relying mainly oil his stand- 
ard bus: Includini the ‘‘Mrs. M^^^ 
gatroyd" bit U'om file, •‘Blue 
has- adde’d several rib-ticklirig bits. 
Lanky comedian had first nighters 
in an uproar as he' did his usual 
waiter di’isriiissal routine. Filin star, 
after sincere; speech, goes through 
some quickies, some Pf them aimed 
at the agents, with a bit of triple 
wing, mP^iflpd grind, and hair 
dressirig business, all thrown , in 
for laughs. His aping of British 
actors in bit of Noel Coward is 
hoked to the hilt; but it’s the com- 
plete, oii the hour, every half hour, 
floor show from the; Club Sivingeroo; 
which has the seatholders guffaw- 
ing as DeWolfe satii izes the efforts 
pf the emcee arid . the lovely cho- 
rines. ■'.■' ■''■■;■■■' . V 

Comediart has added a preface 
piece to ‘‘Mrs. Murgatroyd,” that 
of the femme barfly, a biting etch- 
ing. After hiS: Boris . Karloff sketch 
Un : dark luom. which failed to 
achieve effect due to lack of fol- 
lowing spotlight. DeWolfe really 
gets in a rollicksome mood., taking 
tablecloths off a table and expos- 
ing the usual battered furniture. 
He pokes a hole through the linens 
and then pretends to. work a sow- 
ing machine to repair the damage. 

Eddie O’Neal returns after sev- 
eral months to disH out dahceable 
tunes as well as providing heat 
backirig for : the show. Zdbe. 


Eiatln Qaarler^ V. 

Lott Walters presentation, with 
The Chartivets (3 ) , Frank Libuse & 
Margot Brander, Ben Y os fs Vik” 
ings (5)> Lucien 8c Ashowr, Grey it 
Frances, Efnestihe Mercer, Ballet 
Sevillano ( 12 ), Line (17), Art 
Waner Orch, Btiddy Harlow Orch; 
staging, Lee Sherhuin: costmxes, 
Freddy WiitopT^ ^ninivmms] -$3.50r 


Lou Walters’ patchwork of Span- 
ish and American motifs within a 
French frame, curiously enough, 
is one of his worthier displays 
that’s made memorable with the . 
U. $. preem .of otie of the most 
talked about CPhtinental groups, 
the Charllvels (New Acts ) . The 
production by Lee Sherman is 
sprightly and frequently has some 
original moments and the acts fill, 
the requirements of ; the room ad- 
mirably. In all, the current ; rpy ue 
is a tremendous cafe value, both 
visually and aurally, a 
W alters has gone in for several 
departures from his usual format, 
Among them is the introduction of 
a Latin chorus with authentic 
Spanish dance designs, plus the 
usual LQ cheesecake to riiake this 
shbW one of the mosMieavily popu- 
lated seen at this spot. 

There are some ! holdover ele- 
ments, including Frank Libuse, 
whose waiter turn;; keeps the cus- ’ 
tonlers amused for a long time 
prior to the forriial opening of the 
display. Inasmuch a.s the. LQ draws 
a heavy amount of repeat trade, 
Libuse’s antics are fairly well- 
known to the majority of custom- 
ers, but the laugh values ;haven’t 
diminished any appreciable extent. 
His turn oil the floor with Margot 
BTarider is still one of the f unniei* 
bits of low-comedy . It -s a hit that 
gets over handily,; , t 

The Ben Yost Vikings deploy 
their vigorous chirping with good 
effect and aM iii the produclion 

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(PALMER HOUSE) 

Chicago, Jan. 5; 

Billy DeWolfe, Chandra, Kaly 
Dancers (5), Rea: Ranier, Bela 
Kremo, Eddie 0‘ Neal Orch (12); 

' miniimuu . 1^2.50, cover .^1.. 

Biliy DeWolfe aptly desciibes 
. this bill with a remark during his 
routiner— “for the people who won - 1 
der where vaudeville has gone, it’s 
here at the swank Empire Room ” 
For the devotees of the good old 
days at. the. Palace, this .Would be 
' a welcoming flashback with a jug- 
I gler, band instrument voice imi- 
tator, dance group, and of course, 
the comic; Oddly enough, custom- 
I er.s here gaye the line-up the same 
. type of reception that vaude' house 
patrons give their favorites, with 
the majority of applause*^ garnered 
by DeWolfe, Merriel Abbott, pro- 
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Miami Beach Reprises 


Continued from pase 49 


PafadBR, Det, Reopens 



heavy following hereabouts, with 
a local fave, Leon Kramer* in sup- 
~ppxt;~ FollOwnpOS^^ 
rOn Cohen and Second Avenue 
pame^ who appeal to a con$ider- 
abie Vsegment x)£ the patripnage on 
the Beach. ■ 

: Club Boheme doesn’t necessari- 
ly have to worry . about attracting 
patrons, what with th casino op- 
eration to buttress any losses on 
the cafe end. Nevertheless, they’ve 
tied up single names who could 
easily head up other spot’s shows 
to box-office advantagev Kay 
Thompson teed off; Dorothy Shay, 
new to the • area is clicking cur- 
rently. While Tony MarU^^ and 
Danny Thomas are set to succeed, 
in thriin Btooit Club, which also 
featured that policy, will hot ruri 
this season, the gambling and re- 
form hullabaloo, plus too hpa vy 
“ice’’ money hixing lighting up of 
the swank spot in SurfsidOj just 
north Of the Beach line. ^ : 

Colonial Inn, which had a sUc- 
cessjful run last winter Via the 
Harold Minsky glorified burlesque 
idea, is; doing fair. Admission 
policy prevails here and Minsky is 
adhering to the idea, feeling that 
the height of season^ and, eventu- 
ally, the Gulfstreain track will 
make for a garrison finish. 

Copa ; City, which came up with 
the unit show idea, plus an admis- 
sion policy^ is typical of what can 
happen when the modest-budget, 
idea is set up in heart of the area. 
An : Olsen and Johhsori p resenta- 
lion sans the stars, with a few solo 
acts, didnt : quite , come off at the 
bbxofficei Installation of a hew 
show featuring Mindy Carson, Al 
Bernie, Lind Brothers aiid a lavish 
production brought the patron pull 
up. Not oiit of the woods yet , the 
plush, spot is continuing its admis- 
sion idea, but budding the rtarhe 



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bookings. Carmen M^anda. comes 
in the T3th with Joey Bishop and. 
theiliiihd Brothers f in support.- 
Frankie Laine follows, with Others 
currehtly .being bid for. 

Smaller Spots Get By 

Some smaller spots are getting 
by comfortably, thanks to estah- 
lished local draws. Five O’clock 
l_Club is only one of the lot Which 
went after biz via heavy salaried 
acts such as jackie Miles and siipr 
porters such as^ X Kent. 
Mother Kelly’s,' is typical of the 
others. Floundering Under new 
management which had booked in 
nondescript acts, Gene Baylos 
came back *. to bring the Beach 
landmark out of the doldrums. 
He’s been a consistent puller for 
this room for the past three sca- 
sons and has built a heavy fan 
group among locals and annual 
visitors, with a heavy sprinkling of 
performers at the late sho.ws. 

At -the Park Avenue Club, 
Charlie- FaiTell, in . his seventh 
year, and the Bar of Music with 
Bill Jordan (13th year) are estab- 
lished draws and keep them com- 
ing for profitable returns every 
winter. AU wdrk On modest 
.budgets..'-^: i;: " 

Hotel bars, lounges and patios 
were expected to hurt the niteries 
with their no minimums, plus fea- 
tured dance units end singers, 
with guests remaining Oh in the 
evening to partako. The cpntrsry 
is true. "The guests remain around, 
but only in the lobbies or on the 
porches. Most of the hotel spots 
are ailing. A feW, as obtains in 
the eafes, are doing fair, such asV 
the Saxony Sheli-I-Mar Room, the 
Lord Tafleton’s. - ‘Happy Tiriies” 
Cafe, DelariO’s Zodiac LGunge, 
Sherry Frontehac’s Pompadour 
Room, Martinique’s Lafayette 
-Terrace; Surfeombef ’S Geeanside 
Patio and Roney’s Bamboo Room. 
New entries are the Sans Souci 
Blue Sails Boom and the Shore 
Club’s Patio: 

Tayefns are . off too, what with 
the working segment of the popu- 
lation not making the dough of re- 
cent years. But the strippefies 
ai^hd the edges of town are do- 
ing okay with the nude idea for 
this type of trade; 

; Thiis the patfern^foiwed— laat 
year is faceted in sharper focus 
this time out, with , the com petish 
for that tighter and choOsier buck 
tougher than ever. Chez Paree 
was first to admit that, when they 
closed for alterations and rebook- 
ihgs, after coming up with a well 
staged show, hut with comparative 
Unknowns. They’re coming back 
with a triple-hame lineup later this 
month. 


Detroit. Jau. 10. ‘ 

Paradise theatre will reopen 
Frida y (13) after a summer and | 
Xall hiatus. “ Catering ' alihost ex- ’ 
clu^iyely to Negroes, the theatre, . 
as in the past, ^vill feature big j 
name bandk and singers and first- 
rUn riioyies; 

QpCnihg bill- has Dizzy Gilles- 
pie’s orchestra. He’ll be followed 
a week later by the late Jimrhie 
Luncefordl’s outfit, now under Joe 
Thomas, Avith Dinah Washingtonv 
•blues singer. v- 

February : dates are Eff pi Gar- , 
ner’s combo with Sarah Vaughn, | 
Illinois JacqUet with Ella Fitzger- j 
aid and Louis Jordan and band. 





Vaudeville pays better than 
grand Opera, as is indicated in the 
ease of Mimi BenzeU, who opens at 
the Strand theatre, N. V.', Jan: 20. 
Miss BenzelFs salary of. $200 - per 
performance at the Met 'is con- 
trasted to her $2,000 weekly thea- 
tre salary. Of course, with an av- 
erage of 28 shows weekly in the 
yaiiderie; per^perf ormahee figure is 
;sliglit]y less, .but few sopranos sinj|^ 
.30 :::shpws : at; the Met- during n 
sihglb season,' . ' , - 

- Misk Benzell is current at , the 
ebtijiion ROom, Pierre hotel, N. Y., 
Where She's the first headliner ever 
to, go into percentages. Pierre’s 
gross is more than 15^ over aVer- 
age for this time of year. 

Also on the Strand billwill be 
Gordon McRae and Paul Gray. 
Strand’‘s marquee will also feature 
the Mitzi Mayfair Dancers. It will 
be the first time in many years 
that Miss Mayfair has been billed 
on Broadway. Onetime Ziegfeld 
dancer and partner of Hal Leroy 
Kwijl not appear at the theatre but 
will routine a group siniilar to the 
one she and her husband, Charles 
[Henderson, produce, for the video 
rversi on qf “Stop the Music. ’■ Strand 
bpokers originally, attempted to get 
the video terpers, but project had 
to be abandoned because of con- 
flicling schedules. 


Pitt NiteE; Slump Cues 
A|i!?ara to 

. Pittsburgh, Jan, 10, 

; Post-holiday slump along the lo- 
cal nitery belt brought In one ire- 
trenebment but the status quo was 
maintained wheh anbthef spot 
went the other way; Ankara 
dfopped floor shows after New 
Yeaf'S; wbiek;;retainihg only Ayalter 
Gable's band to play for dancing 
in the main room and the duo of 
violinist Dolores Clarke arid pian- 
ist Joe Leesak in the Ipunge. Place 
had been qSing three and four acts 
regularly. Charlie Jamal, the 
owner, says low-budget policy will 
cqhtinue until spring at least. 

' Oh the other , hand, Carnival 
Lounge downtown, which had been 
featuring .only musical entertain- 
ment; went in for an all-gif I show 
from the back-bar stage, usirig 
from six to eight dancers, singers 
and novelty acts, along with an all- 
girl band. At the same time, old 
Carnival LoUnge (present One oc- 
cupies premises of: fprinef Holly- 
wood $ho\V Bar) reopened as Mid- 
way Lounge after shutdowh of 
couple of months with its star jazz 
eonibo, the Deuces Wild, fesumihg 
on the bandstand.; Unit/ had been 
at the new spot for a while; 


^ Threat of picketing a benefit: 
I cleared by Theatre Authority has 
been made at the American Guild 
of Variety Artists. According to 
AGVA -s hatlDhal • admihistrative 
seefetary, Heiiry Dunn i performers 
! are angry enough to picket Madi- 
j son Square Garden*; Jam 16* urg- 
ing fellow perfpimefs not to ap- 
, pear on the cuffo display to bene- 
; fit the Bronx Hadas^h. * It would 
r be the first time that :a benefit in 
j which TA clearance was obtained 
i have been ; boycotted by pef- 
I formers.-'/ 

i According to Duiin,; a segiiieht of 
‘ entertainers - have asked him to 
' step in anij cancel the show be- 
cause a professional promoter is 
conriected With it. It has long been 
the contention of AG VA that if 
promoters are involved in a bene- 
fit, taking a percentage off the top, 
then acts should be paid. 


AGVA Bars Cuffu Acts 



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Kay Starr Set at Cirft’s 

Hollywood. Jan. A Q, 
Kay Starr follows the: Blackburn 
Twims and Janet Blair into Giro’s 
f^or a three-week stand, Jan. 27. 

It’s her first booking at Sunset 
Strip nitery. 


MAX HABT INTO SAN 

Hart, the; vet agent. ’Iiaa 
been confined to. the Jewish Sana- 
toriurh and Hospital for Chronic 
Diseases, Brooklyn. 

Placed there by the Jewish The- 
atrical Guild; Hart, , ailing for 
years, has long been in fetirenlent.' 


j Philadelphia, Jan:. 10. 

: AmericanGuildofVarietyArL 
;:isls last Week ref lised tP permit a 
local disk jockey , show erhanating 
from, the Click cafe, to use cuffo 
acts. Dick Jqhes, AGVA ’3 Philly 
rep, clamped down on the use of 
: talent fforn rival cafes by Eddie- 
Newman show^ broadcast locally 
over WPEN. Jones fulod that 
turns appearing ph the deejay 
stint must be paid; 

AGVA’a step is also regarded as 
' a form of copperation with the 
Philly local of the American F^^ 
eration of Musicians, which has no 
hou.se music contract with WPEN. 

Newman show is the fifst disk- 
;;jQCkey.; show in Philly to; emanate 
from a nitery. Format is similar 
to that of Jack Eigen who broad- 
casts from the Copacnbnna,. N. Y. 
Click’s business ha.s been; big since 
the introduction of ihi.s 'stanza. 
Patti Page is; the current head- 
liner. “ 



’s II. S. Tiiur 


Glasgow, Jari. 3. 

Alec Finlay, leading Scot comic* 
will tour America and Canada, 
openiiig iri New York late in Sep- 
tember. Finlay, how playing in 
j pantomime at the Alhambra; Glas- 
, gow, is alsp mulling a tour of Aus- 
tralia atid South Africa. 

1 Mis American tour, following 
Imntediately on his summer sea- 
i son on the Clyde, will be to Cale- 
donian societies. 



Saranac Lake 

By Happy Beriway 

“ Saranac, N. Y , Jan. 10. 

The personnel and some of the 
patients here thank Joe McCarthy I 
and the, lATSE boys of Local 1, 
New York, for their part in play- 
ing Santa during the holidays. ' 

Fanny Gai.s.er in from Milwaukee 
to bedside her husband Ed (lATSE) 
Gaiser, who reeently ma.stered the 
Munoldi operation and progress- 
ing okay, , ' 

Harold Wood, of the Neighbor- 
hood Theatres, Richmond, and 
family in to do a holiday bit bed- 
sidihg his frau, Ruth Wood, who 
is flashing nifty reports. . 

Rose Mary LaBalbo back to 
Oneida, N. Y. after spending a 
week of bedside Chatting with her 
manager husband, Sam LaBalbo, 
who’s recuperatihg. 

Sam (RKO) Kelley all agbgV He ; 
was. lifted from infirmary routine 
to the up-for-meals department, 
flashing a mess Of good medical 
clinics..',. 

Jov^ph Nolan and frail motored 
in frorn New York for a holiday ' 
weekend with ; their son Johnny 
HATSE) Nolan, who Is “showing a . 
marked imprpvement from a reh. 
cent operation. . ; 

Unannounced, Josephine Hooper 
came in from Akron for the Yule- ! 
tide holidays with ; her husband, , 
Ted Hooper, Akion managef. 
Sanl a handed him all piiVilegcs. 
which meims one leap towards j 
•home.. 

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Wednesda^r^ January 11, 1950 


sions of the late President Roose- tastically freakish articles of ap, 
velt and of Mrs. Roosevelt. parel, employed to the utmost fun 

A1 Grant, new singing emcee, advantage, aid Miss Coca to land 


4iuartW4 X. T. * set^ giving, the 

TnumBers.as“\W: tuitfirtnd'Aslr--: 


Rees, 


OUT- nrrtvld^o rmdt^DiS with . ™h this installation, Jack Gold- ' . — -- fashion Tev^e-takeof^ to-her^^^n^^ 

their fast^adacio himibei- Art: Waner’s shpwbaeking and man and Leon ^nken should be X V comedic singing of “a pretty giH 

Tsrw- Orev*'and fill ; listening to the cash- registers play- „ V? ^ is like a pretty fur” has hei- mod, 

do tlvei^serpehtafnce^yitlf a bet- spot’s requirem^ . !"f ?-?o"Sf?te"tly happy tq^e for^^ 4,?dr7,?^ 


among other things; A “1970” fm- 
fashion Tevue-takeofL to-hei* nwh 
comedic singing of “a pretty giii 

Iff* '1 ilr^ ’ ‘ 4k 'T%^A4*^«r . A M ... 


I AI..L t/ii, M Grant, new singing emcee, advantage, aia miss Coca to land 

NlOrnT ■■lllll RAlHP^yif^ fronts the band and warwes sev* home. For her satirlcar impres- 

i niglli VlUU IlC WiClf a \Rose mm ekl - numbers pleasingly as the sions of glamor girls down throu^i 

I-' ^ continued from -- ' ! show’s Initial oftering.* fan a bit- the aged, Inclij^dinfe^ 

• • ■ ■-. ■ • Prc/iv wi7mmrm, ^jlg room Clara Bow, she .utilizes a strange 

t^uarlwV X. V. ' for budget One set. giving the [nearly half-filled for late show. as.sortment of^ plumes and hats. 

^f ;uudity,^hould--alJj^ — _ Re es, am ong other things; A “1970” fur 

o^nrrt^dl 1 midter^^ vith tourist trade. ^ . With this installation, Jack Gold- ' . i.: — -- fashion Tevue-takeofL to-her 

their fast^adacio himibe^^^ Ait: Waner’s shpwbaeking and man and Leon Fnken should be TifA4*iiinlin X V comedic singing of “a pretty giH 

^ Frances fill ; listening to the caslv registers play- ^ , is like a pretty. to^^ 

dn^ thei?«!erneht daiTce with be/- the spot’s requirementsv. Jose. ing a consistently happy tape fov r^porothy Ross, Johnny St^George^ elihg dilapidated pieces of a she 

^ 1^ i" 1^^ ; the next six weeks, thomhhmurn i^^ and description onS might enc^^ 

JaiySS h^:-^^ Giro’s Hally woud I ruti the principals, have. been, set . ter in a. nightmare. Then, she drags 

inf ^*'Mercei™®“?nteJprtUti^^^ glair W* if “ V**® Ld^dUrtog g’^orgthy^oslS 

‘•Love For Sale,” a holdover fronv- FtOTiis, .Matty MalnecU and liis .most ‘“tejljgeiitly booked parlays | business about nmour" is more 

the last show. While Miss Mercer prch (.10); $3-$4 wininiitm. sheer nonsense. Through dll .the 

loses somq of the essential irony;. mg in the follower, ^.to £marks is 'ffirlv iSduSive add 

of this tune in her interpretation; ; TherO was a small personal tri- :tlnuity usually - lacking in threer '^arks is Fairly ine^^^^ 

the net effect; is still oiie that »- un,ph /for Janet Blair in appearing name cafe lineups.^ ^ gO* quality .of .drollery to the clowning 

duces a hefty, palm. , : : . vHere with the Blackburn .Twins,.; ; The Vagabonds, who set; long ^®m'fitu?e%owevar tL nciennial it above the usual run, 

,. The prOducUon numbers: are - ^“^h^e^-tw^s^s_^^^^ 


more •varied tl 
of pace is prov 
of “Dangerous 


proves to be 
ig chap who 
ly to his o\v»; 


B^ilit Se^Saho” comjriling SixJChir^ had the best possible back- strumental^ations. Though setting piano accompaniments. A whining 

mixed coupies show arttstic dance g^'onnd, against a^ mood of gaiety <^>0 basically^ the - same anVafter a few drinks fall in with Personality makes itself felt as he 

th^^^ by the Blackburns before Which they’ve clicked before, ™ l^al ^tmm of t e warbles “The Lady Is a Tranip“ 


Ai^gones^' which calls for some ^ she too^^ mikei She 1 and- addition ot comedj^ biz and lines uinmenr^h^r v' ' or fplls In song the; amusing stoiT 

concert stage designs. Another of l ^hey ) also had the best possible add the fresh noteJ;hat zooms them j>Qgs» catalog of HbidihouS ® His excerpts from ‘‘Best 

thRi' efforts is -11311161100 Uacking from Matty Malneck, who : >ntp eopsistently heavy aud reac- iii?; hitV^the favo/ are listenable, and 

OL <m So^:; is tbps ill his field. ^ ; Sbefand^th^ lilJlt tuhenre“repeLf^l^ his bqbgle; woogie; gets a bir tianlf 

tumes indicate a healthy disregard i Blackburns work for about 15 v JbJ,^KfJ;^and the neods a few new numbers at thi^^^^ ^ecs. 

i ' .; '■ •’ ' . ' - !^ !:biinutes together with an audience :?"S^i58ena^_iom • . _ point, but what she has -still ■ serves! tLJi ! LL--.L a ■■■■■■■ ^ 

■ • ■ --■■ - - • i - •fivi.’*-.- includes a neat prought on by R „’^ii • l. r"". ." . . ■■ . ■. . . . ■ 


neat 


■ bit of pantomime, the old mir^oi^; ^Jarie, feature Newcomers to this spot are John- 

' routine. Their w'armup sets thC; ^P- Shd George, a Negro team 

Utage beautifully, for Miss, Blair tu^^^j^wito the heckh^^^^ 

eome .on. lovely m a plungmg muk ; Club days. It’s . a vigorous song 

! neckline, and do “As Long As -You 1 sp^SStress ^ Y fS/ and piano duo with an inexhaustiv 

; Care For Me” and “Love For Sale.” 1 smartly that^b^^ ble repertoire. Their efforts more 

She rated and received plenty of f“?*pbt singing and special maT than measure up to the reanirer 

' applause. After that, until a swift- ferial sequences to her incisive . j^tents of this room, 
l iy-paced climax, the gi oup Avorks • 5** ^impy ph" Other entertainer here is Vicki ! 

! ; togWr in a series of specialties.' SiK e^Ton““ abtbi® Vocalist! 

[ and novelties, including a vaude- | p?^.^P® weight and it added reviewed under New Acts. ^ 

i viMe number, “Baby, It’s Cold Out- : }? her visu^ impact, plus, the de- ^^le piano lulls are by Gordon I 

I side,” “Ballin; .Jhe ^Jack”! and that . add to ^n^rewr who plays a full-bodied !; 

j Once m Love With Janet,’ . th^overall values. . _ . , _ and decorative keyboard, jose. 1 

[ . Miss Blair’s numbers are catch- _ _ Pattern was "repeated for Jan ^ ■ . ■ ' ■'-■ ■ ■ ■ ;•. 

ily arranged by. Lou Busch, her MuiTay s entrance with the Vaga- ] ]|fai*liia itoom C'lif 
husband. Jimmy. Toliver does the : bonds clowning him on. to conttnue i; 

arrangements for the Blackburns • what had been an almost ^ontinu- 1 I 

and for the material . thev use ! 00 s laugh show. The spot was a 1 , \ 

W'hen working with Miss Blair ; tough one .for the tall,, smooth | 

'Dick Barstow, who staged the act, ' comic, but , he came through with IHttd ^ballet 03) 

is entitled to praise for the tempo ' se.ssion of set and ad libbed lines George Olsen Oi eh, $1 couci . 

and fluidity he achieved. Malneck’s ' .songs that kept the ydeks con- 1 • .i ' 

orch plays expertly for darteing be^ 1 tmuing. Most of his. stuff is new, i Hoiothy Hild s . holiday' . revue , 
tween shows. Dag. i vvith a bit on Hollywood the top f^^ceges as one of slickest bills un-j 

■• ' ho wlmaker . Inventive proclivities I fdoed at . the plush nbrthshore I 

nA 4 k>n Viii ! vyere . sharply illustrated when he . spot Additibn of “hree male j 

5,- * discovered two kids at the the ring- dancers to the prpdurt^^^ 
(BL.ACKSTONE HOTEL) side,' a boy and girl, at separate- lends, the musicomedy .touch- with 

Chicago,. Jan.. 6; . i tables and went to work on a match ! *Pb^’® y.^S0rous and original chore’v 

Beatrice Kay, Sylvan Grcni, making idea. If he could add them j ography; dancers Mano & Flpria 
\ 'Dick LaSalle -Orch ■ (10) j $3,50 'to act -he’d- have another stronff ! Sive out with zippy -terp and aero-. 

1 minimum; $1. corcr. ! niece of business Instead of first - 


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■• ’ ' howlmaker., . Inventive proclivities ! folded at . the plush nbrthshore I 

IbfnvF-vilB* RAGGm Viii ! vyere . sharply illustrated When he . spot Additibn of “hree male j 

5,- * discovered two kids at the the ring- dancers to the produrt^^^ 

(BL.ACKSTONE HOTEL) side; a boy and girl, at separate- lends, the musicomedy . touch- with 1 

Chicago,. Jan.. 6; . i tables and went to work on a match ! *Pb^’® ,y.^S0rous and original chore’v 

Beatrice Kay, Sylvan Grcni, making idea. If he could add them j ography; dancers Mano & Flpria 

'Dick LaSalle -Orch . (10); $3,50 'to act *he’d' have another strone ! Sive out with zippy -terp and aerb-. 

niinimm; $1 cover. i piec^of ^Sn^ IiKte^oflS 

- ■■ ■: ■ . , . usual encore, the tie up of solo acts .jiere in a long time, help I 

Miss Kay makes her ^annual visit was completed xvhen Vagabonds round put the layout besides being] 


to this swank and staid room, and “Rose Marie joined for a sock : room;' and George I 

manages to put some warmth In its 1 afterniece Murrav imhrpq«;ed • a<? I Olsen’s excellent showbacking and 
chilled walls. With Ffer songs^ of the ^ mott^ bQme^ i substantial dance; music ties) !^^ 

from the turn /Of the century , she ' dians to return to this area in ' Presentation, into a neat package 
turns the seatholders into mem-i many months. . of .entertainment, 1 

hers of .a community sing, with the : Bracketing the show are the . Dancers’ opening, “Kick Out of j 
unabashed ^calling, out the tunes ; ^.iirora Roche-Carlyle dance ideas, '.You,” with; John O’Brien terioring' 
that^scored mn the musical hit ; Costumed in bizarre fashion, the i '^'l^h. i;he production numbers, sets 
parade 30 and 40 years ago. , ! accent is on the work of the i quickened pace of show, bringing 

_ Songstress, attired in teathered j who purvey ballet-type ideas “u. the Jay Walkers for their 12^ 

boa and large hat, after lutroj which are a blend of internatibnal minute laff routine. Boys conibine 
swings into a . new number. ; Be 1 basics. Results are colorful and in- tumblirig, straight comedies, siajp- 
:a Clown, _ but she really sja''ts :|e^.gg^i]^g and reactioh solid. O’Neil j slmk ?mi acrobatics in very fUnny 
I registering when she .^rols, you , piends in a. well turned i pf prizefighters, duelers, 

j Made Me What I Am Today, and ^ 5 ej.jeg qj spin-taps to tee off the 1 operation, etc; Three lads from i 

' ttien in a faster moodr ■ Rufus ; gQjQ spots. La?*iy. (\ I Canada are making their first in a 

I Rastus Johnson Brown.” It’s the _ ■ l< : Chi nitery and click all the way 

1 oldies, the heartbreakers. that ail- , I Stuff has solid family, appeal.' 

: dience wants io hear and although : t./arni%ai. Niais* Tvrnrin Xr TTWin 

I she sexes up “Slow Boat to China,” 1 Minneapolis. Jan. 7. ' cnannv 

I as her one pop piece, it falls some- . Connee Bp $well : {2} j Dean Mur-' 

. what flat. Uninhibited gaf really phy. Chib Carnival Orchestra (12) throw 

. works as she runs through the with Al Gfant; $1>$1,50 cover. foxtrot tTn Jo wfu^ "L® 1 

■ catalog of “Oceana Roll.” “Bird in — t?/t nf ^ t ! 

a Gilded Cage,” "Robert E. Lee,” Two Miinneapolis favorites. Con- rjiause a^' : 

and others of the same ilk. nee . BosWeli and Dean Murphy“ -pihale** “Crv<Ua/S'mw^ ' 

It’s the final number, “Mention My ' pool their talents to make this : Hild Dancers in sharkifna 
: Name in Sheboygan,” which has au- ' -show a solid click. Having in Miss of tihv liphtc 
; dience in guffaws as throaly-voieed ; Boswell one of the very best of the ; the entii^ routing 

chirper rails at her husband aud song stylists and in Murphy a top drew huskv returns f?m?J the 
accompanist, Sylvan Green, through drawer mimic-comedian, the layout ehce for 
( Six or seven choruses; Miss , Kay sparkles from start to finish. i ® 

did over 15 tiines. and over fiP ^ ’ Ureg.. j 


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wank and staid room, and and Rose Marie joined for a sock : i • room;' and George I is proud to .annount* the addition 7o 

to put some warmth In its ' afterniece Murray imbressed as excellent shpwbaeking and i | its staff the ereative writing talents of: 


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j six or seven choruses. Miss Kay sparkles from start to finish. ; flavor ■ ■ tn^riain- ; 

I did over 15 times and over 60 jp . her usual fine voice. Miss : ■ 

. minutes on the floor, seeniingl.y en- ' Boswell again provides rare listeiiv; Flanio tRAnm ' 

myir^ ^ery ininute^ at her stuit. ; ing / enjoyment with . her superia- 1 ; * ' i 

Her husband does a fine 30 b ’ 88 ing ti ve renditions Pf eVer-popuiar ' (HOTEL RADISSON) j 
l and acting^as straight , man. numbers; perfect^^ suited to . ■ . Minneapolis,. Jan. 10. ; 

! Dick LaSalle’s orch does an ex- talents and pPrmnalityi“Everv- ' Phil Gordor/, te^ 

! cellent background as well, as be- inhere You Go” gets her off to Ghddcn Orc?i (8); $2.50 mini- j 
■ing fodder for; songstress- sr quips. uriumphant vocalizin and il 

I :. . . ; : : . . Zqbc. . | she then sails^ with flying colors-!: rr^. ^ ' 


"ThG bieadpan Diplomat" 

DICK DRAKE 

WIZARD OF MANDOUN 


Can’t Give You Anything But ^ 

Love,” “St Louis Blups;’’ a medlev • appearance, the pint- 

comprising “I Cried For You.’’ finds a hearty i-e- 

“Say It Isn’t So’’ and “Nobody’s ^ for her zany antics. 

Swppthpflrf” nnii fnr an f>n/^nro. ■ In her act hcrc, yarfogatCd, fan- 


Cufrently 


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Sweetheart” and, ipr an encore 
windup, her origihal swing version ! 
of the opera ;*.‘Martha” turies. 
Every offering wins, heavy applause ; 
returns; 

Murphy returns with his ever- ' 
welcome familiar routine that j. 
passes .the test of numerous repeti- ; 

I tipns with a high mark of audience ; 
favor. His patter, gags, stories, 1 
amazingly authentic impressiohs of ‘ 

I stage, screen, radio and , political i 
I notables, and occasional vocal out- 1 
bursts, all w'rapped u p i n a pack- ' 
cage tied together cleverly so as to ’ 
i create art illusion of continuity, : 
{again evoke an enthusiastic re-! 

• sponse, evert though many of the ; 

! customers undoubtedly are well ac- 
iqualnted with the material. The. 

: act's 1 highlightst. eontirtuei tp be tha r. 
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noIJSE REVIEWS 




W^WiBiay, January 11, 1950 


RalaeeiX.Y. 

Three , 'WelleSi Johnity Doxmis, 
Great OaLd^e fit Shirley., Three 
Wiles, Dick Drake, Gabot, & Dres 


EArle^ Phllly 

Philadelphia, Jan. 7. 
Louis Prima Or chi Keely Smith, 
, [Jiminy Vincenty Martin & Florenz, 

Tap work of Wmton and Diane the Honey Bros ^: **Without Honor*' 


palminjg coming in steady stream. 
The mutts work in perfect coordi- 
natibh with trainer, for maximum 
results. 


den, Gil?/ Kibbec. Poiikties, Don I ^ 

AlbM:s}Paiace Oroh; •n'raftoling ' SetS; ^11 wrth tt^stubhold^s as ^ 

5alpswonjaji;’Vrcrtd«>fd in Variett I did the-^^ 


X)ec; 28. 


stringed ttmemakingi The yet per- 
former sells his ukulele, banjo and 


pleasantly entertaining lineup otj • rj^s Rhod^ and house orch 
eight acts in conjunction wUlv the ^ 

film. •Travnlmg Saleswoman.'’, and : Wbd ^n. apt . joD pn me ^napK 
seems to be ihaintaining a steady ; sroyua gs- \ : 


pull on patrons '^•hd like old-style 
vau de in heavy doses along, with 
hims. Ho.use was well-filled when 
esught earlj’ Friday 16): evening. 


€ii$iiia. Torpiito 

; ■ Toronto; ajan. 6. 
Dorpfhu Doneadh: 3 Rockets. 


Show is launched ;bn; the ;usualA/^y^ 
no\ei\\'hh ihe Three, Welles, d 
'bling and balancihg act consisting j ^ 

of two dullj*%Qstumed girls and Rn 

niale understander. They perform ■ Make Belteve. Ballroom (Cpih 

the fundamentals and a few un- 


usual tricks, winding u p with the 
usual three-high, Johnny Downs is 
in the deuce .doing the same vocal 
and dance act he’s been working 
with between .films for years; : ' It’s a ! 


Always a prime fave in this town, 
Louis prima and his orchestra 
knock: themselves out to please 
thd stubholders at the E$rle. 
Prima’s showmarishlp may have a 
high corn content, biiV it pays ;Off, 
parti cuiarly with his^bllo wing, 
which is always enthusiastic, He’s 
virtually in-and-out here all year 
around, with appearances kt such 
spots as the Click and Palumbo’s^ 
in Addition , to the vaude : house. 

Playing for hisfSpecial devotees, 
Prima offers all the tunes that 
have kept , him up . there through 
the yeafs. “White Cliffs of DoverV 
lets loose tile bedlamv With, the 


ah established name of records^ 
stage and air. Threesome weayes 
in goodly quota of fun around their 
standard rendition of -Hindustan-' 
and theme, ^‘Twilight Time;" they 
add vocal work- to “A, Adorable, V 
and story in song built on montage 
of pop tune fragments. It's, their 
inning, and they make it a big one 
with solid approval from the cus- 
tomersi^---— /■' -/ i-.- ^ 

Week’s gross headed for hefty 
figuresi even though ; 1,847 seats 
are. not’ too ahiple, arid vaiide has 
made a step: towaj^d firm fpotirig 
with this entry. 

,- ^Chicago,’ Jan. '7/ 

Vanderbilt Bros. (2)., Eddy 
Mdnsony Viola Layrie, Ritz Bros; 

. (3 ) , Louis Basil orch;: ** Always 
Leave Them Laughing." XWBL 


that saw every act crowding for 
top honors and begoffs wheri 85- 
miriutes session caught. Dorothy 


bright turn. Great ^pelage & I Donegan,. held over, presold on; her 
gHirley, Three Wiles, o^ick Drakey ^ accomplishments. She 


Guy Kibbee and the Rbulettes all 
are covered in detail (New Acts).; 

Cabot and Dresden are a smarts 
looking and working ballroom team 
that does its stuff in a full stage 
setting. They •woi'lc out two grace- 
fully and neatly executed routines, 
the first of- which: seems slightly 
overlong, incorporating a number 
of expected .arid unexpected lifts 
arid spins. A 'Wood. 

P9loitiai*9 Seattle 

Serittlei Jail. 5. , 
Phillips &. Evelyn, Zarate Sc . Pa- 
quit a:; Pat Rooney,: SL; Ray Eng- 
Msh, Pied Pipers, Ray Watkins 
House "brcli (8) ; • “Red. Hot and; 
Bhie"r(Par}- ;. 


This? first in the series of big 
shows at the Palbmar Will be; a 
hard one to top. Sparked by the 
Pied Piprirs* top melodics and Pat 
Rooney's • tried and true rodtiries; 
the show is a boff from start to 
finish. Ray Watkiris' augrriented 
(frorii former 5) pit band adds 
to the entertainmeht to round it 
out 

Phillips and Evelyn . open with 
a balancing routine that would be 
a top turn on' any bill; Jsyrichro- 
nized and finished down to the 
least detail, their act has a boff 
finish in Phillips’ one-handed lift 
of Evelyri from a prorid posUion 
and. up to his feet. Zarate and Pa-; 
qiiita dreW a nice hand for their 
songs arid Zarate’s fiddling. 

Pat Rooney, on third, hasn’t 
changed anything. He takes it a 
little easier than he did, say .30 
years ago, ■ but he still sells bis 
soft shoe to ‘•Daugliter of Rrisie 
O’Grady,” “It Seems Like Old; 
Times’’ and “Tea For TWo’’ in 
great .fashion, winding up with, ari 
iinitatibn of joe Frisco that drew 
a big hand. : 

Ray English .. has elevated the 
praltfall almost to an- art. All of 
his patter, songs and impersona- 
tions are built: around falls and he 
does a great i Ob. lin personations 
of Kiimphrey Bogart, Gene "'Kelly 
and a drunken acrobat are fast and 
hilarious and he winds up with a 
- rib-tickling version of how a bebop 
dSnee began. 

The Pied Pipers, with Virginia 
Maxie ably stepping into June Hut- 
ton’s place, start off With “Shine” 
and go into a medley of turies, in- 
cluding “I'll Never Smile Again,” 
“Trolley Sorig,” “Dreain,” and 
“Yes, We Have No Bananas” tp 
top the bdl handily; Virginia Maxie 
scores; nicely in “Herman” with 
the beys joining to really wrap it 
up;, and the quartbt winds up with 
a top novelty tune based on Vir- 
giriia’s problems « With three men, 
that is a sock finish. 


Current layout is swift-‘'P 2 ^cbd for | leader turning Pied Piper; he leads 
sock receptibn on playing values [ his musicians from the stage and 

■ ' ' up arid dowri the' aisles of the 

house, giving his patrons their 
kicks, right in their seats. ; 

"The gravel-voiced cbniedy -mae- 
stro leads the orchestrar c h b i r 
through such Prima standards as 
^’Oh Marie,” “Oh, : Mama,” ^“The 
Flame,” .-T No Warina’' arid “Yes, 
We Have No Bananas.'’ This last 
item is supplemented by Prima 
tossing candy bananas out iritp the 
stalis. Prima’s pressagerit tried; 
to riiake a tie-up with IFnited Fruit 
Co. to toss rear barianas out into 
the audience, blit the Fruit Com- 
pany didn’t like the song brigiri- 
ally, they said and refused to eri- 
coufage its revival. 

Keely Smith, who is a l.lboker as 
well as a lark, lets loose . With her 
pipes onJ'Charley, My Boy,” “Em- 
braceable You,” “The Hucklebuck” 
and an Indian arrangernent. Jimmy 
Vincerit, Prima’s showy tfap^man, 
tskes off fori a drurii cadenza dur- 
ing the playing of “Dark Eyes,” 

Jn the, supporting array, Martin 
and Floreni, a pair of puppeteers, 
fare best with their carircan daric- 
ing dolls; and their takeoff on Sad 
Sack and the Army sgt; They also 
offer puppet impressions of Jimmy 
Durante arid Carmen Miranda. The 
Honey; Bros., who never relax a 
minute on stage, are a flashy trio 
of acrobatic terpers. Gdgh. 


.* V 


displayed her usual piano virtuosi 
ty, coupled with some exuberartt 
vbcals, that had the> hoogie-beat 
fans in a< frenzy for more. Over 
solid for .^^ecisibri hobfirig Were 
The Three ; Rockets, with some 
nifty Ghailenge steppirig,. but it is 
their disciplined conGertb trio work 
that brbuglit the booriv response. 

Another potent click On talent 
arid; persbriality is Larry Foster, in 
for good-riatured song mimicry 
that had the enthusiastic audieribe 
pleading for inbrie. His robust 
repertoire, using the juke boX de- 
vice of introducing; i h c l u d e d 
Vaughri Monroe, Perry Comov Car- 
men Lombardo, Tony Martin and 
Frankie Lairie; all . excellent and 
oyer for . solid returns. Also well 
Up in front on audience kudos is 
A1 $chenk for sophisticated yarri- 
spinriing, song satires and darice 
parodies. 

Line opens in a boudbir number 
in full stage based bri “Singing in 
the Bathtub,” Comp 1 e t e with 
bubble-bath, a polite but tease 
towelling f putirie , and a nice high- 
kick finish in fetching negligees. 
Kids are back for a startling tbteiri 
pole drill, With fluorescent lighting 
interludes; thatV are; an effective 
spectacle. Jimmy Gainefon, on 
for vocals in the two dance prcK 
ductioh numbers, splits the miC, 
duties with Jbe SterVing. Whole 
package is; one of best in weeks 
here, MeStay* 

F 0 X 9 St. 

. St. Louis, Jail. 7. ; 

, .Ala Ming ^ DawnS Sisters (2ij, 
Burns and White, Fred Sanborn, 
The Sid: Langs, Ray Wencih John 
Paul Lebel, Joe Schirmer; Frank 
Pahus Orch; “Trapped" (EL). 


Olyiiipia^ Miaiiii ' 

Miriirii; Dec: T 


john Paul Lebel; a dimiriutive 
tenor with swell pipes and plenty 
of know how is copping top honors 
in the currerit layout that is re^ 
plete with entertatnriient- values. 
Lebel mixes the classics With the 
pop stuff and scored solidly with 
“Sweethearts,” “Berceuse’’ and 
“The Song Is You.” Runnerup to 
Lebel is Fred Sanborn, xylophori? 
ist with a comedy . flair who won 
the mob with his serious interp of 
“Shine,” “I Gan Dream, Can’t I” 
and “Harvest Moon.” 

Bill is opened by Ala Ming, a 
shapely Chinese femme who has a 
heat tight wire act ori Which she 
executes some dance steps, skips a 
hoOp, juggles three Indian clubs 
while twiiding a hoop on one foot 
and then climaxes her stint With a 
split and a back somersault. The 
customers rewarded with a merited 
mitt. 

The Dawn $isters dish out a 
clicking cbmedy ballet rioutine 


Orplieiiiiii. K^C. 

Kansas City; Jan. 6, 
Three Suns, Penny Singleton, 
Ross WysBi Jr., and' Peggy. Wo^ 
mack, The Four Evans, Billy Ray es, 
Gil Torres and House Orch (11) ; 
“There's a Girl in My Heart" 
(Mono).. 


Vaiide is back after many years 
in this house. Which once was the 
talerit flagship of the area for two 
decades. This time it is Under the 
Fox Midwest; management, arid 
marks a major policy : move for 
the circuit. After thoroughly re- 
furbishing the house last fall, cir- 
cuit has used house as a showcase 
for topflght films and had a fling 
at legit; Now. it is trying vaude, 
this bill being the ; first of three 
Weeks of bookings on an experi- 
mental basis. If these click, vaUde 
Will be a frequent entry although 
probably not a Week-in-week-out 
' policy. 

The circuit is doing it up brown, 
with name attractions and strong 
support throughout., the bill, on a 
very respectable budget, to the 
credit of all concerned. In 65 min- 
utes this assemblage is pleading a 
strong case for yaude, as it’s a fast- 
niovlrm, solid entertainment pack- 
age from open to close. 

The Gil Torres house brqh 
works on-stage arid starts .show off 
with brief “South Pacific” medley, 
with Billy Rayes doubling as m.c. 
Four Evans take stage as first 
standard turn and hit a lively pace 
from first step. Mom and Pop, Sis 
and Soririy run the gamut of tap, 
youngsters opening, with a fast 
rnodern number, parents following 
With a yesteryear softshoe. Sis 
takes a turri at kerb adagio, men 
come through with a shoe-kicking 
tap, and family winds up with, a 


With the exception Of the open- 
ing act arid the Ritz Bros;, rest of 
thik orie-Week ; bill seerns Wri^k; 
Perhaps the interjection of the 
headliners throughout the show 
inight do something to pbp iip the 
bill but, as' is* until the last 20 
minutes, .things proGeed at a slow 
■pacev\ ' 

Vanderbilt Bros, have several 
attention-libldmg aero tricks as a 
single hand head : stand apd back- 
warid shoulder stand sbrnersaiult , 
but could lachieve better reception 
with buildup for stunts. At pres- 
ent^ it. looks all tpb easy; Eddy 
Mansbil has the Usual repertoire 
of harmonica players and While he 
acquits himself Well, a refUribish- 
ing of his library Would be bene- 
ficial; He gets his biggest hand' 
on boogie diioirig With Rudy Wag-, 
rier; pianist, on “St. Louik Blues.” 

■Viola Layne, well ’stacked bru- 
net, uses a somewhat of igirial idea . 
With interspersing her vocal im- 
pressions arourid a flash back to 
high schpol days. Howeyef, riibst 
of her carbons are faint except for 
Rose Murphy. Her closer; embel- 
lished With Wig and hat; of Mae 
West singing “Gome Up and See 
Me Spmtime’“gets her off neatly: 

; Whilri the Ritz Bros, delve in 
the dirt . arid sWish bits overlong, 

zany characters stili; break up the 
house. After a mumbie-jumble 
opening the trio recall their rise 
to success through the old days at 
the Palace—that is. Palace, Hart- 
ford, Conn, Their repeat from the 
films of “Show White and Seven 
Dwarfs” with Harry Ritz as the* 
Wicked queen is still hilarious. 
G r 0 u p intermixes “Some En- 
chanted Evening,” “Marie,’’ and 
others tp bring a present-day touch 
to the scene. Brothers have a new 
closer, a takeoff On the present 
crop of French male crooners, 
which has little songy but a great 
de^al of misinterpretation, of the 
Frerich language heavily laden 
with bprscht: ; Louis Basil house 
orch backs tightly, Zabe. 

Or]^ieiiiii9 F. A. 

- Los Angeles, Jan, 4. 

Jimmy Troy, Tommy & Jeanne 
Mahoney, Norwood Smith, Andre 
& Delpliilie, Clifford Guest, Ted & 
Flo. Vallett, GeOrgie Kaye, . Stump 
8c Stumpy, Rene Williams house 
orch ( Id ) with Herb Kefn; “B6dy< 
hold" iCol). ' 


a ragamuffin tramp outfit that adds 
to comedy uavor. 

Tommy Jeanne Mahoney af® 
a fresh tap darice team, nicely cos- 
tumed and equipped with good rou- 
tines. Andre & Delphine supply 
fariew adagio lifts aqd twirls aV 
their contribution to the bill 
Baloneer team of Ted & Flo Val- 
lett is almost a juggling act in 
the way they kept: the batohs iriov- 
ing: 

; Norwood Smithes good baritone 
voice and personality help put over 
his singing stint. Vocals come 
across nicely arid as soon as his 
stage presence adopts a few pro- 
jection trteks. he’ll have;; no trou- 
ble selling his wares to an excel- 
lent fesponse. Enunciation is clear 
and the tones are robust on such 
nu riihers as “Love Is Sweeping the 
Country,” “These Foolish Thirigs.’^ 
“Glory Road”, arid “Sci Iri Love 
:With You.”-,'; Vvv \ ;-.; 

Good backstopping for: the acts 
is furnished by Rene Williams and 
his pit crew;: while Herb Kerri arid 
the Wurlitzer supply the audience- 
sing Warriiup. Brog; 



With the smaller ;gal; a continuous 
7\/roA.A... n/rx^,. * i guiU CheWer pulUng some clevOr 

^tid most of , the rpugh 
In the next slot 

hVhw Orcir ••AlSaVs i ^ bailee; \ challenging session. RayeS js then 

'.team scored - with their interp of J On solo for his own turn of mo- 
Laughinq.y JWB) .. “Who Do You ; Think • ^ I Arii,'^ |nology and bat tossing. jugglingU^^ 
^ ^ :;“you ’ll Never Know” and “Let’s, 1 while he gives his “impersonate 

Components of the show on; tap Swing’’ in addition to some swell ; Which are: not imitations.” He’s a 

. add tip tp satisfactory i tap steps and aero stuff . And the ) smooth performer and ha$ the 

& vaude fans. I gal aliso Won ; the mob with a bur- {.house with him all the way. 

Weil staged , stint of the Mefry i lesk ' of a strip' tease dancer but ; Following her recent exit from 
MacSi radio quartet who handle - holding it mild. The Six Langs, radio, Penny Singleton is faking 
themselves with; ease, and .show- evenly diyidOd , between gals and ! her case to the public. Wrapping 
rrianship for “iri flesh” appearance, lads are a sprightly teeter board j it: up in sorig, dance arid chatter, 

goes for full mitt measure. .Blend- sextet that is climaxed When the ; $he prtakes a full-fledged vaude 

Ing in of . the arrangements keep smallest gal, blindfolded, :is capa- turn of her entry,- rather than ariy 
pace biiiiding,for inaxiniUm impact.,i.pulted into the air for a two and a : seriiblarice of an: approach as a film 

Novelty . is added via dance - - - -- - - - - 1 - - - • ^ 

Worked into •nostalgic song patt 
Hillbilly nuiriber and “Just Arc 

the CornerV’ also standouts.^^^^^^^: Ray Wencil,. the monplogist, | GUstomers readily lend her a hand, 

Gary fMorton iSr okay the in- ^ could use sOine new stuff arid mpst ,■ Next to closing Ross WyvSe and 
tros; aud in own Slot purveys, a ■ ofe hi.S chatter is of the ancient corn : Peggy Won^aek pick Up; the corn- 
well versed series , of standard im- } variety. However, he executes a ' edy assignirient, and hold it to high 

level laughter With, their long- 
standard turn of wisecracks and 
aero nonserise. 

The Three Suns, MOrty . and Al 
NeViris and Artie /Dunn, make their 
first appearance in K.C., locking 


preshes, plus trumpet Wox’k arid a i tap routine while strumriiirig a 

-J • . • . ri J. \ Li --.I i-1 ' • t- 


mixture of; familiar and fairly new 
gags for healthy rcturris. 

Gautier’s canines, billed as “Ex- 


tiny Uke and the mob appareritly 
forgave, him for the corny chatter. 

Joe Schirmer, the b an cl 's tab 
cess Baggage,” almost . rOmp off i ented banjoisf, closed the session 
With the proceedings. Tricks of I by whamming over “Wheri Day Is 
the group 'under Ann Gautier’s; Done” and “Banjo Boogie” bn his hOme; the closing spot With their 
guidance keep the gaspa and the ; favorite instruments Sahu, j pecordion-guitar-organ combO, npw 


Current yaude bill offering has 
soine good acts mixed in with 
standard turns. Heading up the 
top spots are a very clever ventrilo- 
quist and the closing comedy-dance 
team. 

. Clifford Guest, playing his firtt 
local date, although riot neW to 
the states, is aii Australian voice 
manipulator. He has a load of 
tricks that make his act a refresh- 
ing 14 minutes of solid chuckles. 
It Stands well, above -Usual veri- 
triloquist turn. 

The patter is smart, as are the 
Stunts. Jncluded is' an -e&hb, busi- 
ness that comes over nlftily. The 
hunting sequence, a drinkirig bit, 
a broken irecord, the extremely 
hilarious business- of . trying to put 
^. petulant duhimy in his case, and 
the bow-Off scene of a crying baby 
all .pack an appiause-eafriing wai- 
;'10P; ■ ^ . .. - 

xStump & jHtumpy,; a tall •arid 
short Negro team;, work with aban- 
don, to rate socko laughs. Whether 
it be. a darice, a takeoff on other 
personalities or ju.st plairi tomfool- 
':ery, the^ys belt their offering at 
^risibilities and hit it square 
op the button, 

Georgie Kaye Occupies the seven 
plenty of good patter, 
show. ;Caught, he played to a 
, Missouri” ^ audierice but before 
{ Winding ; his stint had them fe- 
sponding to fastly-paced gags and 
routines. . His impressions of a 
near?blind taxi dHver and a wacky 
psychiatrist are expert clowhirig. 

Kickoff act on the bill is Jiriimy 
Troy and his higli trapeze. This 
IS; a^ tufri that usually plays car- 
riivals and tent shows but fits 
handily^ onto a vaude stage. Troy 
grabbed solid returns with some 
[ daring thrill stuff, that caught au- 
y dience. fancy. He does. hiS stint in 

•f 1 , ' 


.Cpntlitued; frbm page 4 

aid’s ; dissatisfaction with hotel 
rooms assigned them as cause of 
the; hospital flop. ; 

Second Army-Raymorid tiff oc- 
curred at USFA Palladium, where 
the Blue Danube Network, Army 
web with three outlets in U S. zone 
of Austria, had set up mikes on 
stage for ari: advertised twO-hour. 
broadcast of thb show. Raymond, 
emceeing the prograrii. Opened 
with a three-miriute dissertation 'to 
2,0()0: GIs and guesfs present, erii- 
phasizing sacrifices he and other 
troupers had mkde to tour Europe 
for Air Force; Then, noticing the 
mikes, he vvalked off and insisted 
they be removed before the show 
continued: : Hfe gave “blue” ma- 
terial in his own and other rou- 
tines as reason. 

Station had to hurriedly switch 
to studio turntables, while produ- 
cer Byrpn Sanders: argued fruit- 
lessly with Rayniorid in the wings; 
Air FOrte officers hacked the net- 
work, insisting the troupe’s con- 
tractual, agreement for jthe trip in- 
eluded broadcasting over noh-conv- 
mercial trarismittefs. But with 
time a-wastirig and audience rest- 
ive, mikes were yanked and show 
proceeded without ajr.: That fouled 
up the 110th Hospital’s arrange- 
ments a second time. When the 
afternoon show had been cancelled 
Without notice, special loudspekk- . 
er arrangements, had been set up 
for all patients, to hear show oyer 
the air New Yeari’s Eve. : 

. When, the troupe . arrived at 
Tulin; Air Base in their special 
planes, Raymond and others broad-i. 
cast through . a Blue Danube tr a n- 
sciuption without protest, nor did 
he say anything about not wanting : 
the actual performance aired. Fric- 
tion began when, arriving in Vien- 
na, the whole company was 
brought to the old-fashioned Hotel 
de France, where the .Army had 
arranged to house theiri all under 
one roof. When the.Raymorids re- 
fused the Suite offered them there 
a hurried switch Was made to U. S. 
Army’s Hotel Bristol, normally pile 
of the town’s swankiest. Next in- 
cident came when the stars were 
uncooperative with U.S. and local 
fotogs. The lens boys quickly got . 
the idea and, at a later perform- 
ance, pointedly snubbed Miss Mac- 
Donald and Raymond while snap- 
ping plenty of bulbs bn Slapsie 
Maxie, Miss Markoff and others. 


Berle B.0; 

Continued from page 1 

,tor Claghorri ; (Kenny Delmar), 
Joan Davis and a flock of other 
performers with big Hoopers. They 
j universally failed tp measure up 
' as pic draw.S; to their power on the 
ether. TheyW^ ranged froni; conir 
plete flpps to mediocre succeisses at 
best.; 

Exceptions, in a sense, have been 
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Ques- 
tion there is, howev-er, which 
comes fifst--are they primarily ra^ 
dio performers: or film players! 
They’ve proved to have unuisual 
persPnalities which get across in 
one/medium as well as In. the pther. 
That hasn’t been the case with riiost 
radio stars. 

^ In reverse, pic players have, 
j proved $tibng Hooperaler,s on: ra-v 
' dio; In most instances, it is as 
guest stars. “Lux Radio Theatre” 
is, a prime example Of a show 
which has built a lasting and heavy 
popularity Ori the basis of pic 
guesters. 


11, 1950 







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LECITIMATE 


55 


Growing source of annoyance at Broadway openings is the in- 
creasing tendency of playgders to jump up and crowd out the aisles 
the instant final curtain falls. In most instances^ 

Vision of those remaining seated and rulns a traditional part of the 
ghpvv---the curtain call. In any case, . it is . inconsiderate of other 
ni^mhefs of the audienbe and a discmirtesy^the east;' • 

The rush-for-the-exits trend apparently stems: from the prac- 
iice of critics; who have e^^ deadiines. In the case of reviewers" 
for the morning dailies, that may be j ustifiahle, though less so now 
that most premiere curtains.: have been advanced to 8:15 p.m. : . 
it seems Less warranted bn the • part of critics for the evening - 
dailies, hbWever,. and quite unjustified in the case of ’reviewers for 
the weekiies, columnists and bther scribes withdut urgent dead- ; 

.'^lines...^' V.- V ';--- 

? As for the other quiclc-exiters, they appear to be primarily; the 
me-tbo brigade, who have an urge to follow: the example of the 
. •style-setting, critics. That ; is indicated by the; fact that it’s mostly 
' the professional, premiere hounds , who jani up the aisles on the 
heels (or tbes) of the. critics, ; Frequently tlicfse who leave so hastily . 
seem to have ribwhere in pa^ tb go. Many flock backstage 

to visit aCquairitances iri the cast, some;, stand bn the sidewalk out- ; 
side the theatre and chat, while pthers ^wander-to restaura and 
■cafes. ’■ ■■ v 

In most cases the rush to be somewhere else, notably less preva- 
lent a;fter secbnd-night or subsequent performances, Iboks like plain ' 

■ .’iU-nianhers." ^ V'- 



in 

Pallas, Jan. 10. - 
MOss Hart’s ‘‘Light IJp the Sky’" 
will be presented here by the. Ed- 
ward Rubin. Studio Players Feb. 
22-25 for the fOrriial opening of 
The Playhouse, AarOh Spelling 
will-direct.- 


.“The Male Animai’’ will be tlm 
first prpductioh by the group in 
the newly-acquired theatre.’ 



95>; Supplied die $10QilpO 






Expect Mer Moves to Uit Costs 


Life With TatMr’ 

“The Father,’^ Strindberg 


/Minneapolis, Jan, 4^ 

Road legit plans that will give 
employment to many young actors 
and actresses is in prospect, as 
Consequence Of U. pf. iVIinnesota’s 
success with the sending .on tour 
of “The .Hasty Heart” in coopera- 
tiori with Theatre-on-Tour, New 
Arbrk, and the New York Theatre 
Guild.' 

“The Hasty Heart’' tour, which 
the university launched last Sept. 
30, has been so suecessful that it is 
being extended a minimurri of an- 
other six ■ weeks. Also, James F, 
Lombai’d of the, uriiyersity’s de- 
pa rtmeii t of concertos and lect^ures, 

Is now in New York cohf erring 
with James Rust of Theatre-on- 
Tpur to work , out plans Whereby 
the latter will produce and pack- 
age playS; similair to “The Hasty. 
Heart” continuously throughout 
the year, and sell them to univer- 
sities and colleges generaUy 
throughout the .nation. ; ■ 

Under the plan, colleges buying 
the packages would tour them ip 
their areas the same as- the U. of 
Miniiesbta has been touring “The 
Hasty Heart.” There would be 
dozens of jsuch troupes and a coh- 
tlhuous flow of spoken drama for 
both small and large communities 
everywhere. 

As an ‘'experiment” which has 
now achieved success, the U. of 
Minnesota expended $40,000 to 
launch “The Hasty Heart” and tour 
the attraction, Theatro-on-Tour, 
*New York, and the New York The- 
atre Guild Interested themselves in 
the project, with the ‘ Guild doing 
the actual producing, includihg the 
engagihg of aii all-professipnal 
Equity cast. 

Local groups sponsoring the 
Heart” •engagements have 

(Gontinued on page 60) 


Violla Rubber Files lii 
Bahkmptcy With 86 Loss 

Violla Rubber, personal manager 
and onetime Summer stock opera- 
tor,: filed a bankruptcy petition last 
week ih N; Y. federal court listing 
liabilities of $8,034 and assets of 
$160. Her papers stated there wCre 
nine unsecured creditbrs and three 
secured creditors. , . 

Largest sum was due Anne Sher- 
man. ;; She has $2,200 coming. 
0ebt is secured by rights to ; a. tele- 
vision 'show, “House of Distinc- 
tion,” which Miss Rubber assighed 
her. Other creditors include Julia 
Perlef, an employee of the law firm 
of Schwartz Frohlich, $1 ;000, as 
well as various doctors, etc. 




MUsicar Circus, tent-show thea- 
tre-in^the-round opened this week, 
in Miami by Laurence Schwab and 
St. john ’Terrell, will be sent on 
tour after .the winter season there. 
Since the cahvas-top setup Is out- 
d.pors, it' can be presented on 
rented lots in the various towns 
played, thereby eliminating rela- 
tively costiy percentage deals for 
regular legit theatres. . 

Opening hiil i-^ Miami Is “Desert 
Song,” ^f ter which various b^er 
standard operettas and musical 
comedies wili be done, Most of 
the shows will be former hits for 
which Oscar Hammerstein, 11, 
largest individual . backbr of the 
project, authored the books and 
lyrics. ; When the production gets 
to LOS Angeles, - the pm^ is to 
star Gertrude Niesen in ‘‘Annie 
Get Your Gun” for an extended 
fun. 

Venture has been financed as a 
limited partnership, With a capi- 
talization of $25,000 and provision 
for 20 % p verca 11. General . part- 
ners are Schwab and Terrell, and 
the; limited partners include Ham- 
merstein ■ $10,000; Schwab, $5,000; 
radio producer Jerry . Beyinev 
$5,000; television ptoducef Lawr 
fence Schvv.ab,- Jr,, $1,000, and 
teieVision producer Richard M. 
Berger, $1,000. Angle of the. deal 

is that the backefs . will participate 

in the .profits from . concessions,; 
such ■ as programs, ’ f efreshinentS; 
and cloakroom. 

Prbjeei: is the second, such for 
i Tefrell^ wim introduced: the tent- 
' ■ - • shby/ idea for operettas last sum- 
7: ; Detroit, Jah, 10. mer at Lartibertsville, N. J, 

^ ■Tufts .Was ’.forced.' tovean-'j V. ^ 

cel his appearanGe this .Week in “t/r 

. .the '.Petfoit' . Civic ; Light ■’ ;.o,perk ' • JMsTy iVIflftin $ OOI1 (jCtSiin 

production of “Good News.’V. Star / ^ piiAld Wnrk ill Dallas 
Avas suffering . from /‘exhaustion,’’ ; ..HlS i^ l^ia 

it was announced. Donald Burr re- rV , 

placed Tufts in the part of football ; , . Larry ^ Harman; . 1 

hero, . Tommy Marlowe; BqiT ap- son of _ 

peared in tho two previous Civic here to. Spohd t^^^^^^^ next ?tx ^eek? 

productions this season> He also ; pLthe _prodaction^ . 

was in the road: company of /‘ Annie . for ’Theatre . 50, . 

Xlet .Youf Gun.” . : I academic; credit m fhe^ at 

^ Tufts arrived in Detroit Friday : Columbia Y i”. fViaf 

(6) and was immediateiy ordered i' . He aJsO: has 

to bed, He came here from a long Westeruv. 

series , of personal appearances in j in : the current prpductmn, . My 

Chicago and midwest 


What’s believed to bfe a record 
number : of angels— 95--has sup- 
plied the : $100,000 baeking for 
‘/Now I i La^y ;Me Down to .Sleep,” 
Elaine Ryan dramatization of the 
LudwiS /Bemeimans novel, which 
George Niphols, III, and Nancy 
Stern wili^ present on Broad- 
way in VFebruary, with /Fred^ 
rie March and Florence Eldfidge 
starfed._; Most of the investments 
are in slices of .^00 and; $1,000, 
with a few of $2,000 and two each 
at $2'5p6:and $3,000; 

General parthers are Nichols, 
Miss Stern and Hume Crdhyn , the 
latter staging the production after 
having held the rights to the script* 
None of . the three is listed as an 
investor. Limited partners : listed 
and the amounts Of their invest- 
ments .meliide Lenore Tobin, the- 
atre party agent; , Clinton Wilder, 
producer; ' Bill Stern, sportscastef ; 
Dayid O. Selzhlck; Nedda ; Harrir 
gan, wife of director Joshua Logan; 
William Weintraub, ad agency 
ovvner; James .R. Strooek arid A; B. 
Blumberg, theati'ical costumer^, 
$500; each.:;. 

Also MrS: Marshall Field; : for- 
mer Ambassador Joseph E. \Dayies; 
Anthony Brady Farrell, producer 
and theatre owner; Herman Bem- 
steiri, representing Leland Hay- 
ward and Joshua Logan; William 
Harrigah, actor; p wight Deere 
Wiman, producer; Anne GonnOlly 
Lester,, ex-shpwgiri,.’ daughter Of 
Mrs. Logan, $1,000 each; Jack Sil- 
verman, nitery owner; Alden 
S. Blodgett, husband of Cornelia 
Otis Skinner; Morris M; Schrierv 
representing Music Corp.; of Amer- 
ica; Winston G’Keefe; tele pro- 
ducer, representing a syndicate; 
Billy Rose; Joseph Mankiewicz, 
film Wnter-prodiicer, $2,000 each, 
and Ben Marden, theatre owner, 
$2,500.: 

Number of . the backers are rel“ 
atives . of the co-producers and 
many are socialites, yarious are 
non-New Yorkers, one being a fes- 
ident of Honolulu. 


' revival closihg Saturday night 
(14) after 69 performahees at 
'the Cdrt, N:: Y., is how: the: 
sixth-ldngest^fuu straight play : 

' bn Broadway; As siich, it was 
iheiuded in/ the v “Golden 
Dozen” shows listed last 1 
Sunday (7) oh the draiha page : 

■ ' of the .N.' Y; News.- • • 

, Fart that a flop show, made 
the paper’s longrun list is fig- 
ured another indication of the 
growing hit-ortflop tendency ih 
•/legit.. - 


■f First direct action in what is 
aimed as a widesprdM^mpaign ' ^ 
to reduce legit ’ productioh costs 
was taken by the Dramatists Guild 
yesterday (Tues.) in adopting a cut 
in author royalties on losing ; out- 
of-tw6n . tryout engagements of 
Broadway /production; / Although • ; 
the move was conceded: by play-, 
wright Robert E. Sherwood to be. 
“only a drop in the : buck.et,” he 
sees it as important, “sirice it is 
the first drop ^nd may lead to a 
lot more such; drops:” : : ; 

The: royalty slice, suggested by 
a sub-committee of the Gommittee 
of Theatrical : Frqdueers, becomes :. 



I effective next June. 1 and Will .. 
; remain in force a year, regardless 
1 Of ;yv'hether any other taient Or 
craft union; guild or. group m 
similar concessipnSv : However, : 

there was. some disciissiori . at . ; 
yesterday’s Guild , councii rneetitig r 
|;bs; to whether the royaity cut 
should be made contingent en 
>y ai vers by other groups or con- 


: iJwfght ' Brtre :: Wiman, whose: ce^ons the^i^/erms.. : .. y 
-bahee Me, a; Song” W;; Is cw- The; recluetioh 

fently trying put bn the /ii®/ 


amount to as much as 75% of 
author royalties on shows having 
comes one of the heaviest investors an .overall loss during the trymut 
in legit with this prbdurtion.; With 1 iPeriod, : biit;;is limited to a three- ; 


Ft. Worth, Jan. 10. 

Tallulah Bankhead kept an audi- 
ence waiting more than ; ari hour 
for the bpening of “Priyate Lives” 
a,t the Majestic hrte Friday night 
(6), but she paid biff with a flatter- 
• ing curtain: speech. Delayed by a 
late train from the previous stand 
in San Antonio, the star caused 
the show, to be held until nearly . TO 
: o‘cl6ck, blit ho one demanded , a 
refund or left before the final cur- 
'..'tain, 

Actress told the speetators they 
were “jurt angels” for waiting. 


UP $75,000 FOR SHOW 

Major backer of “Design for a 
Stained Glass Window,” which 
opened a. tryout this week in . Bos- 
ton, has been supplied by Mar^ 
garet M. Olsen, with a $51,250 
share; She reportedly put up 
$125,600 6f the financing for the 
Hunt. Stromberg revival of “Sally” 
two seasons ago. Her income is 
said to derive from Blatz beer in- 
f crests* ■■ 



“Design” is Gapitalized at 
000; with Jack Segasture the sole 
general partner. ■ An actor; Se- 
gasture is also listed as a limited 
partner, with an investment of $20,- 
2.50. Balance of the coin was sup- 
plied by several non^show business 
names in token amounts. 

. Show is being pre.sented by OBS 
Productions, in which Mr.s. Olsen, 
co-author Willmm Berney arid Se-' 
ga.Sture are partnered. ' 


a persoiial outlay of $164,500 in the..| . 
shoW; besides smaller slices in 
various current and forthcoming 
productions of other managements 
(and hot includihg the nearly $50,- 
000 he put up last Season for his 
“The Big knife” preSehtrtiQri), he’s 
figured to have almost $200,00,0 in- 
vested . In legit offerings at the 
moment. No other . bhnkroHer, ex- 
cept, Anthony Brady Farrell, can 
make that; statement. 

Partnership setup for “Dance,” 
like that of most Wimsih produc- 
tions, is uriu.rtial. For one thing, 
there are four general - partners 
and only two : limited partners. 
Moreover, Only one of the general 
partners is ; an investor. Besides 
Wiman, the general partners are 
his managers, Forrest C. Haring 
arid J. H. Del Bondio, arid his office 
assistant, Liiia Abarb^nel 1. Sole 
limited partner, besides Wiman, is 
his brother, industrialist Charles 
Deere Wiman, investing $10,500. 
Show is financed at $175^000. 

With nearly $200,000* riding on 
current and incoming productioris, 
Wiman easily tops Howard S. Cull- 
man in the size of h is legit stake. 
However, he still trails Farrell, 
Who supplied Half of the $200,000 
bankroll; for the Theatre Guild's 
currerit tryout, “Arms and the. 
Girl,” put up $95,600 of the $100,- 
000 budget for “Texas, L’il Dar- 
lin’/’ at his own Hellinger theatre, 
N. Y.,; and has assorted size sharbs 
in a dozen or so: other shows on 
the hoards or iri preparation. 

Another major legit inve.stor, but 
bn a less publicized basis, Is Lelarid 
Hayward, with si^^able stakes in 
“Mister Roberts,” “South Pacific,” 
“Rat Race,” Joshua Logan’s forth- 
coming “The W isteria. Trees,” 
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 
‘Lo.st in the Stars,” the recently 
closed “Anne of the Thousand 
Day.s,” and several others, mo.stly 
in the name of .his general . rnan- 
ager, Herman Bernstein. 


(Continued on page 60) 



Advance sale for“South Pacific’" / 
I has now reached $760;000. Since 
that figure excludes broker allot- 
ments, which amount to inore than * 
75% of the lower floor and sbrrie 
of the Upstairs seats four out., of 
five weeks, it’s estimated that -the" 
sale is virtually clean for the next . 

six or seven mpriYi®- kb such 

sale has ever ben known before. 

; Demand for tickets for, the: show, 
instead of tapering offr fs appar- 
ently still y.4ncreasing. Gall for 
house seats is just about as much 
a headache as ever, and there has 
never failed to be a sellout line 
for standing room admissions 
when the boxoffice 'opens at fO 
o’clock every day at the Majestic, 
N* Y. Line usually starts toriri- 
ing before 7 a.m;, : even in the 
worst weather, Every - seat, in- 
cludirig boxes, has been sold and 
there has . been the limit of 
standees at every performance 
since the opening last April. 

According to co-authpr and co- 
producer Oscar Hammerstein, .11, . 
the situation has now reached a 
state of hysteria. . “The show . 
cbuldrirt possibly be that good,” 
he says.,: “It’s just become some- 
thing people think they've got to 
See.”- ' 


j Thaiilot’ 26G in Year; 








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/ // . Washington, Janv 10. 

' . Pbssihiiity .that a iea.se for ; the 
.old Belasco theatre h .may be 
consummated . . .vvithiri . ;the . next 
. three . weeks bet ween American' 
Naiional Theatre .& Academy arid 
the' ; ; Govern merit : is becorning 
.stroriger :a.S diekeririg continues. 
At .present,. It is; undcr.stood, .only 
. detaiis bn .some minor, issues re- 
ma in to. be ironed put befpre 
. ANTA . inks* -the; pact which 
permit , it to : bperate the . bid le- 
: giter. It’s b,.rtimateci that renoya- 
tidns would take from three tb four 
months and that the house would 
be , ready’ fPr ‘'operation thereafter.: 
j Coun.sel fp huddled Tart 

i week' with Goyernrrierrt; officials 
] and progress was reported. “ 


Ezra Stone experienced an aCr 
tor’s nightmare last week. Appear- 
ing in the all-star re.vivah of “She 
Stoops tb Conquer,” at the N. Y. 

I City Center, he Split his pants wide 
I bperi onstage. Moreover, he did it 
; not once but twice and, what was 
/ worse, didn’t at first . realize . his 
predicament either time. 

“Madwbmari of . ChaiUol ,” rwhrch 1 Incident, was plainly visible from 
clp.sed Saturday' hight G) at the ‘ out front, bht since . Storie was ■ 
Royale, N, Y:, and started.lts tpur [piayirig a broad comedy part, he .: 
this week in Philadelphia, .earned ; didn’t realize the significarice of ; 
a profit bf apprbximateiy $26,660 : the audience’s hyst'eriGal laughter 
On its year’s run. on Broadway- The ■ uritil one of the other qa.st mem- - 
original investment of $60,000 was bers whispered the explariatiori. 
repaid, and there:, are undistrib- Actor had the parits sewed together 
uted . profits, ' corisisting of. about duririg the intermissipn, but they .. 
$17,006:ba.sh .reserve^ plus $9,000 ;ih“ split again in' the second act and 
Kuniori bonds; : / price more he had to , be told what 

“Happy as Larry,” which foided had happened. 
j.Satiirday /T) at the Coronet, N. Y;, 

; represented an :e,stirii:aled loss of < 
about .$80;06.0. It wak financed fPr 
$75, 000, but . had a heavily losirig:: 

I .tryout, week in . Bp.stori and -failed ; 

; to draw atteridahee after its: Fri- ' toU m 

night m ; opening hft Broad-. ' ri„rtkr Su.WstWm • .siar ' dnd “di- 
t . - ■ ■ ■/■ . .. “ectpr of “The Trial,” “‘‘hich ha^^^^^ 

b T • . c L its -first showing in English, transla- 
Diiu. booking ■'^'Wucn.es tjon at . the . Pasadena PlaVhbuse 

i Two canCellatibris and one addi* dpri to prepare a British showing 
:Uori to the booking schedule of of the Franz Kafka playMarch l* 

. the Erlariger are announced. *'As He “vas accompariied by George 
( You Like It” and /‘Finiahs’ Rain- Jenkiris, production designer. ; 

I bow’,’ are out. :Sundstrprn arid , his wife trans- 

Brock Pemberlori’s: “Mr. Barr .lated the play into. English. .“Thc:- 
ry’s Etchings” is added for The * Triai” is scheduled for . Bros^dway 
of Jan. 23. iprodurtion late in the Fall, 





WA^esday, Jaaiiaiy 11, 1950 


UBCITIMATB 


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Tlie following' are the corhpaTative figures based on Vapiiity'S 
hOxoffice esiirridtes for last weeh (the 32d week of the scdsori) 
and the corresponding week of last season: 

.This-. ;• Last 
BROADWAY Season . Sfason 

Number of shows current ; v , . . > . . r . , ^ ^ ■ 26 33 

Total Weeks played so far by ail shows . . . . 585 685 

Total grost for all current shows last week $625^600 $637,800 

Total season’s gross so far by all shows . . , , $15,525,800 $16,209,200 

Number Of new productions so far 27 41 

"■'v'-" ^-.-ROAD r 

(EXifiMdmg^ 

Number of current touring shows reported ' 29 / • ^ 

Total weeks played so far by all shows . . , 534 \ 686 

Total road gross reported; last week. , ^ . . . $515,700 $586,600 

Season's total rbad gross so farv . ; . . . ; . . $11,234,800 $15,912^400 



: / Ghicago, J aii. 10. 

Chi legit bOxOffice took a: sjpili 
after the holidays,; but with the 
furniture eonvOntiori moving in 
fhis week followed by six more 
weeks of similar large gatherings, 
business looks for an upturn. Mov- 
ing in next week> both on Jan. 15, 
are ‘Xight Up the Sky” at the 
Studebaker and “Blossom Time” at 
the Great Northern. Making way 
for the newcomers are “Student 
Prince” -and “Yes, MXbrd.” Ad- 
vance on the new arrivals seems 
moderate. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Ballet Theatre, Givic Opera 
House (2d week) (3,800; $3.71); Fin- 
ishes two-Week stay with moderate 
$40,000. 

“Death of a Salesihaii,” Erlanger 
(leth week) (1,334; $4.33). Stick- 
ing; but disappointed at $13,000, 

“Detective Story/' Blackstone 
(10th week) (1,456; $4.40). Skidded 
Into the red again; $10;500. 

“Goodbye, My Fancy,” Harris 
(2nd Week) (1,()00; $3.71). Making 
a fight of it On weekrto- week basis; 
$ 12 , 000 . 

“Kiss Me, Kate,” Shubert (16th 
week) (2,100; $6.18). Hit one of its 
low points with $39,000, although 
still profitable. ; 

“Student Prince,” Great North- 
ern (2nd week) (1,500; $3.71). The 
old faithful Shubert cohorts were 
scarce; $11,000; 

“Yes* M’Lord,” Stiidebaker (2nd 
week) (1,237; $3>^1). Guild sub- 
scribers helping here with nlod- 
erate $12,000, ; 

Jlh Robert^ Sets K^cee 
Record, $48,500 m 10 

Kansas City, Jan. 10. 

“Mr. Roberts” was near capacity 
in the Music Hall, Jan. 2-8, for a 
house record on a non-musical 
play. Seven-day riih with 10 per- 
formances chalked up $48,500, 
great money for arty kind of a 
slioW in this big hall (2 ,572 seats). 
It’s one of the very few nori-musi- 
cals with strength to play the Hall 
for a full week. Play also hit a 
fecord for a Monday - Saturday 
week with $38,000 through Satur- 
day night. 

. Next on the John ■ Antoneilo 
agency schedule iri the Music Hall 
is Ballet Theatre, Jan. 19-21. 

Testerday,’ Can. Revue, 
$5,000 in Ottawa Week 

Montreal, Jan. 10. 

“There Goes Yesterday,” a re- 
vue covering the first half of the 
century and headed by comedians 
John Pratt and Murray Mathespn, 
grossed a hear $5,000 last week in 
Ottawa’s Little Theatre (489) with 
a ;$2 top. Opening in Montreal at 
His^ Majesty’s (1.579) during the 
holiday week between Ghristmas 
and New Year’s, this lO-playcr 
company did $13,500 with prices 
scaled to $2,50; 

Following a two-week layoff, 
Company will risk gains made in 
east for a trip on the western cir-r 
Cuit Drawing entirely oh Cana- 
dian talent With the exceptiph of 
Matheson, this new group has at- 
traGted favorable press attehtiph 
plus certain New York interest. 


1st Toronto Panto; in 15; ; 
Yrs. 42G for Pohnighl 

; Toronto, Jan. 10, 
Hew Play Society production of 
“Mother Gopse” at the Royai Alex- 
andra d,525), first English panto-; 
mime here for 15 years, saw a ter- 
rific fortnight’s gross Pf $42,0b0. 
An acknowledged experiment oil 
the part pf Earnest M. Rawlcy, 
manager of the Royah first week’s 
engagement, commencing Dec. 26, 
saw six daily matinees sold out a 
Week ahead ‘and the night per- 
formances; Capacity for a. $24,000 
gross. Second week (Jan. 3), saw 
turnaWay business for the three 
matinees, plus heavy night busi- 
ness for aii $18,000 gross. 

Scale was a heavy $2 top, With 
decision that, because of heavy 
postwar British immigration, Xmas 


Sad ‘Story,' $9,000, Pitt; 



Jan. 10. 

Holiday season at Nixon was a 
mixture of both good and bad. Fort- 
night was divided between two! re- 
vivals, “Philadelphia- Story,” which 
died, and !‘Man Who, Game to Din- 
ner;” which did landoffice biz. 
playing here last week, Sarah 
Churchill- Jeffrey Lynn version of 
Philip Barry’s “Story” started 
slowly and never got going after 
the set Pf adverse' nPtices came 
Put, Had to be content ! with a 
measly $9 ,000, Show is laying off 
this week, but- jumps tP Seattle 
next week, with Lewis & -Young 
taking over management frPm the 
Theatre ' Guild/ ; 

Oni the other hand* the Monty 
Woolley ‘‘Dinner” show- which pre- 
ceded it, gave house biggest firsts 
night;; since ‘‘Mister Roberts” and 
went steadily on from thPre to foil 
up $20,700, being helped some by 
capacity New Year's Eve crowd at 
advanced prices. 

Nixon currently ha.s pre-Bfoad^ 
way tryout of Kermit Bloonigar- 
deh’s “The Man,” under subscrip- 
tion auspices, arid will -follow it 
with another riew one, Katharine 
Hepburn’s ‘‘As You Like It.” Susan 
Peters in “Barretts of Wiriipple 
Street’’ , coiries in Jan. 23. 




Philadelphia, Jan. 10. 
With legit biz locally very much 
on the bullish side, Philly’s four 
regular houses are coritinuing to 
a pile up bookings Which now carry 
holiday season lor a: ©n until mid-February with quite a 


possible four- week run. 



Boston, Jan. 10. 

Four shows in town last 
Week but all did pretty well, with 
“Brigadoon” at the^^ColpniM | ' 


sprinkling of tryouts and preenis 
included. 

This week’s lone opener was 
“The Madwoman of ChaillPt,” 
which opened a two weeks’ stand 
at the Shubert last night (9) on the 
ATS subscription program. Ad- 
vance sale was good, Odd angle is 
that “The Enchanted,” new play by 
the same author (Gifardoux) opened 
at^'the Walnut last Monday, beat- 
ing the Broadway hit here by a 
week. It got fairly good notices 
but hasn’t bet^n doing too well at 
the boxoffice.. 

Next week brings “The Merry 
Widow” to the Forrest Moriday 
(16), Maufice Schwartz to the Wal- 
nut Tuesday (17) with hi$ Yiddish 


ahead. “Merry Widow” at. the 
Opera House Sagged arid “Dance 
Me a Song” at the Shubert never 
really caught on in its second 
Week. “The Happy Time” opened 
at the Plymouth last night (9) and 
“Design for a Stained Glass Win- 
dow” bows , toriight, with “Arms 
and the Girl,” Les Ballets de Paris, 
“All Old Beat-Up Woman” and 
“The Madwoman of Chaillot” di- 
rectly ahead. 

Estimates for Last Week 


Need Is One Good Break” to the 
Locust Thursday (19). On the 23d, 
Les Ballets de Paris is skedded for 
the Shubert for two weeks, and 
“Yes M’Lord” comes to the Wal- 
nut. 

Estimates for Last Week* 
“Arnis and the Girl,” Forrest (2d 
week) (1,766; $4.55). Illness of Na- 
nette Fabray, femme star, caused 
cancellation of Saturday matinee. 
Biz Was very strong for this The- 
atre Guild musical which preemed 


“Brigadoon,” Colonial (2d week) : 0 last 

(1,500; $4.80). After its wow holi- I 

day week take of $32,000, this ope ^od WeeL (l"877^$%*5)^’Th^^^eVu^ 
dropped on the second week to i jfdHeek) (1,877, $^^^ 

just under $27,500, which is still; *1^000 in Its ^second last 

the biggest thing in town. . ' ?14,()00 in its second and last 


“Dance Me a Song,” Shubert (2d 
week) (1,750; $4,80). This revue, 
which didn’t get any too helpful 
polices, hasn’t displayed much b.o. 
strength with its second week take 
arbund $16y000. Final w^eek is 


Week. 

“Streetcar Named Desire, Lo- 
cust (2d week) (1,500; $3.90). Re- 
turn of this Tennessee Williams 
prizewinner has been quite Success- 
ful; $23,900 in its. second session. . 
“The Enchanted/’ Walnut (1st 



13Gm4; 


'.r New Haven,. Jan. 10. 

healthy advance on preepi of 
The Happy Time”, at the Shu be ft 
last week (5-7) was augmented by 
dqop.i)at|^ej,|jjg proportions wlien 
^ord got around of show’s click. 
Final result was four capacity 
houses at $3.60 trip: for a fine 

Current week has an all-Negro 
cast in one night _b£ “Tobacco 
Road” (11), then “Merry Widow” 
for . the last half (12-14). Next 
Week gets tryout of “An Old Beat- 
UP Woman” (19-21), then a full 
stand of “Lend An Ear” (23^28). 



‘Like It’ Hi 


Cleveland, Jan. 10, 


curfent. I week) ) 1,340; $3.90). Fairly good 

“Summer and Smoke,” Wilbur notices for this new Girafdoux fan- 
(2d Wk) (1,300; $3.60). Winding up ' tasy, but disappointing biz; $(3,500. 
its tour here, the Tennessee Wil- • ; ■■ ■ 

liairis drama -fihaled with a ..bpe ,.] Vat’l 'Streetcar’ IS^G 

M«rry vfiaow,’’ Opera In 7 With Four Stands 

House . (2d w’eek) (3,000; . $3:60). Norfolk, Jan. 10, 

Drbppied off last, week after a nice National cbmpaiiy pf “Streetcar 
i start; : $15,500/ Hamed pesife,”, starring Judith i 

.) Eyelyri, had moderate pickings in ; 
/ four stands last Week, ending Sat- 1 
• urday night (7) at ' the Genter. herel 1 
! Total take was about $15i5()0 for 
.‘ seven perforriiartGes. 

•j ^ Most profitable staiid was here, 

' where the Tennessee . Williams ■ 
,, . YT u drama collected almost $8, OOO for 

Katharirie Hepburn, -.rtarring jp • showings. Previous dates ' 

the Theatre Gu ; Were Sunday night (1) at the ] 

You Like It, grossed a healthy ■ and apthe MunicL : 

,.$21,600 : on subscription , at the ! pal auditorium, Savannah, and Nar 1 

1 1,440-seat Hanna here i^t week.^ , N. C. 

currently, gqes to PiXtsbur^h n^ V Bj^CggyQ 

I week and IS due Jan, 2b, in JNCw , i t i a - 

‘ Richmond, Jan. 10,. j 

. Harry . Blackstone ran up a neat ; 

I iJ OAA C F gross Of $4.50Q with four perform-; 
*Okla> ! $33,ZUU, anpes at the WRVA Theatre (2-4)' 

San Franciscri, Jan. 10. [ with the house scaled at a $1.90 

Final Week of “.Oklahoma,”, at top. , 

' the 1 775-seat Currah, showed a Opening, performance was at- 
' stronger third stanza, tended by representatives pf_ama- 

' Musical chalked up a fine leur magician’s groups throughout 
$33,260. 1 the state. 


As expected, legit attendance on 
Broadway last week reacted sharp- 
ly from the holiday booiri of the 
. prey ID us . stanza. Except for the 
very few solid sellouts,/ all shows 
felt the boxoffice sag. Theatres 
playing special matinees Moriday 
(2) got lively patronage, but fe- 
ceipts skidded thereafter. 

Trade began recovefirig sUghtly 
late in the week, and indicatioris 
az’e that it wull pick up further this 
'Week, reachihg generally profitable 
level next week ; arid eoritiriuing 
fairly consistently through Febru- 
ary.- •• 

There were two Clbsirigs last 
week, two more are listed for this 
week and another pair for next 
Week. , Art influx of new shows , be- 
gins next Tii^dayi 17). / / 

Estimates for Last Week 

; Keys : C {Comedy) , P ( Drama ) , 
CD (Coniedy’prama), R (Revue ) , 
M (Musical) ,\p (Operetta) , 

Other parenthe tic figures re fer 
to seating capacity and top price, 
including:. 20% afniisevient tax. 
However: grosses are het; i.e., 
exclusive of tax, 

♦ “As the Girls Go,” Broadway 
(51st wk) (M-1,900; $6); Michael 
Todd hiusicai will close Saturday 
night (14) after exactly a year’s run 
(excluding the nine-week layoff last 
summer) and won’t tour; reacted to 
the trend; about $21,000. 

“Caesar and Cleopatra,” Nar 
tional (3d wk) (CD-I, 172; $6). Shaw 
fevival felt the 1 general slump; 
following a fine $28,000 on the 
holiday periody gpt a nice $22,200 
last week. 

“Clutterbuck,” Biltmbre (5th 
wk) (C-920; $4.80). Also joined the 
downtrend; almost $13,500. 

. “Death of a Salesman,” Morbs- 
co (48th wk) (D-914; $4.80)., Ebbed 
a little under capacity; $23,500; 

“Detective Story,” Hudson (42d 
Wk) (D-l, 015; $4,80). Also felt the 
general conditions; $19,500. , , 

“Diamond L’il,” Plymouth (21st 
wk) (GD-L063; $4.80). Mae West 
starrer shutters Jan. 21 to go bn 
the road; topped $17,000. 

“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 
Ziegfeld (5th wk) (M-L628; $6). At- 
tendance remained capacity, but 
the regular scale reduced the 
gross; over $46.9d0. 

“Happy As Larry,” Cbrohet f 1st 
wk) (M-998; $6). . Musical fantasy 
opened Friday night (6) to seven 
raps and one favorable notice- 
folded Saturday (7) after three 
performances; $4,700. 

“Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950,” Cen- 
ter (33d wk) (R-2,964; $2.88), Af- 
ter a record-setting $75,000. gro.ss 
for 14 performances on the holi- 
day week, the . skating spectacle 
went back to its usual nine-per- 
forrriarice schedule, with feceipts 
reflecting the ‘ general trend at 
$32,000., 

“I Know My Love,” Shubert 
(10th wk) ((/D-l, 391; $4.80). Has 
been getting the attendance limit, 
and the regular scale brought the 
gross $33,200. 

“Kiss Me, Kate,” Century (53d ; 
wk) (M-1,654; $6). Trifle under 
capacity at $45,100. 

“Lend An Ear,” Mansfield (56th 
\vk) (R- 1,041; $6). . After more than 
a year’s run, the longrstaying tuner 
will close Jan 21 to go on the 
road; almost $15,000. 

“Lost in 'the Stars,” Music Box 
(10th wk) (M-l, 012; $5,40). Con- 
tinues at capacity attendance; 
over .$26,000. 

“Madwoman of Chaillot,” Roy- 1 
ale ( 46th wk ) ( CD-I ,035 ; $4,8() ) . , 
Werit dark Saturday night (7) af- 
ter 368 performances to tour; 
$17,300 finale. 

“Member of the Wedding,” Em- 
pire (1st wk) (D-l, 082; $4.80). 
Premiered Thursday night (5) tb 
seven pros and a single con notice; 
first four showings got . $12,700, 
plus' ,$3,100 foi' a preview. : 

“Miss Liberty,” Imperial ( 26th 
wk) ;(M-1 ,400; $6;60). Also felt the : 
po.st-holiday offbeat; about $24,300. 

“Mister Roberts,” Alvin (99th 
wk) (CD-I, 360; $4.80). Reacted 
from the . holiday bonanza, but 
bettered the pre-Christmas figures 
and .should get. back to normal, 
pace this week; $29,300. 

“Rat Race,” Barrymore. (3d wk) , 
(CD-l,p66; $6). Was also hit last 
week; tooped $20,000. 

“She Stoops to Conquer,” City 
Center (2d wk) (G-3,025; $3)/ F^irst 
bill of the eight-week revival series 
closed a fortnight’s run Sunday 
night (:8,) and Will be. succeeded 
tonight ( Wed.) by “Corn Is Green.”: 
AfteF a fine $35,00,0 bn the holiday 
session “Stoops” hit the jackpot! 
la.rt vi/eek at $40,000. 

“South Pacific/' Majestic (40th 
'(vk) (M-1.659; $6). Never the ' 
Slightest variation in the etandee- , 


• limit attendance of this Rodgers- 
[ Hamriierstein smash; back to ihe 
regular $50,600 pace. 

I “Texas, L'il Darlin,” Hellirtger 
! (7th wk) (M-1,543; $6). Had a 
cbuple pf losing weeks’ operation 
during the lull, but should how ' 
get an operating' profit; $21, 40p;; 

“That; Lady,”' Martin Bisek (7th 
wk) (t)-l, 214; $4.80). Next few 
week.s, will probably tell . whether 
the Katharine Cornell; Stari:er will 
be able to stick thfough the,/ re- 
tnainder of the ; season or go oh. 
tour this spring; $16,500. 

>“rhe Father,'’ Cort (8th wk) 

; (D-li064; $4.80). Was doing : fairly 
i well until the pre-Christmas 
slump, but has since wilted; will 
close Saturday night (14). Slim 
pickings last week at ' $7,000. 

: “Touch and Go,'’ Broadhul’St 
(13th wk) (Rrl,160;;$6); Was doing ; 
close to capacity business until 
the pre-Christihas slough, and 
should make a comeback; $26,000. 

“Velvet Glove,” Booth (2d wk) 
(D-712; $4.80). Next few weeks 
may, be the deterihining ones for 
this Grace George-Walter Hamp- 
den starrer; bettered $9,000. • 

“Where’s Charley^” St. James 
(64th Wk) (M-1,509; $6). Was 

getting capacity trade before the 
shopping-season lull, and is rated 
a cinch to continue into the 
summer; $31,800. 

Opening 

“Corri Is Green,” City Center 
(D-3,025; $3). . Eirilyn Williams 

drainai the .secorid bill in the eight- 
week revival series, opens tonight 
(Wed.) for a fortnight’s engage- 
ment; production cost about $30,- 
000, and can gross around $35;000i 
Future Dates 

“Alive and Kicking,’' Jan. 17, at 
j Winter Garden; “The Encharited,” 
Jan. 18, at Lyceum: “The Man,” 
jJan. 19, at Eulton; “Dance Me a 
Song,” Jan. 20; at Royale; “Cocktail 
Party,” Jan. 21, at Miller; “Happy 
Time,” Jan. 24, at Plsmouth; 
“Devil's Disciple,” Jan. 25, at City 
Center; “As You Like It,” Jan. 26. 
at Cort; “Mr. Barry’s Etchings,'* 
{Jan. 31, at 48th Street, “The Iniib- 
1 cents,” Feb. 1, at Playhouse; “Arms 
' and the Girl,” Feb. 2, at 46th 
i Street;. 



‘Carte 8G, LA. 

Los Angeles, Jan. 10. 
Po.st-holiday period has perked 
up legit business around here ever 
.so .slightly, with “Inside U. S. A.” 
still the biggest thing in town at 
the Philharnionic Auditorium. 
“Kitty Doone,” at the small Circle 
Playhouse, goes along at good 
speed, with “Honest John,’’ Buddy 
Ebsen’s new comedy at the. Las 
Palnias, also doing okay. 

Estimates for Last Week 
“A la Carte,” El .Capitan (1,142; 
$3.60) (8th week). Poor $8,000 on 
final week. 

“Honest John,” Las Palmas 
(388; $3.00) (2nd week). Healthy 
$4,300, ' 

“Inside U. S. A.” Philharmonic 
Audi. (2,670; $3.60) (3d week). Good, 
at almbst $32,000. 

• “Kitty Doone,” Gircle Playhouse 
(150; $2.40). Still holding .up well 
at $1,500. 


< 


Lush $29,000 h 


in 

Ft. Worth, Jan. 16. ; 

. “Private Lives”, reaped a harvest 
in Texas last week, piling up a 
lush, gro.ss of $29,000 in .seven 
perfoimahces in Houstoh,. Sari 
Antonio and here. That \vas a 
hefty jump over the holiday week 
previous% When the Tallulah Bank- 
head. .starrer cbllected •$22,000 in 
eight performances at the Pbehe, 
•New .Orleans. . i. 

Revival is splitting this! Week 
between Dallas, Shreveport, Little 
Rock and Memphis. 




51Gin4,Birff 


Buffalo, Jan/ lO- 

: Kermit Bloomgarden’s n e w 
thriller candidate, “The Man,” 
collected a mild $5,500 in four per- 
formances last 'ITiur.sday-Saturday 
night (5-7) at the Erlanger here. 

Mellef is in Pittsburgh this week 
and opens Jan. 19 on Broadway. 


58 


LEGIT 1 ]» 1 ATE 


PSmETY 


Wedne^ay, Jamiary ll, 1950 



} gredients to be a happy combina- 
1 tion. A heavy-handed musicail 


The MeHibm of the 

Wedding 1 tion. A 

; Robert wmwi,ead; Oliver Bee W Y— , ,, . .. ■. 

Stanley Martineau production _of dr^ma tiort, it tries too hard, to do tpo • duccd ’XiCnd an Ear .* and Alive 


Katzell Saeks Sennett 
Oldie for B^^y Musical 


^bllywopd»: Jail. JO. 
William R. Katzell, who pro- 


. - . ^ „s— and-so-doesn^t^ come-^-^^, .. ..vi+u 

.Cullers.' from her own novel of same - -/» Qimr^Accfiillv dnnp in Dublin : negotiating With 

title. Stars Ether Waters; features JuUe oit^ , ^uccessiuiiy Qone in wupiin . . Senhett for musical stafie 

Harris. Directed by Harold Clurmah; set- and London (and tried OUt orlg- ; 

ting, costumes -and Ughtiiig, tester Poia- -inally in the U; S: at Aniherst cOl - 1 *^^^* 8 bts ao. Molly-Oj -Mabel Npr-' 

Broadway.:; ; mand staler. : . 

Jarvis . . : , , James Holden ‘ The play is about loVO. with its ! Katzell hopes tb develop it into 

jJmS?® — ■ V!:V■j^anet^d^Gm^e;^them the unpredictability , ot a. Broadway show if deal with Sen- 
Berenice Sadie Waters; women. The acUon Of the play, ; nett can be madO. 

Royal ^Addanw . , .. ^Hansen ; “^yhich fakes place anywhere, any- 

Mrs. AVest : . . . Margaret Barker time, concerns a tailor wiiose 

Helen Fletcher;. ; ! . v. ; v Mitzie- Blake grandfather had been polisoned by 

the iinprincipled^lover of his fickle 
T. T; williams ' " ' Harold Bolden', .grandmother, ; Somehotv, the tailor 

Honey Camden Brown . : ; Henry Scott gets back tO, his. grand" 

Barney McKean . . . Jimmy 

T" tailors trail along to put history ^^Alive and KiekingV — gommu- 

Froni her “Thb Member' of the off both lover and nity, Hershey, Pa. (10-14). • 

V I You nW IB/ One Good 

Cullers has adapted a fo^inless but in its Break'—LoGust, Phila. (16-21). 

perceptive tender, and touching well-chosen cast ' 

drama, which ^is given a glo.\nng. sing and , dance expertly, the 
and inemorable rper^rmance ., .by p|^v has some intriguing moments. 

Ethel W 2 t®rs» :'f^hlie Harris and ' 3 . most part, the dialog is 

youngster .named ^Branto De pseudo"poetic and whimsical; 

Wilde, Bnder .HaroW vClu^^ there is; confusion in styles as fan? 


9.21) 


seri.sitive directipn. Wi^ the help and ;poe^y leave . off and buf- 

o£ some thrbat-catching comedy fespue begihs, arid .the sum is dull- 
touches. It should^ overcome its ^ot of Weird doings "go 

generally sombre^ tone ^nd its and while they 

obvious technical flaws and should gatisfj’ one’s interest in the bizarre, 

Profitable run.^ ic they don’t add iip to a play. 

The play’s literary derivation is , . v ,u j i.- 

indicatid by the >Ught; and slow. 

m^iTitsrT' isirfcf ■ ' f Ho ijn/*ViicinTi • rif Tion- liBs sornc. 11116 tiiirioS in..iv» Bur^0SS 


^"Arriis and the GlrP' -— Forrest. 
Phila. (9-14); Shubert, Bbst; (16- 

21).-''- • :-;v 


yAs You Like ir-^Taft Aud:; 
.Cincinnati (9-14); Nixon, Pitt. (1 6-: 

21 );, ^ 


; -BaUet' Thea^ —- Davidson, 
Milw. (9-1 1 ) ; Aud. , La Crosse, Wis. 
(12-13); Parkway, Madisoii (14);; 
Technical Highschbol, Omaha (16- 
17); Mu^e; Hail, K.C. (18-21); , 

Ballets de Paris-r- 6 pera House, 
Bost (l6-21)..^ ■ y; . 

“Barrets of Winipble Street”—^ 


moving plot, the tficlusion of non- so^ ni^ in mgs mv^ largess 

essen tiar elements, and ’ the i stress "'“i!®® i - ' - - - ' ~ ' ’ 

of characterization, and mood,, as P/ ‘he ^tailor, and., granddad, hasl Hanna,, Cleve. (9-14): Royal , 
well as the faults- dramatic strue- staged the work attractoely, with^ andra, Toronto (16-21). 
ture atid the Off-Stage ; placement ■ * 
of vital incidehts, Oh the pthcr 1 1"'!:®*’!®')-' 

hflnVt. '.fhe aiithorts lincahnv knbWl- 1 pehe. good,, as ‘,October , or , , I Re- 


hand, the author’s uncanny knpWl- ! , 

edge of. ehild psychology; -her ' )heh*her, Her. There are. a .couple 


accurate ear for children's speech 
pattern^ and her compassion 


of fine dancers among the seven 
tailors, while . all have voices f 


tlm ri^edi^ ^ youth" hnd age I superiw to the ;U^1 Broadway 
suggest that the story may be ait ; The dance of the three fates 

m . -M J1 . ■ 1: ^ -I- ! • -I 1 1 


least partly . autobibgraphical. 

“Mernber of the Wedding” is 
essentially a study Of Ibrieliness. 
The confused, inarticulate, ioncli- 


at the close of the first act, sexy 
and bizarre, is something tp see. 

Meredith lends a great deal of 
warriith arid color to his two roles 
ness of a highly imaginative j pf . tailor and: grandfather, and 
and vulnerable girl of 12 and the :i sings his several songs appealingly, 
resigned, philosophical loneliness 1 Marguerite Piazza is strikingly at- 
of her kindly Negro mairimy, The f tractive as the widow, . and sings 
motherless girl, too. young the Sparkle and 

teen-age neighbors, but with an ! finish of the talented operetta 
inexpressible yearning for com- ' singer that she is. ^ Barbara, Perry, 
panionship and. identification, iS ; as the: fickle grandma, is likewise 
driven' to desperation by her sol- j Pi etty and .eye-filling, and m one 
dier-brother’s approaching mar - 1 dance . number towards^ the close,, 
riage. Ignoring her worried mam- i is k stunning surprise. Gene Barry 
my’s warnings, she determines tb ! smgs^ and acts well as the villam- 
accoiripariy the. . riewly weds ori. their i pps. doctor-suitor, and Irwin Gorey 
honeymoon and to live with therri : ^P^ips' gleefully about stage as a 
thereafter. j gamin pharmacist. . Supporting cast 

As the little boy from next door : ^^vort in style. 

trots in and out of the kitchen with I But they’re assigned too many 
chiidish prattle, joinirig in :the stints; odd incidents follow each 
conversation when he cam under- • other confusingly; there’s too much 
stand it and providing 'repeated ) hocus-pocus, and the result is un-. 
comedy, the girl makes her plans ^ happy. Bron, 

and indulges in fantastic day- i ( Closed Sat. .(7) after three per- ir^*^** cv, 4 ,K«,vf 

dreams. After a; long . and almost i torhiun | ^^_'Kiss Me, Kate.— 

“Light Up the Sky’*-r--American, 
St. L. (9-14); Studebaker, :Chi. (le- 


VBlpssom Time” Highschool 
Aud., PottsyiUe, Pa. (9); Aud.; 
Charlestbrt, W. Va. .,(11); Murat 
Indianapolis (i2rl4); Great North- 
ern, Chi; (16-21); . 

“Brigadooni”r— Colonial, Bost. (9- 
21 ). 

Cornelia 6 tis Skinner — Curran, 
:S..-F.' (16-21)/ 

“DanCe Me a Song” -r- Shubert 
Bostv (9-14). 

“Death of a Salesman”-— Er- 
langer, Chi. (9-21). 

:“Desigri for a Stained Glass 
Wirid 6 w”-r-Wilbur, Bbst^; (9-21). 

“Detective Story” — Blackstone, 
Chi. 19-21),^ ■ 

““Goodbye, My Fancy*' — Harris, 
Chi. (9-21.). 

“Happy Time’?T^Piymouth, Bost. 
(9-21). 

’ “Harvey”-— Michigan, Ann Arbor 
(9); Michigan, Jackson (10); Bimou, 
Battle Creek (11); State, Kalairia-^ 
zoo (12) ; Keith’s, Grand Rapids 
(13-14); Michigan, Lansing (16); 
Palace, Flint ( 17) ; Palace, S. Bend 
(18); Quimby Aud., Ft.. Wayne (19); 
Indiana Univ. Aud., Bloomington 
( 20 - 21 ).... 

“Inside tJ. S. A,”— Philharmonic 
Aud;, L. A. (9-14); Mayfair,' Port- 
land (16-:21). 


actionless second act, climaxed by 
an unforgettable curtain scene of 
Miss Waters singing a hymn with 
the two children, the third act 
erupts into a rather melodramatic 
and eoritrived series of ^events. 

Although the writing is dra- 
matically imperfect, it is uiiden/ 
ably bolHuant. And it is given 
eloquent expression in the per- 



OF SUGAR AND SPICE 
(Carl Fisher Hall, N. Y.) 
Written, produced and directed 
by George Wood, this revue put 


formance. Miss Waters is superb , Three ^ perfp^rmances Jast 

as the mammy, giving Conviction That could stand 

and vigor to every scene, and even hP ^ Broadway house There 

proyiding interest to the rambling Topmany wea^^^ 

second act. Miss Harris, already ps major fault lies in Wood s fai^, 

a promising emotional actress, j Pr® ^®/^^hy_develop some good 

gives a remarkably varied and ! . them dangling. 

skillful portrayal pf the giil, and ! Tu? 

youhg pe Wilde is delightfully ! x job displayed definite 

serious and unprecocious as the 1 « j x. 

child frorh next door. Among the also served as a show- 
supporting players William Han- ; good performances, 

seri, Harry Bolden, Henry Scott, 1 melo- 

James, Holden and Janet de Gore labeled My .Lover in 

are notable i Liverpool was good, while a mee 

Much of the credit for : the 

triumphant performance obviously Alice 

beiohes to CliirTfian for His lindpr- .^vOstly and Patricia, Morrill 


21 ). 

“Madwoman of Chaillot” — Shu- 
bert, Phila (9-21). 

“Mail Who Game . to Dinner”— ^ 
Gass. Det. (9-14); Airierican, St. L. 
(16-21). / 

Maurice Schwartz Royal Alex- 
andra, Toronto (9-14); Shubert- 
Lafayette, Dei, (15); Walnut, Phila.- 
(17-21). : 

^‘Merry Widow”- 7 -'yictory, Prov, 
(9); Court Square, Springfield, 
Mass. (lOrlP; Shubert, New Haven 
(12-14); Forrest, Phila. (16-21). 

“Mister Roberts”— KRNT thea- 
tre, Des M; 6 ines (10-11); Aud;, St. 
Paul (13-14); Lyceurri, Mpls. (16- 
. 21 ), ■" 

“Mr. Barry’s Etchings” — ^Hanna, 
Cleve, (16-21). 

“Oklahoma!” — Biltmore, L; A. 

•(9-21).: •, 

“Old Beat-Up Woman” — Shu- 
bert, New Haven (19-21). • 

“Philadelphia :Story” — Metro- 
politan, Seattle (16-21) 



Bona venture 

London, Jan. 3. 

Linnlt & Dubfee presentation of drama 
in three acts hyJ Charlotte Hastings. Di- 
rected hy Charles Hickman* At Vaude- 
ville. London, ~ 

Nurse Rhillips , . . ^ . . . . . . Petty England 

Nurse Brent . . . , . . , . ; . .Josephine Douglas 
Sister Josephine , . . ; .... .Nell Ballantyne 

Willy Pentridge . . . . ; . . . . . . John Crocker 

Sister Mary BpnaventUre : Fay Compton 
Dr. Jeffreys. . . , ; . . , .'. .Ballard Berkeley 

Mother. Superior.-. . ; 4 , .x. . .Deirdre Dovle 
Melliiig . i . . V . . . . . .Colin Douglas 

Misa pierce . ... ; . < . . . . . ... - Mary . Marvin 

Sarat. Cam ■ . .... , .. . . ; . . i ; .Mary Kcrrldge 

Martha Pentr Idge , . , . . ; . . Cicely ,Walper 

This new play ,is hOteworthy for 
several reasons, not the least im- 
pbrtarit of .which is- that .it. iritror 
duces to the theatre a new play- 
wright of undoubted merit. 

It’s a solid, workmanlike drama 
which . should hold attention of 
audiences .for isdine . months to 
come. Play is backed up by a 
polished cast arid the production is 
distinguished by two - brilliant per^ 
fbrmainCes. . : 

One is Trom Fay Cbriipton, who 
plays the title foie of Sister Mary 
BonaveritUfe, and the Isecorid is 
from Mary Kerfidge, Who. has the 
intense part, of; a girl: condemried 
to death for the alleged murder of 
her brother. More by instinct 
than by reason. Sister Mary has 
sublime faith • iii the innocence of 
the coiTdeirined girl, and eventually 
is able to point the finger of guilt 
to a doctor who had been wronged; 
by the dead :m4n some y eafs prer 
vibusly. ;■/' .. ; 

The theme is developed with 
considerable ingenuity and al- 
though there are irreleyances, there 
appears to b,e nothing illogical 
about the denoueinenti Mary ; Ker- 
ridge’s actinig delicately, .yet in- 
tensely, depicts the ; tbriTient of a 
young, innocent girl awaiting exr 
ecutiori. Deirdre* Doyle gives a 
htiinan interpretation of the 
Mother Superipr, Ballard Berkeley 
capably portrays the guilty doctor, 
and John Crocker in every way 
suggests the village idiot w'ho : is 
employed at the cortyerit to keep, 
hirn out pf mischief ; There is also 
a fine cameo from Mary Marvin as 
a guard. - Myro. 

Castle in the Air 

/ London, Jan. 3. 

Jack Buchanan and Stanley French pres- 
entation of comedy in three acts by Alan 
Melville. Directed hy Roy Rich. At Adel- 
phi; . London.. • 

Mehzles. . . . ,/ . , . . . Ewan Roberts 

"Boss': Trent.:. ... . . .Coral Browne \ 

Earle of Locharne . . . . . . : Jack Buchanan ' 

Arthur Phillips ; ./ . .... . . William Kendall ! 

Mrs. Dunne. ...... . . ...... .Irene Manning i 


actual bombing takes place off, 
stage, but there is . terrific suspense 
as the .conspirators wait for the 
explosion, There ' is a strarige 
awthu&^iathe-scerie in prison, after 
the bomb has been thrown, arid 
terror in the insistence of Dora (in 
love with Kallayev) upon hearing 
the last detail: of his hanging. 

In the excellent cast, acting 
honors gd, to Maria Casafes as 
Dora, and Michel Bouquet as the 
confirmed, hardened revolutionary, 
Stepaii.. Serge Reggiarii is also 
fine as the intellectual Kaliayev; 
and Michele Lahaye .is moving 4s 
the Grand Duchess. Paul Oettly 
turns In ariother of his: exeiriplafy 
perforriiances as the pblice-chief 
Skourato v> who cynically tries to 
persuade public opinion to believe 
that the Gf arid Duchess succeeded 
j in converting Kaliayev.. The rest 
j of the cast are outsteridirig In 
minor roles. The grim, grey set- 
tirigs, of the Conspif atbf s’ . attic 
room and of Kallayev’s - prison cel/ 
heighten the mood of the play, 

\ ...:/ ^-Frcd. 

Fruclillpig liil Praloir 

(Springtime iri Vienna) 

Vienna, Jan. 3’ 

Franz Stoss: production of operetta in 
two. acts . (12 scenes). Book’ by Efhst 
rischka; music, Robert Stolz; production ‘ 
de$igned by Hubert Marischkai costumes, 
Gerdago; musical direction, Fritz Twfei- 
enz; aettingSi OttO Llewehf; lighting, Wil- 
helm Riepl: dances, Dia Lucca: At Sthdt 
theatre,: Vienna. 

Die Turfkarolin ........ ; ; . Steffi Schaffel 

Karl Apfelthaler . . : . . . > , .. . ... Fritz Imhoff 

Xaverl Tief enbacher . . . . . . . . . .Oskar Sima 

Gust! Brettschheider: . . . . . ;Tony Nlessner 

Robert' Lessiak.-; . ; . . ; . . ; . .Heinz .Conrads • 
Max von Bless ........... . . Stefan Skodlcr 

Rosi . Tlefeiibacher . . . ....... .Hedy Fassler 


belongs to Gluririan for his under- .^^tricia, m 

standiriff and exnressive .dii’pcf-inn • light- in.-..a ;nijiTiber-ot comic se- . , . 

—clearly one of th(f Sstin^ quences coming: through best with ^‘Private Lives” Melba, Dallas 
staging jobs Of recem Sms ' respective -offerings of “Lace I (9^10);;' City And., Shreveport (11); 
L^t^r -^ 1 ^ 01 ^ and: ‘‘Drop in the BuckH-Rofiffison. A Rock . (13); 

secrierv adds a helpful touch ' ' both: bright ditties. .: Ncirval Aud., Memphis (14);. Coliseum; 

bteneiy aaus a rieipiui i; 0 ^h , v ^Tormsen- showed good voice in the;; Evansville^ Ind: (16); :Ryman Aud., 

leading role of a farm boy wlio t Nashville (17); Memorial Aud,,. 
comes to the; city to find a giriV IJ^Qhlsyiil^^ Murat, Iridpls. 

I'Rhoda Johanh.sori. Maxine Tif'P-anri (20-21). 


As T^arrv 



This is a brisk, ' topical comedy ! 
of a Scottish laird threatened with , 
ruin and staving off the wolf at; his | 
ancestral door as long as possible. J 
Show is good eritertainmerit, with 
plenty of laughs, and gives Jack 
Buchanan full scope to display his ; 
whimsical chariu. 

The Earl of Locharne, reduced 
to taking lodgecs in a losing battle 
to keep up his estate, is suddenly 
Corif ronteci With an official from 
the Coal Board who has to report 
to his superiors whether the Castle 
is worth requisitioning as a rest 
hume for miners. Wishing to sell 
his ancestral home, but averse to 
being, driven from it, the harassed 
Peer finds salvation in a miliion- 
airess blonde from Detroit. 

Irene Manning is alluring as the 
American inyader and Coral 
Browne attractive in a contrasting' 
vein as a faithful watchdog. Wil- 
liam Kendall is a cdriscientiously 
fussy civil servarit and Ewan Rob- 
erts. gives a rich Characterization as 
a handyman who refuses to he 
fired. :Clem. 

(The Jiist) 

-Paris,-; Jan. 

. Jacques Hebertpt presentation of. tirama 
in five acts by Albert Gainus. Directed by 
Paul Oettly/, Scenery and . .Costumes bv 
Rosnay. ' At th^ Theatre Hebertot, Paris. 
a ' ' ‘ - ‘ • • • ’. •. • • • Maria Casares 

Anankov. . . . . . . , . . . . . 'Yves Brainviile 

, ; . . . , . i ., Michel Bouquet 
• •.« • ' < • • Jean Pommi.er 

’ ' ■ ■ * ’ '*:**:' ‘ • ' ’ ■ Regpfiani' 

r ■ ■■ ■ *'• • * :■ . Moncorbier 

Le Gai dien . , . , , , . , . .Lo'-ds Perdbux 
Skoura^y .^. , , . ■, . ; . . . ; Paul. Oettly 


Robert Stolz Is. once again at his 
best. Written in exile, loaded with 
nostalgia, this newest operetta of 
the re juven4ted ambassador of 
Viennese music ranks ariiorig the 
most erijoyabldy satisfying music ai; 
shows since , pre-war Vienna days. 
B.o. returns here, and anywhere; 
should, be good; 

The book presents the romarice/ 
of a girl (Hedy Fassler), desirous 
Of escaping front the dull life as a 
violinist in a Prater . restaurant , 
Vienria-s pre-war amusement cen- 
tre* She almost succumbs to the 
flatteries of a Jockey Club member 
(Stefari Skodler), but finally re- 
turns to her real love, the Prater 
towricrier (Tony Nlessner). 

Standout songs include a big 
waltz (“Vierina Music”), an old- 
fashioned carican, “Im Prater Wei> 
den die Maedchen Schwach” (‘‘In 
Prater the Girls Weakeri”), "The 
Streets and Squares of Vienna,” 
and ‘‘Jessasi Sind die Menschen 
Bloed’’ (“How Stupid People Are” )> 
Also very effective are “Wenn die 
Liebe Aus 1st” (‘‘When Love 
Ends”), ^‘Scheint die Sonne; Niin- 
irier Mehr?” (“Doesn't the Suit 
Shine Anymore?’?), ‘‘Wo Gibt’s a 
Hetz” (“Where There is Fun”). 

There are a few casual dances 
and two big ballets by Vienna’s 
leading Dia Lucca corps. One 
leads up a Prater review of 1910, 
lavishly decorated; the other is a 
cancan, adding color to ari almost 
forgotten, fabulous period. Lyrics 
often grow out pf the situation, de- 
velop character and help advance 
the story. Every verse of Ernest 
Marischka’s graceful book lives up 
to expectations. 

• Miss Fassler Is a ti’cat in the 
costumes of the period. The same 
goes for Steffi Schaffel. Both are 
captivating stars. Skodler rates, 
a hand for his singing and general 
deportment as the rich, bad man. 
Niessner and Hein? Conrads click, 
in their parts. Fritz Imhoff has 
an amusing comedy role as ffca- 
circus pwrier. . Oskar Sima de- 
serves ni en t i on . _ , ^Orcli estratip n is 
worthy of Stolz Standard: Scenery 
arid lighting are striking; cbstunie.s, 
effective. 

Though willten and pfoduced to 
remind Vierina of the. good old 
days, “.Fruehlirig ini; Prater” won’t 
lose its puri'ch if transplanted ; iu 
foreign/coUritries. ^ ■ n>Tnri^ 


Mads.. 


dith; . featured . Marguerite. Piazza; Gene • 
Barry, Barbara Perry,. Henry Calvin ahd 
Irvyih Corey. : Stneed by Meredith j Sets 
aha, costumes',' Motley;, choreography, . 
Anna Sokolowj. mobiles, Alexander Cal- 
der; orohestratibnSii Rudolph Goehr and 
Charles Cdok; vocal arrangements. Her-, 
bert Greene; mUsicdl director, Fran-z 
Allers. At Coronet, • N;. Y.,: Jan. 6, .'505 at 
$6 top ($7.20 opening). . 

1st Tailor '. . . . ... .... . . . .Maurice Edwards 

3rd Tailor . . . . . , .' . ... ..... . , Frank Mlltori 

. .. . . . X .... . , , . - Harry Allen 

. » . * . . Henry Calvin 
. .. William HogUe 
Jaqk Warner 


Grand . Duchess . 


4th Tailor 
5th Tailor 
..6th Tailor. 
7th Toilor 




■Haiwey’ lOG, Detroit 


.<4.X 


Detroit, Jan. 10 
Harvey”, produced a pc__ 
$10,000 at the Cass last week. Cur- 
rent week’s play is “The. Man Who 
Came: to Dinner,” starririg Monty 
Woolley. 

The Shubert-Lafayette lif dark, 
with no prospects in sight'. 
Meanwhile, Civic Light Opera 

Widow . . . . , . . , . .Marguerite Piazza i Maiietta, starring G.aSs .Daley, , 

Gravedigger. . . ... RqipJr Hertz ' grossed a poor $38,000, Previously, 

SSS : Boat- had draws a. swell 

Seamus . . V. ‘ ^ Corey l?dU,UUU. , 

01ot;Tio * • ( * •'» • • • • • » 1 « '• 4 1 ' . ATarn iCim | ■ i 

Jule Styne is riiapping a legit 
musical produetiori with book by 
Keri England and score by Hugh 


1/achc.sis. 

Atropos i;,, i . ... 




Diane Sjnelair 
Royce Wallace 


“Happy As Larry” is corii- 
pounded of too many diverse in- Martin* 


(19-21).. 

■‘Streetcar Named Desire” (No. 
■2).^Ford’s, Balt, (9-21). 

“Student Pririce”-— Great North- 
ern, Chi; (9-14): V 
“The Enchanted”— Walnut; Phila. 
i;(9-l4y;/ -^:'; - - 

“The Man”— Nixbn, Pitt. (9-14). 
Webster^Shakespeaffe — Univ. of 
Delaware, Newark (9); Madison 
College, Harrisburg. Va. (10); 
I Mosque, Riehiriprid (ID; . Little, 
Hollins, Va. (12.); Manson Hall, 
Sweet Briar; Vai (13 ) ; Center; Nor- 
U A ^ ■ f<ilk (14); Memorial Hall, Chapel 

had. drawn a. swell [ Hill, N. C. (16); Aycbck Aud., 

Greensboro, N. C. (17); Duke Aud., 
Durham, N. C. (18); Boyden High- 
school/ Salisbury, N. G. (19); 
Armory Aud., Charlbtte ( 21 ). 

“Yes, M’Lord” - 7 - Studebaker, 
Ghi (9-14); Cass,: Del (16-21). 


. . Mi/vele , Lahaye 


. In February, 1905, a group of 
terrorists organized a bomb attack 
on the Grand Duke Serge, uncle 
o/the Tsar of- Russia, which, from 
an historical standpoint, provided 
Albert Canius with the framework 
of his drama. Beyond this, how- 
ever, the: play itself is a long 
philosophical discussion of the 
“justice” of political assassination 
and the mental sufferings of ari iri- 
diyidual torn between his humane 
instincts and the necessity of an 
act that his conscience is inclined 
to repudiate but which his politi- 
cal beliefs force him to corisider 
inevitable. 

Thanks to intelligent direction 
anm superb acting the play, which 
is. fundameritally static, is oh thb 
Whole^ dramatically effective. . The 


Miirili^r ill; tlio Vicara^o 

: / / • London, Jail. 3: 

Pi'esebtiitioiv (in 'association 
. With. People s Entertainrhcnt .Society) of 
:mystery in two acts by Moie Charles and 
To.^'* from book by 

.Dirfected by Reginald 
Tat6. - At Playhouse, London. • 

,ri®‘>hard.: Clemept .... .Tack: Lambert 
Gnselda Clement . Genine Grahani 

.Michael New.oll 

■ ■ ■ i j-’tV •' • * ‘ • • • • - • Betty Sinclair 

T Hswea . . ; .Michael Darbyshir® 

Lettice ProthOroe ; Andrea Lei 
Miss Mai’ple . . , . / . , . . ; . , Barbara Mulloh 
Mis. Price /Ridley. . . . , . . ; .Mildred Cottell 
Anne Protheroe .. — Alv.vs Maben 

Lawi^nce Redding. . . . . Reginald 'I’atc 

; ' • • ■ . Francis RobCrt-i; 

Jiispector Slack . . . .... . Stanley Van Beei f 

^Familiar Whodunit type of play, 
adapted from art Agatha Christie 
thrillef, should provide good local 
eritertainment. Its theme arid 
status is obvious and will draw its 
own particular audierice. Having 
already covered production cost on 
its pre-London tbur, it should make, 
good oh popularity of novelist 
(GontiiiUed on page 60L 




60 


UBGITIMATE 


Wednesjay, January 11, 1950 





Coiitintied from Vttt 55 


and-a-half \Veek road toUr. In ; 
figuring losse.*?, only operating ex- 
penses; not production cost items, 
may be included. The concession 
klso applies Only to shows of pro- 
ducers using the accbuntihg system !. 
recently approved by the Commit- 
tee pi Theatrical Producers. 

TljC royalty • cut may riot be 
applied to the author’s advance 
against royalties. . Aiso, tn case the 
Show \yhich has suffered a t^^ 
loss subsequently earns back its 
iriyestment, the amount of the 
royalty cut iriust be returried to 
the>author before any profits may. 
be .distributed. It is emphasized 
that steps will be taken to, prevent 
producers from loading up finan- 
cial statements to show a: tryout • 
loss and obtain unwarranted rpyal- 
ty. reductions.' 

Since the royalty slice will not 
apply to an. author’s advance arid, 
in any casei will cover only losing 
tryout erigagements. on which the 
gross will presumably be low the 
Guild’s action is : obyiousiy .more 
in the nature of a gesture than a 
major financial concession. / Hbw^ 
ever, if it leads to Gorrespondihg 
waivers from Actors' Equity; the 
stagehands, mu.sicians and \ other 
unions; it may involve a substantial 
reduction of tryout losses, ' As the 
Guild noted in its . arinbuncement 
of the cut, the whole purpose of 
the CT]R is to reduce production 
expenses and thereby increase pror 
duGtibn. That in turn would iri- 
crease employment and earnings 
for everyone involved. / ; 

As the members 'of the CTP have 
pointed out, concessions covering 
tryouts arid the critical weeks early 
in a Broadway run ordinarily 
would involve little aptuai sacri- 
fice, since that is the period when 
shows usually draw relatively 
small grosses. On the other haridy 
the Qnl 3 ' substantial return from 
legit under present conditions, is 
from hit shows. So it Should be a 
profitable gamble to allow conces- 
sioris on the low-grossirig weeks on 
the chance of helping to get a show 
established as a hit. In the latter 


case there; is generally ample 
profit for everyone irtvolved. 

The CTP sub-committee which 
worked out the rpyalty-cut propos- 
al consists of Shervvopd,/ .Herman 
Shumlin and Gilbert Milier; Hav? 
ing gained the Dramatists Guild 
approval of the scheme, the GTP. is 
next : expected to approach Equity 
and the other . urrtons for ebrre-f 
spbriing Concessions. Spine mbye. 
to persuade . thbatxe owners to 
agree r to , modification pf ’ . theatre 
terms is also anticipated, since Uie- 
atre rental is usually Uie largest 
single item in a show's' ojperating 
budget,.;.. 7 




MinneappliSvJari. 10: 

■ .Reviewers pulled no stops, in 
showering praise on the play and 
' cast, but '‘Light Up the Sky” suf- 
fered brutally from near-blizzards . 
■■■ an d 1 5- beloAv-zero temperatures ' i 
For the seven nights and. one. 1 
matinee . at ' S.3:60 top. in the 1.900- 
seat Lyceum, the atlractipn came 
through with only a .paltry $7,000. 

Next on the list i$ “Mister Rob- 

; erts,” which starts a ip-day en- 
gagement/ Jan; 15. ;; 

Schwartz 1 7G, Mont’l 

’Montreali Jari. iO, 

“Y d § e l e , the Nightingale,” 
Maurice Schwartz’s folk comedy 
from the ijpvel by . . Sholem 
Aleiehem; did a near $17,000 ait 
His Majesty’s last week for 11 per- 
formances. ■ 

With this 1.579-seater scaled to I 
a $3:40 top, play drew, raves frorri 
all aisle-sitters and Was called by 
some the best theatre to . have 
played Montreal in the past year. 

^PRlMiTIVE ANGEL’- FOR L;A. 

Hollywood; Jan. 10. 
“The Primitive Angel*” comedy 
|: with music, will be staged; at the 
I Westwood Playhbusp, L. A** Jan. 
i 19. Jay Ingram wrote the play and 
i will direct. Dick Sherman did the 
I lyrics.- 

i Shirley O. Mills, David Daniels, 
Bob Gardette . and Dodie Warren 
head the cast. 


TUrd Barter Ihpibre 
Troqpe Ta^es to Boad 

Abingdon,. ; Jan. 10. . 

A th ird Barter Theatre company 
left here immediately offer New 
Year's day to troupe J. B. Priest- 
ley's “Dangerous Corner” through 
Virginia and\ s;x other southern 
states. Play has beep direeted by 
Robert: Porlerfield, , Barter’s found- . 
er-mariager.' 

Two btheir companies have been 
oh the road Since Barter closed its 
summer season in Abingdon early 
in September. , One outfit troupes 
‘The Imagiriary* 1 n y all d^^ and 
“Thunder Rock”; the other coni- 
pany stages “Yoii Can't Take It 
With You” and “The Show-Off.” 

“Cornet’s” cast is composed 
chiefly of Lohdori and New York 
players' making their first appear- 
ance iri a Barter outfit and include 
Peter Pagan. Virginia Downing, 
William Kemp and Kelly Flint. 
Also in the compariy is Mary Perry, 
erstwhUe dean of dramatics at 
Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga. 


Tagliavlni Gifts Fee 
For J. C. Arts Center 

Plans to build a $1,500,000 arts 
center in Jersey City gdiried im- 
petus Sunday (8) when Met tenor 
Ferruccio Tagliavirii made^ the in- 
itial donation for the publicly-fi- 
nanced, project. The singer, who 
appeared that evenirig at the first 
concert sponsored by the Jersey 
City Community ; Concert Assn., 
waived his fee as a gift for the 
venture.; •• 

. Backed bj' ci y i c officials and 
prominerit local citizens, the Gori^ 
cert Assn, revealed the formation 
of the7 Jersey City Fine Arts Assh., 
which will build an opera house 
and concert hhll in Jersey City. In 
addition the group is setting up a 
music festival to be held May' 5 
arid/ open to ail 1 amateur talent 
from the city and ; the Surrounding 
.area',-. 




Tom Amold's. “Ice Vogues’* at 
Stoll theatre folds, first week in 
February arid will be followed, by 
Prince LittleFs “Wild Violets” 
operetta Lou Wilson t6 Vienna 
Jan: 6 to look over Robert Siolz*$ 
latest operetta , ‘ ‘Springtime in 

Vienna.’' currently at Stadt thea- 
tre;. J, t. :Sachs to New York end 
of January arid expects to be away 
four weeks. 

Peter Dearing’s “Before ,the 
Party;” based on a iSoriierset 
Maugham short story, authored by 
Rodney Acklandr closes at St. Mar- 
tin’s theatre, Jan. 21, with nothing 
set to follow : “Sauce Tartare,” 
Cecil Landeau's successful revue, 
is also folding after a fortnight’s 
notice with nothing skedded after. 


U. of Minn. 

Continued rtprii page 55 


Plays Out of Town 


Continued front page 59 



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THE REASON: 

P^VLlETY —Jon- 




FILM PREMip SNAFUS I 
TArAgON' LEGIT PEBtIT * 

. -ivilmington. 

; Adcbrdi-ng Ip Sliuberti. in ;the con- 
tract ■ wi Lh t h e .Bri tisii .procVu’cci-.s . of 
th-e plu.;- witli- . the, English . company 
that • nuidc tlic .pictiU'C',, the latter 
was ' hot. to. .have Ih'Cii rdlca.sdd .ii'i ' 
the U. B, until six, mohth.s. al'Lcr 
the slrpw’s' Broadway, openi ng. lie' 
said that someone . i'nusf havb , 
.“ju.mped ; the, ft',iin” /oh tVie^ reJofi.se 
date, and th.'tt: he . intended to cbji- 
'sLilt attorneys as ’to posslhie . Icgai 
actibh. • ' . ./ . ■ , 

. T’lay- was, well ; roceJ wd • at tlie 
^Play.holisa' .:,hore, ’ gros.sing aiv dsti- 
niatcol, JS'l.hiu) in. fo.lir porL'ornifrhCGs, 
oiroiuhR- -Thur.sdfty liiglit. (L'9.). It 
was to have opened- at the Ciolden, 

,, N.. tonight (Wed.). , 





“ The Shuberts for- this-^plendid Production 

SIGNED — The Cast: 


Delive.ry Miin. ..... 
■Kale . . . ; . •. . . ; ... . 
.Jessica ....:./ ... i . ; . 
Joan ..... 

The EaT'l of Gland on 
Sir Itohert Riiwley . 
Angela 

Ma.vwcll .Oliver ... 
Simon Hawley , ...... 


. . .Edward Harvey 
./,.:. Shirley Gale 
.. . , Phoebe Mackay • 
....Carol Goodnor 
...John W, Austin 
... .. John Loder : 
. . . June Lockhart. 

. . .Richard Fraser 
. Chester Stratton 


Johnny Applcsectl 

and- times of the legendary John- 
ny Appleseed, has definite com- 
mercial possibilities.. Play covers 
years in Appleseed’s life when he 
was wandering in Ohio, bringing 
up Nancy, whom he had rescued 
from the'Indiaris, to be the “perfect 
w'ohian.” Action includes Apple- 
seed’s saving of Fort Mansfield, his 
controversy wiCli the soldiers arid 
loss of Nancy to a dashing young 
lieutenarit. 

Show, contains 13 tunes, among 
which “Everyman’s Got a Song,” 
“Fip Penny Bit,” “Let’s Tie Love 
Blos.soms to the Apple Tree” and 
“Toll the Bell for .Bunker” stand 
out. “Pip Periny” arid Everyman’s 
Got a Song” have elements for 
widespread popularity. The square 
darice number, “Oh Darlln’ Mine,” 
“One Little Seed” and“ Johnny’s 
Wedding Day” are also catchy 
tunes. Scarecrow dance is an 
appealirig novelty, 

Alfred Russell In title role 
shines bn the acting side but his 
Voice isn’t up to the ballads. Jack- 
son W'arren as Major Coots, Don 
Hiatt as Private Tubbs and Sandy 
Paton . as Captain Willie Pucket 
shine in fat roles and on the 
distaff side .Cathy Paulson, as 
Nancy, and Gertrude Skoog, as 
Emma, stand out. : Settings are 
adequate but skimpy: 

John Forrest, program .director 
at KOL, local indie station, did the 
book, lyrics and mtisic and has cre- 
ated what could be the biggest mu- 
sical success thiswtown has seen 
in some time. Reed: 


had to buy the attraction outright 
or -put up a gUafahtee against a 
60-46 split. The show has, earned 
an operating profit every week 
since the tour’s start, but still has 
I a distance to go before, its invest- 
j riient is earned back. Grosses have 
I been averaging $4,500 fo $5,000 a 
weekv with $l-80 top scale for 
the sirialler towris and $2,40, iri- 
cludirig tax,; for the larger ones. 
Nut is $3,600 to $3,800 weekly, giv- 
ing the attraetto^ art operating 
profit of if roni $1 ,900 to $1 ,700 per 
weekv E.guity salaries for the per- 
formers riin from a riiinimum of 
$80 to a high of $150 a week. There 
is a cast of 10, an advance mari, 
a company manager, a stage mam' 
ager and two stage hands. A poir- 
tion of the. gross goes each week 
to Theatre-bn-Tour in N e w York 
to help finance that organization 
and in repayment for . its part in 
jthe tour. 

j Local end is handled by Bob 
J Gaus, engaged for that purpose by 
the universife and given the title 
of. director of Theatre Touring 
Service. Gaus, who made a name 
for himself as the head of the 
Minneapolis Civic Theatre, which 
was artistically successf 111 in a high 
degree, attends to the bookings 
and all other details, 

It’s poinlted out. that the U. of 
Minnesota I cannot continue to in- 
vest. $40,000 per production. Tax- 
payers have asked. ‘‘Whai’s the uni- 
versity doing in the prpfessibrial 
theatre?” The ^nly answer, Gaus 
says, is that by entering the thea- 
tre, it is providing pleasure for 
epmmunities and helping to en- 
rich their cultural life, givirig them 
advantages riot otherwise had. 

This is the reason for Lombard’s 
I current sessions with Rust in New 
York, Lbnibard. representing the 
university,, believes a plan can be 
worked but whereby Theatre-bn- 
Tour itself \\'ould do the financing 
for the plays and handle the ac- 
tual production, etc:, later selling 
the “packages” to institutions of 
learning. Mass production, etc., 
would bring down the production 
costs considerably lower than the 
$40;000 involved in “The . Hasty 
Heart,” Lombard believes. The 
[New York Theatre Guild Would 
continue to select the plays and 
casts as well as the directors. 


AlbAriy, Jan. to. 

Owners, lessees or managers pf 
theatres and other places of amuse- 
merit who “knowingly’’ peririit 
them to be Used for immbrM stage 
shows or exhibitipris would be 
guilty pf a feloriy , puriishable by 
imprisonment from two-and-Prie- 
half tb five years, by firie ^pf not 
more thari $5;000, or by both— ^in- 
stead of a misdenieanbr, as at pres^ 
entr^under the terms of a bill in-^ 
troduced by Sen; Rdy B, Tuttle 
and Assemblyman Charles F. 
StockmeisteiS iTemocrats; It is 
ririe of six “sex off erider”; rneasures 
sponsored by the Rochester legist 
lators, both employees of the Easit- 
man Kodak Go, Senator Tuttle has 
been a newspaper 7:^'^ rind: 
cpluniniSt: 

. Another of the Tuttle-Stock- ' 
meis ter bills niakes ' the .displ ay of 
‘‘indecent” pidlm-es, - posters and; 
placards a felony, instead of a mis- 
demearior— punishable by impris- 
onment, fine or both. This miglV t 
affect advertiseirients for stage 
plays and motion pictures. /\ 
third would;make the sale and dis- 
tribution of obscene literature and 
prints a felony; rather -than a mis- 
demeanor., All six niake specified 
offenses felonies instead pf misde- 
meanors. They would take effect 
immediately. ;Persons convicted of 
felonies automatically lose their 
citizenship. . 

The “immoral shbws” bill 
amends Section 1140 pf the Penal 
Law. This is the one whose a u- 
thorizatioh for revocation of li- 
cense by the license commissioner 
has been for. the past five years 
the Subject of a measure here that 
would bar such action until a Siir 
preme Court judge reviewed the 
matter. 

The New York Theatre Authori- 
ty has long opposed the present 
revocation power. 

Daniel Reed will give iVis fii^t 
Broadway performance of char- 
acters from Edgar Lee Masters’ 
‘?Spoon River Anthology” at Town 
Hall, Sunday (15), 


SUMMER tHEATRE 

Either FOR SALE OR FOR RENT 

$1,800, either down payment, or full 
season rental. Total sales price, 
$9,000. .(Wopld co.st $20,000 to dupli- 
cate today.) Remarkable bank mort- 
gage tuns 15 years at $480 a year.' 
Easily grosses $2,200 weekly.; 400 seats. 
Excellent reputation for 17 years, 
Fully . equipped; ready to pull curtain. 
Scenery, lights, included. Also small 
buildings, can sleep 8; 2 showers. 
Location: Maine vacationland. Marvel- 
ous opportunity, for someone; Candv 
concession pays rent. Write back- 
ground; we want this to go into right 
hands. Box V:-6520, Variety 
154 W. 4&th St:, New York If/ N. Y; 


2fi 




IDANC^ 




100 WILLIAM $T., 
NEW YORK 7 , N. Y. 
Bowling Green 9-4426 




$0*04^1 Diesiire 

(FORD'S, BALTQ.) 

Touring hasn’t affected this na- 
tional company’s ability to /sock 
over the impact, of Tennessee Wil- 
liams’.. compelling story. Judith 
Evelyn, given star billing In the 
role of the sensitive aristocrat whp 
fails in .her .battle. With, crass 
reality, takes, full command in 
every . sense and situation; arid 
Ralph Meeker pi-ovides an earthy, 
if at times, blatant contrast. 

The rest of the ■ troupe also 
comes th rough with con vincing 
portrayals. Cues for tricky light- 
irig and.syriehronized sound effects 
and music are sure, and', if this 
qualit.v of. projection can be main- 
tained, : there should be no beef 
from stubholders in the hinterJand. 
Two-week engagement here indi- 
cates a, . profitable gross in spite 
pf rather halting, return.^ for in- 
and-but entries offered rather 
sparsly to date. Bunn* : 



Cpiitimieid. from page 58 


Mnrdor a< ilic Vicarage 

Agatlia Christie, and riar Barbara 
Mullen. 

;A busybody Old maid in a small 
village sees all . and knows all arid 
her meticulbus observatioh helps 
to unravel a murder mystery; A 
local bigshof, who Is thoroughlv 
disliked by all, is found killed in 
the; .vicars studjL vyhere he was 
awaiting an interview. For vary- 
ing reasons many people are sus- 
pect, . chiefly his. second wife and 
her supposed- .lover, an afti?t with 
a taste for. painting in tile near 
riudp. . After many false clues fade 
oiit/ and false declarations of guilt, 
the Culprit, is disclosed arid gets 
conveniently shot to saVe a lot of 
trouble.;, 

Miss Mullen niakes an earnest 
fidgety figure of, the old lady with 
e flair for clues and a hunch as 
to probabilities. Reginald Tate, 
besides ably directing the play 
gives a forthright performance as 
the artist with ap' eye to. the main 
ehance. Genirie Graham is an 
attractive vicar’s wife, with Jack 
Lambert an easy, natural com- 
panionable ; cleric. Supportiric 
roles are skillfully handled. 

diem. 


SAMUEL FRENCH 


81NC1C 1830 


Play^ Brokers and 
A u thprs’ Represen tat fyeB 

__-2«VWe8t 4Cth Street, Ne>v York 
7023 Siiilfiet Blyd., Uollvivood 46, CnI. 


LITTLE THEATRE AVAILABLE 

VERY Ub.W RENT for studio theatre 
bn . 5fh Avenue. : Performances, . 
hearsals less than $9 nite (monthlvj; 
90c hour morning, $1.50 hour after 
; Adlplhlng office for^ rent. 

6 Fifth Aye. CoflF 8th St,), N* Y. C, 
Call ORegon 3-1849 



Waterfront Hohie 

: 2 Va;- ACRES 

KING'S POINT 

private BEACH 
Great Neck 2-4463-J 



SALES opportunity 


available with prohvihcht and acti 
Connecticut ' real estate office. Ope 
Ing for three men. Applicant must, 
dependable, ambitious, energetic a 
possess showmanship talent. Adequa 
training : program provided. (Phi 
please). Write Box V-2526, ■ Variei 
154 West 46th St, New York 19y N. 


W^n«a(ilay, JaiiM«»y Ilf 1950 




UIVlItATI 


61 



organization’s council, in asking 
approyal of tlie contributions plan^ 
indicates that the minimum budget, 
as operating at present, is $34,000, 
but that to fuiiction effectively 
the Guild would need $58, 000- 
$63,000, V 

Under the contributions plan, 
retpiests for donations in addition 
to dues “will be made periodically 
and systematically; the » requests 
will imply nb obligation and ho 
pressure; For members’; infbrma- 
tiph, a scale of suggested contri- 
butions (in prpportipn, to income) : 
will be iurhished, but the amount 
of each inember’s contributiori, and 
whether he hiakes it or not, will, 
be left' entirely to him. His deci- 
sion will have ho bearing on his 
Status as a member in good stand- 
ing,’- V.'--.' 

The contributions plan, is to take 
the place of the assessment plahi 
which has: produced less; than 15% 
of the expected $40,000 revenue 
arid aroused criticism and, reseht- 
rtient among the. membership. 

MachiUlan’s Shoiv Biz Tomes 
Included- in Macmillan’s list of 
books for release early this year 
are a number of entries With show 
days last week, the W-t: iis^ the ! links, ^ylvia Dee’s “Dear 
N; Y. Times plant to run off 175,- ] Kenneth 

000 extra copies. 

The’ W-X added the Sun to its 
masthead arid took- over several 
top columnists froih the defunct 
1 17-year old daily. The j-A also 
inked many Sun feature writers 
and ih sevefal editions last week 
displayed the Sun’s hame at the 
head of the paper in larger type 
than used for its own masthead. 

Both papers also splashed full- 
page spreads in the mdrning 
dailies to publicize the features 
taken over • from the Sun. 

The ;\V-T enlarged its staff 


N. Circulation War? 

An old-fashioned newspaper civ- 
eulatlon w^r Is . looimng in^ tlrt 
- wake -tht New. ^rk Sun’s 
iemise last Thursdw. (STIdlTowinl 

nuichasi ot Its name and gopdwill 

Sv tirt Worid.'relpgram, While all 
die other N. Y- dailies expressed 
regret over* the Sun’s death, the 
World-Telly and the Journal- 
American started their major 
struggle for dbmiiiance in the 
atternoon field. These two papers, 
together with the N. Y. Post, which 
has a different editorial putlopk 
und readership composition, now 

comprise the three p.m. dailies 
still surviving in Hew York. 

Both the World-Telly and the 
Journal-AmefiCan are; currently 
vying for the 260,0Q0 readers who 
were let loose by ; the SUh’s fold^; 
ihg. GirGUlatioh mspectors of both 
dailies were ordered to hit the 
routes to assiire favorable display j 
and positions on the newsstands. 
Extra bundles Of one paper were 
distributed to the stands ih order 
•fo piit the other paper into the 
shade. The : Wbrld-Telly, mean- 
time, expanded its Own plant 
facilities to handle ah ahticipated 
circulation hike. For a cOuple of 


MacGowan’s “Early Man in the 
New World” are two novels.schedv. 
uled for April publication. The 
former author is a member of the 
American Society of Composers^ 
Authors and Publishers, while the 
latter is a drama critic, theatre 
arts . prof and film and legit pro- 
ducer. . Also slated for the stands 
that month is “Ballet Annual 
1950,” edited by A. L. Haskell, 
British dance critic. 

Moses Smith’s ‘‘Selective Record , 
Guide” is. set fOr , March release, 
Shiith was formerly music critic 
the ' addition from the Sim of the Bo?ton_Transcnpt and later 


Grantland Rice, Ward Morehouse, 
Eileen Creelman, Carlton Shively, 
J.. B. Wallach, Roger Whitman, 
Dave Boone Says, ehaiies Goren, 
Garrett Winter, the Sun’s comics 
arid several other .weekly, features. 
Morehouse will; only. . do his i 


director of Golumbik MasterWorks. 
“Fritz Kreisler,’’ a biography Of 
the title character: by Louis P. 
Lochner, will go into the book 
stalls in May. Lochner, a radio 
commentator, Pulitzer Prize win- 
ner for foreign correspondence, 


“Broadvvay. After- Dark”' column 
with William Hawkins remaining 
as the Telegram’s dramii critic. 
Eileen Creelman similarly will do. 
film news with Alton Cook also 
eontimiing as . film critic. The 
Jeurrial - Ahierican took over 
George E. Sokolsky, Rube Gold- 
berg and John McClain. 

Most of the Sun’s 1.200 em- 
ployees rwere laid off, with’ many 
receiving severance pay under 
their union contracts, Editbriai 
employees Of: the Sun, the on.l,v 
N. Y. paper not having a contract 
with the American New'spaper 
Guild, were organized into an in- 
dependent union. The Guild; 
while expressing sympathy with j 
the unemployed Sun staffers, 
w' a r n e d the W-T management 
against displacing Guild members 
With Sun employees: The W-T has, 
a Iready employed several Sun re-" 
write nieh and is continuing to 
interview others. i 

In explaining the reason for the 
Sun’s sale, publisher 'riiomaa D; 
Dewart said that rising , costs had 
made profitable pperaiions vir- 
tually impossible. He put the 
heaviest blame on various unions 
which, 1 he alleged, forced wages 
“beyond reason.” 


vyas a former reporter for Musical 
America. 

Macmillan’s new Catalog also in- 
cludes two; high priced works; 
Eric Partridge’s ‘‘A Dictionary of 
the Underworld” and “A Dic- 
tionary Of Slang and Unconven- 
tional English.” The former book 
will sell for about $9,; while the 
latter will probably retail at 
$10;50. 


‘Dream MerchanisV Cliib Buy 

“The Dream MerchiEints,” novel 
on the film industry 'authored by 
Harold Robbins, stati.stician at 
Uhiversal Pictures; has been sold 
to the Fiction Book Club for dis- 
tribution in the spring. Deal guar- 
antees another 250,000 copies in 
circulation. Robbins is currently 
working qn his third novel, ten- 
tatively labelled ‘‘Moving' Day,” 
which has no showbiz angle. Like 
the first two, book will be pub- 
lished by Alfred Knopf & CO. 


Bobbs-Merrili to do a now novel. 
L Gary Conper^^profil ed in cu r- 
rent Satevepost, *'Holl 3 rwood’s, Not 
So Silent KhighV by Pete Mairtin. 

i Donald Hamilton’s new book^ 
j “Murder ^ Twice Told,” is now in 
I the hands of hisi publishers, Bine- 
hart & QO. 

Quentin Reynolds describes New 
Yoik's Algonquin.,Hbtel,. with its 
show biz-literati ties, as “The Hotel ! 
That Refused tO Die,” in February 
.Esquire, '.i 

J imiiiy Savage, Chi Tribune go$- i 
, sip columnist, heads for the New j 
f York and Washihgton arenas. With ; 

' a five-weqk tour oh carte blanche ; 
^assignment. 

Russell Rhodes, its former pic | 
critic, ; appointed night ciub; and j 
general ehtertainnient editor of ' 
The Journal of Commerce and will j 
conduct a regular column, I 

Nathan. Goldstein, formerly clrr j 
culatibn manager of; t^^^ Y. 
Times; upped to the, post of cir;* 

. cuiatioh director. Paiil J. Rowan 
itibves into Goldstein’s bid spiot;. 

Don Freeman, artirt and author I 
of “Come One, Come All,” which j 
' Rihehart published in November, 
j has just cbmpleted a children's | 
j book, with his dwri illustrations. ' 
i Ned Calmer, CBS newscaster, ; 

■ has authored a novel With a locale- 
j of Frarice during the Ubefatlon, f 
“The Strange Land,” due / for 
publication Feb. 6 by Scribner’s. I 

Peter Tleggie, Whbsb resignatiori j 
as. executive secretary of the Au- ; 
thbrs Cuild becomes effective jan; - 
31, will take a three-week yacatibn I 
on Cape Cod before starting a new ! 
assignment..; * 

Actress Ruth Ohatterton has 
Avritteh a n o y e 1, “Homeward 
Borne,” about a! refugee boy in : 
America, which she submitted ? 
anonymousiy to SimOn & Schuster 1 
and which that firm will publish ■ 
in May..' 

Theodore Pratt, author of “The j 
Flame Tree,” launched an extehr j 
sive lecture toiur through Florida r 
on behalf of his book. NoVel, which | 
has a Miami settings is getting 
haavy promotional support fl’orn i 
Florida hotels. - 

Emhiet N. O’Brieh, of Gannett 
Newspapers, has been elected the ' 
50th president of the Legislative ■ 
Correspondehts Assh. in Albany. 
He succeeds Robert G. Spiyack, of 
New York PbsVHome News, j 
O’Brieh. is from Rbehester. 

Talks by Arthur Schwartz on | 
television. Rex: Stout on whodunits, ! 
Malcolm Cowley On criticism and 
Paul Gailico, Merle Miller, Matk. 
Van Doren, Elizabeth Janeway . 
William Sloan;^* Aghes .Rogers and 
Frederick Lewis Allen, and Henry ' 
F. Pringle oh other aspects of . 
writing and editing will comprise 
a series of 10 lectures to be offered : 
by Coiambia Univ.,"* by arrange- ! 
mentwith the Authors Guild; from : 
Feb. 7 through May 2. i 






By Frank ScuUy 


In 19'47 SO many reports and rumors about flying saucers were 
flying afouiTd That the high command ordered the-^ir-Epree to 
take over Qperatiph Saucer, The thing remained top secret for 
; inbre than a year. ' Xast summer bne of biir Variety muggs ran 
into some jpersonal angles on the pTojabt; revealing that fliere 
was some conflict between sciehtists called in and the Air Force 
brass. Scully ran some of this ih "bis “Sera pbOok.”^ His revela- 
; tiqhs; if taken rtraight, would have staggered the Uhiver$e. They 

appeared in the PcL 12 and Noy. 23 /issues of Variety.; : ^ 

; Then on Dec. 25 Walter Wihchell announced, oyer ABC that 
True Magazm^^ was coming Out ih a few days with a long, and . 
documented feature entitled “Flying Saucers Are Rear,’! by Lieiiti 
Donald E. Kehpe. Within 24 hbih'S Pf the appearanee of Kehpe’s 
story an Air Force spokesmaii blew the whole thing down , and 
said they were clortng Pperatioh :Saucer. Two days later Dlfeily 
. Variety, ran an inside story from a; press agent claimihg it ;w.fts 
. all a publicity plant for“.The Flyirig Saucer,’’ released by Film 
Classics; On his Sunday night broadcast Of . Jan^ I^ Fid-- 

dler repeated this without credit. , • 

Since then, however^ Ken Purdy, publisher of True Magazine, 
iahd tire editors of Life and Time' are stopping at nothihg to make 
the, story stick. In short, Operation Saucer has not been closed 
down ; bhly dummied up. Now go on with , tlib Scully story, 
r— Editbr... • . 


Trade Press Course 
Course designed mainly for the 
N. Y: trade press will be inaugu- 
rated Feb, 9 by the City CpHege 
School of Business’ Evening and 
Extension Division. Labeled Work- 
shop in Advanced Techniques of 

Trade .Iburnalism, course will be 

_ eonducted by Jack A. Ghene; mah- 

The Hilton Buildup aging editor of House Furnishing 

Fred Joyce, Conrad Hiltoii\s per- Review and Linens & Domestics, 
spnal rep, heads for the Goast to f Course will run 15 week.s. with 
tie up film package deal foiv ;‘The . the. cla.ss meeting Thursday nights 
Man Whb Bought the Waidorf” by ; at the 46th St. Center. 

Thomas E. Dabney on the Duell, 

SJoan & Pearce January list. Jazz History Gab Series 

While Lester Cowan is iriterestecl,; a 15-vve.ek course on the histbi'y, 
Joyce would like Metro to do a ' of iazz will get underway Feb. 6 at 
followup tp“Week: End at the ; N.Y U. Labeled Perspectives in 
Waldorf” released several years jazz, the sessions wilj be conducted 
*ge ;: , ; . , ^ py MarshaU W. 

Picture would be* culmination of niond and George Avakian; Stearns: 
giant buildup the hotelman has foriherly with Variety, Down Beat 
been getting vvith.his acquisition oi' and Aletronoine, is currently on 



ContihUed frocn page 1 



Records, \vhile Avakian is editor of 
Police Gazette Expands , Hot Jazz Clas.sics. j 

National Police Gazette is add- ^ Guest ^cturers w'ill also be tisc^ 



Price is also, being upped lo 20c; , Goiidon. 

New features added will be radio i ’ • ; 

and television coverage, as well as I CH.4TTE11 - 

morn film and theatre news. ;Lebriai’d Slater is IheVnew llol- 

A iV - ' lywood representative :fQr , News- 

Authors Guild Incoiiie Hike week. 

Proposed .contributions plan to A biography pf Fritz Kreisjer, 
be voted on Jan. 28 by the Authors by Loiiis Lpchnei/, may. be publi.sli- 
t»Uild, is expected to bi’ing in ed by Macmillan in May. • ; 


.about $10;006 a year for the or- ' Marshall W. . Stearns,- former 
ganizatiom With the anticiiiated , V^ariety mugg. wriljng book on 
increase, of '1,200 new members in ■ Afro-American folk music.. , ;; 

the next two yearsy paying ‘$34,000 : Fred Sammls in Hollywood to 
annual dues, Arid the receipt pf - make: arrangements for tire annual 
*n estimated $4,000 other revenue, i Photoplay Gold Medal awai'ds. 
theGuiid’s income i.S figured^ likely • Oriana iMrs. Brooks)^ Alkjn.son. 
to be about $48,000 a year. Tfie has just signed a contract with 


there would still be sizable routes. ; 
Many cafes might not have clbsed 
if agencies had come up with new ; 
modes of presentation and differ- 
ent types of performers. The same, 
they feel, is true in films; Even 
the tremendous possibilities' of- 
fered by a mass medium such as 
video aren’t being fully exploited ; 
by the agencies. 

Sdme percenters think that pres- 
eht-day liigli operation costs are 
partially to blame for this state of 
affair.s. Because of the necessity 
of mainlainihg present revenues, 
agents are devoting most of their . 
selling; to already est^^blisbcd stars- 
s i n e e com mi ss ions are hi gh er a n cl 
they . are ' easier to - peddle; Thus 
the n'ewcomei's in , the busines.s 
haven't been getting the proper 
.'■atten-tiph;-^ ■ ■ 

A. side from video, 'the only new 
developmenl in getting greater 
agency iTvenue in. the past few 
years has; been testimonial sales. : 
Se vei*a 1 la lent Offices are how real - 
izi hg. sizabi e Suras in commission.s 
arid extra dividends in the way ;()f 
;pu bl icily pitc'hes via .sales of com- 
mercial (eslimohials. by some of 
the. top names,' ' , 

' . The major : agencies . Sometiihe 
agb rCali/ed that something bad. to 
be done in the way of creating hew v 
salesmen.. The Morris office, for; 
'ex a m pic, starts promising you n g- . 
sters as .secretaries to agents,, and 
vvhen sufficient knowledge of the ; 
field ; i.s gained, they are evontual Jy 
given ppportunity to see what they 
can dp as peddlers. : Some Of .the 
top men at the Morris office start- 
ed off in this manner/ ; 

Music COrp. of America several 
yeans ago started the policy of 
hiring young college gwids at sal- ; 
aries of around $56-$66 weekly 
and teachi ng them the , business. 
The turnover with , this policy at . 
MC’A; ha.s been fairly large so far 
and iesults haven’t justified the 


/ V Magnetic Springs, 0 ., Janir: 7 . : 

Before being heaved to another planet because Of L’ Affaire Saueiere,^^^: 
f would like to . light a lighter under the brass Of the - Air Fpree and 
ask the desk generals 20 questions. Of course I could ask many moire v 
than 20 questions, but others, notably the rtaff of . True; Magazine, might 
like to get ih a fow queries Oh their own. 

My suspicion is that the Air Force top command decided to hide 
behind a “spokesman” and close the subject of flying, saucers becausei 
they didn’t want to be asked any mpre questions to which they per- 
sonally or professionally didn’t have the answers. If I’m wrong maybe 
they’ll answer these: 

; 1 .—'Do; you. think it such a good: idea to close • off Operation. . Saucer 
at/this time when the records show that more saucers fly the skies be^ 
tweeii Dec: 2i and Feb. 15 than at any other time? 

2:_Why is it that pilots whb have been trained to identify every 
make, inodel arid nktionaiity; of airplanes all describe these space ships 
they have seen as“saucer-shaped?” ■ 

3. ^Did the Air Force wrecking crews break up one of these ships 
ihslead of letting it in the hands of magnetic engineers until they could 
study' in detail hbW such a ship, if not put together oh this earth, could 
have transferred from the magnetic lines of force from another planet? 
In other words, how could they leave oh their beam and land on ours? 

4. — Did the Air Force ever make pubUc what ihe“eXplpsives” look- 
ing like a dismantled flying saucer were, which they transported in 
ariiiy trucks from a Nvestern research base to Dayton, Ohio?' 

5. — -Weren’t all the saucers found on the we.stern .hemisphere mag- 
netic raDier than jet jobs? : 

—Nn Tipping 

6. — Wasn’t the small one, which was 36 feet in diameter, equipped 
with landing gear Which had steel-looking spheres instead of wheels ; 
arid vyhich when moving could not be tipped over by 10 m®h hut when 
not moving could be tilted by one nian?‘ . 

7. — Considering, how many of our pjanes have spiashups on landing, 
wouldn’t it have been worthwhile to have studied j:he secret behind 
these magnetized; ball-shaped lariding-geai^ before releasing parts to ; 
brassbound. souvenir-hunters? 

8. — Why don’t you' release the tape-recordings of Comments and 
questions asked at the.public viewing of one of the men picked up dead 
fro in a flying saucer, put in, a pre.se rvati ye sol utibn, and placed be- 
iwecrt human spbeimens from prenatciil to grown man in ari exhibit at 
the RosenwaJd Institute, Chicago? 

9. — What has happened to the remains of the 16 men found dead in 
brie.pf .the large saucers and the t\yb in a smaller flying disk; 

10 — rDld you ever find the secret of how these flying saucers .wei e 
hei'metically sealed so .as to show no outside crack when the door Avas 
’closed?; ' '• / 

11. -— If you suspect the flying saucers were, manufactured and relea|^ed 
by a foreign power, don’t you know that as late as 1930 the foremast 
of such nations was happy Ip get: rehabilitated Liberty miotors from uk 
(Worth $100) at $3,000 apiece and hasn’t shown any particular genius 
since in priginating devices designed to conquer the air? 

12. — Have you looked thoroughly into vyhat oiir owii air plants might 
he manufacturing with or without your kribwiedge or consent? 

13. — Did you ever see a radio like the one which was on the flying 
saucer that landed on a ranch nefir Aztec, N. M.? 

14. — Wasn’t that the saucer that vyai di.smantled by Air Force souve- 
n Ir h unters, kg., and shipped overland to Wright Field, Ohio? 

1.5;— V\;hat happened tp the body of the man 31,2 feet tall, taken dead; 
from a saucer which had landed in New Mexico and exhibited in Roisen- 
wald Institute? 

j6.-r-What do you know about magnetic fault zones In certain a rea.s 
on this earth and notably in Oregon '■ 

17.— Do you know hoAV inagneti.c wave.s emanate from the sun, re- 
volve around the earth, continue on to the earth’s moon, cbm e back to 



on tearing open everything that might have helped the magnetic seien- 
tisls into determihing if a; saucer magnetically controlled could hop 
from one magnetic; zone to anothoi? 

1 8. — Si rice the / scientists who research ed these sa Ucers have ri e ver 
been, able tp find . any evidence of two bf the .saucer’s metals on : this ' 
eai'th. how much nearer to the splutiOn has Air Force Iritelligehce come 
sjrice taking over the project ahd now presumably shelving it? 

1 9. — Don’t you think it was sonniething les.s, than cricket to eneburage 

Donald E. Kehoe, a former nayy-ti airied; balloon pilot as well a.s a 
rnailrie corp.s airplane pilot, into /writing that . ffying saucers, are real; 
(inly ; for you to deny the whole thing, after magazine story. : 

bi’okfe? 

:20 .-^An d finally, dp you bel i e ve We w<? a 1]. ch u m ped by Film ClaSs-^ 
ic.s and their recehtiy released program picture called “The Flying 


lucer 

expenditures. However, this policy 
wil) be cpntiilhed for some time. 
At MCA ; the situation is slightly 
different than with iripst agencies 
beoause with their large talent list, 
a. talent buyer can nearly alWay.s 
find .something, and it takes rib 
genius merely to fill An order. 

In the recent absorption of the; 
Berg-Allenberg Agency by the 
MoimTs office; one of .the byprbd,- 
ucts Ava.s the acqui.siUon of soriie 
top film salesnieh, who*, in con- 


jilhction/with the top performihg; 
names acquired in the deal, are iri 
a po.sitiori to, strengtheh the ' Mor- 
ris office’s status in the pic ih- 
' dustry. . . ;...• 

. . Because of the extremeiy slbw 
' proces.s of training new. salesmen; 
the major offices are nearly ai- 
ways throwing but offers to estab- 
ii.shed agents. Inter-agency move- 
ment hasn’t been especially heavy 
since present emplpyers will hear- 
iy always meet superior offe.^. 




ClHATTEII 


Wednesdiiy^ January 11 , 1950 



V sailing for Europe with his wife 
and six-m^Un^^ tO do a three- 

George Metcalf quitting press 

dept, of Veterans Hospital Camp former v ari^ mug g m u. 
Shows. 

The Wilham Morris^ Jrs, (Riith 
Bedding > piaiining a European 

honeymoon shortly. Wendelj Corey here for radio 

Sol Hurok out of the hospital personal appear^ce$- 



London 


here four nights with Minneapolis 

^yhaphony orchr - . - - - i— , 
I . Gene Autry into Auditorium 
Norman Lawrence m for a four-. , Hollywood show for mati- 
week season at Ciro s. ■ and nicht Jan 14 

Heniy^Sheret planes put Sunday > Hotel Rallsspn Flariie Soom has 
tdG. S.- to attend the open^. . gwann for return engage- 


tl5)'y • vw — K -5 

ing of t. S. Eliot's VThe Cocktail ' 
Party/*: • • 

Weston Drury, formerly casting 
director for ; J. ^ Arthur ; Hank and 


Russell Swann for return engage< 
ment plus Boh Cross orch. 

A1 Grant, new singing emcees 
into Cluh Carnival wUh Gonnee 
1‘Bosw^I and Dean Murphy. 


Jimmy Durante M tog^e^ I latterly yWh ZOth^ox, has launched | 

ana convalescing at hpine- with new Chez Pare? owner Dave put on his ovm as agent. j Arita. Show also includes Annette 

r Marvin .R<^npnrlr' Mpfrft vppnpp rifil-A of . ennt’ .. I Tesv Unnn : to Soum Africa enu : n;;,. . civ 


, w x with new Chez Paree owner 

Marvin Schenck, Metro veepee Halper on possible date at spot 
and studio exec, > in . Gotham for wAiiio nporiiiPPr 

wppk’<i ponfah< with Ho fonnpr<; Hal WalUs, Paramount proauceCi 
weeK s contaps wiui n.o. toppers, ^ conferring with Harold 


^.singer Vic Damahe hcadipg .|to Sevens, Pafloc^^hraniAmaiiageFlJ^^^ 

Jdiami, w*ere^ he „opens at ^e Masah Brown will be one I 

|eachpontl.er Feh. 2 Ritz ; .jJ?«“^ 

1 LT li J-- • i. J f o Author Luncheon at Blackstone 

Marcello Girosi, head of Super- Jan 26 

him; pistributihg"Gorp.v due; back Lewis win entOr St. Luke 

^ junket fjpgpital after his current run j 

Friday (.13). ■ Chez Paree for surgery to remove j ^ “ ‘ i 

Jack Broder; prez of ; Realart cartilage from his leg: 

Pictures; in from the Coast Mon- ; Ted Goldsmith comes in ^to take 
day (9) for a series of company over Ghicagb pubUcity for ‘‘Death 


X X o ru ; Arita. Show also includes Annette 

Bonn. to Soutlv Africa ^ Oi$om: Joe Rio and lirie of six 
of January till early June for bis j g|j.jg 

annual vacation, Mter Which he ^ [ “Light Up Sky’* o^ned at Ly- ^ 

ceum a night earlier than originally : 
, . . . . announced, giving liine perform- 

Jimmy- Wheeler, who , has gone ! ances. 
solo after playing a double acti shipstad-Jobnsoh's“Ice Follies" 
with his father for 2(5. years as ^annual local ihree-week engage- 
s_ Wheeler St Wilson, has been inked ; nient scheduled for Arena, April 
: f ' as : resident comedian for Henry I ig^May 6 . 

^ Hairs “Guest Night’* radio pro.' . Rey; & Gomez, oh bill with Joey 
gram. ; ; .y : ; i Bishop at: Ih)tel . Nicollet Minnesota 

Maude Spectpr, casting director , Ipqiyi jiore to Bac- 

for . J- Arthur Rank, at .Denham j qara, Paris, opening there Feb. 1 . 


hoard meets. 



Sara Allgood home with flu. 

' Evelyn Keyes laid up with strep 
throat ; 

Kay Williams recovering from 
surgery.: 

Jean Parker divorced Dr. Kurt 
Grotter. 

Harry Ruby reGOvering fro eya ^ 
trouble. 

Harry Popkin laid up with virus 
infection. ■ 

George Raft hospitalized for 
major Surgery. 

Henry King took off on South 
American tour: 

Frank : Bubk: in tovm after an: 
eastern lecture tour. 

Edgar Bergen to Houston for 
two weeks at Shaihrock hotel. 

Robert Welch to Palni Springs 
for story conferences with Bob . 
Hope, .. ' "■ 

• Ted Morris returned to the 
Metro flackery after eight-month 
illnesSi ■ '■ 

Al Jolsort returned from :H 6 no^ 
lulu where he put on two shows for 


X b i - .. K ’ studios for last five years, termi-; Margie, Hart, one: of "Light Up 

ef a Salesman while Hank jen- j^a^gg jan. I4;as part Of recent ax- stars, back in her home i 

Josephine ^iemiah, personnel as- . her goes ahead of company which j^g policy^ Expects to be back rtbwh where she started in show ! t^^rvirpmen 
sistant at Loew’s and, Metro home ; starts tour. Feb; 18, ^ . again later this year when activi-; ; biz as burlesque chorUs girh later i Canuck 

office, became engaged Xmas Day . Hugh Martin, vocal a^rajiger, ^i^g resumed. 1 becoming one of foremost strip- Darryl Z 

to William Bien. and Hanya Holm, dance producer Angiofiim, subsidiary of Colum 

Rudy Bretz, formerly with CBS i ^ *•“- - » 

teleyisiori and WPIX, joined . Dra- ) hoorsals with Betty 

matic Workshop as head of the 

KPhnor*? hpw TV qpptinn ■ IVISS iVie Kate 


checked in at 
r 20 th-F 6 x after his annual Sun 

Englarid - 



week after having completed her : , . • , t. • u., . , 

latest film assignment in Harry M. w n- ' Anton Karas, the zither player. 

Popkin’s production ■‘DvQ.A.-’ ^places William 

Saul Goodmah, a Ballrt Theatre ' returns :to New Yprk.. ElinorRjindp! 

'founder, has gone, abroad for two ; i*'® 


months to gander plays and ballets ; for ahQut. 10 days while 

in Paris; London and Rome, . i Patricia Canty, is out ill. , 

Jimmy Strodek, head of Brooks’ I .. Lydia Clarke, starring in .D^tec- 
Gostume, off the critical list at ; Story jiewing^ preview of 
pbetdrs’ hospital. He’s been under , commerciaLshort, Julius ^Caesar, 
treatment for a heart ailment. . in which she flayed small role. 

Arthur W. Kelly, exec yeepee of * Halpern and the cast ^^in 

United Artists, planed tb Mexico ' « 

City last week oh a business/ 

junket. His wife accompanied days at Douglas Park theatre, 
him. 

Malcolm (RKO . Theatres prexy) .; 

Kingsherg’s son, Harold, student [ 
at Harvard Graduate School of 
Business, engaged tO Ruth Joel of 
; Yonkers: . . 

Morris Cohn, attorney f Or Screen 
Writers Guild, in Gotham on a * 
jtiumher of SWG legal matters, re- 1 
turns to the Coast . tomorro vy 
IThurs.).^- /'V- 

Mercedes McGambridge lost per- 
sonal property and furnishings 
valued at $15,000 in a recent tire 
at her eastside apartment. Items 
were uninsured.. 


^ New Year’s Eve priees up slight- r Campbell appointed to 

ly £rom yeaiv ago ih-some ri public relations committee of Mo- 
clubs- but the, same . in most rOf : Tndii.qtrv' Conncil 


tiohah^nd 

John Campbell appointed 


i tion Picture Industry; Council. 


By Mabel Thomas 
N; Y ’s Elmer Leterhian back for 

a cHatI qIsv 

Dr. Sam Shellabarger .and wife 
here for a long stay. 

Spencer Weaver has taken over 
the Queen Surf Club. 

Paul Kelley and wife at the 
Royal for three weeks, , 

Ruth Alder, 20th-Fox writer, here 
for a month at the Royal. 

The Clark; Gables took a’ small'; Italy 
house in the Kahala district. i Henry 


them, -$10.85 per person for supr i QgQpgg Jessel will be awarded 
fayors.r dancing and floor JUeart ^ Gold medal by Mt SinM 


per, 
'• » • 


show being town’s top. 


Men’s Club for his humanitarian 
work in 1949. 

Ronald Reagan will be honor 
guest at testimciriial dinner tossed 
, b\' Friars Club at Bevhiils Hotel, 
By Helen McGiU Tubbk 1 with George JeSsel as m e. 
Valentine Cortese back to Rome ; Kathlyn Williams reported im- 
after tWo months in Venice. ‘ proving in Lone Pine Hospital fol- 
: Danrtielle Darrieux being sought Vowing amputation of her right 
for a .%ux Film to be made in i leg, injured in auto acciderit. 

I Pat O’Brien and Glarence Blid- 
Lombroso hais b e e n ; ihgtori Kelland; will m.c, ; Rupert 


raIv . .;A1 Jolson and Wife here; he s to j uanied general rep for Republic i Hughes testimonial dinner to be 

/oo‘ V entertain military forces here. pictures in Italy. I tossed jdintlv by the Authors, 

(33 Blvd. Montparnasse) Dorothy Aldrin, Warners fashion Dr. Felix Graziani of Rome’s : Lambs and Masquers. : . 

Robert Cummings in town, ; desigrier, at Waikiki for a month, Redel Films has left for Augsburg, [ 

Marthe Zenthy still on a dance ; Orville Dull back, looking over Germany, as head Of film branch ; 
junket in Spain, ^ ^ . I locations for Esther Wiliiams’ next ; there. 


Margot Grahame in from Lon- 


Robert K. Christenberry, prez of pn sock holiday trade, 
the Hotel Astor,: elected to his 10 th I Maria Maiiljap, French starlet, 
term as head of the , Broadway J to London to play in “Poison 
Assn, at the organization’s 39th : Road,’’ opposite Erie Portman. 
annual meeting. 1 Director H. G. Glouzot leaves 

Memorial Services, for Willie ; Jan. 28 for a two-year sojourn in 
Howard will be held by the Jewish . Brazil; He will be accompanied 
Theatrical Guild in its ClVapel in ! by his wife and a fuH technical 

the Palace theatre building tomor- crew 

row (12) at 6 p.m. 

Michael Todd, Jr , son of the 
legit producer, taking leave of 
absence from Amherst College for 
ah eight-month around-the-world 
tour on a freighter. 

Author Dashiell Hammett off for 


Dr. Herbert Kalmus briefly in^^^^^p^ 

Paris before homing. ^ P. Roaen, Royal Theatres, ' dOn to play a part in the Anthony 

Al Hurwitz back to London at back for his annual directors meet- i Havelock AllCn film, “The Eagle 
the Royal Academy of Dramatic irig. 

Arts. ; i E. B. McGreal, wife and daugh- 

“The Parradine Case’ and “I ter (he’s of Warners photo divi- 
Was a Male War Bride" cashing in sion), at Royal for a months 




arid Hie Lamb.!’ 

Lois Maxwell, American actress, 
has just finished playing Queen 
Ghnstine of Sweden for Herald 
Pictures’ “Amori e Veleni" (“Love 
and Poison"), 



Andy Devine caught the limit 
on nearby Lake Mead. 

X 1 - ... X 11 , ' Jon and Sondra Steele and: 

^ 1 ,^ at El Rancho Vegas. 

' Gcne Marvey lu from Palladium, 

Fev’s lcg?ter ‘^Drteefivt 

tomorrow fl2f^havinl fDlnPa We^ ‘ . ^ J- “Steve" Conley, general ' 

in follo^^ ’ Stevenson, of the films, at j mariager, of KYWt back from Mi- 

whieh Started m israe Flamingo where Danny Thomas is ! ami where he convalesced follow-: 

wnicn started m Israel end tooK , g.njoying the most successful two i int, an An^^ra+inn 


^ By Jerry Gaghan 

Woody Herman and his Wood- 
choppers are at the Click. 

A syndicate plans to convert the 
long dormant Lincoln Theatre into 
a ballroom. 

Elliot La wrerice, once a polio ] 
victim, is heading the dance band 
division for the March of Dimes. 

Jules Dassin, film director, cariie 
in from Coast to whip “Alive and 
Kicking" into shape for Broadway. 

Norman Black, WFIL maestro, 
arid his band playing for “Ice Fol- 
lies of 1950’' at the Arena for foiir- 


thera through Italy and France, > a^t Af Ki« i nrai an- 
Irving Berlin returned from ! 


ing an operation 

Fred Fielding, former press 


By Emil W. Maass , ^ . 

J ulius Brandt, 76, welLknowri ac- 
tor, died., 

Oscar Karlweis, actor, en route? 
tO; New York. . 

George London, Ui S. baritone, 
back to Arrierica. 

Boris Morros discussirig plans ; 
with Willi Forst for a Franz Lehar 
biofilm. 

Charlotte Friedrich, 22; Well- 
known danseuse, killed in auto ac- 
cidCrit. 

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and fam- 
ily, reserved rooms at Bad Gasteiri, 
health resort. ; 

‘ Peter Lorre and Jeanette Macr 
Donald appearing here in U. S. 
entertainment Centers. 


By Florence. B. Lowe 

FGC Commissioner Frieda Hen- 
nock on the southern vacation list. 

Nathari Golden, Commerce De- 
partment motion picture chief, ail- 
ing. at Emergency hospital; 

Irving M. Lichtenstein upped to 
director of public relations arid 
sales promotion at rtation WWDG. 

Nab prexy Justin Miller will ad- 
dress public relations section of 
Retaii Dry GoodS; Assri. in New 
York this week. / 

Local Variety Tent installed new 
officers, headed by chief barker 
Wade Pearson and assistants Mor- 
ton Gerber and : Jerry, Ada riis, last 
Monday (9). 

Judith Evelyn, star of “Streetcar 
Named Desire." current in Balti- 
more, trekked in to make a pitch, 
along with radio’s Sigmund Spaeth 
i for National Symphony’s fund 
raising drive. 



Gift Your 
ter preceded 
couple of 
Orion H. 


an broadcasting system. 


London Thursday ( 5 ) after looking | annointpd nub- i Philadelphia wch named i : Robert Stol^^direct^; New Years , 

over British production of ‘’Annie ,.5®" ^*'1® “®' ^ ®°''E®*'‘ i** of Ravag, Austri - 1 

Gun” Wife and dauffh- ! director .for Las . Vegas in j Lam-Dorville ad agnecy. , u..__j_-_x x — i 

ied him back to U s "bv ! Ghamber of Conimercev , Dick Mayers, forfiier William 

davs > ’ - I Had been member of Steve Hanna- j Goldriian flack here, returned to , 

^ituii H Hicks director Of ’ ^ Associates, staff which re- ; do promotion work for National! 

Metro’h overseas ICm . activities,. | Yegas^ for Ififantile Paralysis. ^ 

lecturing tomorrow (ThUrs.) on F v/a hifrjjert ever ' ?*'* ^^^valier L. J^kson^ inter- ) 

film distribution at the Amos Tudk ‘ .^evv ^ : nationally known bronchoscope I 

School of Business Administration hote. with almost 12, ()0(j visitors , gpecialist, named head of newly- .: 

Hanover ’N. H. ’ j jamming available facilities at all [organized Philadelphia Givicj 

Gertrude Lawrence, due to firiish • ^ i ^t^hd Opera Co, 


By Eric Gorrick 
Metro’s "Neptune’s Daughter 
solid at St. James, Sydney. 
Nightclub biz is solid in Sydney 

i ” vvr Av'"';"” 'I' , . . , i after smash New .Year trade. 

In “Glass Meniagerie’’ for Wartiers i name-act j Sydney Symphony Orchestra led 

in the next week or so, goes to^ ^ 9 ®^’ hieh 1 ^ogene U. S. 

Florida thereafter for a vacation i 0 am Lodge, 97 ^milos up the high- gagement..v The Thix^e Peppe^^^ tour in late ’50. 

With her husband. legit producer:^ . ..... t , . . _ : _ .. 

/Richard Aldrich. 


Claire Trevor and Miltori Bren 
due in from Ihe Coast next Tues- 
day (17 ) to . ready rel plans on 
' / Borderline” in which the actress 
stars, arid which Bren produced. 
Uriivdi'Sars; distributirig: 


are hpdked for_ Jan. 5^ with Hea.; .‘^onie^G Gun" continues 

Wain slated to follow. ^ j to. ^o sock biz in New Zealand for 

Marian Anderson received award - J c Wiriiamspn 
for “furtheiirig. understanding/ ‘Mkro’s revival of “the Wizard 


By Hal Cohen 

Jackie Hellers sail next weekend 
for i4-day cruise on Nieiiw Am-. 

sterdam.. 

Rae dtterbeck. former Casino 
chorus girl, joined Sally Rands 
show in Florida, 

, . Tiny St. Glair making cafe dehut . 
'.downtown at Copa after 15 weeks 
IS . at Blue Ridge Inn. 

. Sammy’s Steak House getting 
downtown iocatiori, on site of old 
Merour’s Music .Bar; 

Monica Lewis and Doris Stock-; 
ton headlinirig new show at Wu- 
liam Penn’s Terrace Room. , • 

Gaye ; Jordan signed by Brock 

Peiribertoh for new LeC: .Tr.acy 
“Mr. Bai^y’s Efehings/’/ ■ • 
Arturo V ercesi . Nixon Ga te 


. among all peoples through her : of 6 z” is riUUine smash biz at own vercesi., mxon . 

’ 1 vlilce,’' . .at Christmas CbtilliDh in i .Uberty ^ ^ ’®®?'vaitm'.; W 

(e Pep- i Reybqids Auditprium, staged for ; jop ilcCanvilIe, Cel’s interna- i 1“ ?ta>5’ m 38 years tins sumnn. . . 


By Maxwell Sweeney 

, Trwiri Shaw’s “The Gentle . . o-x .o w*' i - tr • - — — v- 

pie’- skedded for Gaiety this . benefit of Mercy-Douglass Hospi' - tional prexy, was entertairied oy 


Gael Sullivan, exec, director of /month./ ’ : 

the theatre Owners, of America, / Harry Mbsepw back from ErigT 
guest-speaking .Tuesday. (17) at larid after tour in “The Ex-Mrs Y” 




By Les '.-Rees- 

tion. ! best new Irish .production of. 1949 ! / Herbie Fields band into St Paul 

Martin Jurow has beeri/ eph- by critics here: = 'Flame, 

firriied . as joining the William ' Hilton Edwards .and Michael • Ritz/Bros. opened at Club Cat 
Morris AgenGy in New York as ; MacLiamriioir iu bn vacation from i riival Jari. 9. 


head of the play department arid filming with Orson Welles in ! Club Garnival ha.s Ritz Brothers [ “the Baker’s Wife," as best pic of l:s.lot. 
eo-ordinatbr of all legit and east- : Morocco; they’re returning to and Tbny Martin underlined. 1 ’49. Pic only played selected spots .j Lou Walter 

erri motion picture talent aCtivi- /finish “Othello." j Hildegarde at Hotel Nicollet didn’t run up a smash b.o. i bring his Hav 


/ties 

Sam Dembow, Jr., eastern 
rep for several Hollywood 
producers, announced engagement 
of his daiighter, Joanne, to 
Mohrhardt, Jr. A Lehigh Uni- 


New Zealand pic execs on looksee. ! 

Eriianuel Silverstorie. 20th-Fox ! 
topper; wined and dined by Sydney ! . ^ ^ 

pic execs. He’s here for an exten- ' : By Lary SolloWay 

sive looksee; :^ : /\ /( Ritz Bi’QtherSi Martha Raye 

Rex. Dawe has beeh placed iit ' Vic . .Damone follow Martin-Lewis 
charge of Gplgate-Palmblive radio !: into /Beachebmber on Jan. 18. //. 

productipris/following the death of /. New show Jan. 13 for/Copa V/iy 
t--. producer Russell Scott. ; | will have Garriien Miranda in t()p 

Aussie Critics chp.4e French film, spot, with JoeV Bishop in comedy 

plans', lb 

/ana (Bl an quit a She 



Maureen Cusack back to stage ! Story" underlined for February at 


^ . I ful triple lineup 

Col’s “Jolson: Sings Again" Is re- ' and Vagabonds. 


WeJtiejHlay^ laniinry 11, 1950 




WILWAM A. BhaDY 

WilUam A. Brady, 86, Vet show^ 
mail, died in New York Jah, 6. 
further details in Legitimate 


MONTY BANKS 

^ M Banks, 52, actor, film di- 
rector end husband of British 
comedienne Gracie Fields^ died in 
Aroriar Italy, jan^ 7. Death rer 
{iiilted from a heart attack suf- 
fered by Banks, while being car- 
ried from 'tlie Arona railroad sta- 
tioh to a rtearby, hospitaL The ac- 
ipr^director >vas ehroute Vvith his 
wife to. their home on the Isle 6f 


' DeMille in 1913’ For a time Hick- 
man Was a film director for Thomas 
Ince but later returned to acting. 
Outstanding among his pi ctur es 
were "Blossoms in the DustJ‘ 
"Gone With the Wind,." "Watch on: 
the Rhine" and '‘Three fleai'ts for 
Julie;^" In addition to his Wife, his 
son, Wally, survives. 


While in, Italy, Banks was sched- 
uled to begin work on the first of 
three English-language pix tb be 
made under the Monty Banks En- 
terprises’ banner; Initial venture 
\vas to have been based oni thb life 
of St. Francis. vBanks, born 
Mario ; Biarichi in Nibe, France, 
eaitie to the U. S. in 1914, working 
at odd jobs prior to going to. Hoi- 
lyvimod ; Banks appeared ■ in a 
h umber of Mack Sehnett shorts and 
silent films. In 1928, he left for 
England where he made iseveral 
stage appearances in. addition; to 
working in films there as an actorv 
producer and director. 

Among his British film appear- 


JOSEBH jARRETrr HILL 

Joseph Jarrett Hill, 44, a direc- 
tor of radio shows for the Castor; 
Farreii, Chesley .& ClilTord ad 
agency, died in New York, Jan. 9 
after a long illness. Hiil previous- 
lij^ had been Connected with the 
Lord & Thomas and V^i'dung and 
Rubicam ad agencies. While 
working wit h. latter, he served a.f 
I director for the "We. the, Febple" 

! airer., Bprn in Charleston, W. Va,, 

- Hill came to;- New York in 1926 as 
•assistant music critic of the fe- 
.cently dissolved N; Y . Sim. 

1 Hill also served as a dhector for 
CBS and; NBC,. Amo the shows, 
he handled ,were. ‘‘Duify’s. Taverni” 
j “Screeti Guild Theatre" and "Man- 
j hattan at IVfidnighl/’ 

A wife and son survive. 


York at the age of 15. Her per- 
formances included roles in "The 
Prince of Pilsen,” "The Merry 
Widow” and "Woodland” under 
Henry Savage’s management. She 
also appeared with DeWolfe Hop- 
per in "Wang” and "Dr, Syntax” 
and was at one time a member of 
the McCall Opera Coi 
, Surviving is her brother Mack 
Hilliard, manager of the Coronet 
theatre, N. Y: 

HAL CARLEtON 

Hal Carletbn, 53, for many years 
I advertisihg and publicity director 
of Metro in Australia, died Dec. 25 
[in /Sydney. 

f Carletph was responsible for the 
success, here away back in thie si-, 
lent, days of the Carroll-Musgrave 
ace Sydney house, PrinCe Edward. 
He was ; also responsible, for the 
success of the first habe Spanish- 
type cinema. 

Prior to joining MetrOj ;C^rleton 
headed a small eompariy; operating 
cinemas in Sydney and the habes. 
He . later . sold the^e interests to 
Hoyts."”'-' 


door advertising manager for Shn- 
berts until he retired three years 
ago. 

Survived by two daughters, sis- 
ter, and four brothers. 

' * » 

C. B. 

C. R. McHenry, 66, retired thea- 
tre operator, died Jan. 4, in a Dal- 
las, Tex., hospital. In 1922 he 
erected the Rosewin theatre in 
Oak Cliff. Later he acquired and 
built several other theatres which: 
he operated under the name of the 
Oak Cliff Amusement Co; He re- 
tired in 1834.” v 


MONROE LATHROP 

Monroe Lathrop, 86, pioneer mo- 
tibh . picture critic, died Jan. 5 at . 
his honie in Hollywood. 

He, was drama editor of the old • 
Lbs Angeles Express and the Mornr- 
ihg Tribune. 


) 


-JACK OVERMAN.:' 

Jack .Overman (34) film charac- 
ter aetbr, died Jan. 4 in HbllyWbod: 
fbllbwing. a heart attack. , 

He was wbrking in "Jet Pilot" at ' 
wheh stricken. 


HYMIE GOLDSTEIN 
Hymie .Goldstein, 61, vet yaude- 
ville and cafe booker, died Jan. 7 
ill New York of a heart attack. 


franklyn a. batie 

Franklyn A. , Batie, 69, actor- 

singer who had appeared in maiiy WILLIAM L. WHiTNEY 
productions at the Winter Garden^ I - William Lincoln .Whitney, . 88, 
N. Y., also with A1 Jolson in vocal teacher of Met sopraub 
"fiombo" and “Big Boy," died Dec. [ Eleanor Steber, Louise Homfer ahd , 
31 at NorAlHch, N. Y. ‘ other operatic stars, died Dec. 27. i 

He retired from Broadway in \ He is survived by his wife and ; 
1939. ■ : two sons. 

Born in Norwich,, he began his 
: stage career w i t h pockstader, 

! Primrose and West minstrels. For 
1 15 years, he was a member of the 


In Memary 

.of .oiir: dearly belayed Brother 


JAMES J. BROWN 

James J. Brown, veteran ’miem- 

i ... I be^ of the International Assn, of ; 

: Jack Wilson vaude act. Survived j Showmen, died at his home in St. 

; Louis., Dec; 31, 

His widow survives. 


] by a sister and two brothers. 


. Who passed awoy January 12, 1949 
EUGENE. SAM. RAY and CELIA 


! GROVER C DIER 

./ Grover C. Dier, 56,. vet Gincin-; 
jiati projectionist, died Jan, 5 iirt^ 

I ; der the wheels of a motor bus 


antes were rbles in the Elstree 
Productions’ ‘,‘Not So Quiet Oh the 
Western "Charming De- 

ceiver" and "So You Wouldn’t 
Talk,” Included in his directorial 
efforts were "Queen of Hearts,” 
"We’re Going ib Be Right” and 
"Keep Smiling," all of which 
starred Miss Fields. His most re- 
cent film portrayals were in "A 
.Bell for. Adaho" arid "Blood and 
. Sand.-":- 

Banks, who became an American 
citizen in 1940. had also been an 
associate producer for 20th-Fox in 
England. Banks accompanied 
Miss Fields on her toUrs during 
World War II. He was a member 
of the Picture Pioneers. 


I Gbldstein . had been ailing .,for 
some . time, but had been well 
I enough to attend, to his duties until 
i the day before liis death. He col- 
jlapse'd in the apartment of agent 
Sid Leipzig and died before aid 
could reach him. 

Goldstein, for nearly 10 years 
was president of the A-ssbeiated* 
Agents Of America. He took 
over the helm of the group shortly 
after its; organization in 1940 and' 
held it for nine successive terms! 
He had been aii agent for nearly 
40 years. • 

Survived by his parents, son and 
daughter. 


Mrs, Dominick Serrao, widow of 
vet Pittsburgh district exhibitor 
i and theatre building contractor. , 
near the Tiriies theatre, where he t died at the Citizens General 'Hos- 
worked since 1945. Hier walked i pital in New Kensington, Pa., Dec. 
j into the side bf the bus while on 23 ;aft:er a long illness. 

.; hi.s way home ;after being relieved Among .surviving children are 
j at his job because, of illness. i three exhibs, William G. Serrao. ■ 

; Survived .by wife, two daughters, l AVhb operates the Kent in Arnold. 


TESS GARDELLA 
Tes.s Gardellaj 52, singing come- 
dienne Who had appeared in Vaude, 
and musicomedy, died in Brooklyn, 
N; Y , Jan; 3 of diabetes, 

Miss Gardella, althbugh born in 
the mining region of Wilkes-Barre, 
Pa. , came to New York after the 
death of her father, a miner, and 
Settled down in the Mulberry Bend 
section. Shb. matriculated for 


IN FOND MEMORY OF 

“EZ”KE0UGH 

Who Postcfi Away Jan. 1 5, 1 948 

BOB EVANS 
SADIE JACOBS 


GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM 

George Palmer Putn/am, 63^ pub- 
lisher, writer and explorer, died' 
Jan. 4 in: Trona, Calif., .after four 
[ weeks of treatment for , ufemic 
j poisoning and interna I hemor- 
rhages, , He vyas once president of 
G. P. Putnaih s Sons, century-bld 
publishing hpu.se! As a writer he 
turned put "Smiting the Rock,’’ 
."Southland of North America," 
"Hot Oil” "Death Valley and its 
Co|untry," and "Hickory Shirts"; As 
an explorer he vvas assoc iated with 
Admifal Byrd, Sir Hubert Wilkins 
and; Roy Chapman Andrews. In 
recent years he operated a resort 
in Death Valley. 

Putnam .vvas inarried four times, 

; His seGond wife was Amelia . Ear- 
hart, the flyer who w-as lD.st at sea 
in 1937. 


four sons and two brothers. 


... TEXAS / jack: ; 

. Texas Jack, SI, reformed outlaw 
whose real name wad Nathaniel 
Reed, died in Tulsa, Okla.; Jan. 7.: 
Jack, . who rode with the Daltons, 
Bill Doolin and Henry Starr, 
toured in Wild West shows billed 
as "Texas Jack, train robber." The 
one-time outlaw was pardbned for 


Pa.; A. Fred Serrao, the Circle in 
New Kensington, and Rex Serrao, 
Ihe .Roxy in Ford City. 


Gpeffrey Chance, 56, died at his 
home at Saranac Lake,' ^ 

Jan, 1. He moved there 20 years 
ago for his health! . 

He was formerly the owner and 


manager: of Chance’s Restaurant. 

top nitery in Northern New York 

his crimes when he turned state’s ! during prohibition days, ^t the 


evidence against his confederattes. [ time pf his death he was repre 
/ — 7— -r, — . f sentative of the Baldwin Piano Co. 

CYRIL SMITH | His wife .and two children sur- 

.Cyril Smith, 46, singer, died in vive. 

New York, Jan. . 8, Smith, best — — 

known for his English dialect spe^ [ Father, 80, of Joe Goltz, foreign 
cialties, was associated with Riidy 1 sales manager of Eagle Lion Film.s, 
Vallee when latter ‘ had his own [ died of a heart attack in Dallas 
,orch. Ambng the platters turned ; Jan. 5v Wife, two other ;sbns and 
out by the two were "The Old Sovy ! two daughters also survive. 

Song” and "How the Fight Stm’ted 


in the Salobft," 


Michael Angelo Antonaccio. 22. 


what afterwards was tb become a 
stage career; singing at political 
I'aliies and dances. She later satig 
In hiteries of Cbinatowm, where 
she attracted the attention of Lew 
l^eslie, an agent, whO: later routed 
her in vaude house.s as. Aunt 
•Jemmia,../. 

^ Later, she; appeared in several 
Broadway riui.sicalSi including sev- 
eral editions br George .White’s 
"Scandals" and as Queenie in the 
reyival of "Show Boat” in .1932. 
Her last Broadway appeararice Was 
at the Palace, N. Y., | s e v e; r a 1 
nronths ago. 

Survived by four .sister.s and a 
brother. 


DORA DEAN JOHNSON 

Dora Dean Johirson, 78, of the 
' Negro vaude team of Johnson & 
Dean, originators of the cakewalk, 
died in Minneapoli.s last week after 
a long lllnes.s. Born in Cbvington; 
I<y,, she .joined .w ilh Charles John- 
. soil, her husband, to become a 
dance teanV which, won consider-. 
. able, fame in the Tale , ’90.s; The 
; team Ihiroduced Ihe cakew'alk in 
' Macli.so'n Sciiiai e' Garden in ,1895 
; arid, sub.seciuehl ly.,. tiiey toured Eu- 
irppe fo.i: 17 .vear.s, .I'hcy reap- 
peared intermitte.rit ly ih vaude- 
ville . and night clubs ’up .to few 
years ; ;ago when Iver husbarid Sul- 
' fered a leg i:n.1ur\\:; ' 

’ . Her, hlisbaiul. .son; and a, brPtlTer 
survive.'..- 


Smith also worked in television a rnusician with Woody Woodnl I s 
and radib bn Vallee’s prograjiis. band, died Dec> 29 of a gunshot 
- — . wound received while hunting near 

■ • STEPHEN '.W; .McGRATlf - Youngstown, ' O.. 

Stephen W. McGrath, 51, United ^ — — — . 

, Artists’ assistant contract manager, ' Maude Bowman, 77, member of 
j died in N. Y. Jan. 5, following a the Warners research departhicnt 
1 heart attack. McGrath started with W 25 years, died Dec .30 in Los 
[the First National Exhibition Cir- Angele.s. 
cuit, later First National pictures. V — -- 

He was also a production repre.sen- i D^vin Charles Freeman, infant 
tative in Hollywood until he came .son of Mr. and Mrs; Mickey Free- 
east to join UA 23 years ago. man. died Dec. 31. in Hollywood. 

His Wife, mother, three daughr Father is a Daily Variety staffer, 
tefs, a sister and brother survive. ; — y: : 


HOWARD C. HICKMAN 

Hpvvard C. Hickman, 69, stage 
and screen actor, died Pec. 31 at 
his horiie in Los Angeles following 
a heart attack. A legit actor since 
1903, Hickman made his stage bow 
with Robert Mantell and later ap- 
peared with Amelia Bingham. In 
1906, he married Bessie BarrlsCale, 
.with whom he co-starred the fol- 
Jovving year in "Rp.se of the 
Rancho" at the Alcazar, San Frari- 
•ClSCp,- ^ 

^ Their first film together was 
‘Ranchof' pjoduced by Cecil B, 


ROBERT HARTMANN 

Robert Hartmann; 52. 20tb-FDx 
Moylelone Nevvs’ mahager in Ger- 
.many,' wa.s . killed. Bee.; 22 in . an 
auib accident, riCar Munich,. .He 
was to have headed his company's 
new bperatioh.s in Geiinany which 
began .Ian, ; 1. Prioi- to that date 
the U! ArVuy and Navyv handled 
all nevv.Sreel filming in that area. 

Origina 1 ly a ; cameranian ,. Hart- 
manh was an ind u.stry piorieCr and 
cro.sscd the Atlantic bn the^^ G^^^ 
Zeppelin when the Gorman dirigi- 
ble made its maiden flight in 1929. 
He was 20tlfs rep for over 20 
years. in Germany and worked 
for the Hear-s'l pre.ss as a Eiiropeari 
staffer. ! ' ■ 


- — — ^ Mother, 88, of jazz violinist Joe 

TOM PATRICOLA Venuti, died atherhome in Phii- 

Tom Patricola, 59, former vaude- adclphia last week. 

. ville performer, died Jan. 1 in ; ■ ■ -t ' 

Pasadena, Cal,, fbllowing a brain , Father, 63, of Robert Busch, 
operation. He toured the bi gti me : manager, of Avalon theatre. Chi- 

■ iri the heyday of vaudeville and : cago, di.ed in that City JanJ 3. 

' appeared for years in Broadway I . _ — 

musicals, including George White’s . Mrs: Anne M, Shaw. 54. wife of 
“Scandals." Frank Shaw, film director, died 

i In reCent years he plaKd .sup- Pec. 28 in Hollywood, 
port roles on the screen. : j '• 

* ;Widow, 54 ; :pf Edward E. Shu- 
MARGUEriTE BITTER • , :maker, former RCA-Victor pro.xv 
Marguerite Bitter Clayton. 50.; died in Merchahtviile, N. J,. Jan. S 

■ .concert pianist who appeared , as '• ■ . ' ■ . ■■■.: ' : ' ;■■ ■ ' , , . 

. Marguerite Bitter, died in Los An- 
! geles, Jan.. 9 frorii injuiTo.s .re- 

■ cejyed in an aiito aceiderit pipre 

- than ..Iw.o months ago. . Mr.s. Clay- 
j ton: had made coricert touis of the 
I U. S; and Canada, besides provid- r , \ 

. ihg muMc for films. . . . . th® holiday, sea.son, 

; Her husband and a sister survive Hgot ® number of holdovers. 

I • . ■ • U A feels that these good grosses; 

z ! JOHN. E/ ST. CLAIR . ' .prove; the poifjt that: it Was the 
;Jphn; E. St; Clair; 7.5, 'musieian, . bustup pf Miss Temple’s marriage 
died at his home in LaGohia. N, IT., rather than picture quality that ac- 
; Pec. 31, after a long illness. He ; counted for the poor getaway. The 
had /played with, many prcheslras; : reason, therefore, that a reasonable ' 
; and _ bands, inefudirig ■: Sousa s wait before sending it’out into fur-- 
i ^ • 1 ^ -u! Iher release may better the b of 

i Survivors include hi.s Widow. pQtential 

two sons, a step.son; and a si.ster:;^: Afi.,s j'0riiple>a.s in another ftib; ; 

Warner Bros.’ "Story of Seabis- 
. ! cuit," which al.so went into reiea.se 


Temple Pic 

Cpntinueci .from page.' 1 ; 


ALFRED >V ally 

. Mrs. Loulda. HiMiwVd .Walle, 79. 
former le.gil -actre.;! ; and . singer 
died in New York,. Jan. 7, She be- 
gan her theatrical career in New 


CHIC THOMAS 

' Charles T. North. 57. died An 
Chicago, Jan; 5. Vaude comedian i; papers ; 

toured U. S,. arid Cariada for 35 

years under the. name of Chic •:^ohn Agar, JtBkewi.se did unduljy 
Thomas.V weakly^^t the b.p., giving strength 

Survived by two .sksters. to distrib.opiniori that the divorce 

publicity wa.s the rea.son; 

ABRAHAM NELSON Surprise angle in the divorce 

Abraham Nelsori 59. died in. Chi- riicku.s hurting grosse.s so much is 
cago, Jan. 8. He wa.s form ef, otrt< that that is gerierally not (he ca.se / 


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i with other players. A$ a matter 

; of fact» some veiy serious legal 
; hassles that stars have been in 
; (Errol Fljmn, Robert Mitchufn) 
1 have sharpened interest in their 
I pix and pyshed up . grosses. Ne.xt 
j test will probably come, however, 
i with release of the pic of another 
[ player whose personal life until 
• recently Was held in very special 
j estgem by the American public. 

! That’s Ingrid; , Bergman^ whose 
} "Stromboli" will be sent into dis?* 

; tribution by RKp in March or 
April,;'. 



(through June, 1951) ,; so doiible 
bonds will have to be posted .\y it h 
Actors- Equity, Rehearsals are slat-, 
ed to start Monday (16 ) , aiid the 
play is to open March 8 at the 
Martiri Beck,. N, Y., after a road . 
;tryout.;,;-' '.' 

. Miss Hayes; reportedly \vill get 
15;% of the gross, plus 25% of tfie 
net; . Only other star . getting such 
advantageous terms is Tallulah 
Bankhead, currently' touring in . . 
‘•Private .Lives.” 

MARkiAdES 

AJarilyn Maxwell <,tb Ancler.s .N; 
Mclrityre, Saiitia Barbara, Jan. 1< 
Bride is a screen actres.s;. 

Helen McDermott to George 
Aryantes, Hollywood, Jan. 2, Bride 
is chief accountant at KLAC, 

Dorothy Hurrimitzsch to Bill, 

Schwartz, New York,: Dec. 31, 
Bride is with Arthur Goclfrey's 
singiiig quartet, the .Cordettes; he’s 
with N. Y. branch of the; Alorin- 
Schwartz talent agency of Milwau- 
kee.;' ' 

Bess Levy to Harry Hertdel, 
Gharle.rton, S. C.v Dec. 28. Groom’s 
a Pitt.sburgh, theatre owner. 

Betty Annis to Jeiiy Lynne, 
Pitt-sburgh, Dec, 31. Both are cafe/ 
danp®f’s. . 

Marion F.Ogel to Stan Slesin.ski, 
Pittsburgh, Jan. 1. Bride’s With 
Republic exchange in Pitt. 

Ida BOnato to' James, Tucci, 
Pittsburgh, Jan, 7. Groom’s with 
Baron Elliott band arid bride’s a 
pianist. 

Estelle L. Dick to Seymour C. 
Freedman, Washirigton, D. C., 
Jari, 1. He’s a.ssistant /director of 
ad-publi ity for the Schine Circuit 
of G love r.s ville, N. Y. 

Helen Gerald to Jimmy Dohnn. 
New Yprk. Dec. 26; Bride is NBC 
radio and film actress; groom is 
1 ibrarian :for NBG Syriipliony oi'ch. - 

Arine-Mafie ; Gayer to James 
Heriderspn . Lee, Ji/, New York, 
Nov, 9. Bride is . an NBG aclrcs.s; 
groom is a televi.rion actor-Writcr. 

Avis. Pitts Dear to .Charle.s IL 
Garland, Phoenix, Jan. 7, He’s 
general manager of KOOL. 

Margaret Carroll to Irving '.A! 
Maa.s, New York, Jan! 8. . G.room 
is v.p! and generaT .nianager of 
Motion Pic-lure Export A.s.sn! 


BIRTHS 

Mi*, and Mrs; Harmon Stcvc.'n.*:; 
son, Los Angeles, Dec. 29. Fallier 
i.s a stage and screen actor.. 

Mr, and Mrs. Charles T, Mar^z, 
son, Rockaway, L. I,, Dec. 30, 
Father, i.s With State Department’s, 
film diyi.sibri. 

Mr. ancl Mrs! Paul .Brady, dau.gli-' 
ter. Flushing, N. Y., Jari. 1. Mothi. r; 
is the former Roberta Lee. dancer; 
father is mem, ber of vaLidc team of 
Barton & Brady, . / 

Mr. and Mrs/ John P. William.*', 
.daughter, Dayton, Q.,. Jah, 1. 
Fat her i.s exeC-veepee of WING, 
Dayton, arid ,:WiZE,. Springfield. O, 

.VIr. and .Mrs. Stanley R. Weber,, 
sori. Dec. 28, in Floral Park, L. I. 
Father .is:. assistarit tfeasui’cr •• of 
.Motion Picture • Assn . pf America. ' 

.Mr, and Mrs. Tex; A vTry , da ugh- 
tei*. lloll.v\vb6d,.;Dec. 30, Father i.s. . 
a fi 1 m ;. car tboriist . at .. Metro. 

Mr. and Mrs, E:dwjn j%sher. .son. 
Culver City, Dec. . 31. Father is 
a technician at' Metm^^ 

V Mr. arid Mrs. Jay. Michael, son; 
Jan. 4, New York. .Fathei’ .is head 
of pi! bl icity dept; General Artists 
'Co'rp.v . 

Mr. and Mrs. Vic Maitland, 
daughter, Pittsburgh, Dec. 24. 
Father’s radio pfoducer for Walk- 
er-powriirig agency. 

Mr, and Mrs; Vic Lundberg, 
daughter, Phoenix, Jari. 9. Father 
is chief announcer of . KOOL in 
Phoenix; y 

Mr. arid Mrs. Manning Cl a gett, 
daughter, Wam.irigton. Dec. .31, „ 
Father is flack in Wa.shington of- 
fice. of .Motion Picture A.ssri. of 
America^ 

Mr, arid Mrs! Robert Garland, 
son. Phoenix, Jan. 1. . Father ig 
on the .Sales staff of KOOL. 




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Cigatet m8niifacturei*s are so firmly entrenctied in . television ton 
day that they are represeiited in the bigtime network programming 
sweepstakes (esidfr frOm spot business) on a seveni-nlghts-a-week ; 
basis. This, too, does hot inciude. the Camel-sponsored news show 
heard cross-therboard oii NBC-TV, or the Philip Morris-spohsored 
Herb: Shriner six-tiihes-a-week CBS program (whiGh is being can-- 
:.-celled)v: 

Here’s the night-to-night lineup; 

Sunday; Chesterfield; Perry Comp, show on NBG.r 

Monday; Philip Morris: “Candid Camera” oii CBS; Lucky Strike: , 
the Upcoming Robert Montgomery hoiir-Iong dramatic series on 
.NBC./. 

Tuesday: Old Gold “Original Amateur Hour’.' on NBC. 

Wednesday: Chesterfield: Arthur Godfrey on CBS. 

Thursdayl Old Gold: ‘‘Stop the Music”; oh ABC; U. S. Tobacco’s 
*‘Martih,Kane'’ on NBCv 

Priday: Caniei: “Mam' Against Crime” on CBS; Pall Mall’s “Big 
StPry” On NBC altemale weeks. \ 

Saturday: Camel’s “Kd Wyhn Show” on CBS: ' 




Robert Mon tgpniery, first t6p-4 
name film perisonality to enter 
television on : a full scale, is iset- 
tittg as his prime objec|ive the ce- 
mexiiting o^ relationships between 
the how-battling filih and TV in- 
d u.Stries. As exec pTbducer on the 
upeomihg “Lucky StTiHe Theatre” 
via NBC-^TV, Montgoxhery is lin^ 
Ing up a series of putstanding film 
properties and hppes tp be able tp 
gH ace film players for the leads. 
By concentrating on the picture 
angles, cohseqUently, he hopes the 
series can become a means of liai- 
son between the two niedia for the 
mutual benefit of both. 

Lucky Strike series, which will 
be aired on an alternate week ba- 
sis, kicks off Jan, .30 in the 9:30 
to 10:30 p. m. period. -Preem show 
will be “The Letter,” with Made*^ 
leine Carroll starred, adapted; from 
the W^ner picture which starred 
Bette Ibavis. On tap for succeed- 
ing .stanzas are Jane Wyatt in 
“Kitty Foyle,” which RKO filmed 
with Ginger Rogers; Montgomery 
himself: repeating the role he 
played in Universal's “Ride the 
Pink Horse”; “ Arrowsmith” and 
VOur Town,” both released by 
United A. rtiSts; “Forsaking All; 
Others,” in which Montgomery cb- 
staiTed with Clark Gable and Joaii 
Crawford for Metro and U’s “Egg 
(Continued on page 55) 


Cerniaii Pro viiice Uses 

Opera Fix to Build 1 


Exhib Thinks Burley 
Can Aid TV-Dented B.O. 

East Rutherford, N. J., Jan. 17. 

Television has kayoed his busi- 
ness, Meyer Phillips, rrianager of 
the ;Rex theatre, declared last 
week. He asked the civic fathers 
for permission to install a bur- 
lesque policy. 

Reserving decision, the mayor 
and council suggested the mana- 
ger’s reason for making the change 
be aired in the press, and a ruling 
would later be made in accordance 
With the public’s wishes. 


By GEORGE ROSEN 

The start of 1950 finds the tele- 
vision broadcaisters taking con- 
siderable heart oyer the commer- 
ciai outlook. There’s little doubt 
but that '50 . wll be ' a banher year 
oh CGln intake. It’s reflected on 
.several fronts:: 

1. The TV foothold already 
established by the heavy spenders, 
such, as . General Foods, . Lever 
Bros., the cigaret companies, Proc- 
ter & Gamhle, etc. 

/ 2. The now-established certain- 
ty that, at least in 1950, the spon- 
sbrship coin allocated to yideb will 
not be siphoned off radio (which 
in turn has cued a lot of chest- 
thuihping pm th^ part of the AM 
hroadetisteiisf. 

3v The equally established cer- 
tainty that 'lih'e heavy, goods clients, 
riotably in the automotive field, 
who never ^actually established a I 
permanent ^franchise in radio but | 
were in-and-imt spenders, will [ 
stake a inajor claim in '50 in the 
cbmmercral TV" sweepstakes. 

The cigaret companies go into 
the new year with billings leadei- 
ship, represented with major net- 
work programrtiing (see adjoining 
box) e very night of the week. 
Chesterfield, American Tobacco 
I (Continued on page 53) 

1 RKO Rushes ‘Slromboli’ 


Rqi as Tourist Jure 

Stuttgart, Jan; 17; 
The West German state of Wurt- 
lenberg-Baden is going tb put fea- 
tufe films . to a hovel use in ah at- 
lempt to build, up the reputatioh 
Of Its state opera house at Stutt- 
gart. State legislature, has voted 
appropriation of funds to produce 
operatic pix, made 
.Stuttgart opera house, for 
jyoi'lflwide .distribution: Eagle Lion 
«as signed to handle “Hansel and 
U‘tel, ' first of the series, 
^ogislature tobk action as a Way 
(Continued on vpage 55) 


Sales reaction in both the re- 
cording and sheet music fields 
have, taken a decided turn for the 
betleF since the . first of the year. 
And disk companies, music : job- 
bers and publish e rs have taken at 
fairly solid, optimistic attitude to- 
ward the Immediate future. .By 
“fairly spiid” optimism is hiearit 
that fingers are crossed in the 
hope that rising sales curves won't 
be cut down again by additibhal 
industrial .strikes, particularly in 
the hiid-western area Wherein lies 
the greatest sales potential of 
either field. That happened late 
Hast summer, when things began 
looking rosy. 

One fkeet of the upturn has 
execs in bbth recording and music 
i fields happy. They have watched 
>^ales interest since the holidays 
ended spread slo.wJy over, a greater j 
inumber of records and disks.! 
There^s no really hot single seller 
in either category, but liecca 
points to: 20 disks selling in solid 
1 figure.s; /Victor asserts that it had 
! 16 single plattefs which drew 
orders for more than 10,000 copies 
last week> And the remaining 
(Continued on page 47) 


Despite some references in the 
film that, it is feared, embarrass- 
ingly parallel the real-life friend- 
ship of Ingrid Bergman and Ro- 
berto Rossellini, RKO is rushing 
“Stromboli” into release in mid- 
February. It is understood the 
company will seek a large number 
of day-arid-date bookings for a 
splash preem and may ask 50% 
terms. ;■ 

Sales execs of RKO got" their 
first gander at the rhuch-publicized 
Italian-made film in New York 
Monday/(16), While it was admit- 
ted that some .parallelisms between 
the screen characters and the situ- 
ation between star and director 
exist, Rkp officials said they had 
no knowledge but that the print 
they saw Was a final release ver- 
sion... ^ '"■/■■ 

According to reports, pic as shot 
by Rossellini off the coast of Italy 
is . being recut to remove refer- 
ences that aqdiences niight find 
laughable in light of recent news 
stories froni Rome. It was tored 
that such spots might spoil the 
mood and reduce the film's chances 
pf success^ 

On the oth e r , b a n d, the. lines and 
situations referred to are said to 
be basic to the pipt, abtl thus 
almost impossible to cut The 
print screened in New York points 
up that the character played by 
Miss Bergman is married bpt has 
a ioyer, is going to have a baby, 
and remarks, several tinaes that 
her husband is Jealous. 


• ■■ ■ •• . ■ i.; - '.. Holly wood, Jan. 17. 

, , « - ^T- Taking a . tip . f Tom the ups and 

Tallulah for y ice-^ downs of the JiOxotf ice during the 

P line last year, eXeh§pf major film com - 
In v>aSC pen. pullin xiUIlb panles believe mM p^ 

Dallas, Jah. 17. of busihess in ,19^0 will be 
Tallulah Bankhead, Whose "father marked than at :any time in the 
was Speaker of the House of Rep- past. They are plotting release 
resentatiVes and uncle was Senator dates, for their top product accord- 
from Alabama, and who cam- ingly, intensifying ; the system of 
paigned for President ’trunian last heavy releases at holiday seaspna 
election,’ might even run for pub- arid few during the summer, 
lie office herself. | Aim will be to send Techni- 

Informed that Margaret chase /nd other 

Smith, Senator from Maine, has : ‘"to distribution in first-runs when 
been Mentioned as the Republican : ‘he graphs of anttapated.b 

candidate for the Vice Presidency *[1" at their high points. This, 

in the next .election, ttie . star re- k 

marked, "ft she’s the Republican 'V^ctigd, including the Subsequent 

ribmine;, I’ll run against her on ^^h'bto whom thp big.prqductm^ 
the Democratic . ticket, and r * 1 - biter down during the off periods, 
ready have my sIogan-'TalluIah ^ The .timetable, ;a^ the major.s 
fnr Have it laid out, will see grosses 

• icfccliniag now until the Lincoln’s 

i birthday - Washihgtoh’s birthday 
•II O If ! holiday period, When they will take 

KviiOifl I hlllc \ola * a sharp rise. They will then drop . 

llQlll vlllllu Ulvll j off slowly again untU Easter, when 

: I there will be another advance* 
1 ^ ^ ' Fronv theri on, weather will be a 

Kit I IviTtl determining factor, with a bad 

MJj A/ WII 1 I CC/jC slurtip anticipated When the first 
^ heat wave strikes. 

London, Jan. 17. ' Later op in the yeaT; to 

British film industry is finding and Thanksgiving will see the up- 
that the festrietions its govern- turns, followed by a December luU 
ment has placed pn American that will come back with a strong 
I product is having a boomerang ef- gain tur the Christmas holidays, 
feet: Many foreign countries have lhat s pretty much a standard 
followed Britain’s suit and have Pattern of busines^, but the highs ■ 
imposed similar restrictions on. all lows are expected to be much 
foreign pix— including British. more marked than at any timd 
T io since air conditioning in theatres 

film whfph h Jp camc Into general usc. Before that 

Wn rpcicfincr ^ large nuftiber of houses 

closed during the hot weatheT and 

pix in England by insisting the 
government nbt hand out labor ” o 

P , . '. . ’ ■' ,t2 ^ ' - th likewise followed this stahdai d 

Howevef, Its peaks and val- 

froxen and the unionUes are gel- b| 0 ‘'e severe .than any 

ting a taste of the same ftee/eoul ve" since, the war. and it is from 
policies they themselyes employed, j ' ' i Cootinued on page 5 5) 

Technicians in Germany, Aus- r Cki J II P 

tna and Italy, have copied the tUrODCSHlS utOuV U«m« 

British attitude that the only for- ' ti ' ■ i / p a 

W Methods So As 

duplicated locally- British unions Ta l iiwa VonL nAll^rc 

have had informal talks with the , 1 0 Lill y l allh 1/Ulllli !« 

ProduceTs Assn, on the problem, • . Washingtoii, Jan. 17. 

byt there seems tp be .rip solution. i Flock of Europeanis are coming 

' : here to learri how to .build and . 

r\ iTk/f n/ri 1 t iPperate their hotels more along 

\ByC Minority Mkt* ! American lines— so as to prove a 

Fnf Pir* nn bigger lure for U. S. tbUrist dol- 

Tr w ^ And, what Is rnore/ Uncle 

Hollywood film prpducers/taking Sam is going to help- them, 
stock of’ the • lush market:. found in- Reps frOni ' ' Belgium, Luxem.'- 
tolerariee films during the last . boiirg, Ireland/ Netherlands, Tu^ ' 
year, are turning fhe;r attention, Kingdom have just 

to ^ a . new minority group— the arTived, getting the lowdoWn on 
midgets. Indie prpducers Peter our construction and operation of 
Scully and. William Castle have.^re- various types of hosteiries; with 
cently^ completed a senous film fielegatm at least riine more 
about the little people, titled .It s couhtrie.s due in the n^ar fui^vire 
a ^ail^orid,” and Scully is now i ecA Js picking up'the tab Jor 
in New York negqtmting ior a ma- the eritlre deal. The cost for the 
jor release. Even though the film ^j.}jt delegation alone is estimated 
tells oi a socio Qgical pther ^ ^ $l6,a00. Those In the parties 

?, Css- i are architects, hotql operators,. 

wit c restaurant bjierators/arid 

markets that went for Pmky, ; government tourist industry of- 
I (Continued on page 47) I ficials. 



linSCXULANlT 


Ve<liie8jay» Januaiy 18^ 1950 



^gfts3.Uar thfi wfiltraiscd-again^^ 
television by major film companies ' 
v‘ill crumblo soon developed this 
week when Paramount launched 
Into an out-and-out attempt at star 
buildup via the hitherto shunned 
video medium, par is turning to 
tele, in a string of Video appear- 
ances by Wendell Gorey, to give 
“Thelma Jordon,” Hal Wallis pro- 
duction, a fast fcickoif.: Pic preems 
inf the -Paramount theatre, ; New 
York, today (18). 

At the s a m e time,. Stanley 
Kramer, currently producing “The 
Men ” is planhing a big : test of 
teley potentialities as a bUilder- 
uppeir for Marlon Brando, legit 
actor breaking into pix ab star of 
“Men.” kramer will film a 15- 
minute short, including scenes 
“Men,’f to introduce Brando to 
' set Owners./' 

Short will be hahded cuffo to 
stations all o v e r the country, 
through fieldmen beating t h e 
drums for the pic. Kramer's ae- 
tioh follows highly successful use 
of tele for his film, "Champion,” 
When it opened in New York. Kirk 
Douglas^ star Of the film, made as 
many guest appearances oyer TV 
as possible. Douglas, a coiuparar 
tive unknown in Gotham, was fre- 
quently stopped on the streets by 
film fans who recognized him from 
tele.. 

Slotting of Corey by Paramount 
is a direct reversaV of a studio ban 
against TV appearances. Par, like 
other majors, has refused an okay 


Jack Carson Obtaiits 

Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

. J ack Garsort,' with two years and 
10 months to go oh his Warner 
contract, has obtained his release 
after ip y earsswith the studio. 

Actor has beefed for Some time 
dyer assignmknis, recently nixing 
a role in “Elmcr/^ following which 
he asked for pact cancellation. He 
expects to jg’eelance, 




HollywOdd,, jan. 17/ 
Charles K: Feldman has ac- 
, qu ired screen rights to “They Shall 
Not/ Die,” play by John Wexley 
which Theatre Guild produced in 
1934. Play, which starred Claude 
Rains and/Ruth Gordon; was sec- 
ond in line that year for Pulitzer 
prize. It is based on Scottsborp 
Case, in which nine negroes were 
condemned to dPath. in" Alabama 
for allegedly assaulting two white 
girls, and deals starkly with sub- 
ject of race prejudice. 

Feldman will make picture 
either independently or through 
major release, with some possi- 
in many instances to requests for j bllity Warners may distribute, 


tele dates for its stars. BOb Hope, 
for instance, was permitted recently 
to appear in a • one-shot TV film 
program only on condition that the 
film oh Hope be immediately de- 
stroyed after the one showing. 

•Corey is not merely making a 
“^customary series of casual guest 
shots” for his lineup of tele shows, 
Max Youngstein, Par’s ad-pub 
chief, stresses'. Program is a de- 
liberately planned one to sell 
tickets for “Jordon,” Youngstein 
said, with the company testing 
tele’s potentialities as a direct pub- 
licity, exploitation medium. 

Corey is appearing with Roberta 
Quinlan, NBC; “Dinner at Sardi’s.” 
WOR-TV; Wendy Barrie, ABC; 
“Okay Mother,” DuMont; Faye 
Emerson, CBS; Eloise McElhbne, 
DuMont; and “Break the Bank.” 
NBC. He Ayill also put in TV 
chores^.on a number of stations in 
cities other than N. Y. ' ' ‘ 



since he set his last two indie 
deals, “Glass Menagerie’’ and 
“Streetcar Named Desire,” with 
the Valley studio. Wexley is writ- 
1 ing screenplay and will produce or 
direct the film. / ; 

Author gets $40,000; plus 25% of 
profits. Theatre Guild .receives 
percentage of Wexley -s take for its 
interest in story rights. In addi- 
liori to this cbin, Wexley will also 
be/pald for job as director or pro- 
ducer. Deal calls for him to have 
full control over “artistic in- 
tegrity” of story and for him and 
Feldman mutually to agree upon 
all details of production, including 
casting and technical phases. 

Rains may take; role of the attpr- 
ney , M'hich he played on stage, 
There is possibility Kirk Douglas 
also may be starred. He is a Feld- 
man client. This, however, has 
not been pinned down, nor has 
Rains been Signed. Contract be-^ 
tween Feldman and Wexley calls 
for a starting date six months 
hence. If cameras aren’t turning 
by that time (roughtly July 15) all 


Finally Gets a 


Rome, Jan. 12. 

Lamberto Maggioriani, Star of 
“The Bicycle Thief,” who has been 
looking Unsuccessfully for a com- 
mon iaborer’s. job for the last sev- 
eral weeks, has been inked by the 
Hungarian director; Geza Rad- 
vanyi, for another film. Radyanyi, 
who made “it Happened in Eu- 
rope,” plans tp make a pic about 
Maggioi’iani’s story, using his 
house, friends and biographical 
incidents just as they happened. 

Maggioriani, who found it im- 
possible to get back his old la- 
bbrer’s job; after completing his 
first : film role in “Bicyple Thief, ’ ’ 
has also been offered a job by the 
representaUye of WQV, ;New Yorjk 
fpreign-laiiguage radio station. 


WILL^ 

Tlrlk 

epmedian, ■ Singer and Dancer . . > 
Dancer . . . Prancer , . . Schinancer 
what’s ' tiie difference as lo^ .a^s 
ypii’re bopked and ypU always, 
especially. If it’s diwaotion .Toe 
Giaser’s Associated Bopking Corp.; 



Ken Dolati Explains 

Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

Ken Dolan, speaking for Shirley 
Ross^ Maxie Rosenblopm and Larry 
Stevens, said yesterday (Mon:) 
that they knew nothing pf a. sched- 
uled appearance on Dec. 31 of ah 
Air Force entertainment unit at 
the 110th Station hospital in Vien- 
na. Dolan issued tfis statement as 
a result of a report that Air Force 
officials were burned up by a last- 
minute Gancellatipn of the show 
by Gene Raymond, one of tlie stars ; 
in: ;the overseas troupe/ j 

“If Miss Ross, Rosenbloom and 
Stevens had known of ; the sched-^ 
uled appearance,” the agent said, 
“they would have gone on with the 
show regardless of what personal 
obstacles arose.” 


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A delegation of radio and screen 
scripters from the Coast met with 
representatives of the Authors 
League of America in New York 
last week in a conference “to avoid 
the jurisdictionai morass the per- 
formers are now in.” Net effect 
of the confab was to strengthen 
the National Television Committee 
which the ALA set up last J uly , 
while protecting the claims of the 
Radio Writers and Screen Writers 
Guilds. 

Th® conference was an attempt 
to clarify the thorny issue of juris- 
diction, which had been left up in 
the air in the July compromise. At 
the meeting there was, a sharp 
cleavage between the ALA’s radio 
and screen writers, on the one 
hahd. and the authors and drama- 
tists, bn the other. Reason for the 
division is the fact that RWG and 
SWG negotiate basically for staff’ 
Scripters,. while the AG . and D'G 
are more interested in rights. 
Dramatists, for example, said they 
would not want RWG to negotiate 
unilatefially for them because 
rights are Very important in TV, 
while RWG said that because a 
dramatist’s play is adapted for 
video he is not thereby a TV 
writer.- . . . ■ 

However, despite the long de- 
bates, a resolution was finally 
agreed upon, although a subse- 
quent meeting has been called to 
speil out one of the points in the 
July deal. 

NTC will have authority, accord- 
ing to the new resolution, to accept 
as members, in the name of ALA, 
the “floating’’ video writers not at 
present in any guild. It will be. 
able to assign these new members 
to a guild or to the Television 
Writers Group. Fact that the TWG 
is retained has been interpreted as 
“a blow to those RWG forces who 
wanted RWG to get the lion’s 
share of TV. jurisd^ctibn.” How- 
ever, according to its spokesmen, 
“RWG never asked for all jurisdic- 
tion and never sought to operate 
outside 'the July agreemeht. 

In the field of negotiations it is 
agreed that the ALA may ask spe- 
cific guilds to negotiate for it, but 
in the name of the entire orgahiza- 
tiori rather than that bf the indi- 
vidual guild. However, still to be 
straightened out is that part of the 
July agreement which gave the 
SWG the right to continue hegotia- 
tions with the studios and said 
that when it is necessary contracts 
covering both radio and television 
could be negotiated with the RWG 
naming armajority of the negotiT. 
ating cmnmittee:’ ; 

Questions raised, and presum- 
ably to be answered at the next 
meeting, are whethef this phrase- 
ology refers to simUicaSts or to AM 
and TV and what is the ihterpre- 
tation of “when it is necessary.” 

A separate meeting of the east- 
ern branch of the NTC was also 
held, with the Coast reps; sitting in, 
to discuss a pattern for a mihimum . 
basic agreement, iiicluding salaries, 
grieVanqcs, working conditions, etc. 
On these issues there was reported 
clearcut unity. > , 



_ Washington,, Jan.; 17. 

Most romantic guy of thV year,' 
Vice-President Albeh Barkley, is 
definitely slated for the top Orooner 
spot in the “Original Amateur 
Hour” show of Feb. 2, .opening the 
American Heart Assn.’s annual fund 
drive. Barkley, according to the 
dppesters, will 8iVe but with his 
fayorile; “Wagpii Wheels,” 
the ;new Mrs, Barkley , aecompaiiies 
bn uie piano,’"' 

Announcement that the/Barkleys 
will occupy the star spot is expected 
to guarantee a . sellout for Constitu- 
tion Hall, at which the radio show 
and its; after bill will originate.- 
HoUse is scaled frotti- $1.85 to $5 
plus tax and will gross a little over 
$12,000 if all seats are purchased.' 

; Unusual feature is that the “Orig-. 
inal Amateur Hour” will not claim 
any of the gross to cover expenses, 
Tab for the entire affair, including 
rental of the Auditoriuin, is being 
picked up’ by the sponsor, P, Loril- 
lard Co. Hence the gross will be 
net for the HCari fund/ 

An hoi^r of the show will: be 
broadcast byer the full ABC Web. 
Fbllowing week, on Tuesday, Feb. 
7, most of the troupe will move 
oyer to New -York; in two private 
cars to put on another show for 
the New York Heart fund. Tickets 
will be sold for the :ihterhationai 
theatre at which the Loti Goldberg-; 
Lloyd marks amateur show norm al- , 
ly brigihates. The second session ' 
is slated to be televised over the 
NBC video net. 

Thus far the shoiv is moving 
ahead, with a heavy publicity 
barrage, both Ipcally and ovbr. the 
press wires. Life magazine lertsers 
have heen on hand, snapping the 
auditions, and reporters from the 
three national press services arid 
the local papers have been around ' 
to do features, as have press and 
newsreel photographers. 

With the show still Shaping, here 
is the partial lineup as of today 
(17):- 

High Court Judges 

Tn/addition to the Barkleys, the 
entire supreme Court is expected 
to attend and Chief Justice Fred 
Virisbn will be bn stage to take 
a bow/ Several members of the 
Cabinet have taken boxes. Speaker 
of the House Sam Ray hum, of 
Texas, will bang thb gong to blow 1, 
down the acts on the air. , . 

There will be a- “Celebrity 
Chorus” ebmposed of 12 seriatbrs 
on the ABC. show and perhaps foi* 
the later TV show in New York. 
Already clinched are the follow- 
ing: Owen Brewster, Maine; Scott 
Lucas, Illinois, majority leader of 
|.the : Senate; Roberi; S. Kerr, Okla- 
homa, and Estes Kefauver, Ten- 
nessee. Among bther$ expected to 
be included in the “celeb” dozen 
are Robert A;/Taft, Ohio, and Ken- 
neth Whoriy, Nebraska, Republican 
leader of the Senate. 

Another feature on the air is 
to be the “Heart /Fund Symphony 
Orch,” a pickup aggregation which 
already includes former FGC chair- 
man Paul A. Porter, vice-admiral 
Clark H. Woodward, Rep. Reva I 
Beck Besone, woman Congressman 
from Utah; Rep^, Frank Boykin, 
of Alabama, and Louis G. Rabout, i 
of Michigan, and others. They are j 
now looking arourid for a spot for 
Oscar Chapman, Secretary of the 
Interior, who has. ybluriteered. 

One feature for the after-show 
for TV will be a $quare dance to 
the music of “Put Your Little Foot 
Down,” darieed by seven Texas 
Congressmen arid their wives-^ 
Tom. Pickett, ;Lloyd M. : Bentseri, , 
Jr , Wy ligate Lucas, Homer /riiorn- i 
heriy, Ken Regan, Ed Gossett and ! 
pliii Teague; /: ■ 

; ; In the singing trio will be Mrs: 
Claude Pepper, wife of the Florida 1 
Senator; Mrs. /Kate Malone, wife 
of the Nevada Senator and a 
“Masked Maryel,” a still unnamed 
Seriatpr. This win bP o^^ air , 
as iyill a harmony quartet compos- 1 
ed of four Democratic Congress- 
men— Percy Priest; : of Tennessee, 
Democratic whip of the House; 
Aren Harris; of Arkansas; Toby 
Morris, of Oklahoma; and Frank 
Wilson, of Texas. Mrs. Frarices P. 
Bolton, of Ohio, one of thb wealthi- 
est members of Congress, will sing 
the . Nellie Tayloe 

Ross, dirbctor of the U. Mint; 
will .perform on the piano in the 
after-show. 

Bevefly Farringtori, daughter of 
the Gpngressiorial delegate from 
Hawaii, will dP a hUla dance to 
the accompanimerit of Capt. John 
L. Collins, bf the Navy, in both 
the after-show and the TV show ! 


out of NeW York, Slated fbf both 
Uie at^ shoffi herprimd:^^ 
York TV show is Reari Admiral 
George L. Russell, Judge Advo- 
cate Geiieiral of the Navy, Who is 
a fine; ban joist. He operates wit h 
a banjo given hini by Eddie Pea- 
hody. ' . .. .. 

Scheduled to. sing a duet With an 
as yet unriamed/partrier in t 
after-show and on TV is M rt , cp r- 
nelius Vanderbilt Vi^itney, whose 
hUsbaiid is / Under-Secretary of 
Coirimerce. Rep. Dewey Short, of 
the Ozark region bf Missouri, will 
do imitatiorib of Johnny Burke, the 
Pldtime vaudebomedian,; and Win- 
ston ChufehiU on the air show; 

: An interesting trio for the iiir 
show will be composed bf tiilee 
Naval officers, / Adiriiral De - Witt 
Ramsey arid Capt, John Waters at 
pianos, and Capt. George Beecher, 
with a guitar. And they are still 
coming in for auditions.: 

I I V '-‘' r /- ■ ■; ‘ ^ ' ■'“■. Jfc -"'-* 

874 G for 
N. Y.|flmc^H^ 

“On the Town," Metro’s neW mu- 
sical, backed by annual Xmas 
stageshpw and “Nativity” pageant 
the first four weeks, is. winding up 
its six-week run at ■ N. Y. Music 
Hall -today (Wed.) wiib ® new ati- 
time ; gross high of $874, OOu or 
better for that period. This is more 
than $300,000 ahead of the $568,- 
500 registered in the first six Weeks 
at the Hall by the long-run record 
holder, “Random Harvest” < M-GV. 
Latter ran 11 weeks and took in 
$1,105,000 for that period. 

Disparity in fosses the first six 
weeks of “Harvest” as compared 
with “Town’* is found partially Iri 
the house, scale. “Harvest” started 
the middle of .December, 1942, 
when the Scale was 44c to $1,65. 
Since then greatly increased 
operating costs have gradually 
pushed up the admission range so 
that today the Hall gets 80c-$2;40. 
Latter price is for reserved seats 
at night, with the general admis- 
sion rtlll stayirig at $1 .40 weekday 
nights, one of thb low admittance 
scales /or a combo house bn Broad- 
way currentlY. 

“Town,” too, had the advantage 
bf $3.60 New Year’s Eve price lor 
reserved seats, this being in the 
fourth week when the Hall hit an 
all-time weekly record of $i77;000. 

^Recent smash six-week runs 
were made at this big house by 
“Silver Lining” (WB) and “Words 
and Music” (M-O). “Lining.” 
Which operied in July last year, 
made the best showing, registei iiig 
$828,000 In six weeks. “Words.” 
which started iri December, 1948, 
hung up $818,000. 


Maybe the Cangressniah 
Never Heard of Race Bias ! 

Washington, Jan. 17. 

, Texas Congressman Wright Pat- 
man, who has been urging removal 
of the nation’s capital from VVa-sh- 
ington to somewhere west of the 
Mississippi, came Up with a new 
reason last week. 

Washington is a “disgrace.'’ he 
announced in a Statement, hcc.nuse, 
it laclcs an operating legit ihentre. 
Said Patman In his latest effort on 
the subject: 

“In 23, years the town has biiilt 
oiiiy one hotel of major impor- 
tance. . 

“The city, supposed to reflect 
the .glory and power an d c 1 1 1 1 u l e 
bf a free people selected b.v t he 
Creator to . receive thb /richest 
blessings iri all history, /does not 
even have a legitimatb .(hcatrel 
The town is a national disgrace to 
the dignity of a great nalioh/’ 

For years the town’s only legit eiy 
the National has abaridohed legit 
rather than change to a nom.segre- 
gatipn policy fof Negroes: 








Jaek Benny will iaUrich (h« 
American Heart Eurid d live * : 
$6,000,000 on his Eeb. 5 show; 

emanating from New York, vhen 
he accepts the ‘ ‘Amre ric n ti e 1 1 
Assn, award as King of llcart.s.^ 
Benny is due to arrive in New 
York Jan. 25 for two weeks diuy 
ing which time he’ll gander Broad- 
way shows- arid corifer with 
CoiFp. of America’' toppers. He * 
go baclt to Hollywood iri time ivi 
the Febi 12 display. 



Wednesday, lannary 18 , 1950 




nciWiBS 




; If there is any buyer who thinks'f 
he still has i chance to pick up 
the 25% interest held by the 
Warner brothers in WB theatre 
chain, he can go home and forget 
about it ^ at least for the time 
being. That is the positive asser- 
tion of ah official spokesman for 
Lehman Bros., Wall Street invest^ 
meht firm which currently holds 
exclusive right to sell the stock 
Interest of Harry, Jack and Atbert 
Warner. The Lehmans are not 
prowling for. a buyer. „ 

: ‘’We are dealing with tangible 
buyers who have their money oh 
the barrelhead,” a Lehman Official 
revealed this week. ”We are hot 
bn a fishing expedition in any form 
or, manher. There is no truth to 
any belief that our firm is looking 
for a potential purchaser after 
securing the right to deal ih the 
;■ stock,” ■■ 

‘‘if a buyer should come in how 
and indicate a desire to buy the 
Warner stpek,’ we would tell him 
to go back to the dugout,” spokes- 
man added.VWe have no intention 
of stealing second when the bases 
are loaded,” ^ ‘ 

The Lehmans-have the right to 
act as agent for a reasonable 
period of time, it was stressed. The 
deal was created with the Warners 
“in a spirit of understandirig,” and 

(Continued on page 18) 


Man Wants 




Hollywood, Jan. ri7, 
Preston Sturges’ deal with Metro 
to* develop a story idea and , then 
direct it, has cooled. With wiiter- 
director and studio, calling it off.; 

Story had been known as “Mr. 
Big Froih Littleyiile” and ^Nothing 
Doing” and Originally was set .as 
a Clark Gable starrer; / 



In Kramer Fend 

Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

Producer . Stanley . Kramer and 
his lettuce-king financial angel are 
understood , feeling over release 
date of Kramer’s new film, '’“The 
Men.” Kramer wants to hold the 
picture back until August, while 
Bruce Church, the bankroller, is 
anxious for it to go into distribu- 
tion as soon as poss.ible so he cah 
begin recouping his Unvestmeiit. 

pic, starring Marlon Brando and 
shot mostly on locatipiv at the Bir- 
minghaiti Veterans Hospital near 
Los Angeles, is now in final edit- 
ing stages. If pushed it could 
probably go into release by Easter, 
or sooner. 

Kramer’s ideav however, is that 
the pic will profit by being held 
hack . for ah adequate press and 
prestige buildup through numerous 
screenings, interviews, etc. Like- 
wise, he thinks it Will have a bet- , 1/11 • /IT 

'SrM ■ Jack Cohn m Gifts 

of biz and getting into the subse- 
quents during the winter, . instead 
of the summer months, as would 
happen Lf there was a spring re- 


Negotiatipns have been initiated 
by the majors for a settlement of 
the $8,400,000 triplerdamage, anti.^ 
trust action brought^ against the 
distribs and the Warner Bros: cir- 
cuit by Pbiladelphia circuit oper- 
ator William Goldman. Talks are 
bfelieved to include all claims of 
Goldman arising from the Philly 
Situation. Goldmah several years 
ago collected a judgment of $435,- 

000 on an action he had filed in 

1942. ■ ■ 

Settlement discussions are be- 
lieved to be an offshoot of the. cur- 
rent Warner dickerings with the 
Governmerit for a Consent decree 
in the latter’s anti-trust suit. War- 
ners would like to„ free its produc- 
tiori-distrihution and theatre chains 
from the necessity of posting heavy 
sums as a contingent fund to meet 
any p^ossible judgment recovered 
by Goldman. 

Gurrent damage suit was filed 
in the Federal district court in 
Pennsylvania in 1947 and covers a 
number of years up to that date. 
Goldman also has a potential suit 
for the period after ’47; Any settle- 
ment would cover a 1 1 claims. 

Warners stands to be hit hard- 
est under a system employed by 
the majors to divide the costs or 

1 judgment in anU'trust litigation. 
WB circuit would pay one-third be- 
cause it is a principai defendant in 
the action. Besides this, Wafners 
as a distrib must fork out a pro- 
portionate share of the femaining 
two-thirds. 



Increase in competition among 
distributing companies for : .the 
product of independent filmmakers 
has considefabiyv^cise^ the financ- 
ing . situation for ptbduceris of 
proved merit, \ Result is an an- 
ticipated upturn in 1950 of indie 
production, following three years 
during which most indies werb 
scratching for coin and many went 
out bf business. 

As a result of their desire to add 
product to their slates, most of the 
companies are Oifering indies coihr 
pletion bonds and blher aids to’ 
finaheirig. Such help is now com-; 
ing from every oiie , of seven dis- 
tribs seeking indie product with 
the . single exception of . lJUited 
Artists. 

UA, although the bellwether of 
firms specializing in indie films and 
thus closely Watched by the tf ade, 
has failed to consummate any of a 
number of tieups which it hoped 
would make possible is also off er-^ 
ing coinpletion bonds and some 
help with banks and second money. 
Deal With Joseph . Justman, on 
Which UA prexy Grad Sears was 
working for months and which ap- 
peared to have the greatest chance 
of materializing, has reportedly 
fallen through completely: 

Although UA’s position is Con- 
siderably improved over that of the 
past couple years, clawing at its 
potential producers by other dis- 
tribs with better-padded bankrolls 
(Continued bn page 16) 







film Jobs Do^ 

SaCrahientb, Jan. IT. 
Wages and employment in the 
motion picture industry skidded iii 
November,: according to the Cali- 
fornia State Labor Statistics BuW 


Webkly pay checks ayeraged 
$97.16, a drop of $3.05 from the 
previous month’s average. Num- 
ber of jobs was about ; 3% lower 
than ia ;November, 1948, 





4 Barney BalabiUi, prek of the hew 
Paramount prbductionrdistributioii 
company, is taking a low. view of 
distributibh’s present performance 
and its chances of profitable ppera^ 
tioh based on current returns. At 
the first sMes meet of the newly- 
born company held over the past 
iyeekend in , New York, BMaban 
told his aides that few if any of the 
major distribution Wings are turn^ 
Ing in substantial profits from the 
sale of plx divorced from exhibi- 
,tipn;': 

Balaban pai n ted a; ha rd strbggle . 
ahead for any divorced production-/ 
distribution company to keep in the 
black in the light of present grossei 
against the cost of film-making and 
sale Of product. Par’s topper fre- 
quently stressed. the need f or^ hit 
sales staffers to extract every pbs-; 
sibie dollar for his studio’s output 
.how that the cbmpany’s giant cir- 
cuit no longer is helping to carry 
|;the-ball.. 

His ^Ik made A corisiderable im- 
pressibn on Paramouriters, who 
Were somewhat surprised hy the 
gravity ;Of his warning. Balaban 
was obviously talking after review- 
ing not only the latest figures of 


JSEEKS PNO CONTROL 

Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

Steve Broidy, president bf Mono- 
gram; Scott Dunlap, .jBxec produ-, 
cer; " Sam Wolfe, attorney, and 
George . Burrows, treasurer, have 
pooled their finances to buy con- 
trolling interest in company. 

(Quartet now has 10 deals for 
blocks of stock, but purchases 
have hot been finalized. Same 
group recently bought 100,000 
shaies from L. E. Wolfsori, of 



Uncertain 
On 2Qth Continuance; 

.28 



Number of other distribs, esper 
the minbr ones, are squawk- 
ing about an ■unusual sales plan 

developed by 20th-Fox during the _ 

past year to hypo; Uquidatioiv of : but also thbse bf 

Its top product Company is offer- 

ing films in lots on a “write-ybur- j ont nued o n page 151 

own-ticket” policy to exhibs who 
skipped the- pix when they were 
originally made available. 

A feature of the sebeme is that 
the theatre operator, in deference 
to 20th allowing him to set bis 
own price, must pay fbr the whole 

advance. This is to | aI Lichtman, whose initial con- 

ayoid his buying SIX or a dozen pix tract as v.p. of : 20 th-rox will ex- 
at _an^ ailvan ageous. price per fllni I pire Feb. 28; :said this week that 
and then playing the good ones ! j,c j,ad not made up his mind yet 
"rst.wlule the rest remain on^the whether he will continue in an 

' ‘ active, capacity beyond : that date, 
i Lichtman joined ^ 20th last March 
! l under a pact calling for. one year 
.f Of active service, followed by four 

.liquidation, ot, film for which the i ycarg as a consultant.. . 

It is understood that prexy Spy- 
rbs Skouras and other execs are 
anxious, for Lichtman to continue 
in an . active capacity. There’s no 
.pressure bn hirb, however, to make 


(Continued on page 18) 

Goldwyn’s Ghi Stop 

Samuel Goldwyn, who leaves 


Hollywood this week for New ^ 

York, will make a dav-and-a-half I and -he has virtually 

Florida, ‘af premium price nf'jl.gS ! stopoVer in Chicago for interviews , “>»«> h 9 ur the present pact ex- 


Of 3,044 Col. Shares 


Washington, Jan. 17. 
Jack Cohn, Columbia’s exec vee- 
pee, has made a series of stock 
Church is one of • numerous | gifts in the past month .totalling 
M^ealthy outsiders vdip have been ' 3 , 044 shares of the cotnpany’s epm- 
attracted intb film-finw in the jmpn stock. Coftn gifted 1,344 
past few years. He , waB cast by j shares to Artists Foundatipn; Inc., 
Kraiiier as his hacker because p'fj a private benevolent unit. In 
his, agreenient to keep hands off 'other transactions. Col’s biggie has 
the artistic side of producing and 1 given 500 s hares apiece to his 
to give the producer a free rein j three sons, Ralph and Robert Cohn 
bn the business end, too. It is | and Joseph Curtis, Hik wife, 
thus believed that Kramer can bold I Jeaneit e, afsb received 200 shares, 
the pic back until fall if he Is | Cohn is left with 45,524 shares of 
Willmg to withstand; Church’s Irc. !Col bommon! Besides he is 
— - — ■ ■■ Itrustee for a total of 20,557 shares 

divided among his : wife; and chil- 
dren. ' ' 


per share. 

Negotiations now are on with 
Buddy Fogelson, Texas millipnaife, 
one of pom pany’s heaviest stocks 
holders, and with jyirs. Trem Carr, 
widow of former production head, 
who owned a large interest. 


and other publicity on his hew 
pic, “My Foolish Heart.” 

Producer will be east about 
three weeks, then returns to the 
Coast; for severar we^ks of final 
work oh “Edge Of Doom” before 
going to Europe in March. 


( Continued on page 47 ) 





Biz Okay Despite Storms, wo Jiina' Sockb 

First ; ^Battleground,' ‘SaInsori^ Next Strongest 


Firstrun biz in key cities cov- 
ered by Variety this week is level- . /epo 
ing off but. in high brackets, with | j* 

revenue very evenly distributed | 
among top seven or eight pictures, j 
Storms and cold .weather will cut 
into trade a little in several spots 
while plethora bf extended-runs 
naturally hurts the overall tptal. 

Despite both factors, business 
okay.-.'- 

“Sands of two Jima’.’ 


Lover” (Par),. “Hasty Heart” (WB)/ 
“Mrs. Mike” (UA) and “Fallen 


is 


J 1 




It is understood that 20tb-FoX 
:Will narrie no . successor to Dan 
Michalpve as exec V p. of National 
Theatres,' the company’s Wholly'- 
Owned subsid/ Michal bye died Dec. 
23 of a heart attack in New Ybrk 
after serving 2Qtb since 1934: , 

^ Prexy Spyrbs Skpuras and NT 
.topper Charles Skburas reportedly 
feel that there is no point in nam- 
ing a successor to Michalove at this 
tune, since the company is Ih the 
jnidst of hegotiatiohs with the 
Dept, of Justice for a cbhsent de- 
9,^^® to end anti-tru^t actipn against 
It by divorcing theatres from the 
production-distHbutibn bperptions. 

Consummation of the decree Is 
expected in a relatively short time, 
• the breakup undoubtedly re- 
suuing in a rearrangement of the 
ineatre circuit’s personnel. 


Sid Rogrfi Naiiied Second 
To Hughes feiko Studio 

Hoilywbbd, Jan. 17.i 

Sid Rogel I ha s been named No. 2 
man at the RKf) studio with au- 
thority second only to Howard 
ijughes, managing director of pro- 
auction.: Gordon Youhgman, studio 
legalite, and Bickneli Lockhart are 
slotted by Hughes to the. two exec 
spots, direetly under Rowell. 

Duties formerly handled by Joe 
Nblan will b'^*" assumed by Young- 
man, who is;,; tagged veepee ih 
charge of coibmit.mehts. He jiVUl 
also retain his'rtitle of , veepee "and: 
general counsel of RKO.- Lockhart 
will be veepee and general man- 
ager of the studio in charge bf all 
phases of physical operation of 
both the Gower street and Culver 
City lots. 


many new films being 
launched this round but; few are; 
measuring up so far. “Malaya” 
(M-G), one of these, is . okay in i 
several keys and hefty in Philly. ’ 
“Montana” (WB) looms .big ini 
Portland but hot so good in two ' 
other spots. : v‘*Wbirlpbbl'’ (2Qth ) , ! 
rolling Up cOn.siderable Coin,' Is dls- ; 
appointing as' a big grosser, though 
.strong seebnd last round, is tak- ' okay in three or foUr key.S; 

;ing . possession of first place "by ; ‘>soutb ; Sea Sinhcr” • (U) hints 
sizable margin, John Wayne star- , proiriise on. four initial playdate.s, ■ 
rer ,is tops ip two cities, sehsa - 1 being . top : neW film in St, Louis 
tibnal to terrific in fiiany others ! . with ^bek session. It is neat, in . 
and breaking records in two other j x^ouisville, standout in Milwaukee 
spots. Pic is garnering better thkn j and fairly good In N. Y, “Nevadan” 
$215,000 Ih sbnie 14 keys, although : (Col ), also new, is good in L. A. 
part, of coin Is frbhi hbldbver dhtes; I ^ :^‘My Foblish Heart” (RKO),. 

, second slot is being captured by [.which , bpens' at N. Y. Mu.sic Hall 
“Battleground” (M-G), now get- ; this week, Is rated good in; L. A ; 
ting but around the keys; ‘‘Sam- 1 “Mrs/ Mike;” vokay tp/biee in ; sev;^ 
son and; peiiiapy (Par) moves up , eral key5^. shapes sturdy in Chi. _ 
to third from seventh po.sitiori ' “Jotson ; Sings Again^V (Col) 


while “Adam’s Rib” 
land fourth. 

“The Outlaw” (RKO). 
strong, Is finishing fifth, 
“Heiress” (Par) ih sixth. 
'Town’” (M-G)/ first lavSt session, is 
taking seventh money while 
“Dancing in park” (20th) will be 
eighth. “Ihspector General” (WB); 


(M-G) will ; pacing ; Pitt 


still 

with 

“On 


: with wow week. 
Hiding” (U) 


I “Woman; in 

vaude looms stiirdy ip St. Louis. 
“Bride For Sale" (RKO ) shapes 
nice in Frisco, . ‘‘Fighting Ken- 
luckiah” (Rep) looks great in 
Mphtreal. “Red Shoe.s” (EL), pri 
pop-price run in Baltb, is paying 
pff with")smash stanza, “FprSyte 
inclined tp drpop currently; ■‘All \ Wpman” (M-G) shapes nice in 
King -s. Men’’ (Col), !‘Thelma Jor- /Mphtreal, “Wpre Yellow Ribbon” 
don” (Par) and/“Prihce of Foxes” | (RKO) is fancy in. Tbrontb/ 

(20th) complete the Big 12 list, i iCorriplete Boxofice Heporis 
Ace runner-up pix hte “Great i oh Papes lOdi) 



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House Reviews , . / . . . . ... v 

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Insidp Legit ; . / 

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In.side Music . 

42 

.Insicie* Pictures 

15 

Inside Radio, 

34 

Inside Televisioh . . . 

32 

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Legitimate . 

49 

Literati . 

53 

.■••Music: •":;: ..;• 

35 

•..New. Acts ' . . 

^47" ■ 

Night Cl ub Reviews . ; ; . . 

44 

Obituaries . . . . 

55 

Pictures , . . . , . . . ; . . . . 

3 

Radio . : . 

21 

Radio* Reviews . . 

27 

Records . . . . ...... . . 

37 

Frank Scully . . ... . . . . . . 

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Wi^nesdajr^ JaiUia^ lli^, 1950 




T^r^TTTTE^dbrt; ■ Tan. IT. 
ParaileUng eftorts of the U. S 


|ilm industry to reduce or abolish 
the federal adiiiijSsion tax via grass 
roots camhaigns; British exhibs are 
cuiTcntly launching a large-scale 
campaign to garher Parliamentary: 
Eupport for tax relief . Preliininary 
to the British general elections set 
for FCb; 23; every candidate for 
the House of - Commons, irrespec- 
tive of his political hue, is being 
collared on his attitude towards the 
entertainment tax . question, 

; Gandidates whose replies are 
considered httsatiSfactory will like^ 
jy^ lose the votes of the exhibitors, 
although the exhibs^ organization; 
Cinema Exhibitors Assn., is 


Greek Remittanees 


Hollywood, Jan, 17; 

Warners released Charles .Hoff- 
man from his writer-producer con- 
tract by mutual agreement, after 
an association of eight years. Pact 
still had two years to run. 
HoffmarnWhohaa^been writlhg^^ 



series of stories for Cosmopolitan 
mag, will switch to Goillers, under 

Up by 200G lor \'50 1 »: aeav caWnB ^ 

Hollywood, Jan: 17; ' 


Motion picture remittances from 
Greece: will ,aniouht to $50o,op0 
this year, compared with approxi- 
mately $300,000 in prewar times, 
according to a report Seht to the 
Assn, of Motion Picture Producers 
by John Enepekides, , ecOnomic spe- 
cialist; at the American Embassy; 

Athens^. / ; 

Enepekide^ declares 70 % of the 
hlms i^hown in Greece come from 
Hollywood. There is a heavy de- 
1 mand for IBm prints because most 


Brifeh Filin^T^ 

SeCii Uoitdl on Lovirer 




London, Jan, 17. 

Film trade, it’s believed, will adf 
voCate 'a substantially lower quota 
for the third year of the present 
Films Act. Sir Henry L^ French, 
director-general Of the British 


Plumbing for any oiie party iq ^of the population is rural, living j Film Producers Assn., gave this 



cases Where ail candidates in a dis- |far from estahlished; theatres, 
trict support theic proposals. The. 

CEA is faced With the job of inr 
flue ncing’ Parliament befoi’e the 
consideration of the annual budget, 
icheduled. sometime in July. ■ 

Nine Candidates ' 

: The film Industry as a whole is 
making , a substantial bid for rep- 
resehtatipn in the new^ H 
There are at least nine candidates, 
from the exhibition and distribu- 
tion field; With all of them, located 
oh the Labor ticket. These include 
four incumheht^^^^^^'^ 

Fletcher, director of A ssociated 
British Pictures Glorp;: John Diar 
mohd; exhihitor; Tom O’Brien, the- 
atrical union leader; and Norman 
J. Hulbert;; another exhib. ^ 

Newcomier candidates include 
Sydney K. ; Lewis, an Associated 
British exec; ft. J. Miniicy, pro- 
ducer; j; D. Richards, son pf an 
exhibitor; John Curthoys, doCu* 
mentary film director; and Reg 
Groves, script writer. ^Curthoys, 
whose last film was desighed as 
Labor Party propaganda, is riim 
ning in the War dour Street area," 
covering London’s film row. A. 


Beverly Baxter, Evening Standard 



dfama critic, is defending his Con: 
•er vative seat in th e London Sou th- 
gate area'/ ., ;■ 

Absent from the .candidate list Is 
George H. El vin; general secretary 
©f the . Assn, of Cine Technicians, 
who has run in several past elec- 
tions, George Archibald; forpiei; 
managing director of U nited Art- 
ists in England, is also missing, 
fince his elevation to the peerage 
last Slimmer made him ineligible 
for the House; He is a likely mem- 
ber for the cabinet, however in 
the event of a Labor victory. : 

Period immediately pri the. 
election usually; puts .show busirtess 
. into the doldrums' and exhibs have 
been preparihg for this over the 
past couple of months; Counter- 
fctlractions offered by the election- 
eering provide enpugh public di- 
version to keep the . public put bf 
theatres.'" 

All the political parties are fol- 
lowing, custom and using radio to 
*ir their policies. It’s still Unde- 
cided whether video will, be Used 
•s :a propaganda aid: There is 
iome doubt among, political lead-, 
ers whether, top-ranking spokes- 
men. renovyned for: their oratory, 
would be photogenic in TV cloSe- 
ups.-’ 


Meeting of Yank industry execs 
with British governmeht off icials on 
renewal of the • Anglo-Ii. S. films 
agreement will be heid after the 
elections in England, Feb, 23. That 
hews was conveyed to the Motion 
jPictuf e Export Assn, board by 
prexy Eric Johnston at a session 
in New York yesterday (Tuesday); 

Johnsloh • read the ditectors a 
cable from Harold Wilson, presi- 
: dent of the British Board of Trade, 
suggesting that the Americans Wait 
Until after the b^illoting to 'come 
to London for the negotiations. He 
suggested no definite date. 

Dispatches from London indicate 
that the session prbbably will be 
held between March 15 . and 30. 
They cannot be held' befpre Parlia- 
ment meets March 6 and it is 
thpught likely that ; there Will be 
an intervening period after that to 
give the newly-elected government 
a chance to gei Itself organized. 

Yesterday’s MPEA meeting, pfe/ 
sided over , by Johnston, was not 
attended by company prexies, but 
by foreign managers. In addition 
.to discussion ; of the British .rneetf 
ing dates and other general’ mat- 
ters .directors gave for mail okay to 
Johnston’s selections for the Mo- 
tion Picture Assn, of .America tearn 
of negotiators at the London con- 
claves; They are Barney Bala- 
ban, Joseph; Hazeh, Nichblas M; 
Schenck, Spyros Skburas and Ned 
e; pepirtet; / 

In addition, Society of Independ- 
ent MbtlDn Picture Producers will 
send its prexy, Ellis G. Arnall; 
Gpldwyn Productions president 
James A. Mulvey and perhaps seV^ ! 
eral indie producers 


impression when speaking at a 
press conference. In London last ; 
Friday :( 13 French made a' num- 
ber pi" reyepUng observations 
which strengthen trade feeling that 
the industry can no longer put up 
a front by' insisting on an artificial 
high quota, which at best could 
only be met by the major circuits; 

, First, Sir Henry confirmed that 
for the current quota of 40%. the 
major circuits were falling: behind 
schedule, and it was Regarded as 
Unlikely that they Avpuld 
their obligations in the first .six 
months ending March 31; as re- 
quired under the Act. 

Second, the estimated output oh 
vvhich the third q^ year will be 
calculated is likely to fall below 
the total of 74 forecast for the sec- 
Phd year, and finally; th e produ- 
cers are hoping that they Will see 
eye to eye With exhibitors on the 
recommendatiPn which the indus- 
try Is .asked to make to the Board 
of Trade Films Council, 

It is this last point; Which ind^ 
cates more . clearly than anything 
else the changed butlopk pf the 
produeef s; The Gihematograph Ek- 
hibitors Assn, hasn’t budged from 
i,ts original attitude ; on the quota, 
and from the inception of the 1948 
Act; has always urged a percentage 
not "higher thaii 25. That is still 
the policy of tnP CEA and if the 
two organizations are to reach 
agreement; it will presumably haVe 
to be on the basis of CEA policy. 

Aithough the first quota year re- 
sulted in .more pictures than the 
bare; minimum required to satisfy 
the 45% quota; French explained 
away the substahtial; exhibitor de- 
faults, approaching around . 2,000, 
as being due to the fact that all 
British-made products were not 
bbxoffice, ak Well as the changed 
circumstaMes which gave ihde- 
pendent theatres the chance to 
book topgrade iHollywPod product 
at a lower rental figure. 


O’Shea Huddles^ 

^ oh Korda Battle 

Daniel Ty p’Bhea, top : SelziilCk 
exec, af rived in New York, yester^ 
day: (Tuesday) for confabs with Sir 
Alexander Korda’s reps regarding 
Selznick’s .battle with Korda; and 
oh other matters. Also east are 
studio Counsel, Robert . Darin , and 
David O. Selznick’s npW exec aide, 
attorney, Louis T. Stone. : v 

Stone was expected tp go to Eng/ 
land in a few weaks bn the Korda 
mattief and has; b in huddlire 
with other Selznickites familiariz- 
ing himself With it. pann was 
over there jii December: and there 
was sortie possibility he Wbuld re-r 
turn with Stone. . Suit brought by 
Korda in New York yesterday 
;iTujes,) will probably change those 



Deal now in final stages between 
Lopert Films and j; Arthur Rank ; 
for distribution of approximately 
30 of : the British producer’s pix in 
th€;tJ. S. calls for payment to Rank 
of £ 225,009 ($636;()G0) Piuis : 50% 
of the profits. Ilya Lopert, Who 
heads: the New York distribution 
outfit, said Monday (16) that he an- 
ticipates the deal Will be ready for 


the bitter hassle between David 
b. Selznick and Sir Alexander Kor- 
da over their reciprocal distribu- 
tion deals in thf two hemispheres 
landed in the courts yesterday 
(tues.) when Korda filed action to 
rescind all deals aiid restrain; Selz,, 
nick from, releasing either “The 
Third Man” or “Gone to Eairih 
Complaint was brought in the New 
York Federal district court M'itiv 
Lohdon Filmi productions and Brit-r 
Ish Lion Film Gorp; as piaintlffs 
and Selzhicfc Releasing Organiza/ 
tion and Vanguard Films named 
defendants;'- 

: Complaint charged Selznick with 
violating the pact oh a number of 
counts, in asfang rescissibn; Kbixla 
offers to, paY reasonable salaries to 
Joseph :Cotten, AUda VaUl and Jen- 
nifer Jones* three Selznick stars 
who Were borrowed by the- British 
producer for the twb films; 

“Third Man’’ Is booked for Its 
U:S. preem in the yietbria theatre ' 
City .Investing Broadway sho w- 
case, Feb. 1, . According to Louis 
(Schwartz, &) Frohlich, Korda’s at-: 
torney; steps will be taken to stop 
this scheduled bpeniiig. $uit does 
hot affect Korda’s “Falieri Idol.” 
which Selznick is how distributing 
in the U. S. under a similar deal. 

Steprby-step account m the conir- 
plaint tells Korda^ version; Qrigi-r ; 
i nal^deal was made In May; 1948, 
inVbiying four British pix. Later,- 
the deal was; modified to coyer only 
two pictures, VThird : Man” and 
:*■ Gone ; td: Earth.*’^^ the pact. 

Gotten and Vaili were loaned 
for “Third” vahd Miss Jones for 
‘^larth.- 

Deal allegedly then provided 
that; Korda Would be paid 200,000 
pounds by Selznick oh delivery of 
“Third” and isO, 000 pounds for 
“Earth.” Additionally, it is said, 
Selznick was tb give a bank guaranr 
tee against that money. Selznick 


• 1 • - • u * -i 4 . 1 was to receive m return. Western 

mkmg m about SIX: to eight weeks. . Hemisphef-e.rlglits to the two fil m.s, 


METRO USING 



Although the pollsters in Eng- 


land are being more cautious than 
they Were at the . time of the 
DeWey-Trumah election here , tb ere 


Indications that Metro is pushf 
Ing for spring production of its 
much-postponed “Quo Vadis” is 


seen in activity on the film by, the 
studio’s New York casting office: 
Numerous Br.oadWay legit players 

is general belief in London politi- ! 

cal etrclek that the Labor Parly i 


TOE 




IN RANK 


Recently inauguraied economy 
moves by ,J. Arthur Rank’s ;U. S. 
wing will soon see Jerry Dale, chief 
• ide : to exec y eepee Joe k La w r ence , 
move over tb Eagle Lion. Dale 
will probably handle ad-pub Cam- 
pai,gns on EL’s releases of Rank’s 
British pix. He will work under 
Leon Brandt, company’s ad-pub- 
heiad..'"" 


will be returned to power with a 
niore modest majority than it now 
enjoys. If that assumption proves 
correct* an important question for 
the Anglo-American industries i.s; 
Whether Wilson retains hii Board 
of Trade post. 


•It Is expected that “Vadis” will 
go into production in Rome during 
the spring. It Will he filmed par- 
tially there and partially in Holly- 
wood, Sam Zimbalist, who will pro- 
duce, and Mervyn LeRoy, who will [ 
• direct, are expected to spend some 

] i?..' ThT ■ . - .1.. -l' i? _ ■ 


One thing appears certain, how- Ih/New before proceed- 


ing to Rome and will put the final 
okay oh people suggested by Alt/ 
man’s department: 

it ivS understood that Broadway 
legit players may get many of the 
major roles. Only actors definite 
so far are Leo Genn for FetrOnius 
and Peter Ustinov, for Nero. 


to 


ever, according to London reports, 

'That is that, if Labor is returned 
tb power, Wilson Will continue in 
an important spot. If : he doesn’t 
continue as Bi bf T. prexy, it is 
beUeved he’ll be upped to an eVqn 
higher cabinet position and his 
Other changes ; in Rank persoin- j successor on the B; of T. Wouid 
nel are expected in the near future. i undoubtedly : be someone Within 
Moreover, outfit is contempiatihg ; the anti-doHar-spen ding orbit of 
ii move to UniversaTs quarters on ; Sir Stafford Gripps, present Chan- 
the sevdhth floor of the N. Y. Uni- cellor of the Exchequer. To that 
versai: building from its. present ; extent, there would be no material 
quarters oh the 1 6th floor of the: change; in the ^.ttitude of a new 
kanie biulding. S will iSke ; Labor governmeht toward the film 
pl«ice if Robert Ben janTin. head; of ■ industry. And the Conservatives; 
the N; Y. unit, can find a lessor to . it is^ believed, would be: as tough^ | month after a tour bf several 
take over the leth floor space; if not tougher | months througli; Australia and the 

Change m quarters Would be • v; ■.," ■ ’ Far Eaist. He .broke the Way for 

a costTsaving move since the lower M ^ * ii* V i 20th prexy Spyros Skouras, who 

liobr rental is cheaper. ‘I lllA^l^n 111 Hiirn : will leave; ftbout Feb. 15 for a 



Emanuel Silyerstorie, assistant 
foreign chief for 20th-Fpx, returns 
to the U: S- at the end Of thi^ 


The pix include most of the top 
Rank product that has been dis- 
tributed in America since the* war 
by Universal,. Eagle Lion ;:and 
Uriited^’Artists. Rank’s U. S. rep, 
Robert Benjamin* is noW engaged 
in arrangements With the distribs 

to get the ^rights back, and it is 
this process which is delaying the 
'deal. 

’the stumbling blocks in this pror 
cedure are considerable: - it is 
hoped they are not so great, how- 
ever, as to: cause a major fevision 
of the deal, although that is pos- 
rible.-' , .. ' 

Universal’s. “Hamlet,” Eagle 
Lion’s ‘Red Shoes” and other re- 
i cent films are not inciuded. UA's 
! “Henry V,” however, as included 
[and is a point of difficulty at the 
moment: UA’s license does not ex- 
pire until Aprily 1951, and it is in 
no nioOd tp give it up before that 
time, Other companies are relin- 
quishing Ucenses oh films that they 
have had; in release fpr spme time 
and figure haVe little or no further 
value , tb them. There is ho pay- 
ment tb them invelyed. 

Among the product ; Rank has 
promised to Lopert is “Caesar and I 
Cleopatra,” “Great Expectations,” 
“Seventh Veil,” “Blithe Spirit,” 
“Stairway to Heaven, ’’ “Brief En- 
counter,” “Black Narcissus,” “Odd 
Man Out” and “Madonna of the 
I Seven Moons,” provided present li- 
censees give up rights. 

Lopert gets the rights fbr seven 
years. Taken off the top before 
diy.vy of inebme are advertising ex- 
pehses, print costs; etc. Rank is 
geMing; his coin in sterlihg, of 
course, which is being acquired by 
Lopert at a discount from Amer- 
ican distribs with money frozen in 
England. This is in accordance with 
the Anglb-U. S. Filins agreement 
of March, ;i948; .: ; 

Ampng the shareholders in Lo- 
I pert Films, and* undbubtedly back- 
ing; the foreign film distrib and 
arty circuit pperator are Robert 
W. Dowling, prez of City Investing 
Gbri-and ; Robert Gpelet, Sr. Down- 
ing and Gbelet are both New York 
real estate operators. 


Gors $1.06 Divvy 

Cbliimbia Pictures has declared 
H dividend of $1.06^4 per share to 
cumulative . preferred stockhold- 
ers-' 

Payment will be made Feb. 15 
to stockholders of record Feb. I. 



metro in 

Hpllywobd, Jan.; I*?. 

Production at: Metro wili hit the 
high spots dbbut the middle of 
next month with li pictures acr 
tiyely in work. 

These ;will include two early 


[ lengthy trip through the same ter- 
ritbry.;- ' 

, SkoUras expects to be away 
about fbu^ mbiiths. He’ll travel 
by air; looking into 20th’s ppera- 
tions: with a view toward potential 
expansion of theatre holdings and 
February starters and pine hold- 1 the thawing of coin frozen in vari- 
overs from previous months. .. ; pUs„;cbuntrie», 


N Y. to L A. 

Joe Gsida 
Lew Grade 
Abner . J. Greshler 
Katherine Locke 
Paul Lukas 
Reginald p Wen 
Val Parnell 
Charles P. Skouras 
Hal Walliii 


(Continued on page 20) 

Ellis Arnall 
Lucille Barkley 
Ethel Barrymbre 

Edgar Bergeh 

Hoa^ Carmichael 
Robert patin 
Linda .Darheli 
Rat de Cicco 
Frank peyol 
Grace peVol 
Jerry Fairbanks 
Paul Franklin. . 

Samuel GbldWyn 
James- R. Grainger 
Steye Haniiagan 
Russell Holman 
O. B, Johnston 
Victor Jory 
Gertrude Lawrence 

Albert Le win 
A. G; Lyles 
Gordon MacRae 
Gene Mann 
Milton Merlin 
F. L. Metzler 
E: H. (Buddy) Morris 
Frank Mullen 
Daniel T, O’Shea 
Buddy Pepper 
Rhil Regbn 
Hal Roach 
Fred Sammis 
Carl Schrbeder 
Larry Shayne 
Sliei la : Stephens 
Barnard Stratis , 

; Robert Taylor 
Harold Vermilyea 
Margaret Whiting 
Jane Wyman 

Europe to N Yi 

Marcel Acha^^^^ 

Jean Birkhahn 
; John Borkon 
Rosalie Grutchley 
Apipn Doiin 
Joseph Friedman 
Ian Hunter . : 

Peter; Jones 
pskar /Kail Weis 
Ei J: Kennedy 
Alison Xeggatt 
Alicia MarkbVa 
A rtur 0 . Michelangel i 
A Ibeit Nightingale 
Raiil Paray: 

Bob Tausig; : 

Mildred Waldman 
Greta; .Wieseiithdl 

N. Y. io Europe 

John ^ Rene Arnaut ^ 

Joan Blbn dell 

Gerp . Costanzb 

GhjC; Johnson 

Joe :Kauf mail 

Michael Todd 


tfeilne0^y9 Jaimary 18, 1950 




PICTtnBB!| 



;; Washingtony JanV 17.; > 
Plaiis f or total mobilization of tbo 
film industry to repeal or reduce 
tUe 20% Federal admission tax 
were drawn up today (Tues.) at the 
meeting of the taxatioh and legisr 
jation committee of the Cdune.il 
of Motion Picture Organizations. 
Board Of strategy^ headed by 
Abram F. Myers,- sharpened and 
concretized recpmmendatiojis made 
by previous; committee meetings 
in the tax drive. ' 



Because war films are currently 
proving to be hot bh; contenders, 
Parampunt is rushing into reissued 
general release “Wake Island” and 
'■So Proudly We Heil” as a pack- 
aged- hill.--'. 

Fix had been tested in limited 
Iiiitihl major step in the cam- ! reissue diming the past few niom^^ 

‘ ' and then slotted for June release. 
However, performances -Of “Battle- 
ground” and “Sands of iwo. Jiiha’* 
have convinced Par that the mar- 
ket is ripe for combat celluloid. 
Hence, coinpany-s sales fOree has 
been instructed to push bookings 
immediately, 


paign calls f oh the distribution of 
a “press book- to every exhib^ in 
the U. S. which will act as a guide 
■ in ihe education of the public' on 
’ defeating the 20% bite. Letters 
have already been mailed tp 
branch managers of the niajOr dis- 
tribs in each of the : 31 exchange 
centres, Oiitlihing the ifix battle 
strategy and urging full coopera- 
tion Of sales forces. In addition, 
all circuit chieftains and their top 
exploitation men are being drawn 
Into the fight. Overall policy of 
COMPO’s committee is targeted at 
the formation of all-industry cen- 
tres in each locality to carry on the 
propaganda. 

COMPO’s tax committee has al- 
ready cpriceived the plaii in cbn^ 
siderable detaih In general out-^ 
line, the plan calls for the use of 
screen trailers and lobby posters 
as methods of reaching filmgoers . 
on a mass', scale. Attacking from 
another “direction, exhibs and 
branch heada are being instructed 
to contact newspapers arid broad- 


m 




FeVl of 

ITniversal-s sales staffers will be 
I tpid at a brace of gerieral distri-: 
butibn meetr that the company’s 
recent executive and sales shuffles 
are now ended and that no further 
changes are in the wind. Confabs 
- . _ n • ' slated for this week and next in 

casters for disseniinatipn of the 1 New York and St. Louis are beirig 
dustry’S view on the ‘‘nnfair ^nd | summoned to quiet the inevitable 
burdensom^ . nature of the Fed-: ] further siiakeups, U’s 

era] tax. ^ Petitions Arid postcards | wants to . still exchange jit- 

addressed to legislative represen- the shufHe brought 

tatives. will also be .cireulated. , . r wholesale reassignmerits of 

Problem of .distribution of the the dropping 

propaganda material may be ncknd: ; ton execs : ' 

through . cooperati^ oL Na^ippM g^t the idea across, both Nate 

Screen ^ J. Blumberg, company: prexy, and 

quested Herman Robbins, N william A. SenllvJ disl rihiitinn vee- 
(Continued on page 15) 


Adhur Mayer Will Be 


m 




Arthur Mayer will definitely be 
associated with Norman :Elspn in 
pperatipn of the Embassy circuit 
arid an associated distribution 
setup for British films, it was 
learned this week. Mayer’s son. 


William A. Scully. distributiGn vee- 
i pee, will mount the podium. Blum- 
berg will tell asseinbled staffers 
that the “readjustment period” has 
ended arid the force will go ahead 
as is. Gotham meet runs three 
days, starting Friday (20); St. Lpo 
conclave starts the following Tues-r 
day (24) ; for a similar three-day 
stretch: 

Number df other: objectives are 
announced as part of the meets’ 
agenda. Scully will urge solution 
of current clearance problems on 
“an equitable basis.” He will call 
for a drive to book as many exhibs 


Midiael, is counsel an secretary 13 possible regardless oL past his- 
pf Guild Enterprises, Inc., the new ; tory, Distrib veepee is also out to 
company established by El son for ; down exhib anti-trust actions, 
the theatre and distributidn ppera- ■ 'ppese, he said, “are beirig unrea- 


tipn. 

There was no 


1- 4. 4.U* ^ fJdnably brought by exhibitors who 
- ^ Other hint, this \ could easily settle their differences 

Wj^k in a ns wer^ to qupsticms as to ^ gpe^^ 

Blspn .s uackers . that have bothered j consulting film company’s repre- 
Jlf^e circles ever. sippe; the. former 1 g^otatives as they do iavvyer.s;” 

’^^^Ihred Mass: turnout at the meets is ex- 
toe fivn-house Embassy newsreel [jjpcted: with all personnel from 

Tiro ^ -J® to divisional chiefs 

pi ez and trea surer of Guild Enter 


on 


prises : and his. wife, Peggy Jane, is 
’ as v.p. They and young 


hand. 


Mayer also comprise the board of , SuprCIllCi C/OUrt .R61USG& 

May.r ls iormer, a^^^^^ WV LenS^r 

Ing-publicity director of Para- . . . Washingtori, Jan, 17. 

mpunt-PubliX, operator : of the - - Supreme court' yesterday (16) 


Rialto, theatre.. N. Y,, and .parther refused tp. take . jurisdictioii and; 
'vith Joseph: Burstyrt in the foreign Rear an appeal in the ease; brought' 
film distrib outfit of Mayer fe Bur- by Gurtis Couraiit, motion picture 
sty n. More recently he has been in- ienscrV who claims he has been 
charge of film activities in Ger- barred from emplpyinent :.b.y Local 
many as overseer for the U; S; gov- 559. MQtlOn .Picture Photographers. 

ci-nmerit. H^ has also been re- - Courant; Who; caihe here from 
Peatedly meritiorib^ to head the In- Pptond in 19i4T and is now a citizen, 
dustry’^ public relations setup, the chargod the Local would neither 
Goiiricil of Mption Picture Organ- , bargain for him nor admit him to 
izations.. . ^ : imembership. thereby locking him 

Elspn ' is actively operatirig the 'cbt of work. .The ;U:. S. district 

Enibassy houses, although^ the deal court in L:A. said it. lacked, jurls- 

has hot yet been officihllv closed diction in the case, and this view 

That awaits a final audit; Avhich is was supported by the court of ap- 
exi^cted by about. Feb. 15:- At Reals./ ^ ^ ^ 

that time Newsreel •Theatres, Inc., I Action, by the Supreme^ Court 
vhich operated the houses ;under appears to lock the. door against; 
W. /French Githens, will be dis- further, action by Courant, 
solved/: . ■■ 

John McGarthy Eyes WaSh. 

Washington. Jari; 17; 
John l\ic.Garthy, Motion Picture 
5sn. of America foreign, depart-, 
ment chief, . was in . .town the past 


By HERB GOLDEN 


Greatest irioneymakers over the 
years have been those films in th,e 
eategory of “drarnas/^ analysis of 
Variety’s roster of ail-time tbp- 
grossers (printed herewith), re- 
veals; Npt fari behind as consist-: 
ent *iure for boxoff ice coin :bave 
been the iriusicals. 

Of all the pictures that have 
ever hit Variety's “Golden Cir- 
cle," the ; creme-de-la-creme of 
filnidom., by .grossing $4, GOO, 000 or 
more in ' the domestic (U. S: and 
Canada) market, 21 are classified 
as drbmcis, There, are 70 pictures 
altogether in the list (which in- 
cludes estimated grosses fbr 1949 
releases) With the breakdown as to 
type as follows : 

' :Dramas. ... "Zl..-. . 

Musicals/'-.’.. 

Gostiime Spectacles 10 

//'Comedies'; .O.- 

With Songs 8 

/Westerns 3 

Cartoons 1 

Almost exactly the sairie pattern 
holds true for the first 25 films in 
the list-— those that did approxi- 
mately .$5,000,000 or better. They 
included eight dramas, five inusi- 
cais, four cpstume spectacles, three 
comedies, three pictures with 
.songs, one : western . and . 6ne car^ 
toon; 

Only five films gave promise Of 
falling iiito the $4,000,000 or over 
class in the past year, with the 
dramas again leading. There Were 
two of them, “Pinky” and “Snake 
Pit”, Others were .a musical 
(“Jolson Sings Again’*), a comedy 
(“Male War Bride”) arid a costum'e 
spec (“Joan of Arc”). 

..Going down more deeply into 
the 1949 list to discern a pattern/ 
of the ;19 . pLx. that give promise of 
turning in rentaJs of $3,000,000 or 
more seven are musicals, six are 
dramas, five are comedies and orie 
is a costume spec. Tren.dtounters 
might discern in that a shift in 
public taste - toward the lighter 
type fare, ^since musicals and coni- 
edies tbgether comprise 63% of 
the list as compared with only 
50% (musicals, comedies and pic- 
tures with, songs) in the all-time 
l^ist of 70 tbp-grossers and 44% in 
the list of the 25 all-time top- 
grossers. 

Whether that really indicates a 
trend away from drairia as the big- 
gest b.o. type is believed doubtful. 
It is thought more likely a cyclical 
$ituation, with a number of mu- 
(Coritinued on page 18) 

N.Y. Hearings Starl^O^^ 
Proposed 6-Co. Decree 

I Hearings in N; Y. Federal court 
: start today ( Wed. ) on a proposed 
' decree against the six remaining 
; defendants in the Government, 
^ anti-trust sUil. it is / believed.' un- 
likely: that a settlement of the ..suit 
against Warrie r Bros, wiil .be ; a.n- 
, nounced today, since certain . de- 
: tails must-, still be ironed out. War- 
i ners and 20tli-Fox, which have of- 
fered; to settle, vyiU probably argue 
for a mild decrec/ and ignore their 
current-dickerings. , 

Tlirec-judge court will, als.o hear, 
a plea by Colombia;. Universal arid; 
United Artists, for a.. separate, de- 
cree, Little’ Three, want a docU- 
nieiit which would not. include ^hY 
i provisioris in reference to: exhibir 
. tipn . since /they are ; rion-theatre- 
oWriing defendantSv Arguriient by 
all parties is expected to end m 
dim 


Gro^by’s Bingp; 

Bing , Crosby’s unique^' pbsi- 
. tiori as filmdom’s leading box- 
office star over a period of: 
years— arid the amount Of coin 
his pictures have made for ex- 
hlbS— ris reflected in V ariety - s 
all-time list of top-grpssirig 
films in this issue. Four of 
the top ll pictures stap Der 
Bingle, while he was in seven 
of > the first 70 (all . of those 
which have earned $4,000^000 
or. more domestically). 

. ThC' quartet of: : Crosbys 
airiong the first 11 look in total 
: rentals in the U. S. arid Canada 
of $26,300,000, while the en- 
tire seven bn the list grossed 
just about $40i000,()00. No 
other U. S: star ever ap- 
prpaehed this, record ay erage 
of almost $6,000,000 gross per 
film, although Crosby’s starid- 
irig was somewhat marred this 
past year by “Connecticut 
yankee” and “Top o’ the Morn- 
ing,” which will average 
$2,800,000/ 



’f Grass-foots feaf of *^dpmlriatioia 
by New. Yofk’^ of the projected all- 
iridustfy public relations setup wa« 
the principal reason behind refusal 
of THeatre Owners of America to 
stamp its okay on the X/ppnclI of 
Motion Picture Organizations last 
week: Balk by TO A at its serill- 
aririual board meeting in Washing- 
ton dealt a staggering blow to tho 
industry’s S d a r i ri g plans for 
-coMPp.;/-/ 

W hile it is believed certain that 
the exhib group will eventually 
give its blessing to the as-yet un- 
born public relatioi\s drgariizatip.nr 
its decision to give the matter 
“fufther study” Was seen as. mak- 
ing one thing sure. That is that 
Franpis Harmon, v.p. of the Motidii 
Picture Assri. of America, who hai 
been acting ^5 secretary of the new 
setup, and Others associated with 
what hinterland exhibs term “New 
York” would find little place in tho 
final organizatipn. . 

TO A was expected to be tho 
Second pf the 10 prganizatibna 
represented at the 'Chicago arid 
Washington m e e t i n g s, jwhero 
COMPQ. Was conceived, to give iti 
assent to "establishment of tho 
setup, Uriariimous approval is fo-? 
quired. Feb. 20 was set; at tho 
Washirigton conclave in December 
as the deadline by which each par- 
ticipating group was tb indicate ifi 
assent. After such unanimoui 
okay was received by chairman Ned 
E. Depinet he was to call a irieetinf 
in March at which GOMPO would 
actually be set up formally. 

/ Metropolitan Motion Picturo 
• : Theatre Owners Assn., headed by 

T A 41, Tj i > ♦ . . I J-'^P Brecher, last week was first to 

J. Arthur Rank’s two big entries give its approval. Other groups 

I in the U. S. market last year, ; were expected to follow almost 

j ’'Hamlet” ; and “The Red Shoes,” i automatically.; Now, with TOA’s 

are currently engaged in a hotter- ' orgariizaUons will 

, than-ever duel for top laurels as dude Allied, Independent Theatr#- 
' the biggest British grosser of all 
I. times. “Shoes” has Just pbssed. 

(the $2,000,000 marker in rentals 
I garnered by Eagle Lion In the 
I American market. “Hamlet,’’ han- 
dled by Universal Will hit $2,000, - 
000 within the next 30 days. 

Both pix are estimated as uUi-; fi 1 * DAI 

mate $4,000,000 grossers. In parai- 1 0 l/6t6rinni6 D«U« LtirQ 

rela^W • Motion Picture Assn, of Amep 

both companies .have made tois j ^ ■?»- 

with Rank which nerrhit offsettinff ‘ ^>«riwide survey of the public’s m- , 

of U S returns o7 these pix iSimsTt’he 

SSllShnA/ fn w Ptank i^l-^OU apiecc to cover costs. Un- 

.ider the MPAA proposal, about 100 
Moreover, each pic kicked off as /houses Carefully selected through 
ro^shovv entnes here, . ! out the. country would be used ^ 

Biggest British grosser in: the - the forum for quizzing pix pafroni 
past was Rank’s “Caesar and Cleo- . on whether they consider reels an 
patra,” handled by U three years., inducement to pttend flickeries 
ago, Film did about $2,500,000 but Five reels are curreritly mulling 
netted only a small amount be- Ythe question with the indicationii 
cause of a particulariy . expensive | that the survey will be authorized 
ad. campaign. :Qther big taker wa.s MPAA survey would be con^ 
which United Artists; ducted by Robert Chambers, head 
distributed. of the org’s research dept Ghamb- 

“Shpes” sprinted ahead, last ers recently completed a te.st pro b# 
week when Maurice MaUrer, City into newsfeei habits of New' Yorjk- 
InVestmg Corp. exef , paid EL i ers at five houses in the city. Sqm# 
$100,000 for cohtiiiuatlori of an un- ' 4G0 patrons spot-checked by th« 
limited run at City Investing’s MPAa indic^ted^ 83%/prejfer- 
Bljou theatre, N. Y. That paymerit : ehce for the playing of reels dur- 
brought- EL’s entire take from the ing; film shows. 

::$ijou to a totai of $419,000, a re.e-: . Big survey/ would follow .th« 
ord for an qfl'-Broadway house. ; technique . used in /New : York: In 
(Contiriued on page 47) , lliat instance, ; newsreel questioriji 

•: /"'; ... W’c/G carefully concealed in a . list 

; . .. of 30 posers asked the patrons, in- 

iPhil Dow ' Returns 16 U A: ^ eluding such/ lrreleyant /stuff, ai 

: As Ass- 1 Contract Mgr. ferted single or /double featiire^ 

Phil Dow, formerly assiriant to“^"^®^^^^^ priol^ was hidderi to 
the /western division riianager of Rptom, an accurate ^answer /to th# 
United Artists, returned ito that coprited. 

company Monday (16) as a.s.sistarit : ''-“■/ ...•- . ^ 

cpntram Jtvanagbh: 


(GoritinUed on page 18) 




- Enterprises is buying 10 
British pix as a starter for U. S. 
^ejease and has kri option Ori 15 
? They’ll be used primarily 
; Embassy circuit and then 


sold to other houses. ‘Fqreign-iari- /week on ^ M dealing with 

guage pix riiay be acquired; later. ^Re EGA guarantees. 


WiideJ-V Poroiner Talk 

German Indie Film 

Holly wood, Jan. IT. 
Billy Wilder, and Erich Pprnmer 
4: are talking about settirig up anltl- 
j deperiderit company to produce an 
j original story by Lesser Samuels 
in Germany late next siimmCr. 
\Viider . and Sarriuels are working 
ontbescreenplay* 

Plans call for Pbmriiqr to pro- 
duce' arid Wilder to direct: Wilder 
] w ill also put .up part of. the coin. 


Stephen W; McGrath, who died 
.Jari.'’'5. 


on 


Dow, following his departure ' Arthur; Sachsori, who resigned • 
from u A about four years ago, be- few w'eeka ago as general sales- 
came a.ssistant to Harry L. Gold, manager for Samuel Goldwyn 
then sales inahager for Howard Procluctions, is planning tb set up 
Hughes Productions. For the past as a sales rep for indie producers 
year he has been aide to George He is understood to have already 
J. Schaefer, eastern rep for Stan- . lined up the handlirig of tWo top 
ley Kramer Productions. pix to be released through major/ 

. Although^hblding the title of as- distribs. / 

sistant, Dow will handle all the ; Sachsbn headed sales for Gold- 
'duties of contract manager. Paul, wyn for four years. Prior to 'that 
Lazarus, Si:*/, who officially holds time he was for many years v/pi 
the latter spot, la recuperating : and assistartt general salesmanagbr 
from a serious illnesi/ ' for Warner Bros. 


FILM REVIEWS 




Wednesday, January 18, 1950 


Baekfire 

Warner Bros, release of Anthony 
Veiller. production. Sters Virginia Mayo»:i 

f ordon MacRae i features Edmond O’Brien, 
ane Clarkv' Viveca Lindfors. Directed by 
incent Sherman. Screenplay* Larry Mar- 
ius* Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts; camera, Carl 
(Uthrie; -editori THomas Reilly; musical 
lirector* Ray : Heindorf . Tradeshown 
T . Y.. Jan. S. ’So. Run ning time. 9 1 MINS. 
lulie Benson ... . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Mayo 

loh ' Corey . . , . . . . . . ; . Gordon MacRae 

Steve . Gounolly, . . . . .Edmond O'Brien 

Ben Arno ... . . . . . . , • . ; . ■ Dane^ Clark 

Lysa Radolphv. . . , i . Viveca Lindfors 
•Gapt. . Garcia . . . ..... .... . . , , ; Ed Begley 

Mrs, Blayhe ■ . • • • -i • • * • - .Frances Robinson 
lolly Blayne . . . . ... . . . . ; , Richard Rober 

lonnie • . . . - . Sheila Stephens 

lurns X , . .. . . : ... * . . . . David Hoffman 

pet. S^. Pluthner. . . .'. . . . ; Monte Blue 

sybil . . . . . . . . ... . . . Ida Moore 

Auohg • •• • .... > . . • * • • • .■.Leonard; Strong 

Flaihclothesman. ■ *. ■ • v • . . , • Ridgely 



V Backfire’ ^ is a^ S^ndard meller 
that will serve as okay pi'Qgraih 
fare in all situatioRis. While con^^ 
forming to a routine pattern, pic 
mixes its familiar ingredients into 


<<Backftre»^ XWB). Okay rnel- 

ler with good cast; nice b.o. 

' '^Bells of CofpnadoV (Songs) 
(Color) (Rep.) Roy Rogers in 
modern-day oatuner. Average 
^’etUrnS"dnrhls marketrr-::- 
'‘Blue Orass of Kentucky” 
(Mono). Far above average rac- 
ing film, good enough for any 
situatioh, .^^; 

f‘Radap Secret Service” (Lip- 
pert). Program meller dealing 
with radar and uranium. For 
lowercase hookings; : 

“The Fightlhg Redhead” 
(Color) (EL). So-so Cihecolor 
oater based on the Red Ryder 
Goniic strip, : X 
‘Tnto . the Straight” (U-I). 
Aussie - made quickie about 
horses. • : 


tains5\Sert‘*tiiro'u|ho^t*^lMol|r- 

Rtely strong marquee values will t l ime tor tne uiues. 


to track down a gang that has hi- 
jacked a load of uranium ore. 
There’s a nice twist or two, to the 
action to help the rather, standard 
meller plotting along as John How- 
ard and Ralph Byrd, secret service 
men, go about their business of 
bringing Tom Neal, Tristram Cof- 
anlFfhe other crooks to justice. 

Glamour department in the cast 
is filled by Adele Jergens and 
Myrna Pell as a pair of gangster 
molls. Sid Melton attempts some 
comedy as a gang member; Pierre 
Watkin, service chief; Robert Kent, 
Riley Hill arid thA others deliver 
afjceptahly. 

' Sim Newfield’s direction stres.$es 
fast movement and the production 
ffhmewbrk supervised’ by Barney 
Sarecky makes good use of the 
budget dollair.; Excellent lensihg by 
, Ernest Mller a^ tight editing are 
; among okay technical credits. 

’^'.v Comp*: 


Child of Man 

“child of Man,” Danish- 
made, traideshpwn in New York 
yesterday (Tues ), Was review- 
ed. in Variety from Copen- 
hagen^ March 3, 1947, Under 
its original title,^ “pitte Men- 
-neskebar m T^ — v- -Review- noted; . 
that “fine scripting, directing 
and camera Should afford pic 
a ; chance in th e world .mar- 
ket.” Tove Maes was credited’ 
with A good acting job in the: 
starring role, while the sup- 
porting cast of : 25 was ; also 
cited?^ 

Pic,: being released ill the 
Ui; S; by Elsinore Pictures, is 
scheduled to open at the Nor- 
mandie: theatre, N. Y,, Jan. ,31. 


^^l!ereeUp\a^^while-not es^cially fenime.;Jead,; Pat Brady .g^^ E^gie Uon release of Equity- (Jerry 
lnim!S^comnetentW.C(mtrived praine comedy, a^:Gr^t ; , 

i The screenplay , whieh was largely 
It co^Sc 8i?ip. ■ written by the lioted French play- 

oi incmeiits wiutii axe , while Clifton Younff exPertlv ' "Re*! camera, Gilbert Warrenton; i wright, Jean GiraUdOUX, is Oon- 

gether by a story line and unified ^mie cmion y oun& e p^wr y _ p- Giuck;. with the spiritual agony; of 

mood. Plot mechanism is geared ueary s nenen .c«iR.r. ^_n.w York ‘heftre. ^Nv y..v . , eondUer 


Miss Evans ; does a pert job of 


The Figlillitg Reclheild 

(COLOR) : 


5 ■ of Equity (Jerry vnrt'p/iAviiT* *^ 11 ^ 1 .' msmuGG ■ Pioinfeer • •/ •R.ftyinoiidi. Boussleros. 

Stars Jim Bannon; j moreover,^ no^ ^tonqoui marquee : morquis . Marcel Valke 

Reyholds, , Emmett names to bOOSt the b.O. \ I comedian . . . * . . - . . Ghrlstiah^^^^D^ 

treated by Lewis D. : . npKb c/»rA^nnlflv which wa«5 larpclv : . 


Montez is again a “femme fatale” 
replete with cigarette holder; bras- 
sy jaUgh and neurosis. Arletty is 
completely wasted as the noble 
wife* and Rrasseur overplays his 
role as the confused Fablus. Von 
Stroheim comes off best as ih e 
battered remains of a once-great 
artiStV Productioh-yalUes-ffrc^ shek 
and !mUsic captures the carnival 
air. This is the pic Orson Welles 
was to have supervised, but which 
he walked button. It ppuld hayA 
used his help. CMoslC 

BmitqiiiiMiil 

•■•'■(Crazy.:- Show) 

■ -(FRENCH)' 

Paris,. Jan. -TO,: 

Fernard Rivers, release of Cite-Films* 
Fides ;productlon... Directed and written 
. . , „ . , . by Robert Dhery.:, . Music; Gerard Calvi; 

in a religious mbodj this latest lyrics, ' Andre Hornez.- 'Features Jean 
French import explores 

with too .little depth to , carry cpn- , Dtivaleix. Camera* Jean BourgOin; edi- 
Victibrt. The drama breaks under a tor, Christian ^ Au<um^ . , At ^ Ermitage* 
loaf JJf commonplace devotional ^ 

attitudes which are slowly and Dancer Colette Brosset 

seritimentally enacted; There are, [ stagehand . , ; . . • - ; . Carreite 


ThisV is A :French try at the 
ipppin” type of film. It is 


. , week :of ; Jan. 10 , . *5Q; Running Vnie, 55 a . novitiato; nun 'V.hb uiust .conquer ^ pratfalls, chorus! girls, 

Edward J. Whitens production vd;.r iim Barindn hef pre attaining holiness. i inadcap carrylhgs-oh and the usvval 

values fit the outdoor locales, and Lfttie*^BeaW.V."V. .V/.h^^^ Reynolds The theme^ is unlolded. within the . ^jjig type of pic. 

John MacBumie’S Trucolor lensing i Buckskin. ... . > . . . .. . . . . . . Emmety Lynn confines of an actual Dominican ; However, this one lacks the timing 
yineenv oiieiiiiaira^ uxicx;viuii « obiv diSDlavs the scenerv Story Mann Saisi cpn vent, with some superficial ^ /.rtmic fphlinn hpprlnd 

«ralg«tforward while the .......... 


like.: a standard, Whodunit with 
mainspring popping out at the ap- 
pointed ; surprising denouement. 
Vincent Sherman’s direction is 



TJinecQlored hues plus some 


Holly wood, Jail. 13. 

i ertefoT its action sequericea Help gm^^ little French, town; xney corn. 

Righ._^^Baip«tor«n. Diracted by vAiiiam Fighting Redhead” a lift,, But W pletely brealcVnp the marquis- din; : 

Beaudine. .Screenplay, W. Scott Darling; nafAr ic n riipHinOrp ' wOmen S prison. ..J pr. some mysieii- fA' «« 

as: entry about a range war and the 

ISMnS ' SSri l^r^'^ti^ |S"l^sS'^ith Ul^Slem : out Jm the:, middle of e iGre.k 

Pat Armistead . ... . . ; . . Jane Nigh i trade inasmuch as most Duveniles 

Randolph Mciyor^ Ralph Morgan Rre familiar with the “Red Ryder” 

Sst”d^” .-.-.V.-:'.)!°!’* VKl fe ; oomic oh which tte 


of Miss Holt’s redemption. ; tragedy, the stagejff torn up, and 

At the poirit where the film ^ on a parody hf a^ Wild; We^ ^Imw 
should begin' to probe Miss Faure’s ’ two cannons are, finally used to hit 

' . . . The theatre 


I is GI paly , Gordon MacRae * right 
bfter the latter’s discharge from : a 
veteran’s hospital. (D’Brien, a re- 
formed prewar gambler and hobdt^ 
lum* is on the lain froin a murder 
rap , which the cops mistakihgly 
want to pin ton him. MacRae, 
with his ever-loving nurse, Miss 
Mayo, launches the manhunt via a 
tbries of interyieWs with characters 
who have crossed O’Brien’s path; 

Unfolding mainly through flash- 
backs which fill in the missing 
links, the plot gradually brings to 
the fore the two other main char- 
acters, Dane Clark and Viveca 
Lindfors. Latter is a mysterious 

femme fatale who has a romantic i ‘‘.riha nracQ nf K#»ni-iir>k.v” ic » . 

liaison with a: hlgtime .^a^hjer I yArh with Ivenge^herTither^^^SheV uh^ccess^ f adequate, and Robert 

U^tou?d^'’®Cl^k p?S^ to ^ploitation ai&es to af toemo^ P^*^^ntii:jim Ban- ! 

tne^muriier. V'larK preienas sure its being one; Of ^Monogram s Tirvri nn cf*pnp lealizing that the latter s apparent on some good lUnning gags, A 

an honest businessman but, iii toct, ^ ^ n r dukes and six-shooter i self-sacrifice is only a cover for standout comedian is Christian Du- 

hAl^kmance : and track ®cti<^ i|[^on and 

ran (TP Wa r who IS CHst oiit into a rainstormy highspots of thc pic. Pic posscsses 

I .laM&c- WdJL. i .._-i 

.VIII irwvrw C« «\ WA . TVl #WAr«ArV VVTITFV £Tr\ I .... - 

O’Brien because he made: a play i 
for 

™“‘’‘"®vr^nmc^te:fmst:XffecUve:cto£;SXhnme';S^"AiSSi to 

u t X* AX !,•« ^ color, picture stars Bill Williams, feattired billine Don Kav Revnolds /hawed by a reverence which is the- 

a ^toDfli¥ht^E?nfier^^*han^S'^”the’^^ and Ralph Morgan and has ’comparatively little^ to ^do as j atrically extravagant: Miss Holf 

a topnight singer,- nanaies . j given fast-naced direction bv mnnnpf t iffip Rpawp'r - ■prnmoi-f ■ hoes, nicely as the tough criminal 

straight dramatic rrte m a neatly 4lliam B^udinc;. Yarn co-^/lKahlilrtre rIS Sylvie. W the eonV^t'S 

^ing* .and Marin Sais scores as Ban^ ;.?^^^^^ 


Armistead. . ,. Bussell Hicks , comic on wmcn ine ‘3 oasea. . i _ jt lapses into a long di- ' an egg at tvyo; paces; The theatre 

Armistead Jockey .......... Ja^ck Howard I - hnmp«jtpadpr «5 Ranrhpr For- ‘ intrigues among the nuns. Miss ing ot ine auoience ana ine l ooi 

Pompey ...................... Bill TerreU 9?*,r,“9P“3Leaqers^ ..Kancner .r.or jj, . uj-eogpo so hard for Miss ot a neighboring church. 

Attendant .Stephen S. Harrison rest TaylOr IS killed after he stUm- fKl i Prortifptmn miitipal mimhprt! arp 

Headsteward . Pierre Watkin bles oh 3 homesteader’s murder that she jnpurs thq I Production musical numDpis aie 

- ■ ■ du1lPd hv?TaiT>peffV^ of her ; superiors and is . finally ; second rate, and the spngs^ are 

fnr’c expelled Jrom the convent. Miss j ordinary. The photography and ed- ^ 


streak of insane jealousy about sc^es iSJscS'^Ch^Sr: nabs Hart and ends the 

M^s Lindfors. Former, who.^to^^ ill Downs are matched with footage Y wSh'^a^’flamine mob of red hair also realizes her sins in a long some natural exploitation value for 
-^’Pnen because hp mad^ a play i shot in Hollywood so expertly tl^ ' hir^OtoS ^sifc^ ' ^ost the. foreign grind circuit. Its 


plausible style. O’Brien registers 

dStE^l^ jSlS'a mh- ! j^Wenttc wrtoyaf. Other . mem- 

V - bers of the cast are also competent. 

Mayo walks through her role ca- ^ of Lewis D. Collins is 

pably, while Miss Lindfors, in a ; Ih® production values 

relatively small part, acquits her- plif ^ ^orry Thomas. Gil- 
*eVf well. Rest of the cast also chip ! 


if) competently. 

Technical credits expertly, back 
up the production: with skillful 1 
lensing and editing lending to the 
Etmosphere along with an effective 
background score., Herm. 


Rell^ Ilf Coronado 

(SONGS-^COLOR) 

Hollywood, Jan. 14^ 

Republic relea:se of Edward J, , White 
. Production. , Star$ Roy , Rogers, Dale 
gvan.s: .'features Pat. Brady, Grant Withers, 
Toy Willing and the Riders- of the- .Purple 
Sage. . Directed . by William, VVitney; 
Screenplay, Sloan. Nibley; camera (.Tru- 
colpr). John.MacBiirhie; editor/ Tony Mar- 
tinelli; sqngSv Sid .Robin, Foy Willing, 
Aaron Gonzales. Previewed Jan. lU, , ’50.- 
Kunhirig time, 67 MINS. 

? oy Rogers V Roy. Itogers 

rigger Smartest Hbrse in the Movies 
Pam Reynolds . . . . ... Dale Evuins 

Spao'ow Blffle , . . . . . . . i. . . . . , Pat Drady 

Craig 'Bennett ......; . . /.Grant Withers 

Di*. Prank Harding. , . . .... . Leo C’leary 

Ross . ...... . . . ... . . . Clifton Voung 

Robert Bice 
. .'. . . ;. . Stuart R n nclall 
. ....... .."John H''.milton 

. , . .' .Edmiinf.i •Ci'l-.b.. 
. . . : :E(i(.Ue i,ee 
:. . . Rex : Lca.w 
Lane • Brart'ord 

Foy Willing and the Riders of .- 
the Purple Sage 


.Jim 
Sheriff . . 
Linden v. 
.•.R:jfferty 
Shanghai 
Forem:an 
Jenks 








beltmgmg^ to Miss. Nigh- s father, ! asset; Joseph P: Gluck edited tho 
the gal at dea(l of night turning ■ footage down to a tight 55 minutes. 

Gilb. 


into pasture occupied by mare, 
after /Williams’ request to triiiner 
for stud was denied. 

Scireeriplay by W. Scott Darling 
is pleasantly engaging throughout, 
considei’ably off the beaten path 
and off enng principals opportunity 
for standout performances. Miss 
Nigh comes through with a shining 
portrayal 6f millionaire’s daughter 
in love with Williams, who won’t 
accept her repeated proposals be- 
cause of difference ip finctnees. Ro- 
mance is handled as lightiy as rac4 
ing scenes effectively. Will^ 
plenty okay and Morgan likewise 
scores as stOckfarixi owner; Robert 
(Buzz) Henry also does nice work. 

Jeffrey Bernerdj producei*, packed 
film with appropriate values and 
got the most Out of his package: 

Whit. 


iiailHl* ^i?crot Siirrvi^i* 

Hollywood, jail, 12. 

• Lippert Productions release of Bainey 
Sarecky producUbn. Stars . John Howard, 
Adele Jtergens,, Torn Neal; features Myriia 
Dell, Sid Melton,. Ralph Byrd; Pierre Wat- 
kin. Directed by- Sam Newfield. Sci*een- 
play... Beryl: Sachs; camera. Ernest Miller; 
editor, Carl Pierson; Previb^ved Jan. 11, 
'.'iO. Running time, 69. MlN$. 


Inlo tlii% l^traight 

' (AUSTRALIAN) , 

Sydney, Jan. 7. 

IJ-I release, of .Embassy Pictures pro- 
duction. Stars Charles Tingwell. Muriel. 
Steinbeck, Nonnie Piefer, George Randall; 
features Margot Lee,. .Janies : Workman. 
Direcled by Tom O.. McCreadie. Original 
.■jcreenplay by Zelma Roberts. At Capitol, 
Sydney. Running time, 80 MINS. 

Sam Curzon: . .,. . . ..Charles. Tingwell, 
Jjaura Curzbn . . .Murid Steinbeck 
W.' ,r. Curzon ; ..... ..... George Randall 

.June Gurzoii . Nonnie Pici'er 

Hugh Duncah . .• . . ... > . James . "Workman 

Zrg Marlow , Margot' Lee 

Paul Duncan .. . . . . (■ Alan White 

Paddy . . . -. / . . ..; , /, . . Charles Zoli 


Heinh. 


V>$pr6 Sieiliaiiii 

(Sicilian Uprising) 
ilTALIAN)-; . 

(Genoa, Jain; A 

Fincinc' release of EPICA-SAFIR .pro: 

■ duction. Stars Marina Berti, Glara G:i]ii- 
l/mai, Roldano Liipi; features Stephen. B;iv- 

clay, / Paul Muller,/ Erniahno • Rantli, .t.ldo. 
.• •Silvani, Carlo Tamberlani, Aroldo Ticri. 

■ Directed by Giorgio Pastina. Screeupla.''. 
•.I.Oreste Blancoli, Emilio Cecchi, Dyincnico 

I MeCColi, Fulvio. Palmieri, ' Giorgio. T^ast.in.ir 
i camera: Domenico. Sc.tla;- music, En-/<>. .Via- 
j.setti; editor; Marib' Serandrei, At Smcr.'il^ 
do,,: Genoa. Running, tiihe, .91 MINS. 


te Portrait 

".Assasiiiin- ' ^ ■ 

(Portrait of An Assassin) 

■v(FRENeH)'.; ;• 

Paris,, Jan. 3. 

SELF release of SEGA production/ Di- ! '.../ ^ ■ '•■; 

rected by Bernard Holland. AVvitlen b.v 1 w * ; . , • • „ 

Henri Decoin and Marcel Rivet; dialog I B^SCd On an historical Uprising 

’ 1 ’^,*‘«bcpis chalais. Stars ; which took place ill Sicily in 1821. 
Maria, Montez. Erich ; Von Stroheim. Arr orV i,/>Hnhor . 

lett.v, Pierre Bra.sseur; feature.s DallCk, ® SlClliailO 1$ an atUontl 

Jules. Berry; Camera, Roger Hubert; which may pleRSC its. Share Ol (‘US- 

Artus’ Rex^^Kris ® tomers in subseqlient runs, but it s 

90 mTns: hot for the. art trade. Entire, filming 

Fabius ....... 

Eric . . , . , 

Catherine ... 

Martbe . ; , . . 

Inventor ... . , 

Impresario . . 


• • • — . . Pipi’re Brasseur ; Was .done In Sicily, employing a 
.. . Erich A^on Stroheim large cast and seOres of extra. s. Pic 


..Maria .A'lontez J.—:*' - — ■; r. ~ - r 

..... AriottyiT^ conviction atid the propei 
^‘Uio , p^nch. ' / 

............ Jules Berry • . ,. • , . , t 

' ■ ■ :. Routine tale has the .oppres.'^ea 

r*. V, 1 - T , /'/i : Sicilians;, led by legendary hero 

Pie has a high-powered (?a^ id Uiovahni da Pir()cida* ( Rolclan 
France, and strong marquee ap- Lupi);, stagiiig a revolt which cle- 
peal anywhere .in Erie Voh StrO- the occupying army and kills 
heim, Maria -Montez; and /Arletty; 

The original setting^ and . pungent/ 
charactcrizatipns of The unsavory 








Bill: 

Lila^. 

Moran 
Marge 
Pill Box 

Static . f., . v.v . 

Hamilton’;.. ./,.. .; , i. . 
Beniton .;/... , . : . . . 
Michael .... . . . . , . ; , 

Blacky., . . • . . . . . . . 

Tom . . . . ; . . .. .. ..... 

First Bruiser , ; . . . . : . 

Second Bruiser . . . . . . . 

Truck Operatcr .... . 

First . Henchman 
.second Henchman.. . 
Helicopter Operator 
Michaers. Henchman 


• -V 


.f ' 


John. Howard, 
Adele .Jergens 
; . :Torii: Neal. 
. , Myrna Dell: 

. ./ ' .Sid Melton ' 
. Ralph .Byrd 
Pierre . Watkin 
Robert Kent 
.Tristram Coffin 
. Riley Hill 
. Bob Carson 
Mtir-shall Reed 


This is an. Aussie quickie fOr the 
split-week stands niostly. Pic, 
though un.suitod. for. U,S., may find- 
a spot or two ih. the British prov- 
inces. /■•::•/ ■■ 

Embassy Pictures - is headed by 
Tom MacCreadie, : who also pro- 
duced and directed this one: He 
riims a smart nabe cinema, and has 
a yen tor pic-makirig. This is his 
second. First, /‘Another Dawn,” 
failed to click. /‘Straight” tell$ of 
:slow :horses and fast femmes. Stud- 
farm scenes are fine. Cast i.s ade- 
.quate:-.; ',■■■::-■ ■ Rick... 


elements of the /carniyal world:: 
I Gombined with word of moiith apr 

peal, sets pic top as a likely art 
house entry. Hpvyever. film is hamr 


Ahgi^ls iif the i^treets 

(FRENCH) 


-L- 


TiitoOrea ^^aisai 

(Toto W^nts a Home) 

V (ITALIAN)" 

/; ; ■ : : GenOa; Jan;. 8. 

.AlTA release and . ip*pductibn, 



packground to point, up the ensu- i clolov music, Giacome Rustlchcsl; editor, 
ing draina. • i. O.tello Colangeli. At ModCme, Genoa. 

Cf/vW A ii J -1 [ Running time, 80 MINS. 

Story concerns a daredevil ino-. , : ' 

itorcyclist (Pierre Brasseur), vvho I 


feels fear in his job, decides toi ^o''^'^bclget, .old: - .fa.shionon 
kill his wife and leave the ciirnival coniedy on an' ever-topical Subt^^t'L 

, /He wounds the wrong woman Who 

Holt, Sylvie. .Directed by Robert Bresson. • tiirns out to be a rieurotic femine Cera Casa” is a SHre.;pi-ofiter n(i - 

<Miss Mohtez). : She : may rate Italian langiiage run? 


Metrb. release of Roland Thai produc- 
tion. Stars Renee Faure; features: . Jany 


of Coronado” is a galloper 
in the Roy Rogers pattern of mo d- 
efn-day westerns. Rogers tak;c:s to 
the saddle to run, down a Tgang 
.-stealing uranium ore for ’sale to a 
foreign power. ; It should Wind up 
'With okay businessi,in the Rogers 
market.,:' ■■ ■■■ *■•';•: •■/"'. . -■■'/■ 

The Sloan .Nibley story has KOg- 
ers working vuhdercOver as an in- 
. Burance mv.estigatQr/^ to find out 
what has happened to a load of 
ore and who was behind the death 
of the mineowner. Before he 
trace.s the crimes to a kindly tooc- 

rough . fights.^and: chases. -Clmiax jj«id ....... . . Jan Kayne MarieHeionc Dastc . >Vho lived through his fall, and is Mphicelli has fdw pretenses id 

rings in a pitched Dattle bet vvecn . ; • — ■ ■ . Madame Lamdury .... Yoiande Laffon ' a hulk held together bv braces tiriSihality or coherence, uno 

Eogers and the gang as they try to Fast .actidiiv and short footage ' Pon..itique VnmVbhMy whinfpering for affection. Miss Points .squarely oh five comic-siH'iv 

load the ore on a plane, making an make ‘‘Radar Secret rService”: okay sistlr MVrto-;j6scph'.'.' entices Brasseur into trv/ formance and personality, 

okay wrapping for the plot. programmer material tor lowercase Ptison wsraen ...... toui, scigner itig the death-defying double loon ' Modest nrorineiinn eoin t*io\ii!h 

ID between his action, Ro-'ers bookings. Plot ia, transparent but f ' He’^ leaves 

takes time out to sing two snn''s, wastes little time on dialog, so the ! 'In Frmdi;. Hnglish Titles). : i- n- _ on isible technically, larey g , 

. the title number and ”S$ve a Smile pacc'ton dactlon are igood. - ‘‘Angels of the Streets” is a p 

for a Rainy Day,” with Dale Evans Competent cast runs thtough a ding effort with dim chaiices 
and the Riders of the Purple Sage, yam concerning the use of radar the U.S. market. Although drenched 


in 


^ i masi in his .place and IS killecl. Brasseur way of pic’.s entertainment y.aliu/?- 

a plod- kills Mi.ss_Montez as he goes ()ut In Italy, where Toto failk yiT 

succes.sfu 1/double loop, legion, this one will p.ay off :h<ui(‘ ' 

In her second foreign pic, Miss somely. ■ ’.iihU-h* ■ 


Wedneedayf Jaimary 18, 1950 




FICTOIBS 


WB 



BAU FDR SHOWCASES 




. Hollywood, jan. 17. / 
Kepublic, -toich produced 50 pic- 
tures last year , ' will equal and 
probably exceed ' that number in 
:1950: 

Currently the studio; has 14 
.Scripters putting the final touches 
oh 14 screenplays for early shoot- 
ing. ' 



Tecliriicat advances in c ol o r 
stocks over the past year, led by 
new techniques developed by East- 
man Kodak, DuPont and General 
Aniline and Flm Corp. (Anscp)* are 
expected to revolutionize the en- 
tire tinting end : Of the industry 
during the current year. . As a 
starter in a surge; of color film out- 
put, the eastern labs are now 
prepping to swing into wholesale 
production of color prints within 
the next six months. The shift 
Itieans a sharp cut in the costs of 
makihg tirited prints;^and a con- 
sequent boom in the number of 
chromatic films. 

: De • Luxe, Consolidated a n d 
Pathe labs in NeW York are re- 
ported getting setto take on tinted 
positive work.; These big labs are 
pot equipped how for other than 
black-and-white work. Whatever 
equipment is required is already 
ori order/ A change . in: the bath 
<ahd timing is needed In a switch 
from biack-and-white but no large- 
scale conyersioh of equipment. 

' While EK, DuPont and Ansco 
are still working to perfect nega- 
tive. color prints, /these companies 
have already brought positive pririt 
stock to a commercial basis. They 
plan big production of rawstock 
during the current year. 

Film technicians point out that 
Technicolor negatives can easily be 
adapted to color prints of the other 
outfits. From the Technicolor 
negative ah answer print in Techrii 
is made. In tUrii, a negative using 
one of the other systems is made 
from the answer print, and all 
positive prints are then duped 
from this second negative. 

Entire reason for the use of 
other positive rawstocks would be 
a sharp decrease in the cost of 
prints. While Techni prints cost 
6.22c per foot, it is expected that 
Ansco, DuPont and EK will pro- 
vide rawstock that will halve the 
price. Producers will undoubtedly 
turn to the eastern labs for volume 
print output regardless of whether 
the negative is in Technieolor or 
some other process. 

While a successful conversion 
from Techni to some other positive 
. (Continued on page 20) 

Big flQllyvFOod Group 
Eyes Hearings 
kC. on Tliealre n 

Washirtgtori, Jan. 17. 

For thcoming hearings before the 
FCC on large-screen theatre tele- 
vision are expected to attract one 
of the largest contingents of mo- 
tion picture people ever brought 
to the Capital. With the stakes 

^ anticipated the rndus- j rj, y equipment, has caused some 
try—producers, distributors and|j-i ^- 

exhibitors— will put on a strong] ^ « • 

case before the agency for alloca- , J^ft^.gibhons, P^esi- 

tion of radio frequencies for the ' (lent o.f Famous Playeij (Canadian), 
service applied to the CBC for a license 

Just ;wheii the hearings will ’ stated th^ he ^epared 
t$ke place is still to be determined to gamble on the .a^ittedly high 
' but it. is considered uhlikeiy they I ^dsts,. lie also, said that he would 



Torontp, jail. 17. ; 
On immediate arrival here from 
York of nGw-cOmpleted tele- 
vision equipment ■ the Imperial 
(3,373-seats), flagship of Famous 
P'layers ^Canadian) and the largest 
theatre in Canada, will be the first 
house in this ' country to show full 
screen video. While Famous,, With 
some 650 theatres across the Do- 
minion, has applied on t\Vo oc- 
casions for a TV license to estab- 
iish a station here and has seen 
both applications refused by. the 
state-operated Canadian Broad- 
casting Corp.. the big chain has 
npw been granted a Federal gov- 
ernment special permit to operate 
a ‘'closed circuit” in the Toronto 
area. 

Government stipulation is that 
the TV picture may be thrown on 
the standard screen but will not 
be available to the few thousand 
TV set-owners here who will still 
have to depend upon adjacent 
Amei'ican border point butlets, 
though the CBC has now cOm- 
niitted itself to the immediaite 
bUildfihg of a TV station in Toronto 
and has been given a Federal 
grant for this purpose. 

Despite the refusal of the CBC 
to grant Famous Players a tele 
license, the Paramount affiliate; in 
Canada h$s continued to complete 
its technical preparations^ Most 
of the equipment has been pur- 
chased in Canada wherever pos- 
sible, this including the mobile 
units built here, the chains of ca- 
meras, the aerial and other neces- 
sary engineering equipment. The 
major video unit, similar to that 
of the Paramount, N. Y., must be 
imported. That this must be “hand- 
made,” in that there is no general 
mass production of such - theatre 


;Entire complexion , of major 
company production. ■ distribution 
activities hinges oh the attempt by 
Warner Bros, to win from the Gov- 
ernmbiit the right to bpcrate a lim- 
ited number of first-run showcases. 
If the Dept, of Justice consents 'to 
this proviso^ four other Big Five 
defendants as . weiV the Little 
Three will undoubtedly be granted 
the same rights; It throWs aii en- 
tirely different light 6ii the future 
first-run : setup throughout the 
country;; . 

WB’s showcase target Was dis- 
closed; by Harry M. Warher, the 
company's prez, in his ainnual 
stockholder report. Warner gave np 
indication of whether the .Govern- 
ment would approve the principle 
but the fact that he recited that; 
request gave credence to an indus- 
try belief that the Government is 
favorably disposed, if it had beeu 
a bargainirig .point without- omiich 
chance of D. of J. okay, Warner 
WQuld undoubtedly have left it un- 
nientioned, it’s felt. 

There is no question that Other 
defendants would be granted the . 
same privilege should Warners Win 
its showcasing request. In its series 
of decisions, ho Federal court has 
expressed opposition to theatre- 
ownership intended to help market 
product rather than dominate the 
exhibition scene. Moreover, both 
RKO and Paramount have provisos 
in their .consent decrees Which give 
them the right to amend, should 
another defendant win more favor- 
able terms. 

Neither the RKO nOr Paramount 
decrees directly forbids ownership 
of theatres by the production-dis- 
tribution units. On the Other hand, 
they do hot Authorize theaffe ac- 
quisitions, and the question is cur- 
rently considered unanswered. 



M^tro Voting feb; 23 

Electiori of Metro’s board oi di- 
rectors for the coming year will 
be held in the ebmpany’s New York 
office, jFeb. ;23, date now set' for 
the annual stockholders’ meet; 

Stpckholders of record Jin. ; 20 
Will be privileged to attend arid 



; Big business traditiorially cor- 
ralled by Walt Disney Productions 
overseas-— a far greater proportion 
than that .of other Americari dis- 
tribs — showed up; sharply in the 


Surprisingly strong profits gar!- 
hered by Warner Bros, in the six-» 
morith period Which ended in Nri- 
yember points up the Industry- 
Wide rally which promises to give 
the companies their best profits in ^ 
1950 since the heydays of '46 apd 
’47; ; In reporting net profits : ^ 
$10,466,534 for .fisbal *49, .. ended 
Aug. 31, Warners came up with a 
last-quarter take of $3,103,534,' It 
just doubles: the; $l;5ie,Q00 gar- 
nered in the comparative curtain- 
.'quarter.;6f ';48v.; 

Rloreoyei*, company continued 
its. gains . iri the first quarter of 
fiscal ’50, which ended Nqv> 26, 
1949, according to the report of . 
Harry M; Warner, company prez; 
Profits exceeded ihe net of $3,093,'^ 
000 garnered by WB, in the com- 
parable period a year ago, Warner 
said. Although gro.ss receipts were 
Jowerj amortizatioii charges and 
operating costs ' have been sliced 
to :the point where a bigger net is 
the' result.- ■ 

In effect, the gains racked up 
result from an end- to the expen- 
sive writeoffs - of costly, . losing 
product. ^ Warners, along with 


company's annual financiaF report , ,, . . , , 

for 1949. Disney outfit aired an i ether ma]ors,, has now brought^ its 
. - — - .. I production nut to a diminished 


operating loss of $93,899 for the 
year ended , Oct. 1; against a red- 
ink total- of $39,038 in ’48. At 
the same time, blocked overseas 
currencies of $450;000 did not play 
a part in the report because of 
ne\y bookkeeping practices aimed 
at crediting, only actual dollar re 
mittances.;;; 

Devaluation hit Disney hard, 
slashing its dollar equivalents of 
foreign currencies from $850,005 
to $450,000. Blessings of Overseas 
production were illustrated by the 
Unit’s 'Shooting of “'freasure Is- 
land” in Britain during the year. 


point where the grosses fun well , 
ahead of studio and general ex- 
perises.-- 

WB’s net for the year is $1,371,- 
cop less than the take in 1948. 

^ Gross income alsq declined during 
_ I the period to a total of $134,959, - 

000 from 1948’s income of $139,- 

937. Equivalent earnings on the u 
7,295,000 shares of . outstanding 
comnion amounted to $1.43 per 
share against '$1;62 in the previous 
year. . .. ; 

j In assessing the outlook, Warner 

1 said foreign business continues un- 
! certain because of devaluation, ,re- 
’ mittance restrictions, quotas, for- 


As! A11 blocked pounds were used in 
for -the Little Thj^e, ^ho^ com^ j^e ^ect, and certam advances | 

panics are_ presently studying the j by .^RKO, partner iq. the venture^ ! penalties, aimed against Yank; pix. 
(Continued on page 16) I be paid by Disn^v out of j Future in Frqnce,= Western Get~ 

futile Brit^h earnings, Renc^ ^e and certain other : 

sting was di awn from British de- j better, Wfi pfexy. 


SEEK HIGH COURT RULE 
ON 



valuation. 

Disney: for a second year topk ri 


added, Blocked sterling in Britain 
: is partly being used to produce 


writeoff of ; $1,300,000 in the^form I .“stage Mht” and "•GaptSin Ho 


In an attempt to wipe out film !.- 


ratio Homblower.” 

In a series of theatre transaC- 
tioiis, WB sold rix houses for. $2^ 


of a provisional fund agaihst pps^ 
sible losses on films. This sum was 
censorshiri in the U S 7the Motion ' hot reduced, report stated, becaiuse 

kture W of ' Am^iea ,nd : of :$ 882,823 ^sOrt^d:du^^;: 5 M;obo and eight non-theatre 

Uhited Artiris will push for an ;^hg thq year, piuncipaily from cur- j pj.UpgPtigg :fUj. {^ 613 , 000 , Half-irir 
appeal before the U. S. Supreme ■ rCncy deyaiuations. . . _ .terest in four houses NvaS also sold 

Court on the Memphis ban against:; j.. 5 ^®j^^ihcome came to ^ 5 ^ ' for an aggregate, of $ 569 , 000 . Net 


will get under way before late 


proceed; at once to convert , One of : 


March Or April. Gommissiop’s or- i bis. ;major dovYntbwn houses to 

: der last week on the proceedings I playhouse purposes, 

set Feb, 27 ; as deadline for filing 'i^b*s is the yictpria, recently ren- 
corriments. and riotice of appear- 1 ®'’rited and novv housing ‘ Samson 



UA’s “Curley.” Decision to file apr ; the . J2 months against $4,- 

peal was inade. despite the fact that 

conriitutionality of film censorship i pf th^?^ $2,916,887 was derived^ from 
was passed over by the Tennessee ; feature pix; $1,478,202 froin shorts; 
supreme, court iru^uling that UA ' $1,289,966 froin . comic strips, 

had no standing in^Tennessee be- i hcensing cartoon .eharaetefs, corn- 
cause it was neither an exhib nor . hierclal tieins and other deals, 
had filed as a .distrib doing busi- 1 In the expense^side of the ledger, 

ness in the state. ; ; i 

Tennessee court indicated, bow- to, $3,176,679 from $2,- 

ever, that Claude Bihford; Mem- • ^b, .fbe preceding year, 

phis censor, was wrong in banning " Other item^ were roughly com- 
“Curley” ort : racial grounds. Film i I^rable with the ,pri^ stitch, 
shows a Negro boy playing with ! fbo^ts coming to. $894, 379 admin 

whites; It is still problematical i^atiye expenses^ t^ $8^,936, 

- ' Other items brought the total to , 

$5,778,954. 


profit of $1 ,240,000 resulted f rpni . 
these deals, of which $866,000 is 
reflected in fisca;i ’49 and the baW 
(Continued On page 20) 




at 




.anee, with March 15 as final date 
for replying to commehts, It’S 1 
presumed the proceedings would 
riarf : several weeks later; 

Coiimiencerneht of the hearings 
V’ill likely depend bn the conclu- 
sion pf the color phase of the video 
heavings, which resume Feb. 20, 
These proceedings are expected to 
occupy the Commission for at 
least five ^eeks arid may go on^ 
considerably longer j which: would 
^hean that theatre video, cptild 
be bonsidered before mid 


■ Pending the proceedings, the 
Commigsipn extended to April 3 
omstandihg temporary authofiza- 
' to Par and 20th-F6x covering 
TV experimential relay sta- 
in New York. These exten- 
sions Were rriade subject to any ac 


and Delilah” ( Par) , but which also 
now has TV wiorkshops and as- 
signed studio spaces: Meanwhile, 
FPG has got atourid the ,CBC li- 
cense ref usa 1 .and, with ;evert a 
“closed circuit” perrnit,. is first to 
pioneer telcyision in Canada. 


Sid Olcott Leaves 

“ To Charities, Friends 

Los Angelesf JanvI7i 
WiU of the late Sidney Olcott, who 
died last nionth in his 77th year, 
left, a fortune of $250,000 to 
friends j charities and medical re- 
;search organizatioh.s. 

/ Director of Mafy Pickford, 
Marion Davies, Rudolph Valeritino 
and other stars Of a bygone era, 
Olcott bequeathed $10iQ00 to the 


Harry, M;, Jack L. arid Major Al- 
$898,936; i bert Warner will cpirie up for re- 

whether the/Supreme Court will ac. 

the appeal/ Efic;! 

Trthri^iton MPAA orez cited the butstanding obligations during the V^icnings.anq koo 

jonnston, v LOneterm loan for which ert W.. perkms. Five other direc- 

istatement of the high court in the ^ongieim ,iOdn, lor .wnicn . _ have: tprm«{ which carrv over 

Government ahthttUst suit to the Pt-oceeds a. PV-bUoation contract ;; tors .have^te^ 

‘'We have rib doubt that covering comic books are sole- se-;^FY'biner year. . .... 

l errepc.. vye. nave no auuui indt wa«? rcdncprl bv $ 210 145 ' Total salaries of officers, and 

: moving pictures^ ; like- newspapers 't diiririb 1949 amburited To 

l and ;radib, : ore .included in the J'" 800 ly 111 

te‘ef ’bv'^thl*flri” mnmidm^ .Octlber, ioiO, has heen edmp^ 

this' JohnLn added: "That's our^ liquidated: Debentures; of ^52,650 : apd 

Doqilion exactiv We feel ebrifiderit retired, leaving a balance pf eacn. Benjamin is.aimen.son, sqies 

posiupn exactly, we leei .connueiu ^74^ 050 outstanding ConiDariv veepee, and Harry M. , Kalmine, 
i the . Supreme. Court will riiake.. this. T p J*' oko - u ' ■ * c ' i thpatre chief p'lch tbnk 

■ 'nrincinlp the law of the land for also retired 852. .shares of preferred, theatre cniet, eacn tooK . 

• principle ine idw ^ cf ock acauired on the boen mar- Major Albert Warner was paid 

I all time . to come by^jnUing th a GO.st of $17 341 As of $104,700 as veepee arid treasurer. 

the m^otion picture, like the^press, ,4 total Of 17 728 shVres re- ;Pbr as veepee, secretary and 

cannot be censored anywhere in &ndic& le , . V ’ , 

our- country.” . . ^ :| raained ^outstanding., 

Edward Raftery, UA attorney, ! _ _ . ’■ ' :■ - A- . 

and Hamilton; E^.Litti^;;M^ j■iVIQlr a / Shearer Set 

For British Korda pic Sarriuel Carlisle, controller, $50,/ 

620. 


j legalite,. at'b haridiing the case for 
I the industry; .. , . 


general counsel drew $100,250 
whi le veepee Sa rhu el Schn e i d er 
tbpk $16Q,050, Veepee Stanleigh 
P. Friedmari paid $65,600 arid 


Moira Shearer, star; of J. Arthur 
Bank’s “Red Shoes;” has been 
! signed by Michael Powell and 
Emerie: Pressbiirer to appear ; in [ 


On an official count. Major Wary 
ner .was top stockboldert as of 
DeeV 1, with 438,800 shares of. com- 
mon bills 21,006 in trust. Jack 


.tion the agency, may take . in con- ] Motion Picture Relief Fpriv as a 
Section with, its investigation Of. memorial to his late wife,' Valen- 
qualifications of anti-truSt viola- tiiia (j rant Olcott, Another $10,0,00 
Wrs. to the ;Salvatm^ army. 


Pixites End Hosp Tours > 

A two-and-bne-halfrmbnth tour 
of 98 Veterans Adminhstra tion; hos- _ 

pUMs has: lust been completed by to W inml/' Tor 

, 35 film performers. a v j j • , i i iSbares and 21,500.: in trust while 

The tour, according to F. R, v Alexander Korda s London Film . Harry trailed with 265,750 shares 
assistant admlriistratbr for ; Productions. ] outright, 16,000 in trust.^; ' ^ ^ 

Another Korda picture to be j . Proxy revealed that \iVtort Biu- 
made by Carol Rqed Will have ai ' rnenstock,; ad-pub veepee, paid off 


; VA Special Services, was a “Take 
HollyWobd to the Hospitals” proj- 
ect, conducted jointly, wHb Vet- 
] elans Hospital Camp Shows. 


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iios Arigeles, Jan, 17. 

Nothing socko about hew bills 
here this week, and sutplus of hold* 
overs is keeping overall ibiz paqe 
oh mild side, However, ‘‘Adam^ 
Rib V is , an ekceptioh j with*. Sturdy 
$37,000 sighted in two theatres. 
‘.‘Th^ Nevadan”, shaped go6d $33,- 
000 in two houses although modest 
in HoUySvobd spot, , ’ 

“Whirlpoor' is: Very disappoirit- 
Ihg With slow $40,000 despite fact 
that it is playing ih five sites. Stays 
over only, part of ' second stanza. 

•‘Sands of Iwo jima” continues 
in chips Oh special Carthay Circle 
run, with stout $10,000. for third, 
final frame; Being held back one 
week before opehihg regular first* 
run. Third and last session of ‘^‘In- 
spector General”, looks okay $23,- 
000 in three situations, while final 
five days of second week is down 
to only $13,500 in two Paraihount 
.houses.,' 

V Estimates for Thiis tVeek 
VBeyeriy Hills, Downtown, Itawaiir 
Hollywood, Forum Miisic Halls 
(Prin-rCor) (834; 902; 1,106; 512; 2,* 
100; 56-$l)—'‘ Without Honor” (U A) 
and ‘‘Wolf Hunters” (Mono) (2d 
Wk); Down te $I6,000. in 6 days. 
Last week, okay $25,700. 

Chinese, Los Angeles, Loyola, 
tiptown, Wilshire (FWC) (2,048; 2,- 
097; 1,248; 1,719; 2,296; 60-$l)— 
“Whirlpool” (20th) and “Radar Se^ 
cret Service” (Indie). Slow $40,000. 
Last week, ‘‘12 O’clock High” 
(20th) (3d wk-5 days), $16,600. 

Downtown, Hollywood, Wiliem 
(WB) (1,757; 2,756; 2,344; 60r$l)-r 
“Inspector (jeherai” (W8) (3d wk); 
Oke $23,000.. Last week, smart 
$34,300. . 

Loewis ‘State, Egyptian (UA) (2,- 
404; 1,538; 60-$ 1)--“ Adam's Rib” 
(MtG) and “Square Dance Jubilee” 
(Indie) (State only). Solid $37,000. 
Last week, “Oh town” (M-G) (2d 
wk), $25,000. 

Pantages, Hillstreet ‘ (RKO) (2,- 
812; 2,890^50-$l)r-^“Nevadari” (Col): 
and“Mark of Gorilla” (Col). Good 
$33,000: Last week, “Holiday Af- 
fair” (RKO) and ‘‘Blohdie’s Hero” 
(Col) (2d wfc-5 days), $9,600. 

Los Angeles, Holly wbod Para- 
mouhts (F.&M) ^3,398; 1,451; 6Q-$1) 
— “Thelma Jordon” (Par) and “Call 
of Forest” (SG) (2d wk). Slim $13',- 
' 600. Last week, only $20,500. 

Ritz, Globe, Studio City, Vogue, 
Culver (FWC) (1,370; 799; 880; 885; 
1,145; 60-$i)— “Free for All” (U) 
and“Undertow-’ (tr) (2d Wk^4 days). 
Light $7,000, Last week, $19,000. 

Orpheum (D’town) (2,210; 50-95) 
—“Girls' School” (Col) (2d run), 
with 8 acts vaude. Fair $16,000: 
Last Week,“Bodyhold” (Col) (2d 
run) with 8 acts vaude, $15,400. 

United Artists (UA) (2,100; 50-$i:) 
—“Killers” (li) and “Brute Force” 

. (U) (reissues). (2d wk-4 days). Slight 
$2,500. Last week, $5,500. 

Four Star (UA) (900; 60-$l)— “My 
Foolish Heart” (RKO) (4.th wk). 
Good $4,000. Last week, $4,200. 

Carthay Circle (FWC) (1,518; 85- 
$1 50)— “Sands Iwo Jima” (Rep) (3d 
wk). Sturdy $10,000. Last week, 
big $12,200. 

Fine Arts (FWC) (679; 85-$l)— 
“Fallen Idol” (SRO) (8th wk). Up 
to $4,000. Last week, mild $2,900. 

^Kentuckian' Bangup In 
Monti., lOG ; ‘Heiress' 20G 

“The Heiress” at Loew’s and 
“Fighting; Kentuckian” at Imperial 
look standout here this week. 
Latter at small-seater shapes 
great. .•"./■■■ 

Estimates for This Week 

Loew's: (C.T.) (2,855; 40-65) — - 
“Heiress” (Pat). Solid $20, OOO. 
Last Week, “On Town” (M-G) (2d 
; wk), sock $17,000: 

Capitol (C.T.) (2,412; 34-60)— 
“Bride for Sale” (RKO); Okay 
$12,000. Last week, “Prince of 
Foxes” (20 th) (2d wk) , good 
$14,000, 

Palace (C.t.l ^2,625; 34*60)-^ 
“Forsyte Woman” M-G). Nice 
$16,000. Last week* ^^'Great Lover” 
(2d wk) (Par), big $11,500, . 

PTiriccss (C.T,) (2>131; 34-60) — 
“Dangerous Profession”. (EKO). 
Okay $11,000. Last week, ‘‘Fight- 
ing Man” (20th), $9,500. 

imperial (C,T.) (1,839; ;26-45) — 
“Fighting Kentuckian” (Rep) arid 
“Lovable Cheat” (Rep). Great 
$10,000.^ : Last Week, “Bagdad” 
(UI) arid “Strarige Bargairi” (U), 
$6i500. 

, Orpheum (C.T.) (1,040; 34-60)— 
“Without Honor” (tJA) and 
“Search for Danger” (UA) (2d wk). 
Down to $4,000 after strong first 
wefek at’$8,50a. ' ^ 



Estimated Total Gross 
This week ^ ; $564,000 
(Based on 18 theatres) 

Last Year : . , . , $727, 00() 

. (Based bn 16 .theatres.) 



Pittsburgh^ Jan; 17; . .. 

“ Jolson Sings Again ” will be the^OO^?*' second./ 
big noise this Week, arid no other " 

pic is Within a country mile of the 
Harris where playing. Picture had 
a/ terrific Weekend, topping even 
“Jolson Story” figures by a few 
dollars, and .should be around for 
a While. Penn -s doing fairly well 
with“Mrs. .Mike” and .“Sands of 


‘Sinner’ Soars to Sock 
St. Loo Session, $17,000 

St. Louis, Jan. 17. 
After a slow start 'because of rain 
and sharp drop in ’ mercury over 
weekend, biz gradually is picking 
up here currently. Of hew pix, 
“South Sea Sinner” is bbxoffice 
leader. . Hypoed by persorial of 
Shelley Winters, star of pic, it teed 
off With nearly record trade and. 
will land a smash take at Missouri 
with big as holiday week total cer* 
tain. “Battleground” still is show- 
ing stamina in third round at 
LoeW’s: “Woman in Hiding” is do- 
ing well with vaude at Fox. 

for This Week 

Ambassador (F&M); (3,000; 50-75) 
“irispeetbr Gerierai” (WB) and 
“Free for All” iU) . (m.o.). Just oke 
$9,500. Last Week, “Great LoVer” 
(Par) (3d wk) arid “Holiday Affair” 
(RKO); $10,000. • 

Fox (F&M) . (5,000; ' 50-75)— 
“Woman in Hiding” (U) and vaude. 
Sturdy $l7,000. Last week, 
“Trapped” (EL) plus vaude; $14,- 
■500..,. 

LoeW'S (LoeW) (3il72; 50-75)**- 
“Battleground” (M-G) (3d wk). Still 
fancy at $16 ■GOG after smash $19,- 


Iwb' Jima” is holding up well in 


stanza at Fulton, and holds 
:again.;. ' ' 

Estimates for This Week 

Fiilton (Shea) n,700; 45*80)— 
“Sands of Two Jima”; (Rep.) (3d 
wk). Still healthy at around 
$9,500; much more than enough to 
get it another session; Last Weeki 
great $11,000. 

Harris (Harris) (2, 200{ 45-80)4- 
“Jolson Sings Again” (Col). Off to 
walloping start and bn strength of 
fft*st two days, bigger than ‘‘Jbl- 
son Story.” Smash $24,000 or 
near. Last week, “Prince of Foxes” 
(20th) (2d wk) , $12,000. 

Penn (LOew’s) (3,300; 45-80)—; 
“Mrs. Mike” *(UA). Okay $45,000. 
Last week, “On Town” (M-G) i2d 
wk), $10,500 in 5 days. 

Stanley (WB) (3,800; 45-80)— 
“Thelma Jordon” (Par). May 
struggle through; to $14,000,; not 
good. Last week, “Hasty . Heart” 
(WB), disappointment at $13,500 
after glowing notices. 

. Warner (WB) : (2,000; 45-80)— 
“Hasty Heart” '(WB) (m.o ). Word 
of mouth finally catching up with 
this. Should do better than an av- 
erage movebver at $9,000. Last 
[ week, “Inspector General” (WB) 
(m.o ), n.s.h. $7,000. 



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; : San Frarieiscb, Jan. 17. 
Biz is holding ti p Well here 
despite torrential rains and record 
cold weather; “Montana” shapes 
okay at the Fox while “Bride For 
Sale” is pleasirig at Golderi Gate, 
Probably best showirig Will be 
“Thelma Jordon^” rated strong at 
Paramount , with “Mrs. Mike” sock 
in small-seater United Artists. “On 
the Town” looks big in second 
Warfield session. . 

. Estimates for This Week 
Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 60- 
85)-*-“Bride Tor Sile^ ^RKOTand: 
“Apache Cpief” (SG). Pleasing 
$15,000 or; near. Last Week, “Holi* 
day Affair” (RKO) and “Black 
Shadows” . (EL) (2d wk), good 
$7.0G0,in 4 days. • 

' Fox . (FWC) (4,651; 60-95)^ 

“Mpritana” : (WB) and “Blonde 
• (Cbiitinued on page 16); 


Missouri (F&M) (3,500; 50-75)— : 
“South Sea Sinner’! (U) and “Aban- 
doned” (Gl., Soqkerbb $17,000 after 
terrific opening. Last week, “In- 
spector General” (WB) and “Sky 
Liner’V (SG) (2d wk)>, $10,000: 

St. Louis (F&M) (4,000; 50-75)*- 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th) and “Mary 
Ryan, Defective'* (Col) C2d wk). 
Down to $10,000 after big $19,000. 
first session. : ; 



Minneapolis, Jan. 17. 

Such $ 0 c k draws as “The 
Heiress” and Dick Contino stiage- 
show; are riiaking boxoffice head- 
way though havirig to byercbme the 
handicap of blizzards, sub-zero 
temperatures and icy streets. Other 
newcomers are finding the going 
rough. The high-stepping hold- 
overs are . “The Great Lover” and 
“Prince of Foxes.” 

Estimates for This Week 

Century (Par) (1,600; 50-70) — 
“Gteat Lover” (Par), (m.o.). Here 
after two huge Radio City weeks 
ahd still clicking at $6,000. Last 
week, “Without Honbr”,<UA), sad 
$4,000. 

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 50-70) 
“Mack Book” (EL). Tepid $4,000. 
Last week, “Lady Takes Sailor” 
(WB) (2d ; wk), $4,200; 

Radio City (Par) (4,000; 50-70) 
—“The : Heiress’* (Par). Fine bally 
plus crix and patron praises help- 
ing this to neat $17,000. Last Week, 
“Great Lover” (Par) (2d Wk), smash 
$13,000 after terrific $20,000 first 
week., 

RKO-Orpheum (RKO) (2,800; 
55-77)— “Baby Makes Three'* (Col) 
and Dick Contino unit onstage. 
Contino pulling them in, and looks 
to hit terrific $25,000. Last week, 
“Leave Them Laughing’* (WB), 
good $11,000. 

; RKO-Pan (RKO) (1,600; 50-70)-^ 
“Dangerous Profession” (RKO). 
Mild $6,000. Last Week, “The Out- 
law” (RKO) (2d wk), slumped to 
okay $8,000 after sensational $17,- 
000 first week. 


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Estimated TotaL Gross ^ 
This Week . : $3,042*000 

(Based , on 23 cifibs; 230 
thedtres; chiefly ?‘ws, in- 
cludins Y. ) 

Total Gross Same Week 
Last Year^^^/^ . 

. (Based on .25 cities arid 216 
Theatres. ) ; 



^^State. (Par) 

Strong $10,000 in 5 days;. Last week ^ 
terrific $18,000. 

World (Mann) (400; 50-90) — 


“Fallen: Idol” (SRO) (3d wk). Raves 
on this one but still under ex- 
pectations, and bows out after this 
stanza/ Okay $2,000. Last week, 
good $3,000. 



Cincinnati, Jan; 17[. /, $7,500 


Sertsatiorial week that “Sands of 
Iwb Jima” is getting plus sock 
session for “Great Lover” and 
aboVe*par power from hbldovers 
are swelling biz currently at major 
houses, “iwo Jima” is sensatiorial 
at Palace. /‘‘Great :pari Patch’’ is 
okay .at Grand. 

Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKQ) (3,100; 55-75)— 
“Great Lover” (Par). Hotsy $17,000 
or near. Last Vi^eek; “Prince b£ 
Foxes” (20th)^ same. 

Capitol (RKO) (2.000; 55-75)— 
“On the Town” (M-G) (3d wk). 
Lively $7,000 after- sturdy $11,000 
second round. 

Grarid (RKO) (L400; 85-75)^ 
“Grtat ^Dari Batch”' (UAj. Oke 


week, “Bagdad*' (U) 


(2d wk), modest $5,500; 


Keith’s (City Inv.) (1,542; 55-75) 

, r*-“Heiress” (Par) (4th wk), Sturdy 
1 $6;000 after $7,500 in third week. 
Palace (RKO) (2,600; 55-75)— 
“Sands Iwo Jima” (Rep). Sensa* 
tional $21,000,; bearing fruits of 
I ^itiash Ohio pfeem Campaign. Open* 
ing night Wednesday (il) hypoed 
with doWntoWri military parade. 
Holly wood lights, sound trucks, 
talks by city officials on WCPO 
pirogram, iriductibn of privates in 
Marine Corps Reserves, and salute 
to local Iwo Jima heroes. Last 
week, “Lady Takes Sailor” (WB), 
$10,000. 

Shubert (RKO) (2,100; 55-75)-— 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th) (m.o.). 
All right $6,000. Last week, “Red 
Shoes’^’ (EL) (2d wk) (m.O.). 
$4*600. “ * ^ ' ' i 


Washmgtbnr J^ri. 17.^ 

Biz is in even stride along riiaih 
this week, with few flurries 
either way. At top of heap is 
‘'Battlegrourid” which looks smash 
at Lbew’s , PalaciEi; At the other 
extreriie is “Girl iri My Heart” 
which bit : a new low at the 
National; “Hasty Heart” at the 
Warrier shapes solid.; “AU Kirig's 
Men”; at Playhouse and “Outlaw” 
at/Keith’s continue steady. 

Estimates for This Week 

Capitol (Loew’s) (2,434; 44-85)-*- 
“East Side, West Side’! IM-G) plus 
vatide.; Just okay $20,000. Last 
wpek, “Adarii’s Rib’’ (M-G) plus 
vaude (2d wk), good $14,500 in 
final 5 days. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,939/ 44-80) 
“Outlaw” (RKO) (3d wk). Sturdy 
$14,000 after sock $20i000 last 
•Week*- ■■ 

Metropplitan (Warner) (1,163; 
44-74)**-“Great: Lover” (Par) (m;0.). 
Hefty $7,500 for smallseater and 
s e c o n 4 consecutive : downtown 
week; ; Last week, “Inspector 
General” ^WB) (m;0;), $8,500. 

National (Heiman) (1,600; 44-74) 
---“Girl in Heart” (Mono). Rock* 
bottom at $3.500. . Last week, “Tell 
To Judge” (Col) (2d wk), $4,000. 

Palac6 (Lbew’s) (2,370; 44-74)^ — 
“Battleground” (M-G), . . Tops in 
town with sock $26,000. Last week, 
“On Town” (M-G) (2d wk), big 
$9,000 for final 4 days. . 

Playhouse (Lopert) (432; 55-90) 
—VAll Kings Men” (Col) (8th iyk). 
Amazing $7,500 fot this stage of 
run. Last week, hot $8,000. Holds 
indef. v-; 

Warner (WB) (2,164; 44-74)-^ 
“Hasty Heart” ;(WB): Striking 
$18,000. Last week, “Great Lover” 
(Par), fine . $17,000, 

Trans-Lux (T-L) (654; 44-80) — 
“Facts of Love”, (Indie) i2d wk)^ 
Okay $4j000 for final 5Vi days. 
Move early because of benefit 
preem of “Foolish Heart” (RKO). 
Last week, disappointing $5,000, 



of 


in 

Is ‘Battleground,’ Huge 
$38,000; ‘Thelma’ I8G 

Philadelphia, Jan. 17. 

“Battleground” is making most 
noise here this week. Sparked 


Denise Parcel and combined WB 
arid Metro advance ballyhoo, the 
war opus threatens to breaik the 
house record set last fall by 
“Midnight Kiss.” , ‘,‘Lady Takes a 
Sailor” is a real: disappointment at 
the Mastbaum. “Dancing in the 
Dark’’ is only fair at the Fox. 

In contrast, “Thelma Jordori” 
shapes up big at the 'Goldman. 
“Chinatown at Midriight” with 
Ella Fitzgerald and .Buddy Johnson 
band onstage is about par at the 
Earle. . ■ ' 

EsUmate : for This Week 
Aldine (WB) (1 ,303; 50-99) — 
“Malaya” (M-O) (3d wk). Hefty 
$14,000 after last Week’s $15,000. 

Boyd (WB) (2,360; 50-99) — ^ 
“Battleground” (M-G).: Smash $38,- 
000 to ..top. town; Last week, 
“Holiday Affbir” (RKO) (3d wk-11 
days), nice $16,000. 

Earle (WB) (2,700; 50-99) — 
“Chinatown Midriight” (Col;) with 
Buddy Johnson orch. Ella Fitz- 
gerald onstage. Good $25,000. Last 

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Detroit, Jan. 17. 
Holiday holdovers are doing 
markably well this . stanza wit h 
newcomers fair to; slim, All 
King’s Men*' still is strong m 
Uriited Artists fourth week. Right 
behind is “Iwo Jima,” smash on 
third Palms . rourid. ‘‘Inspector 
General” shapes okay in second 
\Ve.ek at Mlchigari; .: Of the n evv- 
comers* ■“Whirlpool” is best at 
Tox.'.'•^.■ 

Estimates for This Week 
Fox (Fox-Mich) (5,000; 70-95)^ 
“Whirlpool” (20th) and “Girls* 
School” (Col). Okay $26,000; Last: 


week, “Daricing in Dark’- i 
and “Chinatowri at Midnight” ICbl), 
$22,500.. -■■ . 

Michigan (United Detroit! (4.- 
000; 70-95) —*“Inspeetbr General” 
(WB) arid “Mary Ryan; Detective” 
(RKO) (2d wk), Oke $15,000: Last 
Week, nice $24i000. 

^alms (UD) , (2,900; 70-95)^“IW6 
Jima” (Rep) (3d wk). SmaSh $15,- 
000. Last week,; $20,000* / 

United Artists (UDX (2,000; 70- 
95)— ‘All King’s Meii” (Col! arid 
“Baby Makes Three” (Col) (4th 
wk), Sock $14,000. Last week, 
$16,000: /' 
; Madisoii (UD) (1,800; 70-95)--^ 
“Stormy Weather” (20th) (reissue) 
and“Cowboy and Prizefighter” 
(FG). Slight $5,0OQ. Last week, 
'‘Pirates of Capri,” (FG) arid “Sham- 
rock Hill” (FG), $7,000. 

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 70-951 
—“Bagdad*’; (U) arid “Tough As- 
sigrimerit” (indie) (2d wk). Gkay 
$5,000. Last week, nice $8,000. 

: Downtown (Balaban) (2,900; 70* 
95)-^“Story Molly X” (U) and “Un- 
dertow” (U). Fair $8,000.. Last 
week, “Oil Town” (M-G) and 
“Black Midriight” (M-G) (3d wk); 
$6,000. 


CiJGAT BAND BOOSTS 

‘FORAITZSG,*! 

IndiahapoUs, Jan. 17. 

Film biz still is retaining its 
strong new year drive at firstruns 
despite heavy weekend rains that 
cut down on grosses, Xavier Cu- 
gat band Onstage is sparking “Free 
For All” to tallest take at Circle, 
“Outpost in Morocco,” at Loew’s. 
leads straight filmers, with ‘‘Sands 
of Iwo Jima” doing extra well in 
Indiana holdover. 

Estimates for This Week 
. Circle (Gamble-Dolle) (2,800; 50- 
90)— “Free : For All” (U) , with 
Xavier Cugat orch onstage. Hot 
$25,000. Last week, “Heiress” 
(Par), nice $12,000 at 44 to 65c 
scale* 

. ; Indiana (G-D) (3,300; 44-65)— 
“Sttnds of Iwb Jima” (Rep) «2(i wk). 
pandy $7,000 in extra 4 days after 
sock, $16,000 first week. Gels 
moveover. 

Loew's (Loew’s! (2,427; 44-65^— 
‘‘Outpost Morocco” (UA) and “Too 
Late for. Tears” (UA). Sturdy $11. 
000. Last week, “On Town” (M-G) 
(2d 'vyk), nice $8^000 in 4 day.s. 

.Lyric (G-D) (1.600; 44-65'— 

“Story Molly. X” (U) and “Savage 
Splendor” (RKO). Mild $.5,000. 
Last week, “Prince of Foxes' 
fm. 0.), oke $5;000. 



15G, 



week, “Without Honor 

Louis Prima orch oristage, $22,000. 

^ Fox (20th) (2,250; 50-99)^“Danc- 

L^t^^weel^ oaguau lu;. iviCKing up hum 

tsntiil «,irv 1 $15,000 oV near. Last week, .“Bvide 


Gleve,, 

Cleveland, Jan. 17, 
April-like weather is dcfinUely 
helping new entrants this week. 
East Side, West Side” is not show- 
ing much at State hut “Bagdad ' 
shapes fancy at Palace. /‘Dancing 
in Dark” also looks smooth : at 
Allen. . '■■■•■ 

Estimates for This Week 
Allen (Warners) (3,000; 55-70)^ 
Dancing in; Dark” (20th). Nice 
$12,000 or near. Last week, “Prince 
of Foxes” (20th! (3d \Vk-4 day s/ ; 
$ 8 , 000 . 

Esquire (Commuriity ) (704 : 7 0- 
$l)*-“Jdlsori Sings Again” ' CoD 
(1 2th-finai \wk). Down to : $3 .000 
after oke $3,500 last week. 

Hipp (Warners) (3,700;' ; 50-70)-^ 
“Beyond Forest” (WB). Okay 
$17,000 or near; Last week, “in; 
spectOr-General” (WB) ( 2d wk-4 
days), $8,000. 

• Lower Mall (Community) 
50-85)— “Fallen Idol” 
wk). . Lethargic $3,000. 
ipo,5u0. • 

Palace (RKO) (3,300; 55-70'— . 
“Bagdad” (U). Kicking up dust at 


.(503: 

fBBO) 

Last Aveckj ' 


(2(Rh) (34 wk), neat $14,000. 
nnv (Goldman) (1,200; 50- 

Bast week, “Great Lover” 
(Pa/! (3d wk), sock $12,000. 
^rlton .(Goldman) (1,000; 50-99) 

$12,00a ^L a S t week, ''Abbott 
/(Continued' on ' page 16> 


for Sale” (RKO),. $12,500, 
State (Loew’s) (3;450; 
Side, West Side” 


55-7.0'— 
/(M.-(U/ 

j Good $14,000. Last week, “lleiress ’ 
(Par) /fine $20,000/ 

, Stillman (Loew’s) '(2,700; 55-70)— 
“Battleground” (M^G) (4th wk'.- 
Off to $10,000 following sock $:30.* 
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Ghicago, Jaii. 17:. 

While a flock of new filihs are 
taking over Cbi houses, hi? re- 
mairis in a Slump. Holdovers ate 
doing best. J^ain midweek added 
to dullness. Best holdover is 
♦‘Outlaw/- in third week at Giahd; 
very strong at $2Qi000 this week, 
after sensational $28,000 .1 a s t 
frame. “Inspector General,-' in 
third week at Woods, is down to 
:sfoW $14,000^ ; 

Among newcomers, brightest 
combo is at Chicago, with ‘'Danc- 
ing in Dark," and stageshOw star- 
ring Jules Munshinv Good $50,000 
l ooks a bout all. Oriehtars “ Whirl - 
pool" and Willie Shore topping 
stagebill is just okay at $40,000. 
“Hasty ; Heart," at State-^Lake, 
shades very dull .$14,000. “Mrs . 
Mike" is fair at Roosevelt with, 
$13 ;g00: 

Estimates for This Week 

Chicago (B&K) (3,400; 50-98) -r- 
“Dancing in Park" (20th) with 
Jules Munshine onstage; Good $50,- 
000. Last week, “Leave Thera 
Laughing" iWB) with Ritz Bros., 
$53,000. 

Garrick (B&K) (900; 50-98) >- 
*'Act of Murder" (U) (reissue) slow 
$6,500. Last week, “Searlet Street" 
(U) and “Back Street" (IJ)* * (re- 
issues), $5,000. 

Grand (RKO) (1,500; 50-$1.20)— 
“Outlaw" (RKO) (3d wk)/ Still 
strong at $20,00(1.; Last week, ter- 
rific $28,000. 

Oriental (Essaness) (3,400; 50-98) 
W'Wliu'lpool" (20th) with WiUie 
Shore onstage. Only oke $40,000. 
Last week, “Forsyte Woman” 
(M-G) with Peggy Ryari and Ray 
MacDonald (2d wk); b h s t a g e 
$34,000. 

Palace (RKO) (2,500; 50-^98) — 

; “Challenge Lassie” (MrG) and 
“Barbary Pirate" (C61). Prab $10,- 
OOO, Last week, “On Town” (M-G) 
(2d wki, nice $12,000. 

Rialto (Indie) (1;700; 50-98):— 
“Paris Bombshell” (U) and “Raidr 
ers of Desert" (U) (reissues). Thin 
$6,500, Last week, “If 1 Had My 
Way-' (U) and “East Side Heaven" 
(U), (reissues), $6,0.()0. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 50-98)— 
“Mrs. Mike" (UA). Sturdy $18,000, 
Last week, “Sands Iwo Jima” 
(Rep) (2d wk), big $19,000.; . 

State-Lake (B&K) (2,700: 50-98) 
—“Hasty Heart" (WB). Thin $14.- 
000. Last week, “Prihne of Foxes" 
(20th) (2d wk), bke $20,000. 

tJnited Artists (B&K) (1,700; 50- 
98) — “Traveling Saleswoman" 
ICoD and “Once More Darling” 
. (U ) (2d wk). Dull $5,000. Last 
week. $7,000. 

Woods (Essaness) (1,073; 50-98)-^- 
“Inspector General" (WB) (3d w.k). 
Dull $14, pop or under. Last week. 


Edtiniates Arc Net 


gross ; estimates as re- 
..ported herewith: from the vari- 
ous key ' cities, are net, i.e!, 
without the 20% tax;. Distribu- 
tors share on het take, wheii 
playing percentage/ hence the 
cstiihated figures • lif : he t in- 
come.;.:^ 

.The pafertthetic admissibh 
prices, . however, as indicated, 
include the ■ XJ, S. , amusement 


Louisville, Jan. 17. 

. Qufrent week teed oK with rainy 
start, creating the usual flood scare 
in areaVi Downpour stopped Friday 
(.1 3) niglh. and weeken d was go od. 
ResulFm^rstruns shape up nicely, 

■ “Sands Iwo Jima" at Rialto/ looms 
standout with big biz, “Sduth Sea 
Sinner" and “Prisoh Warden” at 
State shapes heat. “Hasty Heart’^'^ 
at iVIary Andersoh may tax ♦capac- 
ity of hpuse, with fihe session. 
Estimates for This Week' 
Mary Ahdersoii (People’s) (1,200; 
45-65)— ‘‘Hasty Heart’’ IWB). Picked 
Up fast after rain stopped! Nice 
$10,000 or near. Last week, “In- 
spector General’ ^ ( WB) (2d wk) > 
lively $7, OOO. 

. Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000; 
45-65]>— r“Sands Iwo Jiiha" (Rep). 
Plenty pf interest in thik one; rous- 
ing $16,000 or over looms; Last 
week, ‘‘Prince of Foxes" :(20th), 
$15,000. ■ 

state (Loew’s) (3,000; 45-65)-^ 
“South Sea Sinner" (XJ) and “pris- 
on Warden". (GoK. Ads touting 
sex' angle drawiiig attentioh; heat 
$14,000 ; Last week; “Tell to Judge" 

. I (Cbli and “And Baby Makes Three" 
. IGoD - $13,000. . 

• , ' Strand (FA) (1,200; 45-65)— 

„ A / V I “Trapped" (EL) ahd “Fighting Red- 

(EL) Medium $6,000. Last 
Vaude continues big draw at.i week; “Dangerbus Profession” 
Orpheum with Celest^ Hohn head- ; (Rko) and “Mysterious Desperado 
mg five-act biU with VStorjr. of nice $5,500. 

Molly X" for sturdy money. Else-.' 
where, trade is hot so strong but 
“The Heiress" at ParamoUn t looms 
nice, “Malaya” at Midland Is mild 
birt'“Dancihg in Dark" ih , three! 

Fox-Midwest houses is barely hit^ 
ting average. “Leave Them Laugh- 
ing" at Missouri is passably bkay, 

“Sainds of Iwo .Jima" made good 
for third week, moying to Esquii:e. 
from Tower 

Estimates foV This Week ; . “Sands 
Esquire (Fox Midwest) (820; 45- smashing _ _ _ ^ . 

65)— “Sands Iwo Jima". (Rep) (m; ! ’.quire arid Webber, where day-:date, 
o.). Third week doWritowm, okay ■; bn opening day, and will wind up 
$3,000. Last week,,:“Jungie W6- 1 with terrific total for three houses; 
man" (FC) and “Elephant Boy" j “The Heiress" is Showing enough 





Denver, Jam 17; 
of Ivvb Jima": started 
records at Deliver, Es- 


(FC) (reissues), $3,500. 

Kimo (Dickinson) (550; 75-90)^ 
“Fallen Idol" (SRO) (3d wk), 
$3,000. Last week, $4,000, , 

Midland (Loew’s) (3,50(); 4,5-65) 
—‘'Malaya" (M-G) and : “Mary 
Ryan, Detective" (Col).. \Mild 
$15,000. Last week, “On Town" 
.(M-G) and “Chinatown Midnight" 
(Col) (2d wk-4 days), $7,000. 

Missouri (RRO) (2^650; 45-65)— 
“Leave Them Laughing" (WB) and 
“House Across Street" (WB),. Pass- 
ably okay“$Ll^00:~^La5t 



“The Outlaw" (RKO) (2d vvk), big 

$io,o()o. 

brphetim (Fox Midwest). (1,847; 

55-65-85)--‘‘Story Moll^^^ X" (U) 
and Celeste .Holm heading. ^ 5-act 
vaude bill. ' Sturdy $14,500; Last 
week, “Girl in Nly Heart" (Mono) I 

with vaude headed by Three ■Suns:' -Sands of Iwo Jilpa" (Rep) and 
and Penny Singleton,, $17,000. . i“ Belle Old Mexico" (Rep), day-date 


at. Denham to get a second week, 
while “Adam’s Rib," now solid in 
fourth Broadway session, will hold 
a fifth. “The Outlaw” is still doing 
nicely in second Orpheum .week. 

Estimates for This Week 
Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; 35-74 )— 
“Baby Makes Three" (Col) and 
“Riders Whi.stling Pines" (Gol), 
dayj-date with Tabor. Fair $2,500. 
Last week, “Bagdad" (U) and 
‘‘Prison Warden" (Col), good $3,500; 

Broadway (Wolf berg) (1.500; 35- 
7T)— !^dani’s Rib" (M-G) (4lh wk). 
Good $7,500, Holds again. Last 
week, big $9,000. 

Deiiham (CockriU) (1,750;. 35-74) 
^‘Tleiress" (Par). Fine $14,000. 
Last week, “Great Lover” (Par) 
(3d wk), fair $9b00. 

Denver (FoX) (2,525; 35-74)-^ 


‘‘Broad way cohtiriues sluggish but 
this is partly attributable . to the 
number of extended-runs playing 
at firstrim ■theatres cujTehtly. Only 
five new' biiis' were lauhehed dur- 
ing the last seven days, and none 
is particularly prbinisirfg; The 
Weather was favorable most of the 
past- week. 

“Whirlpobr’ and : “South Sea 
Sinhe.r’’ look strongest of new 
prodiiet. l^ormer, With Andy 
sell. Jay Marshall, Gdpacabaha Re- 
vue ohstage at Roxy, is getting a 
passably . okay $65,000 ‘despite the 
beating the film took :from the 
critics; ; , “Sinnei’" shapes . fairly 
good $17;000 at the Criterion. 

; : ‘’Hidden Bpom," at hbw first- 
run Broadway Embassy, / went to 
smash $13,000 in first stanza, aided 
by reviewer praise, “Red Light" 
is gettihg light; $15,000 or less at 
Globe while “Tehsibn" : is barely 
okay $0,500 at Rialto.. New week- 
ly 'change at Palace^ with^s 
Vadari" and vaude, is bhildihg to 
fairly, nice $19;00b or a bit better. 

“Sands of Iwo Jima" continues 
as ace straight-filmer with spek 
$45;0Q0 in third Week at Mayfair; 
follbwing $53,00(1, over hopes, for 
second’ sessi oh. Extended run of 
Marines’ opus now is assured at 
this house, ‘‘Battleground" also is 
holding well; with strong $25,000 
for 10th Astor stanza. “Tight Lit- 
tle Island" remains a big draw 
with $12,000 for third week at 
Trans-Lux 60th Street 

“Sanisop and Delilah," . with 
Russ Case band heading stage- 
show, wound up fourth week. of six 
days at Parambunt with $65>OOQ, 
totaling terrific $406,0()Q, near all- 
time high for that period at the 
Par flagship. Picture, without any 
stageshow, continues at the Rivoli. 

Estiihatcs f or This Week 

Astor (City Inv.) (1,300; 60^$1, 50) 
--“Battleground" (M-G) (10th wk); 
Holding very well this Week with 
about $25,000, Or a bit Over; last 
round was big $32,000, Stays on. 


week. Has : beep playing day-data 
with Paramouht, and shpuld pick 
up here now that . run has been- 
concluded at Par flagship.; * , 

Roxy (20th> (Si886; 80-$l,75) — 
“Whirlpool" X20th )“ witk Aiidy : 
Russelh Jay Marshall) Copacabaha. 
ReVue , onstage. First session end- 
ing tomorrow (Thiirs.). is iahding 
just oka $65,000 but hot so slow 
in view of crix bafhs on pic. Holds 
over only one week as planned. In, 
ahead, “Prince of Poxes" ( 20th ) 
With Vic Dambhe tbppirtg stage bill 
(3d wk), good $61,000, “12 O’clock 
High" ( 20th ) opens with special ; 
pf eem Thursday ( 26 ) , ‘ regular run 
starting Friday (27). 

State (L.oew’si (3,450; 50-$1.50)— 
"East Side; : West; Side” ;(M-G> 
(4th wk), Down . to $18, OQO after 
okay $19;500 for third round. Gon- 
Lihues,; with ‘‘Key to City’; (IVLG;) 
coming in on Feb. 1. 

Strand (WB) (2,756; 55-$2)— 
“Inspector General" (WB.) with 
Vaughn Mo^ orch (3d-final wk), 
Down to $30,000 Or close after 
okay. $42,000 last week. “Hasty 
Hjeart" ( WB ) with Gordon : Mac- 
Rae, Mimi /Benzell, Paul Gray, 
Mitzi Mayfair Dancers opens Fri- 
day .'(20) 

Sutton (B&B) (561; 70-$l;20)-'. 
“Fallen Idol" (SRO) (lOth wkL' 
Ninth found ended Monday (16), 
held to $11,000 after $11, 500 Iqst 
session..' 

Trans-Lux 60th St. (T-L) (453f 
74-$1.50) — “Tight Little Island’^ 
(U) (4th wk). Off to $12,000 in 
third round ended last Saturday 
(141, but still great, aftef $14i200 

Victoria (City Inv.) (1,06(); 95- 
$1.50 ) -:-“ Air King’s Men’’ ( Col ) 

( 11th Wk) . Tenth stanza ended 
Monday (16) was off to $15,500 
after : sblid $22,000 last round. 
Stays oh. until Feb. i; when “Third 
i Man" (SRO) opens with benefit 
preein for Lighthouse Assn., with 
regular ruh ; starting Feb. 2. 



oi’ch. 

week 

Eddy 

Mitzi 


Takes Sailor" (WB), $11,000. ; merit" flndie), $17^000. 

Tower - Uptown - Fairway ( F o x Esquire (Fox) (742; 35-74)— 

j Midwest) (2,100; 2,043; 700; 45-65) “Sands of Iwo Jima" (Rep) and 

—“Dancing in Dark" (20th),. Just “Belie of Old Mexico" (Rep), also 

D*-. 1 7r*. < i At barely average at $12,000. ^ Last ^ Dcriver. Webber. Big $4,000. Last 

DlS I fb. JOrOOn ITO, \Veek, Tower, had ‘‘Sands Iw0,Tinia” week. •‘Trispector General" (WB) 

//V i • Vi -i H/i ri 1 f and “Tough Assignment" (Indie), 

OnriW CrPJlf 1 7G 2d ■ uptown and Fairway had '‘Prmre ^ 

VUUdW, UlCdl 1 lU, of Foxes" (20th) (3d wk), fine Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 35-74) — 


IWO JIMA’ KEW HIGH. 


Providence, Jan. 17. , $10,000. 

Maiestic’s ‘‘Inspector General" is 
so.ck here this week to lead a fair- 
ly active town. State’s “MMaya" 
is just passable.* ; Other stands 
ca rrying over pix fbh Tuesday and 
Wednesday, openings. 

Estimates for This 

Albee (RKO) (2,20(), _ _ . ^ , ^ . 

“Dangerous Profession’’ (RKO) and ; ■Jima" at , Orpheum threaten s^, to 



I Chnaha^Jari: 17: SQoa 

Week I Records looni for two. houses: on 5»8.?00. m oi;»7. qk 

44-65) — ^ ; successive weeks; here, ‘‘Sands Iwb (Fox) 

/in'mrw i Oi'rv'Koiiwi flii^a-afATn'ct “in . Bobv IVItlKCS ThrCC (Col) ^nCl 



. “Outlaw" (RKO) and “Threat" 
I (RKO) (2d wk). Fancy $12,600. Last 
/ week, big $26,000; 

: Paramount (Fox) (2,200; 35-74)— 
“Red Light" (XiA) and “Square 
Dance Jubilee" (Indie). Okay $7,- 
060. Last week, “Bagdad" (U) apd 
Prison Warden" (Col ) , good 


“Call of 
$8 


Df Foresf’ (SG), Should do , get biggest straight picture brz ,in:j . «^uei 
(,006. Last week, “The Out- years with colossal total. De.spite i JJ.va,d 
law" (RKO) and “Threat" (RKO) sleet and cold, the 8,00Q-seater is ; 

(2d wk); wbw $17,000. . * 0 hway to new record. 

I ay’s ( Fay) (1 ,400 ; 44-6o) 

Seas" (Indie) rind vaude 
Pah* $6,500.. . Last Week, 

.Two’Xveeks tot4 was 

. v»,uuu. nrd for house 

Majestic (Fay) (2,206; 44-65)-^ FsHmates for 'This Week 

“Inspector General" (WB).. Single Estimates for ims . 

bill lifting to sock ;$17,0a6 or hear , Orpheum ;('i;ri^ates> (3,000r 16- , 


Baby Makes Three" (Col) and 
‘"Riders Whistling Pines" (Col), 
date with Aladdin. Fair at 
S4:600. . Last week, : “Abandoned 
the: Women" (U) and ‘“Texas Trail" 



35.74/. — 
and “Belle 
also Denver, 
[ Esquire. (Jreat $4,060. Last week. 
Inspector General" ( WB ) and 
Tough A s si g n m e h t" (Indie), 
'■$2.500..-'-'--.'v- 


for Panny: Kaye pic. Last week, 
“Pririce of FoxeS" (20th) (2 wk), 


heat $12, 006. 

Metropolitan (Snider) ($,100; 44-. 

65)— “Port of New York’: (EL) and (1 500* ■16-65)^ 

/T?T ^ I Branoeis (RKUi u .ouu, • i o DO . 


’Wolf 
donda., - 

, (EL) and “Spring in Park Lane 
(EL), weak! $6,500. / 

; State (LoewL (3,200; 44-65)— 
‘Malaya" (M-G) and “Chinatown 


65)_“Sands of IWb Jima” (Rep.U 
Colossal $18,000, arid new all-time, 
high here. : Last week, “Impact" 

( UA > arid “The Crooked 
(UA). $11,000. 


‘Montana’ Tall I3G, Port.; 

Big 8G, 3d 


> Portland, Ore., Jari, 17. 
Two' hew pictures at firstruris 
“Wolf Hiinters"; (EL). Opened : MDabv““Makes^Tbree" 'veck. “Moritana’* at Orpheum 

Monday (16). Last week; “Trapped' i i^Snu^e Soss Street’’ (WBl. Okav^r^ Oriental shapes tops with sock 

$7,000. Last wfeclc, “TJie Outlaw”.! total. Dancing Jn Dark, at Para- 
’Sd wk), smash $ 8 i 500 . , I mount booms nice. Ace .holdover is 

Paramount' (Jristates) (2,800; J&, '‘Sands of IWo Jima at Broadway 
65) “On Town'’ (M-G); Socko where still sni ash in third week, 
at Midnight" (Col). Being caridedl $12 000 Last week;: “Holiday^^^l^^^ in general is okay despite 

extra three-days to Wednesday ! (Rai.) hrid “Lady Eve" . (Paii (re^ worst blizzard in 50 years. 

.• m ./!/>« ‘ Tmmr^ Yi ‘ • -/S A A‘/\ . Falimafkmc fnr Thl« Wi 


Opening of “Sands of Iwo 
(Rep). Only okay at $19;06o in 10 
days. 

Strand (Silverman) (2,200; 4^65) 
—“Big WheelV (UAi and “Blon- 
die’s Hero" (Col), Opens Wednes- 
day (18). Last week, “Thelma 
Jordon" (par), fine $14,000 in 9 
days. ■ 


Estimates for This Week 
Broadway (Parker) (1,832; 50-85) 
— i‘;‘Sands Iwo Jima" (Repi arid 
“Belle Old Mexico” (Rep) (3d ^k). 
Big $8;600. Last week, sock $10,000." 
Oriental (H-E) (2,000;;; 50-85)— - 
State (C/oldberg) (865; 16-65 “Montana" (WB) arid 7trapped" 
“Adam’s Rib" (M-G) . {2d wk). Big (ED; day-dale with Orpheum. Big 
^6»500. La.st wcek^ ,$,7,200. . i , (Continued ori page 16) 


issues), $9,800. 

Omaha (Tristates) (2,100; 16-65 1 
—“Gal Who Took West" (U » and 
“Search For Danger’’ , (FG). Good 
$9,500. Last week, . “Great Lover" 
(Par) (in.o.l fancy, $9,80Q. 


Bllou (City Inv.) (598; $1.20- 
$2,40) “Red' Shoes’.' (EL) (65th 
wk). : Current frame is staying up 
nicely at about $9,000, after $10,- 
000 last .week. Coritihues. 

Capitol (Loew’s) (4,820; . 80-.$i:50» 
— •“Ariibush" (M-G) with Ink Spots, 
Sam Leverison, Bobby Sherwood 
Opens today (Wed.) Last 
“Adam’s Rib" (M-G) with 
puebin orch, De Marcos, 
Green bn.stage (3d wk-10 
da.vs), was down to $61,006 after 
$65,060 for . second week. 

Criterion (Moss) (1,700; 59-$1.75) 
—“South Sea Sinner’’ CU). Initial 
week looks to reach fairly good 
$17,000 or near. Holds. In ahead, 
•‘Bagdad" tU) (3d wk-8 days), 
$11,000. ■ 

Globe (Btaridt) (i;500; 50-$1.20) 
—“Red Light” (UA). First stanza is 
getling Only $15,000, but holds; 
Last week, “Pirates of Capri" (FC), 
very slow $8,000; ^ ' 

Embassy (Guiid) (550; 50-$1.2.5) 
— “ILidderi Room’’ (EL) (2d wk). 
Staying up well in initial holdover 
round, after srriash $13,000 first 
week. Helped by unusually fine re- 
views. 

Mayfair (Brandt) (1 ,736; 50-$l ,20) 
—“Sands of Iwo Jima" (Rep) (3d 
wk). Holding in splendid fashion 
with very stout $45,000; second. 
W'eek was socko $, 53.006. Continues; 

Palace (RKO) (1,706; 55-$l. 20)— 
“Nevadan" (Gol) and vaude. Land- 
ing nice $19;000 oi^oyer. Last week, 
‘'Traveling Saleswoman" (Gol) with 
vaude, $18,506. 

Paramouht (Par) (3,664; 55-$i.56) 
“Thelma Jordon" (Par), plus 
Bill Lawrence, Jerry vWald orch, 
Jean Carroll, the Ja3rv:’alkers on- 
stage; Opens today (Wed. ) . liast 
wee:k;“Sam.son and Delilah" (Par ) 
with Russ, Case Orch topping stage- 
show (4th wk^ days) , firiished off 
terrific ruri at $65,000, very big for 
abbreviated session, aftei* sock 
$85,000 for third ( 90c.-$1.86 
scales (. Makes gianf $406,QUflUfor 
four weeks, close to record here. 

Radio City^Music Hall (Rockefel- 
lers) ( 5,945; 80-$2.40 ) : — “On 

Town" (M-G); with; stageshow 
(6th-final; wk); , Finishing record 
fiin at $102;000 or hear, after big 
$118*500 for fifth. Makes, grand to- 
tal of $874;500 for six weeks; new 
alWinie high at house.. “My Foolish 
Heart" ( RKO ) with stageshow 
opens tomorrow ( Thurs. V , : 

Rialto (Mage) (594; 44-98)— “Ten- 
sion’' (M-G ) ; (^d wki. Initial 
rohrid fended last night (Tiies.i 
was $8,500. in ahead, “Flying 
Saucers" (PC), $7,500. 

Rlvoll (UAT-Par) (2,092; 60-$1.25) 
r^“Samsori . and Delilah” (Par) 
(4th wk ) . Current frame winding 
up today (Wed.) is holding well 
at $33^000- afte^ $40,000, 19 third 



Buffalo. Jan. 17. 

Despite generally offish trend, 
“Sands of IwO Jima" is. packing 
Century with terrific session; “Ail 
King’s Men" is great at Lafayetto 
but otherwi.se the takings are mild. 
“Inspector General," big in first 
round, is off in second at Center. 

Estimates for This Week 

Buffalo (Loews.) (3,500; 40-70)-^ 
“Mrs. Mike" (UA) and “Spring in 
Park Lane" (EL), Barely okay at 
$13,000 or close.. Last week, 
“Malaya" (M-G), $17,500; 

Paramount (Par) (3,6o6; 40-70)— 
“Thelma Jordon" (Par). . Mild 
$11, ,660, Last week, “Jolson Sings 
Agaih’’ (Col), Only $8,000 in 5 days, 
and then pulled. 

Centcr CPar) (2,100; 40-70)— “In- 
spector General (WB) (2d wk). 
Down to $8,500 after big $15,000 
opener. 

Lafayette (Baisil). (3,000; 40-70)— 
“All K i n g ' s Men" (Col) and 
“Blondie’s Hero" (Col). Big $1 6,00O 
Or better. Last week, ‘'Woman in 
Hiding"MU), $14,000. 

Century (20th Cent.) (3,000; 40- 
70)— “Sands of Iwo Jima" f Rep) 
and ‘‘Belle :01d Mexico" (Rep),. Ter- 
i rific $20,060, and may hold Last 
I week, “Outlaw" (RKO) (2d wk), 
; nice $10,000. 

Ink Spots Pt ‘tassfeD 
Giant $ 26 , 000 , tpriDnto; 


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. ■ Toronto, Jan. IT. 

Return of. vaude to the Uptovvm 
with Ink Spots headirig bill is 
boo.sti ng . “Ghallenge to Lassie" to 
smash round. Big, too, i.s “Yellow 
Ribbon" at Imperial. 

“Dancihg in Dark’’ looks riica 
in: three spots; 

Estimates for This Week 

Capitol, Nortown; Shears (FP) 
(1,079; 9.59; 2,386; 40-70)— “Dancing 
in Dark" (20th). Fine $15,000. 
Last w'cek, “Thelma Jordon’^ (Par)* 
.ditto.' 

Downtown, Glendale, Scarboro, 
State (20tb) (1,059; 955; 698, 694; 
35.6O) — “Trapped" (EL) and 
“Down Memory Lane” (EL). Light 
$10,500, Last week, “One Last 
Fling" (WR) and “Stampede" 
(Mono), okay $1$,000. 

Eglinion, University. (PF) (1,080; 
1,556; 40-70)— “Whirlpool" (20th)« 
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— — this prediGtion is being made by experienced industry observers on the basis of engage- 
ments Atlanta, St. Louis, Gleveland> Miami {^ 4th continuing ruit^ and 

multiple booking on West Goast, all of ^ w just as sensational as the New York 

and Los Angeles Premieres. Off to flying start at Philadelphia, New Haven, Memphis, 
Washington, Dj Ci and mbre, evcfy day ! 




BATTLEGROUND" FACTS 
UP TO NOW! 



4th Week in Clevelcind and at press time 
a SthI Breaking ail records! 


3rd W^ek in Atlanta (this 
ye<trs !). Continues records 

3rd Week in SL Louis (q two- 
iies record-shattering pcicel 


EXTRA! 


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breaks 
20»year 
record r* 



Typical of what you can expect 
is Los Angeles subsequent funs. 
Beverly Theatre in Beverly Hills 
plays usually five to seven days. ^ 
^^BATTIEGRpUND’^ is holding 
two weeks! yillageTheatre, West- 
wood, never holds more than 
seven days. TATTIEGROUND ’ 
plays ten! 


BEATS iNl 

iniStRV’S ALL- 

riKiiTC RV ^ 1 

illVIC DIa9 

Variety lists 

following Biggies 

among indui 

stry’s all-time top 

grossefs: "T 

hree Musketeers,” 

"Easter Parad 

le,” "Green Dolphin 

Street,” ^’Till 

the Glouds RollBy>” 



jLVlCCC iVJLC XO 1 

dt. JLOuis,^ xcanciom. 

Harvest.” "BV! 

lTTLEGROUHD” is 

outgrossing 

these by as much 

as 30%! 



ASTOR, N. Y., IN 3rd 
MONTH OF RECORD 
RUN! 

Continues Big after cracking all^ 
time Astor records. Selected by 
N.Y. Times: '^One of theTen Best 
of the Year.” One of the lead- 
ing contenders for top honors as 
predicted by N. Y. Mirror which 
said: "Shouts for Acadeniy Award/ * 


YES! EXTRA TIME FOR M-G-M’s 'BATTLEGROUND'! 

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Wednesday, January 18, 1950 


PICTIJIIES 


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Ail -indie producer, currently in New York from the Coast on a 
publicity jaunt for his initial picture, is proving about the worst pos- 
sible press agent for hlniself. Talk of his eccentric antics in dealing 
with newspaper and mag people at interviews Vet up by his press staff 
g preading aro u nd rapidly . So muc h so that if anyone figured he was 
worth the effort, he’d undoubtedly find some ^arp editorial knives in 
his backr One of his tricks is arriving for interviews loaded and then 
getting oh his khees (in public places) in front of the newspaper people 
in mock respect for their power, Lillian Ross of The New Yorker and 
Kay gluilivan of Parade mag recently went through this experience 
and a few mb rc Which made them leave the interviews with assurances 
they’d neVer write anything good about the guy ho matter what. Com- 
paratively young; he’s reputedly a self-made millibnaire. ^ 


; *'The dutlaw,” which continued to astound RKO last week with its 
high grosses and holdovers, got: $3,023,000 and played 6,300 engage- 
ments when United Artists was hahdUng^^^^ UA turned it over to 
BKb last year, follbwing acquisition of the latter company by Ilbward 
Hughes; Who made the film as an indie. f 

Engagements were limited under UA handling since the Jane Russell 
starrer did hot haye a Production Code Administration seal and held a 
condemned rating from the Legion of Decency. Both those deficiencies 
have sihCe been remedied via cuts made in the pic and changes in the 
'advertising,' 


Wheu Warners filmed ‘‘Somewhere in the City” in 1948 it was top- 
iined by five thespS then under studio contract: Yiveca Lindfbrs, Ed- 
mond O’Brien,- Darie Clark,, Virgihia Mayo and Gordon MacRae. Si^ 
then three of them have been lopped off the studio payroll: Now the 
picture: is about to be released as ‘‘^Backfire,” starring Virginia. Mayo 
and Gordon MacRae. They are still under contract;. 


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Jax Park Detree 

• ' 

Chicago, Jah. 17. 
of thre e major di s trib utors 



For the American trade Francoise RoSay will get third billing, below 
, Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cpttbh iri; the Hal Wallis production, ‘‘Sep*^ 
tember.” When the plcttire is shown in Europe the French gaTs name 
will pirecede the title. She is better known pyer there than most.Hpl- 
: lywpod'.sta^rs.: . 


TAX « STAIESrJHIT! 


Washington, .Jan. 17. 

New York’s Governor Thomas. 

E. Dewey stiil faVprs having the 
admissions tax released to the 
states by the ; Federal government 
— =-but : admits legislatures ought to 
Canvass the situation, carefully to 
preverit excessive use of thb bite. 

Dewey has explained, his posi- 
tion in a letter to Abram F. Myers, 
chairman of the committee on Tax- 
ation and Leg! latioh of Council of 
Motion picture Organizations. Lat- 
ter- took Dewey to task in a letter 
of Jan. 5, after the governor had 
told his legislature it ought to have 
the admissions tax Instead of the 
Federal government. 

“I recoghize the merit of the 
point of view you express,” wrote 
Dewey. - ”1. think 'that it would be 
most advantageous to ptbcure the ! skill, 
release of the taxes to the states, 
as X have already indicated, and 
then consider each year, as niust 
be. done in each .1 e g is: I a t u i* e, 
whether they should be used to 
the fullest extent or whether they 
are excessive.” 


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Continued from page 3 


other distribs. He held no 
for black-ink operations for any 
divorced distrib without' the tough- 
est sort of fight. 

Par’s toppers , are Viewiug with, 
concern the failure of theatres , to 
turn in grosses compara ble to 
those of a few years ago. It is the 
feeling among company e^ecs that 
the theatres are not playing along 
With distribution in getting maxi- 
mum returns for pix. Instead, it 
is said, pix are being yanked at the 
first sign of slipping grosses. 

Backed by Zukpr. 

Balaban’s glopmy predictions 
Were backed . by Adolph Zukpr, 
board chairman, in a Gpmpahiori : 
talk at , the meets. Zukor intimated 


on 

Philadelphia; Jam 17. 

A damage suit for $250,000 
against the producers and distribu- 
tors of “The Big Wheel” was filed 
in y.S. District Cpiirt here (11) by 
WiUiam A. Hollaiiid, winner of the 
1949 Memorial Day race at the Im 
dianapolis. Speedway; • 

Holland’s bill Of complaint de- 
clared the film was based on the 
actual race. In it, Holland asserted, 
*‘an actor impersonates himself as 
yoUr plaintiff and is saved from 
defeat in the last lap by the hero 
of the play, pprtrayed by Mickey 
Rponey, only because of the break- 
down of the herp’S car.” 

In actuality^ Hplland averred, bp 
won the race “through his great 
endurance and experience 
and finished far ahead of the 
field.’^ The pic deceived the pub- 
lic, damaged his reputation aiid be- 
littled his prowess, Holland con- 
tended and Jn addition to money 
damages he asked the' film be re- 
strained from further showings. 

The. suit was filed against United 
Artists, the distributor, and Popkin, 
Stiefel, Dempsey Productions, pro^ 
ducers of the film. Specifically 
named were Harry M: Popkin, Sam 
Stiefel and his hrother, Alex G. 
Stiefel (who runs the Carman the- 
atre here), Jack Dempsey, former 
heavyweight , champ, and Rooney, 
who was a partner in the film’s 
production as well as the star of 
the pic. 


In Chi rose 20% above their bei^t 
yeav in the first year of Enforce-; 
ment of the Jackson Park decree, 
and 25% in^the, second year, which 
Was last year; Thomas McGpnnell, 
Jackson Park theatre; attorney; 
said:-; last' week. 

McGohneli said that the local 
mariagers of each major had given ' 
him those figures independeiitiy 
and that later , he bad coiifirmed 
them when he had occasion to sub-' 
poeria the books of the chaihs. One 
is 20th*Fox, but Mc.Coiinell Vi^ould 
not name tbe other two, plher than 
to; 'say that they were major cpm^ 
■paiiies.- 

Speaking last Thursday (X2) be- 
fore the Society of Motion Picture 
and Television Engineers;, he point- 
ed out that the increased business 
came hot froni the Loop; but from 
the neighborhood hbiiS;es.:.This, he 
said; Was’ due, to, the clause in the. 
diecree Timiting. first-runs ih Chi 
to two Weeks and eliminating clear- 
ance-.. V ■•>'- ■■ 

iVIcConhell cited the increase in 
nabe biz as part of a general busi- 
ness trend. Pointing out that even 
the iarge department stores were 
moving into the neighborhoods and 
largi&r audiences as a result. 

In line with thia trend, he de- 
ciared, such a movement to the 
neighborhoods would have come 
ffeiooner; or: later even without thei 
Jackson Park decreed He said the 
decree v^as making the business 
more alive and competitive and 
was as a result giying thb public 
a better product. 


Heflm’s 




JOHN F: RYAN named 



John F, Ryan, former vice-prexy 
of the American Newspaper 
Guild’s New York chiapter, lias 
been named business agent for the 
eastern Screen Publicists Guild. 
Ryan was named by ; the newly- 
elected SPG board to fill the spot 
recently vacated by Len Gold- 
smith, who resigned; 

The appointment is subject to 
ratilication of the Guild’s mem- 
bership, which will meet later this 
monthv 


Hollywood, Jah. 17. 
Van Heflin, who recently ankled 
Metro, drew his first freelance job 
as ^ star in ”Gost of Living, ’’ to be 
produced by” Horizon Pictures, 
headed by Sam Spiegel and John 
Huston, Picture will be made for 
United Artists release. 

MeahWhile, Horizon is readying 
“Reniiiniscences of a Cowboy” for 
Columbia release, with Spiegel 
producing and Huston directing. ; 

to Ask ^hik 
Aid to Tax 

20th^ ox Meat in N.Y. 

Abram *vF' Myers; National Al- 
lied's genffij^T^^counsel and chair- 
man of the tax committee of the 
CbUhcil of Motion Picture Organ- 
izations, ■ will cariT his plea; for ex- 
hibitor support of COMPO’s anti- 
tax fight into 20th-Fox’s showman- 
ship meeting next week. Myers 
was tapped ak guest speaker at the 
•meet; along with , N. Y. Times film 
critic Bosley Growther and Louis 
Ruppel, editor of Collier’s maga-^ 

zine; - V . ■ 

Showmanship conclave, /sched- 
uled for thb 20t;h homeoffice next 
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 
Will be attended by at least 75 
ad-piiblicity. representatives of af- 
filiated and indie circuits from all 
parts of the country. One of the 
purposes: of : the huddles, in addi-. 
tiOn to mapping out campaigns for 
20th product, is the discussion pf 
industry-wide problems, . Which in- 
cludes the Federal amusement tax. 
Thus Myers will detail to the dele- 
gates the' part to be played ^by ek- 
hibs in fighting for repeal pf the 
tax; which they In turp are ex- 
pected to carry back to their in- 
dividual homeoff ices.: 

In addition to the circuit reps, 
20th is also calling in for the meet 
its own field exploitation staffers 


Buenos Aires, Jan. 

As U. S; ' film impUrts continue 
stymied on the plea of shortage of 
dollars; exhibitors have to fill their 
playing .tims in even the most im- 
portaht firktrun theatres with re- 
issues or odd pix picked up here 
and thprc. ^Moanwhile, film fanai 
turn to open-air: pursuits Or legit 
for their eritertainment. 

, , U. S. distributprs’ hopes that 
mediation by n^w D.S. Ambassador 
Stantpn Griffis would succeed in 
persuading the Argentine govern- 
ment to grant licenses for imports 
of new pix, regardless of the dollar 
shortage,, haye been vain ; Up to 
how. Ambassador Griffis is afi- 
ticipatihg further talks with Argen- 
tine Finance Secretary Ramoii A. 
C^ereijo; but the latter only iseems 
disposed to renew an offer of a 
quota of 200 pix a "year foi* tha 
U.S. companies/ The distributors 
would prefer to shutter altogether 
in' Argentina, rather than accept 
a quota system. 

Some bbservers believe that tha 
Argentirie governmeiit is playing 
the film negotiations the hard way, 
hoping to impress the U.S. with 
the fact that unless dollars ara 
made avairable through EGA. pur- 
chases of Argentine produce, na 
trade, can be done betweeri the twa 
Countries. According to these pb- 
servers, the Argentine : statesmen 
believe that the Holly wood, , pix 
industry is especially susceptibla 
to psychologicai treatment of this 
kind, and in its turn influences tha 
other industries and eventually tha 
State Dept. 'The. fact that this sort 
of thing is likely to prove a boom- 
erang is lost on the local people; 
who have puffed themselves into 
an exaggerated idea of their own 
importance in the world schCme of 
things. 


ADRIAN McCAUHAN 
NEW AMC PRE9DENT 


Hollywood, Jan. 17. 
Presidency of the . Artists Mana- 
. . .. . . ,, ,gers Guild became a fulltime job 

to give them ^ opportunity to talk election of Adrian McGal- 


Map $3,500,000 Fund 


Jeff Liyingstoh Heads 
Ad-Pub for U on 


Plans, are now. set for the film 
industry to play a big part in 
Brotherhood Week, which will be 
held Feb, 19-26. Under sponsor- 
ship of thC; National Gonference 
of Christians and Jews, prelimi- 
nary drive is mapped to raise $3,- 
5()0,000 to finance the project. .Ex- 
hi bs are being asked to si gn a min- 
imum of 10 Individual pledges to 
back the program. 

Ted Gamble, midwe.st circuit op- ! 
eratbr, i.s serving as national chair- ^ 
man. Max E. Youngsteip, Para- 1 
jnount’s national ad-pub director, 
is handling the campaign. Alfred 
W. Schwalberg, Par’s distribution 
veepee/ heads the di-stributors’ 


out local problems. Slated to at-- 
tend are Eddie; Yarbrough, 20th 
rep!/ in San Francisco; Eddie Solo- 
mon, Chicago; Ted Tod, Kansas 
City; Jimmy Gillespie; Dallas; Phil 
Engel, Boston, and Sam Glasier, 

Toronto. In addition, Gabe Ybrke, 
of 20th’s studio publicity staff, will 
also be on hand. 

Delegates will hear talks by 20th 
prez Spyros P. SkOuras and vee- 
pees A1 Lichtman, Andy W, Smith, | 

.Tr , and Charles Einf eld, with the ' * ' 

latter presiding. They’ll also view 
several upcoming 20th films and 
attend the preem at the Broadway 
Roxy Jan, 26 of “12 O’Clock High,” 
which is being sponsored by the 
Air Force Assn, as a tribute to the 
Eighth Air Force. Roxy is to be 


man, who had previously func- 
tioned for 11 years as ex;ecutive ad- 
mini.stratpr. In the past, only 
members of the guild served at 
prexy. 

McCalman succeeded Bert Allen- 
berg, who became chairman of the 
board of directors. Other new of- 
ficers are Sam Jaffe, first veepee; 
Edd Henry, second veepee; Alan 
Miller, secretary, and Sam Norton, 


Kalmine Unloads His 
Last WB $5 CoiQuioo 


Washington, Jan, 17. 

- ^ j , -v 4 Trend of the times in theatrt 

closed throughout the day In prep- j witnessed Harry 


aration for the preem that evening; 


COMPO Maps 

Continiidd from page 5 

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I committee, while Gael Sullivan, 
Pointing up Its plans for an im exec difectbr of the Theatre Own- 

tensive drive in 1950 to boost U. S. j ers of America, and William L. 

, V A : Ainsworth, prez of Natipnal Alued, 

returns on J. Arthur Rank s n " l serving as co-chairmen of the 

ish-made pix, Universal has upped j cxhibs’ wing. 

Jeff Livingston to the post of exeC ^ / ■ ■ ; ^ 

in charge of ad-pub for the Rank 


. . , . 1, r 4.1, I product. Promotion follows. shortly 

strongly that a number of tha ma- I the naming of Irving Sochin 
Jors were showing better profit re- j 35 new saies chief of ll'.s Prestige 
turns than the situation warranted I handles British films. > 

because they were fading to take ' 
realistic writeoffs oii story prop- 
erties and losing pix at the end of 
the year. This sort of practice^ he 
asserted, could well nieap troublte. 
in the future for these distribs. 

Paramount, Ziikoc said, had 
never pushed off the evil day bn 
writeoffs, and never would. When 
a loss occurred, the company 
would take its niiedicirte . and go 
.ahead. Zukor also felt that dis- 
tribution sans exhibition has' a hard 
row to hbe. ; ^ Jy 

Meet centered its attention on 
'“Samson and Delilah;” Par’s top 
■offering for 1950. Film will be sold 
at 70% to all cpihers, it was in- 
dicated at the conclave. Others 
talking at the conferehces were 
Paul Raibourn, Company veepee, 
and Y. Frank Freeman, studio 
■fexec. 

Top h.o. execs attended as well 
as all division chiefs and theii' 
aides. ... . 


]Kce Raps Ohio Ceiisprs 
For Guts iii -Europe’ 

Charging that local cen.sbrship 
. . , boards are treat inigfilriri goers Tike 

Aim pf the shuffle is. tp co.rdi- 1 infants who iTiu.st .be: protected 

nate activities on British; product! from the real ities of life, Elmer 

more closely, with U r®8ul^t Sales . pf fbe Natl.wial 

I chores. For one, William Ai Scully^ ’ (Council oh Freedom from Censor- 
i company’s distributipn veepee, has cKfr, ha.s asked tlie Ohio CensPr 


reps in parallel, moves to, fight the 
ship, has asked the Ohio Censor .! Federal tax. A. C. MyriCk, head 


I M. /Kalmirie, Warner Bros. Veepea 
in charge of theatres/ unloading hii 
i last 1 bp shares of the company’s 
I $5 par common stock, to be ship- 
shape for the consent decree, 
j Kalmine gave away the stock, ac- 
. ... , , ' cording to the Securities and Ex- 

prexy, to. serve a^ auxiliary .head . change Commission’s report for*th« 
of the committee in order to facili- j pgj.fp^ ^ pec. 10. 

^;te flow of the material. Mption [ biggest recent film transac tipn 
Picture Assn, of America was also ; liecently saw Matthew Fpx^ of Unl- 
requested to assign Robert Cham- Pictures, get rid of his war- 

director’ to rants for 28,000 Shares of Universal 
thp job pf GOMPCL tax .research - Tfie stock shift occurred 

and compilation Pf data.. 1 he com- , pjg 3^ iggf/ , 

inittee also hailed the move _pf i Sam Wplf, of Monogram Pix, 
Richard F. Walsh, Pi'pz dCthedn- $25,000 Shares pf Mono- 

ternational_ Alliance/ of Theatrical , gratn :$1 common; upping his hold- 

irigs.tp:27^500 sharesv: Loewis, Inc., 
^ocal to^get behind . the m- further increased its ownership of 
dustry s tax reduction Hfiht, . Loew’s Bbston 'Theatres $25 com- 

^^-^*^^,^,*^^ ^01011, by purchasing ariPther lOO 
Theatre Owners Pf Iowa and. Ne- ghares. It how has 125,275 shares, 
braska met with affibate chain . 


decided to make a stronger pitch hoard to restore cuts recently • of the exhib prgahizatioh, ; an 

ipr ih Europe;” i npunefed that his members were in ^ , noidines of A«;«;ociateri 

^ ‘Hungarian import being released j favor of passing on to the pu bile tion Pietures lanital *itnpk hv 

landed in art houses around the , fj. g hy Lopert Films. Rice ; any savings made by the reduction chasing 150 shares It nbw^i 

couhtry. .1 said the Ohio action was the re- ' or repeal of the lax. Myers report- * W 


300 shares of Golumbia Pix. no par 
common, retaining 10,028 shateS. 
The Jules E. Brulatour Corp. built 
up its holdings Pf Associated M(^ 

pur- 

repeal Of the lax. Myers report- 

In many sectors of the country ,sg|l. of a“narrdw prejudicial atti- ! ed the decision of the Ibwa-Nebrasr , . . .... . 

U has found, the art houses inade- tude.” / | ka exhibs to the Wasfiingtbn meet/ / y tii/i? Kf -• 

quate in number and Volume of j Qhio’s Censorship Bbard scis.sored ; |ng:- . 1 UWr Wa®®® 

business to: turn in satisfactory several sequences , in the film, j Attending the GOMPO commit- 1 Erwin - H. Ezzes, sales exec in 

grosses for Rank’s films. Morebver.^ w showed a group of Euro- ' tee conclave were, besides Myer, United World Films, Univer.sar* 
change in ad policy is envisaged ! pean children, orphaned by the } Jack Bryson; MPAA legislative 16m and television sub$id> has 
in an attempt to take greater ad- war, looting and murdering, Lo- j rep; Julian Brylawski, Theatre been named veepee and director of 
vantage of the long runs racked up pert is planning to bring legal ac- i Owners of America rep; Morton the company, Ezzes will coiitihuot 
by British pix in metrppolitan cen- 1 tioii against the Ohio cCjWiprs on. ' Sunshine j Independent Theatre in his present spot Pf supeiVising 


ters, i grounds of infrihgemerit of Jrec- 

Livingston handled the road- ' dpm of speech. ; 
shows on “Hamlet’! for U and prior j Rice ppinted out that the film 
to that .Was in charge of United ■ had passed the censor boards pf 
Artists’ campaign bn “Henry V»” I all other states and was endorsed 
another Rank opus. ' by several film councils. 


Owners pf America rep; Oscar , theatrical distribution of narrow-^ 
Boob, of the Melropolitan Motion • gauge pix. 

Pmttire Theatre Owners; and H; M. | At I the same time, Edward 8 . 
Richie, Loew’s aide to the commit- [ Riley has been tapped as manager 
tee. No futura meeting date was j of UWF’s educational films div^ 
set. ) sion. 


PlCTinUES 


Jamutty 1950 



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Eased Coin 

.€on.tt|iued from pajfe 3 


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to lure indies Is a limiting factor. 

Wihdmg up ■» hot internal 

AvtrAmATv^ilht^A never khew Slate in the annual election of Of- Bandit;” (Rep). $21,000. 

^ ARl.,film white- week, ”I^ce of.Foxes” (20th) (2d 

;^was coming from, an^^ there was ^ 


oy wiiuain iviaciv^mcw, Companies ottering vanea oe- nh<t<! although Idsinc the 

veepee of Eagle Lion in charge of gj-ggs financial aid to prospect* nv^Lffipnov ' ^ ' boy and Pnzeilghter . (ELK Stiong 

operations. With $1,2(^,00(K in ar^^^ Who reh aboiit 

cash as a fulcrunir EL has been iiia, Republic* Eagle Lipn, ;Fiim 1700 pninlbvees at Warners Bros. ^ a rs!icf»» fl ood 

niv^ ih thlT Past 12^montlS Mae- ^”add^ -dhiversal- Republic, tlhited Artists ^®St?FYanciV (Par) (1^00; ^ 

?/i^r 4.1^ Other hand, not interested lA add- ‘gn^several smaller companies, are ^^Hasty Heart” (WB) (3d wk). Fair 

Millen , revealed ft?s Ing any inore indies lo their slates Grtntoy, prW: !» Oestreictt, $^00^ Xast week. $12,500. 

^ ,5!S^ «rf.h .?"y ^ ■ vlcd^prexy: RusseU M^s, exec vice* prphew (No. Coast! (2 448; -55; 


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onn Metro, 20th^FOx and yniversal. prCxy; Gilbert Forgash, treasurer; 85)— ”All King’s Men”^ (Col) and 


hanks, the $l,2pQ^^^ RKO’s Offer Mary ■J. Rosehcrans, secretary, and (Gol)_ (34 wlO. 

in the company s coffers. ; .RKO for months now has been Herman Lemler,: sergeant-at-arms. Big $22,000 in lO days. Last week, 

MacMillen’s disclosure is of con- offering completion bonds and Mm-ris Schiff and Nat Kriss were $15.W^ . -./v ^ /i 9A7. 

•Iderable importance in view, of^ fi in getting bank and second named trustees and, in addition. 

the forthcoming operations of Na-; money to producers in which it has 13 new members were elected to f5-85)^ Mrs.^. Mil^. 

tional Exhibitors Finance Cprp. in been interested. It signed Edmund the exec board. OestreiCh, together /tfA v ^ ' 

the same field of indie production, Grainger, highly successful Re-- with Hy Blaustein, who was defeat- . Rosener) 

NEFC will have a minimum of $?r ^blic producer, last week by of- ed for the presidency, headed the 

000;000 to bankroll Hollywood feririg him complete financing. opposition slate. (3d wk) ' Down to $6,000. L^^^^ 

fllm-makihg. ^ .. .. Columbia pulled a coup in Pre-eieCtibh fight of the union, ^^eeir big $7,400. 

‘ The key to the entire situation signing Louis de Roehemont twp which is affiliated with the Inter- Clay (Roesner) (400; 65-85>)--- 

of indie , production is the ability weeks ago by similarly offer- national Alliance of Theatrical “Devil in Flesh” (Indie) (3d wk). 

to offer a bank loan,” MacMillen ijjg^ him bonds and help with Stage Employees, centered around Fine $3,500 after $4,500 opener. , 
said. With our money, we are able Bankers Trust, Y. It has p RusseU Moss, the local’s top paid Larkin (Roesner) (400; 65-85)— 

to give a producer a straight 60% similar exclusive deal pending exec. Moss was ' charged With “Devil in Flesh” (Indie) (3d wk),? 

of his film ; budget, iii place of the with Edward Small .. which will dominating the previous; exec Holding well at $3»500 after .$4,10(1 

banks; : That is first money, of completely eliminate him .as a board With unfair tactics while he, in first. ' 


(350; 85-$i)-^“Fallen Idol” (SRO) 
(3d to $6,000. . Last 



Balto; IwiQ Jima' 3G, 3d 


Baltimore, Jan; 17. 
Good product lineup is paying 


course. In return, we ask for 10% u A fixture after :many years, in turn, accused the opposition of 

of the profits plus a fair distribu- Republic Was able to get the being '‘left-wingers and high-paid 
tibn deal for Eagle Lion.” John Ford-Merian Copper Argosy semi-executives” who were alleg- 

MacMillen is still on the prpwl unit a couple weeks ago by taking edly disrupting the activities ' Of ■ _ ^ ^ , 

to develop new banking Interest in off the producers’ shoulders all the union. Oestreich was prexy ; |I2 ||Ia9 ' |wii III11B XG all 
production. He now has a verbal problems of financing. EL has of Local H-63 before Its recent UaHUi iffu Jiuia 

understanding with two banks pre- been moderately active through its expansion. Baltimore, Jan; 17. 

viously nori-participant in film tieup w^^*^ Rathvori’s Following, the election, both Good product lineup is paying 

bankrolling. These are expected nioney setup. FC is in a position sides stated they would make an off at the downtown firstruns here, 
tp take over EL’S loans to N. Peter to offer bonds and bank support, effort to patch up differences, with best action recorded for “The 
.Rathvon, EL consultant and head and topper Joe Bernhard has been Major point on the: agenda is the 
of Motion Picture. Capital Cprp., extremely aggressive in lining up drawing up of hew contracts with 
on his three upcoming produc- gome profitable pix recently. He got the major companies. Negotiation 

tions. : Additionally, Detroit . Na- “pirates of Capri” recently, for in- with WB for a new. pact havP been rohhds at Ma^^fr 

tional Bank and Fidehty-Philadel- stance, by : giving producer Vic^ going on for five months, and it’s 5f ton Ses i^^^ 

phia TriKst Co. have already been fbr Pahien in $200,000 advance expected that any settlement with torV beinr chalked 

guarantee. . t^at comP^y will f^e pattern WaW starrer. , Res^ of list 

by Rathvon and MacMillen. , Although FC appears to be gen- for the others. shapes , 

Wally interested in less e^enswe v-..;--'-, . , ? . . Eslitaatesior This Week 

to. its recent activities, EL now has product than UA, the fact 4^aof ireiitiirv (Lopw’s-TlA) (3 000' 20- 

45 films definUel^^^ ownership-^and active manage- 60)---“Somh Sea SihneriK(UL^S^^^ 

lease m lOoO besides a number of luent— is centralized in the control Ellfflish fOT Indic Pic tomorrow (Wed.) after pleasing 

reissues, MacMillen added. All of one man makes for a startling AU-native cast is hrnshinff „nonn wbck of ^'Mrs. Mike’’ 
these pix are either completed or difference between FC and UA. .. 1^^ “On Town” (M-G), in ahead, 

before the cameras. Company will while Sears is continually balked {if. mopped Up in two weeksn with $33,- 

probably wflrd up-jvtth-®r for the by yA- owners Mary Plckford and 000 total. ’ 

y®*''- i J ,, . , . Charles Chaplin, Berohard Is com- p. ^ ^ ® (jjgppjpQj.jy (2,240; 

Because of the “surprising flow pietely free-wheeling m being able “*^*“*0 25-8p)^“Story Mollie_ X" (^ plus 


se upcoming produc- gome profitable plx recently. He got the thajor corapahies; iNegotiations Sd. ^ ^ 

Na- ..pirates of Capri” recently, for in. with WB for a new. pact hVe been roiSnIs at MaS 

ntid Fidplitv-PhiladAl- . v... ■ rriirint* v^rraHiippr \r\o.~ .onina nn Axsa mAn4.h« ' 44.f« AOr; Drsi tlire®. f^unuS tti iviayiair. 


^ T 60)— “South Sea Sinner’’ (U)."Starts 

rillffjiSh tor Indie Pic tomorrow (Wed.) after pleasing: 


these pix are either completed or difference between FC and UA. .. "if “On 

before the c^eras. Company will While Sears is continually balked ihp^iJvHwiinc? 

probably wind ’up wtth~6a for the by uA owners Mary Pickford : and wjj|^r*;^®^^?JJ8,,Ehgljsh-language OOO total. 


year. 


Because of the “surprising flow pj;i;iy^f,:c:e:wheeUng in being able 255())-^tw 

Of independent product,” MacMil- {q make whatever deals he thinks w vaude headed by Jerry Wayne, 

len feels no pressure to reopen the the exigencies of the situation die- v Stageshow helping to, all right $14,- 

company’s nowrshuttered Holly- tate ® 

wood studio. “If we decide to pro- Bernhard, for instance, was able OGol) and yaude, $12,900. 

duce in the future or If we can ar- to snare the hlghly-profitable “Lost .The technical vvork Keith’s (Schanberger) (2.466; . 20- 

range for simultaneous shooting of Boundaries” last spring because he handled by 60)— r“W6man in Hiding’’ (U). 

a number of films or the lot, by was able to offer producer Louis o , Opens today (Tues.) after 12 days 

Indie producers, we will open the de Rochemont complete dMerment of ‘‘Thelina Jordon’’ (Pari 

studio.” he stated. Meanwhile, of distribution fees Until the nega- 

Rathvon is headquartered there tive cost was recouped. Sears 9. Uro^well, former legit Mayfair (Hicks) (980; 20-65)— 

t and Samuel Goldwyn has leased hasn’t even been able to offer a o^Rt^are ‘‘ ^ 

space for storage purposes. deferment of 5% of the releasing ■ vYr ■ ir ' ■ 1- Holding house record trade 

MacMillen heads for the Coast fee— which would be an important $8,000 this round on. 'heels of 

is week fpr a 10-day visit He hareaittine weaoon if he W it Uuigan. Cromwell, who’s org’s preceding weeks at smash $9,300 
11 huddle with Rathvoh and re- Despite the compkition fbr indie and $12,200^ Jlolds a fourth. 


B6sf0n,^j;aii, 17v 
Not much excitement around 
town tWs stanza? w^^ about aver-; 
age takes reported, /‘The Outlaw,’^ 
in third Boston, hypOed 

by p.a, of Jane Bussell, still shapes 
solid, “Inspector General” at Met 
and “Malaya^’ at State and 0r- 
pheum look okay although the ior- 
mer is below hopes. “Womaii' in 
Hiding” at Pilgrim ■ looks nice. 
“Red Shoes” at Mempriai appCars 
to be huii: by loiig tun at Majestic 
last year.: 

/ Estimates for This Week 

Astor ( Jaycox) (L266; 56-95)-— 
“Prince of Foxes* ■ (20th) (4th wk). 
Down to about $14, 006 after pke 
$16,000 for third. 

Boston (RKO) (3, 200i;74-$LlQ)— 
“The Outlaw” (RKO) plus p a- uf 
Jane Russell with' Staeshow Od 
wk ) . Should garner neat $30,QOO 
after socko $48,000 for second. . 

Fenway (NET) (1,373; 40-85)^ 
“Lady Takes Sailor” iWB) and 
■‘Panther Island” (Iiidie). Fair $6> 
500. Last week, “Great -Xoyer’* 
(Par) and “Radar Secret Seiddee’* ; 
Indie) (2d wk), nice $4,600. 

Memorial (RKO) (3,500; 40-85)?- 
“Red Shoes” (EL), First time ^at 
pop prices but slow $19,000 looms. 
Last Week, ^‘Dancing in Dark’' 
(20th), fair $18,000. 

Metropolitan (NET) (4,367; 40- 
85) — “Inspector General” (WB) 
and “Blonde Bandit” (Rep). Below 
hopes at $20,p0Q. Holdihg over for 
three • days. ■ ? 

Orpheuiliv (Loew) (3,000; 40^85)— 
■‘Malaya” (M-G) and “Prison W ar- 
den” (Gol). About average $20,000. 
Last week, “On the Tovvh” (M-G) 
(2d wk), nifty $12,000 in four days. 

Paramount (NET) (1,700; 40-851 
— ^“Jiady Takes Sailor” (WB) add 
“Panther Islaind’* (Iiidie). Fair $11,- 
000, Last; week, “Great Lover” 
(Par) and “Radar Secret Sei*vice*' 
(Indie) (2d wk), $9,600. 

Pilgrim (ATC) (1,900; 35-85)— 
“Woman in Hiding” (U) and “Wolf 
Hunter” (Mono). Fair $13,000. 
Last week, subsequent-run. 

State (Loew) (3,500; 40-85)-^ 
“Malaya” (M-G) and “P.risbn War- 
den” (Col). Not bad $12,000. Last 
week, “On Town” (M-G) (2d vk), 
ofce $8,500 oh four days. 


this week fpr a 10-day v: 
will huddle with Rathvoh 


While Alexander Jay will direct. New (Mechanic) (1,800; 20-6(1)-* 


figur 


jl-sQ starts this ■week while the S"'up is”duele''th7 UiiirtWS^^ PHILADELPMIA sfcTOrt'^Vhrif 4oa\t ^ 

to Ing flnancisl aid. This put them , (Continued from baee lot nice initial round Kt' . ■61.5 500® tn 


Zdh’ in MevtoTn Kw ^ financial aid. This put them , (Continued from page 10) nice Tnitiri round 

made in Mexico in March. in position to be more independent :CosteIlo Meet Killer” '(U), yanked ahead, “Inspector Genkal” : (WB), 

§ :■■■ - « in setting the percentage they take after three days with $2,500. $17,700 in 10 days. 

Off the top. Mastbaum (WB) (4.360; 50-99)— Town (Rappaport) (1,500;: 35^65) 

WR ChAllffiOeil UA, although it: is not offering ‘%ady Takes Sailor’* (WB), Dim —“Red Shoes” (EL); Pop price- 

liB vllUifvilww financial help, has. been forced to $14,000. Last week, “Inspector Paying off mightily with best- 

■■ Continued from naee 7 ===== rai$e its fees because operating General” (WB) (3d wk), $15,000. in-weeks $15;000 looming. Last 
^ „ s, 7""'" costs have risen so much. Whereas Randolph (Goldman) (2,500; 50- ^ek, return of “Jplson Sings” 

possibility of appealing ^again to its standard charge used to b« 25%, 99)— “On Town” (M-G) (4th wk). (Col) at pop scale was only $8,800. 

it noVv claims its actual cost is Still clicking at $16,000. Last week, :• ■■■ ' ; '• '■■ — 

the RKO and Par deOrees forbid 97% fancy $22,000. ^ 

aale of any theatres to anv de^ ;Stanley (WB) (2,950; 50-99) -r TORONTO T 


WB Showcase 

; Continued from page 7 


the RKO and Par deOrees forbid 27% 

cale of any theatres to anv de^ 
fendant, including Columbia, Uhir 

versa! and United Artists. DVA CIlCC DACC Ifit 

While Warner gave no Indication tiliU ijUM iVUijiJ lil 

of what he meant by a limited ■ iirn alTAT t? AlflPD <DADC’ 

number, it j.s believed the figure WKANilLt OVfcK KUob 

would be in"the order of 25 houses; : ^ ^ - t 

If the four other Big Five menl^ « K; 

bers went along on this proposi- [ filed m 

tipn, there would stiU be Some- Federal^ court ^by RK(> ag^^^^ 

thing like lo6 or so affiliated de- > ^^^nk Ross, charging him with 

luxers scattered through the U: S. i f^^fnre ta parry not a contract to 
One surprise sprung by Wdrner produce 1 he Robe. . 

wa.s his statement that negotiations j Company ask s a return of 


“The Heiress” (Par) (4th wk). Good 
$14,000. Last week, hefty .$20,000. 


TORONTO 

(Continued from page: 1 1) 


Stanton (WB) (1,475; 50-99) -- . Last week, 

“Undertow” (U). Mild $8;500, Last c.?S5f® of Foxes” (20th) (Sd Wk), 

week, “Pirates of Ciapri” (F(j), trim V 

$10,500; ^ Fairlawn, Odeoh (Rank) (1.200, 

, Trans-Lux (T-L) (500; 96-$L20) 50-$L20)-r-‘‘TeU; To Judge” 


- Los Angeles; Jan. 17. . l^ans-Lux (T-L) (500; 90-$1.20) 

this nrotirtri f Suit for $1,173,420 was filed in. — :“Hamlet” (U) (2d wfc); Jammed t Last week, 

m Federal court by RKO against ’^veekend, with socko ,$8,500 Lady wk), $10,500. 

Mm^^iti? likely. : Last ...tok. ^9,000. ■ (tS;^ 

w 1# Avtoics 

; negotiations j Company a s k s d return of (Continued from, page 11) . . imperial (FP) (3,373; 40-70)— 

“Wore Yellow Ribbon” (RKO). Ex- 
cellent $20,000. Last week. “Great 
Lover” (Par) (3d wk), $8,000. 

- Loew’s (Loew) (2,096; 40-70)— 

.5 “:: ‘J*® »gi (sd Wki, 


had not progressed sufficiently, to moneys advanced for research, of*- $5>560. Last week, “Inspector Gen^ “Wore Yellow Ribbon” (RKO) Ex- 

perriiit action by the stockholders flee rental, costumes and other pre- era!” (WB) and “Racing Liick” Cellent $20,000. Last week “Great 

at the annual meet in Wilmingtoh, i pifoduetipn costs for the picture,. (Mono); big $4,500. Lover” (Par) (3d wk), $8,000. 

Feb 2L Previous reports indir i which never, was made. Ross prpheumi (H*E) (1,750; 50-85)-^ Loew’s (Loew) (2,096; 40-70)— 

cated that the parties were Close i bought sereeh rights to the hovel n a?*' ^M-GV (3d wk), 

to an agreement. ' [for $75,000 several years ago from ^EL), also Ormntal^priash. $^5^^ week great 

New Warner circuit, divorced its author, Lloyd C, Douglas. Last week, The Heiress, Y|20th) zt \ 

TTWfi.ci .yxAvuAi., 1 • -I .fttin “RvaTl ITptPPflVpV (rTAlV < TTfiiAitm /.T.Ari.H,V /n.rjAO. nc d.-i -.AV 


crates without strong coihpetitioh. | Frank Ross :Prbductions has alwa^^^^ $7,000. , . “Samson Delilah”' (Par) (3d Svk) 

^Government has again indicated > been, and still is willing tp., abide United Artists (Parker) (895; 50- Lu^y $17,000 after last weet\ 
that it seeks to trim affiliated by the agreement it has with RKO 85)-^“Adam’s Bib’* (M-G) i4th vvk). smash $19,000 which w'As below 

chains rather than break them up. for "The Robe.” Big $5,500. Last week, $7,000; hopes. 


‘ /Miuitana* Meek $8,000 

Seattle, Jan. 17. 

Most terrific blizzard in many 
years is shattering grosses an d 
shuttering many business e.slab- 
lishments for duration. Even ferry 

boats oh Puget Sound were hailed. 
“Without Honor” at Coliseiim is 
okay, and is as good as any hew^ 
comer in ah obviously dull session. 
“Montana” looks only fairly good 
at Orpheum. ? 

Estimates for Tliis Week 

Coliseum (Evergreen) ( 1,877; 59- 
84)--r:“WithoUt Honor” (UA) and 
“SarabandV (EL). Oke $7,500. La.‘^t 
week, “Great Lover” (Par) and 
‘^‘Trapped” (EL) (3d Wk), $6,600, 

Fifth Avende (Evergreen) (2,049; 
59-84)— “ H e i r e s s ” : (Par) and 
“Blonde Bandit” (Rep). Fair $8,500; 
Last week, “Prince of Foxes” (20thi 
and ‘‘Bodyhold” (Col) (3d \vk-5; 
days), $5*000.: 

LibeHy (Hamrick) (!■ 650: 59-84) 
-^“King’s Men” (Col), and “Girls’ 
School” (Col) (4th wk). Slow $3,000 
in 5 days. Last week, $7,600. 

Music Box (Hamrick) ( 850; 59- 
84)— “Bagdad” (U) and “Fice for : 
All” (U) (m>6.). Here for extended; 
run; Mild : $2,500. Last week, “Is- 
land of Capri” (FC) and “Fabulous 
Joe” (U)* good $4,000; 

Music Hall (Hanirick) (2.^6;j-59r 
84)— ^“Mrs. Mike” (UA) and “Apa- 
che Chief” (Indie). Fair $8,000. 
Last week, “Bagdhd” (U) and “Free 
for All” (U) (2d wk), nice $6,100 
In 6 :days. : 

: Oirpheum (Hamrick) (2.600; 59-^84) 
—“Montana” (WB) ahd “Square 
pahCe Jubilee” (Indie). Only fair- 
ish at $8,000; Last week, “Inspec- 
tor General” (WB) and “Bomba” 
(Mono) (2d wk), $8,900. 

Paloihat (Sterling) (1,3.50; 50- 
$1) — “Beyond Forest” (WB) (2d 
run) and ^age show topped by Mel 
Torme. Okay $6,500. Last week, 
‘‘Red Light” <UA) (2d run) with 
Nellie Lutcher, fairish $5,600. 

Paraniount (Evergreen) (3,039; 
59-84) ^“Iwo Jlma” (Rep) and 
“Belle Old Mexico” (Rep) (3d wfc). 
Tapering to $4,5Q0 after big $9,700 
l^st week. 


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TOA Nixes COMPO Apprevai 


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Gwnew Assn, and the PaGi% Coast i hopd is that either Washingt6h._ dr 
Conferenci^ 


* 1 Ffil)n^ninaUthealUime**GoldenCircU---thos,epictW 

Hollywood, Jan. 17. i or Hive promise of eatnino, a mirmnuin of $4,000,000 in domestic 

Jaekson Chance, IVlary PicMord a ^ „ and &nada) rentals. Foreign cannot be accurately computed on - 
says, it wm be a year w. Gim)v^ m5 mash. "Birtli <^ a 


to 

in. 


Owners. 

Allied Awaite TOA 
Allied, it is believed, will be par- 
ticularly loathe to give its ajp- 
proval to the plan until TO A’s in- 
tehtion is clear. TQA, of which 
.affiliated dircuits are meihbers, is 
generally, held to be closer to the 
majors than Allied; which revels in 
its independence. Thus the latter 
could hardly be expected to go 
along with an drganizatidn that 
most exhibs instinctively tie up in 
their minds With the MPAA and 
vfew York-’ befOre^^t^^^ TOA as- 
/ieiits; ■ 

Since it appears so likely that 
TOA will eventuaily approve of , 
COMPQ, its decision to refer the 
prdgrain back to its exec cornmit- 
tee is not seen as a killing blow. 

It was a real crusher, however, to 
the enthusiasm*: that had built up 
arpuhd COMPO and was the first 
»igh of a balk since conception pf 
the idea at the aliTindustry pow- 
wow in Chicago in August. 

TOA was so strongly in favor of 
Industrywide codperation at the 
Chi and Washington sessions that 
it is felt it could hardly back out 
now. While other exhib groims 
will be slow; iii. giving their 
proval to COMPO in light of TO A’s 
move, it is generally believed that 
they’ll follow when it has indicated 
its intention. Thus the plan . will 
eventually be consummated . The 
Feb. 20 and March meeting time- 
table may be upset> however. 

Th e magnitude of the su m ($600 
000) suggested at the Washington 
CDMPQ meet apparently did hot 
stagger the TOA board, although 
It was this figure thnt was ex- 
pected to be one of the stunciblmg 
blocks. Rather, the TpA-cis ob- 
jected only to the manner sug-: 

• gested for raising the coin; to lack 
of assurances that grass-ropiters 
would have at least equal control 
with “New York’;’ of the manner 
of Spending it, and to failure; to 
Btate how much of an exhib’s con- 
tiibutionj^ would go back into his 
“Idcar^ea; 

TOA’s Identity Assurances 

Directors also wanted assurances 
that TOA’s identity would be 
maintained within ^ GOMPO. As 
for finances, there was no direct 
objection to the levy of lOc per 
$100 of rentals suggested at the 
December conclave, but rather a 
feeling that other ' methods of 
bankrolling should be mo're thbr- 
oughly explored before any plan; 
was decided bn. 

Back of it all , too, was the hever- 
to - be - underestimated psychology 
of any exhib against being con- 
sidered an easy mark for the ma- 
jors, There apparently was a 
deep - seated underly ing . feeling 
that too-quick approval, of COMPO 
— wh ich , .was ; in i 1 i a t ed . by Ih e 
MPAA— would be a sign of weak- 
ness, ■' 

There was some furtljer reOec- 
tion among other of the 10 indus- 
liy groups o.f a fear that MPAA 
might hold Iqo important a role in 
COMPO. . They expi-essed resen t- , 
ment at (he IVlIPAA's attitude in i 
making itself the least' of the ! 
groups to approve the plans drawn 
up at Chicago— on which approval: g 


exhibitor 


^ (MuiuaX), belongs bn i}i(i i htT-hM-exaetly-where^a 

cmfuiei by myalgia and lost: records., O^tiwers in one way or another 


convention of -the 

organization. , over studio property can be settled. • ^ ^ 

The drive for relief from the pi, anjig ci vs -rUmors of a com- 
20% ^admissions tax, particularly promise being worked out be- , $ 35 , 000,00 to $50,000,000. 


the picture estimate Ms at anywhere ffoiri 


the campaign being organized by 
COMPO, won enthusiastic support. 

Ahnpuncement of . the FCC 
that it will conduct hearings on 
theatre teievi$ion could not have 
been bbtter timed. Coming in the 
midst of the^ ^ W meetings, it 
hypoed the exhibitof s to roll ahead 
on this front. TOA has aqtively 
urged action fro:m the Gomimissidn, 
and the bpard felt thab the FCC. 

announcement Was virtually a per- tory ofdef of kale of property set 
sonal victory for TQA; Organiza- aside is hot anticipated for per- 

tion also recommended the Use of j uaDs another year. 

video trailers to prbmpte pix; : I 

The trade code, a special TO A ! 
baby, was put over fof pplishihg to 


tween parties are baseless. Gold- j 
wyn, meaiiwhile, has : fettled down ; 
on squatters-fights . basis bn his 
39/80ths of studio. Miss Pickfoid j 
plans to put bier 41/80ths on pay^■ 
ing basisl perhaps returning to ac- 
i live production herself or forming 
i indie company With partner-produ- 
cer to, keep it gpihg. ; ; • " ■ 

Court ruling on the Pickf bed 
• plea to' have the present interlocu- 

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a special cbmihittee heade!^ by Wal- 
ter Reade, jr.; andi including Ted 
fSamble, Robert Coyne, George 
Skouras, afid: Leonard Gpldensph. 
After that; aCeording to TOA prexy 
Sam Pinanski, “other exhibitor pr- 
ganizations will be invited to sit 
All exhibitor . groups, will be 


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invited to make 
iihprovements,” 


suggestions for 


Continued from pare 5 

sicals Happening: to iiaVe clicked 
well during the 12-mPnth period. ; i 
Incidentally, the classificatioh: of 
films into types indicated above is 
sPimewhat arbitrary— as it mu?t be 
in view of the fact that every pic" 
ture doesn’t fit CPnveniehtly into S 


TGA also hosted at tyvo buffet. j**l®b.ev^' ,D^ 
dinners, for leading members ; of i smals; comedies and pictures with 


Congress and the ; FCC. 



“Red River,- ’ released by Uiiited 
Artists in September,: 1948^; vother 


pected by the company to pile up 
the greatest humber of contracts 
of any pic it ever distributed: With 
repeat Jiobkings coming in in large 
numbers from late-ruh houses, UA 
believes pic will get almo.st 20,000 
dates; Magnitude of that riuitiber 
is; evident from the fact that, there 
are about 18,000 houses in; the U.S. 

The Howard Hawks western is 
still taking in about $5,000 a week 
in rentals and has $3,860,000 in the 
till at the moment, giving it an ex- 
pectation of approximately $4- 000,- 
000* ih domestfe gross. UA’s pre- 
vious record-holder for humber of 
[ contracts Was Jules Levey^s “Abi- 
! iene , Town;’’ released iii ; 1945, 
which played 14.000 engageraentSr 
Gross, however, amouhted to only 


songs was made maiinly because of 
the predomihance of a humber of 
Bing CrOsby pictures, such as 
! “Going My Way’’ aiid “Bells of 
; St Mary’s,’’ Which cOuldh’t accur- 
ately be . called either musicals or 
comedies, aithOugh a large part of 
their h o. value did hirige on tunes 
in them sung by Crosby. Oh the 
, Bob : Hope^. 

which the comiediah may have 
warbled a ditty were counted^ as! 
straight comedies, since Hope’s 
cihoning is not figured to have lent 
appreciable b:©. values. ; The two 
AI Jolson biographical hi nis were 
classed as musicals because it is 
largely : onV^at bOsis that they 
[. were presented and sold by Cor 
I lumbia. They also, nevertheless. 


had a high dramatic content. 
“Birth of a Nation,’’ although Un- 


Gope With the Wihd (M-G) ;(1939) 

Best Years of Qur Lives ( RKQ ) ( 1 947 ) . 

Duel in the. Sun. (SRQ) (1947) 

This Is the; Army (lyB) (1043) 

Jolson Story (Col) (1947) 

6. •i Bells of St. Mary’s (RKO) < 1946) . . ... 

7. Going My Way (par) (1944) 

8: For Whom the Bell Tolb^ (1943) 

! 9. Welcome Stranger (PUr) (1947) 

10. Snow White (RKO>; ( 

11. Blue Skies (Par) (1946) . . ....... . 

Egg and I (U) (1947) . 

Jolson Sings Again (Gol ) ( 1 949) .. 

Leave Her to. Heaven (20th) ,0945). 

Big Parade (M-G) (1925) ..... , . , 

Uheonquered (Par) (1947). . . . . . . 

Yearlihg (Metro) (1947) . . ^ . 

Forever ; Amber (20th) (1947) 

Bong of Bernadette (20th) (1943) . . . . ; . ; 

Meet M^ in St: Louis (M-G) (1945), . 

Mrs. Miniver (M-G) (1942) ... 

Spellbound (U A) (1946) . v 

Green Dolphin St. (M-G) (1947) . . . . .. 

Razor’s Edge (20th) (1947) 

Weiekend at the VValdorf . (M-G) (1945) 

Notorious (RKO) (1946) 

Ziegfeld Follies (IVt-G) (1946) 

Hucksters (M-G) (1947) 

Green Years (M-G) (1946) 

Adventure (M-G) (1946) ; . ; ; . 

Easy to Wed (M-G) (1946) . . 

Anchors Aweigh (M-G). (1945) . 

Four Horsemen (M-G) (1921X . 

Paleface. (Par) (1948) . . • • 

Raiidoni Harvest (M-G) (1942) 

Road to Utopia (Par) (194b); . 

Since You Went Away (UA) (1944) 

38. .: Stagedoor Gahteen (UA) (1943) 

39. Thirty Seconds Over Tokya lM^ (19'14) : j . . 

Thrill of a ’Romance (JVi-G) f 1945) . . : . 

Valley of Decision (MrG) (1945) . . . 

Bachelor and Bobbysdxer (RKO) (1947) . 

Till Clouds Roll By (M-G) (1947) . . . / 

Road to Rio (Par) (1948) : 

Two Years' Before the Mast (Par) (1946) . . 

Harvey- Girls (M-G) (1946) : , . . . . v . . . . 

Lost Weekend (Par) (1946) . , . ; . . . . ; . , . 

Saratoga Trunk (WB) (1946). . .... . . . [ 

Holly wood Canteen (WB) (1944) 

Easter Parade (M-G) (1948) . 

(20th) (1949) : .1...^ . ; 


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13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 
19; 
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21; 
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23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

34. 

35. 

36. 

37. 












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40. 

41. 

42. 

43. 

44. 

45. 

46. 

47. 
48: 

49. 

50. 


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dpubtedly the greatest grpsser of ^^l- * . v. 

any picture in the entire history of . 52... Mother Wore Tights (20th) (1.947) 

films, has not been considered m P’’* 

54. 


> '• • •• • 




the above classifications. It fits into 
a kind of slot of its pwri, dating 
back to 1915, wheh the industry in 
ail its aspects was fundamentally 


e eru j i. „ I different from the present day. The - 
$1,400,000, sin.ee mpst of .t^e_^dates ■ Griffith classic uhdoubtedly 59, 

at least $35,000,000 In the 
which hod .repeats profitable on ; ^ g Canada, and more likely 


oaters. 


Mex Wants Comedijbs 

Mexico City, Jaii. IQ 
Of the 107 pix produced 


in 


$5Q.000;Q00. There^s ho way of 
i telling, however, since the film Was 
[sold to separate distribs for han- 
dling in various parts of thje coun- 
and no central bookkeeping of 


I Was a Male War Bride (20th) (1949) . 
Three Musketeers (M-G) (1048) ; . . . ; 

55. Johnny Belinda (WB) (19481 . . 

56. Snake Pit (20th) (1949) . : . . . . 

57. Cass Timberlane (M-G) (1948) ,, . . : . . 

58. Emperor Waltz (Pat) (i948> 

BemHiir (M-G); (1926) . 

Doily Sisters (2C)th) (1945) ... . 

61. Joan of Arc (RKG) ;(1949) : , , . 

62 . Kid From RrookJyn (RKO) <1946) . . . . 

63. Reap the Wild Wind (Par) (1942) 

64. Red Rivet (UA) (1948) . : 

65. Singing Fool (WB) (l928) . 

66. State Fair (20th) (1945) 

67. Holiday in, Mexico (M-G) ( 1946") 

68. Margie- {20th) (1946) , . 


• • ^ • 


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• «-• a a • 


« • • f • • • *• t *. 


^ - . ibh-returhswaseverkept. Like- 

Mcxico last, year, a new high, {.only i vvise, theih is ho record of rentals 
i;i3 were boxoffice hits, according ; (the wptd “gross’’, as currently . 69, Night and Day (WBl (1946) 
[ to the National ; Exhibitors. A^sh. tp: reh* Smoky (20th) (1946) . 

Of the cpin-makihg -ba tph.,... eight. t,hs), since the distrib^ 

I were cpmepies, and three coniedy- : 0 aggg 0 xhihited the in, 

dramas, tents, auditoriums and stores: In 








• ♦ f A 


$26,000,000 

i0,170J)00 

.8,700,000 

8.500.000 
8,000,000 
8,000.000 
6 5oo;ooo 
6 300,000 

6.100.000 
6 ’:00,000V 
5:700,006 

5.750.000 

5.500.000 

5 550,000 

6 500,000 
> 5f250,000 

5:200,000 

.5050,000 

5.000. 000 
5 000,000 

? fi f'hO.OOO 
5 000,000 

5.000. 000 

5.000. 000 
4 000,0^0 

. 4.200,000 
,4 ^COO 
4.7 :0, 000 
4.6V'0,000 
4 "00,000 
4 "00,000 
4 "00. 000 
4 500,000 
. ^.".OO.OOO: 

4500.000 

4:)00.ooo 
.4-500,000 
4 500 000 
4500:000 
4.500,000: 

4.500.000 ' 

4.500.000 

4.500.000 . 
4500:000 

4400.000 

4.. 250.000 

4500.000 
4 ""0,000 

4.200.000 

4.200.000 

4.200.000 ; 

4.150.000 

4.100.000 

4.100.000 
4,100,0'00 

4.100.000 

4.050.000 

.4,000,000 

4.000. 000 
4;000,000 

4,000:000: 

4.000. 000 
4.000:000 

4.000. 000 
4,ood;()00 
4,000:000 

4.000. 0'’() 
4.000:000 

4,O00;OOQ 

4.000. 000 


Exhibitors are preferring ^cp.me- 3ny case, there can be no doubt, 

domestic and imported, this fj-om 


diCvS, 

year 


Warners 


.Continued from pstfe 3 


Whatever fecords are avail- 
able, that “Birth” did fantastic biz 
over a long number of years. 

! :‘Goiie’ Tops 

[ Omitting “Birth’- puts “Gone, 
Wi th the Wind” ea.sily at the head 
hf the all-time 
i without even a 








Continued from- pitge 3 


availability date has been passed exhibs are wise to the outfit’s laic-, 
hy six months or more in subse- comer bargaib sales and purposely 
Qoent situatioris and which It ap- skip original availability: so they 
-grossers list, buy cheaply later. Thus.: it is 

said,; valuable playing time is 
cheweel up for which the exhib 
cpuld , be paying. 20th or sonie 
other distrib much higher: prices. 


_ close rival. The ^®^*b hy offering the films^^ i^^^ 

there is no Ukelihood that the right I fiiin at the end of 1949 completed letting the exhib name his own 
to sell would be withdrawn ohless i its fourth time in release ( third naturaHy takes just a frac- 

... , , , , , . a deal becomes ‘ obviou.sly, inrpos- : reissue) to add almost $4,000,000 of what the rental would have 

hinged the later Washijigton the $,22:00Q,000 it had previously eaqh pie was originally 

j Actually, negotiations hayf been' piled up in the domestic market. but it figures any term^ 

Feeling apparently is that the protracted, it was said, btecause,:0f ; Tile figure is considered phenom- better than none. Generally, 
MPAA was beihg .. paternalistic, : the highly complicated nature of Venal by film men for a rei.s.siie: R 10® i^v^^ilability dat^ a.picture 
that its attitude was: ‘‘You little • the stock transaction. li,S: Treas- , Metro hak now; taken it out of dis- ; j? moqths _back, there is very 

Iread and okay tbe ; ury ; Dept;, Dept, of jU.stioe, the ltributiOn for a year dr so 
in we’ll come along i Warners, th.e potential purHiaSers, sending it but again, 
the baU and carry [the banks and othei-s “all: must; be ; Samuel; Gpldwyn’s V“Bes 


fellows go ahead and okay the ; ury ; Dept;, Dept, of jU.stice, the l iributiOn for a year dr so bCipr 

plans and then ‘ - . 

later, pick up 
It.,’’ 

It can be ; said definitely that 
COMPO will not get Unanirhous 


satisfied” before the ; sale can be of . Our. Lives’* is in runner-up po- 
closed; On the other hand, . the j siljon bh the list with $10, 17G,000 
Lehman mouthpiece asserted. we in; rentals, while . David 0:: Selz- 


apprbval this time^until after the ' haVe not tripped; ourselyes;[yeh and nick’s “Duel; in the Sun” is tliird 
MPAA has .stamped its okay on if. !:iVP _do:h 9 t expect to, ; ; ;^ at $8,700,000.; , While these two 


little chance, of a heuse buying the 
film at regular prices. The e.^hib 
would rather take bn the; hew prod- 
uct com ihg up. ; ; 

: It’s that last jangle that.: havS 
spnie of the other distribs burned. 
It is (rutting them out bn. dates for 
their lesser:; prPduct Exhibs aid 


Fox, on the other handj appears 
well-pleased with the new develop- 
ment in selling. Sales chief Andy 
W. Smith has pointed Put repeated- 
ly in recent itiohths the great niim- 
be r of contracts which the co i n - 
pany wrote last year. He said . that 
it had beeh the highest in 20l li 
history. 


Okay pther Matters 

Washington, Jan, 1'7, , 

The board pf direciors of the 
Theatre Owners of Ainerica,Vin its ' actions agMhst Warners, and 
annual mid-wili ter huddle the past' majors would nPt deter a sale? 


2 Producers Stake Claim 
To linknowii Soldieir Title 

'rhe tJnkriown Soldier j” appar- 
ently uhf bought of cihenriatogra- 
^phically for the past nine years, 
suddenly sprung to prominence 
in the last few iveeks. Two 
Years” figures are net after ad- ; Some exhibs. figuring anv film ic- different producers! have staked 



' ence represented by the fact that Pi'odUc^ Offers. 


veek, tackled four big issues.: They wpirld. merely require the vpioper ycrtising, while ‘^Duers” in most new as long as "it'liasnT nlnved ■ ^*»**bs with; the Motion Picture 
gave the go^ahead on ;three—thea- audit to create a [ reserve oh liav; cases do not reflect the heavy co-op their area, use the bargain ^ Assm of America for that title arid 


ire televisiOriv : ad m issions tax re- 
ductions, arid an exhibiior-distribiu 
tor trade code. 

On the fourth ^ affijiation 
GouncU of Motion Picture 


bilities. 

Lehman statcfnent conies on the 
heels of a disclosure by Harry M. 
WB. 


campaigns. 


regular first fcatuie. Others ^ 

: All of the figures in the fop- find them advantageous as bottom- i ^ Cbhen, who inade: his regislra^ ; 

. grosser list would be considerably rungers in duals, since they can be P '1 i» ^rid Sam Baeiwitz^ 

n with Warner, WB prexy, that exclusive /higher bii a worldrwide basis. No . bought practically at the s*ime Avho put in his bid Jam fi. 

Organ- ■ right . to represent the tlU'ee hrOth- atteiript has been made to estimaie . price as an ordinary second Vt?n I Thev are the fir«if bint*!' d rice 

Izations— the order of the day was ctS; has already been gi-anled the TiHcome ahroad, however, since it ture, Still others pair them lo-i 1941 of a featSlto be built arovind 

togo_SlciWUrffil a couple of points, I dollar gether^jih; twin billt making all Vheuniden^^^^ 

not Identify ^the Lehman outfit h.y ,; equivalents to, or sorts of cornbos that \v6uld be lin- T. Metro was the previous regis. 

perhaps used internally in various possible if they .were bought at trant of the title. Cohen and Bm-r- 


are cleared up. 

Two days: of meetings failed to 
complete the agenda, and a rium- 
ber of points, including selection 
of the next cortA'erition site. , were 
put off for the time being. Likeli- 


name but that has been genera 1 

industry knowledge, for sorive time; epu ntrieri Also much d i.stri but ion 
The WB topper did riot ;indic;ijye was delayed becau.se of the war 
lhat the Lehirians already; had a . and direct comparatives .between 

[piclures are not always pos.sibie 


if 

regular terms. 


Witz also .slsTked out “The Uiiknou'rt 


var ^ Other companies are beefing that Solider Speaks” and “The Voice of 
;en the lechnique hurt.s^ 20th itself, as the Uhknowri SoWier,” ^all of them 
. iveJJ as competing distribs, .because as tag.s for original filria stories. 


mm Agi 20 euHS Bmme mtr’ii 

NtVER CROSS THE BORDER TOHIOHT! 







Wednesday^ January 18, 1950 






(Estimated Grass Time Sales) 


JSiS 

V . v . ^ . 464,000,000 

63.500.000 

42.340.000 

]VIutuar . . ... . ... . . 18,115,6 oO 


me 

'CBSi., 


X948 

NBC ,.$69,700,000 

CBS . > . , ; . .V* . 62,200,000 

ABC , . . ; . ..V . 44,300,000 

Mutual . , . . . V , 22,735^000 



’ -Washington, Jan. 17, -f 

Sen. Edwin C. Johnson (D.- 
GoiO;) laid it on the liner— both to 
nii^nibers of the^ FCC and to the 
broadcasters in ah ad0res$ last 
week before, an assemblecl group of 
radio lawyers. The ■ Chairman of 
the Senate Cominittee on Inter- 
state and Foreign Commerce tip^ 
held broad regulation Of radio and 
blamed “chiselers’! in the broad- 
casting business f Or bringing on 
“arbitrary” administrative poli- 
cies.' ■ 

Speaking at the annual dinner 
riiursday U2) of the Federal Com- 
munications Bar Assn., Johnson 
[abelled as “bunk” those who want 
radio regulation iimited to stand- 
irds of electrical interference. 
3uch advocates, he saita, “live in a 
Iream world of fancy, not fact/ 
Under such a system^ he added, 
‘radio would deteriorate to just 
what it is in soihe either countries 
where the only standard is the 
[)oliticai pull necessary to acquire 
i license,” 

Of course*, regulations can be- 
;oine on€>rous, Johnson pointed out, 
particularly when the broadcaster; 
tries to get by with all he can. “It 
Is faulty and Sloppy operation,” he 
said, “that hrings on a Blue Book; 

(Continued oh page 32) . ■ . 



to 

Boston, Jan. 17. 

Albert E. Foster, longtime direc- 
tor of media for Lever Bros., until 
removal of offices to New York, 
has been nanied station manager of 
WLAW, ASg outlet^ in hearby 
Lawrence.;-.-''. ' 

Foster will assume charge Of all 

operatiohs and personnel in the 
station-s Lawrence, Lowell and 
Boston studios and offices. 





Hollywood, Jan. 17; 

Strike of 500 members of Radio 
Writers Guild, western region, 
against CBS is expected to result 
at a meeting late this month y^hen 
officials of th§ union ask for sup- 
port of their' action. Stalemated 
after eight months of negotiations 
with the network. Guild issued a 
bulletin that it y/Ould activate its 
strike intention filed with National 
Labor Relations Board Dec. 23 if 
its demands contmue to be ig- 
nored. 

Crux of the embattled parties 
centers on these demands by the 
Guild 


Readjustment of weekly salary 
for senior staff writers from $83.50 
to reach .parity with N. Y. mem- 
bers’ $101.50. 

Limitation Of working hours to 
Ihclude five-day, '40-hour week. 

Retehtipn of radio and television 
fights to all material written by a 
Guild member oh his own time; 

Layoffs to follow seniority. , 

CBS has made final salary offer j 
of $94 for senior WTiters and is ; 
willing, to “overlook” the contract : 
clause which obligates staffers to ; 
make speeches. V / 


Breach for RCA 

RCA apparently is leaving no 
stone Unturned in its determina- 
tion to establish better public rela- 
tions in the face of some recent 
downbeat stpries and articies, par- 
ticularly those appearing in the 
Henry R. Luce publications (Life, 
Time, Fortune); 

RCA board chairman David Sar- 
noff himself has been* stepping 
into the breach as front man on 
the public relations side, in view of 
some recent Life pictorial spreads 
and editorial text in Time and For- 
tune, which apparently has been 
giving the rival CBS organization 
the best of it. Sarrioff, it’s Under- 
stood, met Luce last week for a 
“what gives?” hairdetting-down 
session. Sarnoff, it’s reported, was 
particularly disturbed over the re- 
cent Fortune piece on television, 
In which CBS emerged with flying 
colors/ 

On three major . fronts— video, 
broadcasting and recordings^the 
RCA boys have been taking some 
magazine drubbings in recent 
weeks, 

RCA prexy Frank Folsom, too, 
(Continued on page 34) 

GBS While-GolIarite$ 



Appointment of i^ictbr T. : Nor- 
ton j president of Atnericah Home 
Fbodb, Iiic., to one of the key maii^ 
agemeht roles at NBC as veepee 
for adipinistratioh, signiflcahtly 
highlights ail . era in radio ■ when 
npri-industry nien are taking oyer 
the leadership. It’s particulariy 
applicable in the case of NBC, 
where practically the entire upper 
echieloh level is now cornprised of 
men Who, seldom, until recently, 
had occasion to step inside a radio 
atatioii. ■ ^ ■ 

Equally significant is the fact 
thiat such pioneers in r^ as Nile$ 
Trammell, Mark Woods and Ed 
Kobak are no longer in the prexy 
seats, but have donned emeritus 
robes as either (1) board chairman, 


Addenda 

Radio’s 1950 “order-hath-;. 
changeth’- facade is pin- 
pointed by the 'fact that four 
ex-hetwork program toppers, 
each of: whom carried veepee 
Chevrons, are currently oh the 
sidelines. 

They are Davidson Taylor, 
who has just exited CBS;. 
Douglas Coulter, ex^CBS (arid 
ex-Foote, Cpne & Beldirig); 
Phillips Carlin, .ex -Mutual 
program chief, and Clarence 
Menser, forriier NBC program 
boss who has since, purchased 
and . subsequently sold a 
Florida statipn. 

(2) vice board chairman, or (3) in-: 
dustry consultant. • 

CBS stands out in sharp epnt^ast 
as the exception, where the senior 
mianageitient now in command caine 
up via the kilocycle route. 

In the case; of NBC, Frank Fol^ 
som, the president of the parent 
RCA company, who actually is re- 
sponsible for blueprintirig the em 
tire new NBC modus operandi, is 
essentially a merchandising man. 
In turn i Joe McConriell, Trammell's 
successor as prexy, was a lawyer 
and R;CA treasurer with , no pre- 
vious broadcasting experience. 

Similarly, exec Veepee Charles R. 
Denny came out of the FCC chair- 
manship via the law route, with 
NBC the initial stairiping ground 
in actual radio operations. On top 
of that, the : new- administriition 
veepee, while at one time identi- 
fied with Kenyon & Eckhardt as a 
veepee and director, has basically 
been identified with food rirtd 
packing companies. 

‘ Robert Kintner, the pyexy 

of ABC, was a Washington cpl 
~ umni st-(~Ki 



Withdtit Stripe# 

Ripiey in the NBC reorgari- 
izatiorial , changes as effected 
last week Is /the slbitirig of : ■ 
Jim Gaines as a ripn-veepee top 
man in the operating diyisipri 
covering: owned-and-operated 
stations, With at least one yee- 
pee subordiriate reporting to 
■"'-'hirii. ;■ 

As bead of brie of the three: 
major divisions of the network, 
Gaines will have all the o & p 
station managers ^ reporting to 
him. Among these are Irving 
E. (Chick) Showerman. vee^ 
pee in charge of the web’s Chi 
pperations/ / / " ^ 

Fact that Gaines was singled 
out for the No. 1 o & p s^ot 
without benefit of veepee chev- 
rons lias occasioned some . sur^- 
prise around the rietwork; 



The final returns for 1948 wer« 
racked up^'this week iii the NBC V* 
CBS battle for network supreiriacy. 
The results; from a biilings stand" 
point, are as significant as anything 
that’k come along to reveal how 
William S, Paley and his Colum- 
bia operation riioVed in over th# 
l2-mbnth period to blpse the gap ; 
on a $7,600,000 billirigs advantag# 
enjoyed; by NBC at the close - b£ 



AS RADIO S 

Herb Gruber has resigried as 
radio tiirie buyer; at the 
Blow agency to join Cecil & Pr<>S“ 
brey agency in the same capacity. 
C P move is in lirie with its ex-, 
panded , radip-Ty activities,; .how 
that^it has projected itself into the 
bigtime With inheritance of / such, 
personalities as Tom J. Maloney, 
a top ^ exec of /Newell-Emmett (now 
.Cunningham & lyalsh), and George 
F. ppley, Jr„ radio-TV director of 
N ewell-Emmett, who has joined 
C & p agericy as television direc- 
tor. ^ '• 


with Maloney and Foley, 
C & P also inherited the radio and I 
video billings on the Auto-Lite . 
account. 1 


Mails/Final Bniadside 


Final broadsides in the Natibnal 
Labor Relations. Board election 
today (Wed.), to determine Whether 
the Radio Guild (CIO) Will con-^ 
tiriue to be colleetive bargaining; 
representative for CBS’ .N.Y. white- 
Goilar: workers; were issued yester-. 

■•da>y _ : 

Employees received at their 
homes a letter frorii Frank Stanton^ 
thb web prexy ’s first direct partici- 
pation iri . the campaign; Stanton 
charged that the union causes dis- 
harmony and promised th at “as 
far as we. cari See ahead, there 
will be no changes in present co.n^ 
ditibns unless they can be made 
even better than they are today/’ 

The union issued a printed leaflet 
which said that there is .“one issue 
Ashall CBS white collar workers 
continue to havb union guarantees, 
protection of their jobs arid sala- 
ries, promotion opportunities and 
working conditions?” 

Voting will take place at the 
net’s N.Y. headquarters today and 
ballots Will be counted tonight at 
the NLRB office, 2 .Park ave. 
Guild is staging a party at its of- 
fices while its members wait for 
the’ results. 


stepping into his initial broadcast 
role a few years back as one of Ed 
Noble’s key men. 


Another upheaval in agency 
circles, in the wake of the breakup 

of Newell-Emmett (now Gunriing- 
ham & Walsh), transpired this 
week- when. H. L. McGlinton and 
M. E,. Carlock revealed they are 
breaking away - from their respec- 
tive agericies, N. W. Ayer and Ben- 
ton & Bowies, to set up their own 
big league operation. 

With Carlock, it’s reported, also 
goes the lucrative Prudential busi- 
ness out of /the ^ & .B carnb and 
into the new Carlock, McC^^linton 
& Smith agency. 

Carlock; yeepee at B & B, arid 
McCUnton, longtinie radio-TV di- 
rector and veepee at Ayer, are tie- 
irig in with Paul Smithy who pres- 
eritly operates his own agency in 

/New setup will read: McClinton, 
president; Smith, veepee and chair- 
man of the Plans Board; Carlock, 
Veepee and secretary. None of the 
Ayer business ; will be disturbed. 
Checkout of McClinton comes as 
something of a surprise to the 
trade. Joining Ayer in 1929, he has 
been veepee in charge of radio 
since 1938; His . successor at Ayer 
will be James E. Hanna, ; veepee 
and manager of the. radio dept. 

ney-4s-set-4o/g-o-into^op^ 


: Btrangely enough, NBC goes in- 
to 1950 with most of its half-hiour 
tirne segriients $old , out, whereai , 
CBS has wide open gaps oh its 
nighttinae and Sunday afternoon. . 
schedules. Yet, oddly enough; thn 
CBS financial picture reflects thn 
healthy payoff from its ascendancy . 
into programming dominance dur- , 
inig 1948, during - which Paley in- 
herited such stars as Jack Benny, 
Edgar Bergen, Red Skelton, Bing 
Crosby, Groucho, Burris & Allen, 
etc,. ■ 

The year-end figures show that 
NBC took a nosedive in billings to 
the tune of nearly $5,Q00,()00 rip 
compared with the ’48 gross tim# 
sales, while .Columbia gairied in ex- 
cess of $1,000, QCiO. 

For the year 1948, NBC regis-/ 
tered $69, 700,000 in estimated grosp 
time sales. CBS’ figure was $62,- 
200^000, giving NBC an advantage 
of $7,500,000. The 1949 year-end 
figure showed NBC wfith gross bill- 
ings. of $64,000,000, with Paley 8s 
Co. racking up $63;500,000, still 
iinder the NBC figure, but wiping , 
oiit all but $500,000 of the wide, 
financial gap separating ' the two 
'/Webs.;.,. 

Both ABC and /Mutuiai 
were down in ’49 comriareii ,.with_u 
the previous year. ABC put $42,- 

340,000 in the till last year, where- 
as it hit a peak $44*300,000 in ’48. . 

Mutual only hit ' an estirhated 
$18,X15'OO0 iri: ’49, / while the. ’48 
total was $22, 735;0Q0. 


TONI DROPS GODFREY 

IN NEW radio CUT 

Chicago,; Jari; 17. 

,, Toni will, drop its sponsoring of 
I Arthur Godfrey ' in . April. . . Of ter 
completing .: 26-weGk cycle. Ac- 
cording to agency exec,, progtani 
, was bought with, definite tinie in 
•;mirtd and was not to be renewed,-: 
fitting a definite^merehandise pro- 
motion. 

Garicellation leaves home perr 
manent advertiser with “Give and 
Take” on CBS Saturday afternoon 
arid .“This is Nora pr^ soap 
I opera on CBS , Mpnday-Friday . 

Toiii has practically cut adver- 
tising budget radiowise in half as 
it dropped ‘^Griirie Photographer” 
and' “Ladies Be. Beated” last year 
{ and with the Godfrey riix harrows 
down to two eritriesv with no pros- 
pect of additional fare. 

However, while Toni is • not in 
television as yet, it is more: or less 
aril open secret that it is open for 
something for the house-ffaus. 
Much of the cosmetic-allied firm’s 
budget has beeri switched • to news- 
papefs and magazines in the past 
year. 


eration on May 1, with headquar- 
ters in Uew York. 

Pfudential has been one of the 
important B & B house accounts,, 
involving all media, with, approxi- 
mately $1,500,000 channelled into' 
network programming via the Sun- 
day CBS “Family Hour Of Stars” 
arid the NBC ci^pss-the-board Jack 
Berch program; 



Any hopes for an NBC coriven- 
tipn in Hawaii next September 
were reridered nuU and void last 
week, when the Station Planning 
and Advisory Committee (SPAC) 
voted at a meeting with network 
execs in N. Y. to hold the annual 
powwow “within 500 miles of Chi- 
cago.” 

7^it~the ’48~NB C convention a t- 






Steer Clear of Video 

Minneapolis, Jan. 17. 
Here for two appearances with 
j his Hollywood revue, Gene Autry 
'told local reporters he’s being paid. 

$500 a; week by his radio sponsors 
not to go on television*., ’This, . of 
course, is in additipn to his regular 
compensation for jhis air services. 

Autry said that his radio spon- 
j sors took an optiori on his tele- 
vision services at. the $500 weekly 
figure. They haven’t yet decided 
i to exercise it, however, but— at a 
price--they're keeping him off TV. 

Present tour keeps Autry on the 
road into March. He had been out 
a week ^hen he reached Minne- 
apolis wherC’ he ran into 11 below 
zero te mper atu res-^“ra th er unkind 
to ri Californian,” he said» 


White Stiiphuf Springs, W. Va., 
last September, sentiment of fh# 
affiliate membership was all for 
holding the .shindig in Honolulu 
! this year, .although board chairman 
I Niles. Trammell (then prexy) iritl- 
I mated that David Sarnoff & Co. 
j WQuldn’t hold still for. that . kind of 
art :NBC expense voucher, particu- 
larly in vievv of what has been hap- 
penirig the past year. ;/ 

, . The affiliate . boys, appaferitly; re- 
con. s id. ere d . in .the meantime^ Best 
guess is .that Chi .will get the nod, 
A committee will, be' named to pick 
: the actual site. ' 


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/ 17. ■ 

Arrangements are being final* 
ized to air Mary Margaret McBn 
Over a rnidwest radio hookup on 
an hour-iorig program transcribed 
from New York. 

Hoping to build as large a f ol- , 
lowing she has garned the past Igi 
years in the Manhattan area; WGN 
will pick ujp the broadcast about 
the middle of February, to b# 
aired in the 9:15 a;m. ^lot./ Sp.oii- 
sotship will be on a participatirig 
basis, with Maiathori Cprp. mak- 
ers of W axtex number one In thn 
lineup. 


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Wediie0day9 J^vary. 18, 1950 ^ 



By GILBERT SBLBES 

1 dbrt’t ..know hdw Geotge Jean 
Kathan feels about it, but I am 
always pleased to have my name 
bracketed with hl$, especially 
when it’s spelled tight. But I can’t 
, aeem - to feel grateful to Hubbell 
Robinson, Jf;, for his reference in 
y 0 ur anniversary humber. Here 
It is CgetUng- my name. into print a 
iec6nd-;thhe): '' ^ . ■ 

-’Heaven, kiiOws , radio didn’t 
achieve its titanic success w 
the comment of a notable ig r o u p: 
of dissenters. Most of the critical 
aristocracy hds exSimined radio .v. 
and fouiid it wantingi, Such adroit 
and erudite : word#rahglers as 
George ; Jean, “Nathan and Gilbert 
$eldes have bnckbatted the: hd- 
blest . effoits of the broadcasters.” 

Someone ought td write a piece 
..on ‘‘The Supersensitivity: of, Vee- 
pees iii Gharge of Programs,” of 
which this is a startling instance. 
I don’t, recall reading anything, of 
Kethan’s about radio, but I have 
given myseif the ■ trouble of ret 
reading a lot of my own stuff, and 
the answer to Mr. Robinson is 
•‘name one.’’ That is, name one 
single instance of a noble effort 
by the broadcasters; that I have 
brickbatted: 

SpecifiGally, what are the noblest 
offorts? Mr. ; Robiiispn doesn't 
name them, but he does name 
three current CBS programs— -“My 
Friend Irma,” “Our Miss Brooks” 
•nd “Sing It Again”-^hohe of 
which I .have attacked. Two pf the 
three I think are pretty routine, 
and I WQUld oheerfully d^^ack 
them if necessary.^ I wouldn't jOh- 
sider that a brickbat hurled at the 
noblest efforts. 

Now let me name some. Have 
I ever derided the work of Norman 
Corwin? (I’ve exercised my critl- 
<bal judgmeht, preferred some of it 
to others, but never belittled it 
and suggested it wasn’t worth do- 
ing). Or the ; work of Edward, R. 
Murrpw, either in London Or at 
homet Or Bill Shirer? Or t he 
CBS School of'the Air, which was 
a pretty, noble effort? Or Jack 
(Gontlnued on page 34) 





on 

For Isi time in 225G Pact 

Cleveland, Jan. 17. 

'r ■ • 

Standard Brewing Co. has signed 
With the Cleveland Indians for ex- 
clusive radio and teleyisiori rights. 
Bibadcasting will be for home and 
away games; television will be only 

forTThbrnegames,; 

Although a n n .0 u n c e m e n t of 
Which stations wiii carry the games 
bas not been made, it is almost a 
certainty . that WERE will get the 
radib rights and WEWS the tele- 
vision end of the reported contract 
that is iri the neighborhood of 
$225,000 exclusive of time, talent 
and agency fees.. 

President of Standard is George 
A. Creadon. He also has much 
atock in WERE and the . ball club. 


; Washirigtort, Jah. l7. v 

A decision is to be reached this 
week bn whethet : brew .Pearsbii’s 
6 p;m, Sunday broadcast on ABC 
will be repeated locally . at . 10: jO 
p m. the same night .on the Wash- 
ingfQh pbst-GBS station, WtOH^ 
John; S^ Ha^s, WTQP Jhainager, 
said yesteybaiy he is trying to ar- 
range for the repeat with ABO, 
Adam Hat Go., Pearson’s sponsor, 
and .William H. Weiritraub Agency. 

Pearsbii’s* office; here said the 
cOjrrtmehtator has talked about the, 
plan but has made no decision. 
Pearson, now oil the west Coast, is 
not expected to . return heCe : until 
the end of the month. 

Pearson’s newspaper coluhin is 
carried by the Post which bwris 
55% of WTpP, the remaining 
45% ;being held by CBS- ; Pear- 
Spn’s broadcast is carried by 
WMAL, which is owned by .the 
Washington Evening Star; ^ ; ' 


Cherchez la Niiirse 

Pittsburgh, Jan. 17. . 

When Doris Mouser heard 
she had won KDKA’s Cinder- 
ella Week-End contest last 
week, giving her several days 
and the works in New York 
,oh the house, she aetually 
fainted dead away in the stur 
dio. Stan Norman and Chuck 
Garratt, who handle the pro- 
gram, suddenly- Cemembered 
that one of their •contestants 
that day had told, them she 
was a registered nurse, and 
the , two of them scurried 
: around f ranctically looking , 
fbr her among the femmes. . 

; T h e n they : remembered 
: something else— Mrs. Mpusef 
V was the nurse; Sjie came io : 
iii a mihute or so without any 
;:help,..’ 


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Des Mpihes, Jan. I’T. 

Myron J. Befinettj public safety 
commissionef fpf Des Moines, aiid 
a former: local disk jockey, has an: 
jiouiiced that he has filed a change 
from Republicah party affiliation 
to pempcratic ; and has bbtaihed 
hominatibn papers for the bemp- 
cratic nomination for governor. 
Gordon Downey, of KWDM, pes 
Moines, has ahnounced he is Ben- 
nett’s publicity director and that 
Bennett will seek the nomination 
as a “liberal, independent bemb- 
crat’’ without the backing of the 
Pemocratic-state organization.; 

Bennett came to Pes Moines 
from Cincinnati .five years ago as 
a disk jockey. After a year he 
went to Sioux Falls, S. P., . but 
later returned to ahother radio job 
here, arid .while still assbeiated 
with radio was elected public safe- 
ty commissioner. 


CBS 'Show Goes On’ Airer 

as Show Biz 





This will mark the fi r st time th at 
Btandard has had both radio and 
television rights. . For the past two 
years, Standard has had only radio 
dealings with WJW, v/ith the latter 
broadcasting the ball games with 
Jack Graney and Jimmy Dudley at 
the mikej^ The two mikemen are 
expected to handle AM chores. 

WJW is trying again to get base- 
ball rights, but WERE has the in-- 
•ide track arid, is a sure bet. 

Along the rialto the odds say 
that if WJW gets the; ball con- 
tract, WERE over the 

.ABC . net option whi-ch WJV/ 
flaunted in previous years to 
bandle the games. Incideritally; it is 
.•aid that WJW arid ABC have 
merged for the cbmirig year, thus 
taking WJW but of the ball fiame; 


i 


CBS* hour-long program; “Trie 
Show Goes On,” which premieres 
tomorrow (Thurs.) night as an AM- 
TV siniulcast, shapes .Up as a sort 
of shbvyr business ” We, the People:” 
Appearing on. the teeoff stariza^s 
talent buyers will be Guy Lom- 
bardo, who seeks talent for his 
riitery in Freeport, L. I,; Eddie 
Davis, who is in quest of dancers 
for his Leou & Eddie’s 52d street, 




Hollywood. Jan. 17. 

“Hollywood Calling,” telephone 
^[Uizzer, has ibeen dropped after 
■ix months by NBC and will be rer 
placed Sunday (21) with a dra- 
matic show.' Stoi’y line and plots 
will be Written by; the whodiiriit 
novelist* Stanley Gardner, With 
Robert Riley to script the shows. 
William Robson, is directing. 

New series will be tossed against 
the Jack Benny show bn CBS. 


the leigit producer, seeking talent 
for a road company of “Texas, L’U 
Darling” and Jennie Grossinger, 
Who Wants performers for her upr 
state mountam resort. 

Among bthers will; be Lee Gru- 
ber, who operates the Rendezvous, 
Philadelphia ni t e r y, and Sam 
Glick, who is in the piece . goods 
business bnd ' wants talent for 
a clpak-and-suit club date. Gim- 
mick of the show irivolves bn-the:- 
air bidding for performing talent. 

Hpbm’t ; goes in as em- 
cee.; .Le^.er Gottlieb produces. 


Morgan’^ Cross-the-Boarll 
WNBC ^ow Bov^s Jan; 30 

Henry Mox’gan launches his new 
15-minute across-the-board show 
on WNBC* key H. Y.. station of the 
NBC web, Jari, 30. Gbmedian plans, 
to reprise the format with which 
J he started his radio career oh 

I WOR, N. Y., via gabbing - and ocCa- 
• sibrial spinning of novelty records. 

! Show; to be aired -ui -the 6:30 to 
16: 45 p.m. slot, Will be pitched to 
sponsors on a participating basis. 

Local program Will be in addi- 
tion to Morgan’s show on the NBC 
web. Latter is now aired Sunday 
nights at 6:30. , 


Washirigton, Jan, 17. 

NAB prexy Justin Miller yester- 
day was bwaitiiig a reply to his re- 
quest to the State Dept, for a con- 
ference regarding a mixup which 
pccurred here last Thursday In 
connection Avith Secretary Ache- 
son’s talk before the National 
Press Club on the ; China issUe. 
Liye; broadcasts of the speech were 

not allowed biit recordings were 
;made for Voice of America arid 
later offered the nets. 

beprirtment gave, assurance it 
has no iriteritipn' of iriterfering 
with domestic broadcasts. Refusal 
to permit live pickup, it explairied, 
was because of expectation talk 
would contain off-the-record re- 
marks Which would have to be de- 
leted recordings. As it turned 
out, no editing was necessary. 

All four; nets squawked because 

of lack of arrangements by the dcr 
partment for broadcasting the 
speech, but agreed to. make no fur- 
ther protest pending the results of 
Miller’s conference. 




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Festival 


Eleventh Annual Americaii Mu- 
sic Festival will be aired by 
WNY;C, New York’s city - station, 
between Fpb. 12 and 22. As part 
of the festival 16 public eoncerts 
will be held at Carnegie Hall, 
Town Hall* Times Hall, Cooper 
linioii, Bropklyn Museum arid 
other auditoriums in the five bor- 
oughs;- ; 

Purpose of the project is to 
stress the contribution of young 
American artists and composers, 
present their new arid seldom 
heard works arid to over an over- 
all tribute to Americairs of all 
races, creeds and nationalities. 
Programs are varied and range 
from a rehearsal of the N. Y. Phil- 
harmonic under Leonard Bern- 
stein to barbershop ballads. 





Bridgeport, Jan. 17. 

Philip Merrymah, former NBC 
planning and development man- 
ager, this week became president 
and geporal manager pf WLIiZ, 
daytiriie indie, after buying but in- 
terest of Bill Elliott, founder of 
station. . 

Elliott stays on as anriouncer And 
prpgrarnmet indefinitely; Other 
principals in ; operating company 
Unbhanged, 


Jari. 17; 

NEC’s three-note chimes, 
used to ideritify the network 
on both radio and teleyisiori at 
statipn-breaks between pro- 
grams, became the first pure- 
;ly audible trademark today 
(TUes.) to be dealt with by the 
U, S: Patent Office, 

Government permitted NBC 
to register the three note^ ak 
a service mark, , identifying 
them, in precise legal terini- 
riolo^ as a “sequence of mu- 
sical chime-like notes Which, 
in the key of C, sound the 
notes G,E,C.” NBC first start- 
ed to use the trademark in 
1927. 


m^ NEW. YOEK PTY 

Larry Lpwri3^m“riittirig~i3ie^^^rG3^rYbinCBS7~Cri®l^fiE^imculMitm among 
mariy 88 :10 what it means .20th floor-wise. . . .Eve Arden (“Our Miss 
Brooks”) •profiled in Eeb. liberty. . . .Ron Frederick, ek-arinouncei> 
producer for MBS; duittirig Gotham for ’FrisepV . . . WHOM, lauriclied 
amateUr hour in English and Italian, sponsored . by CoioniiA Bros. . , . .. 
Louella Parsons to. do her next three ABC-casts from .N,- Y., returniiig 
to L. A. Feb; 5 v ; ;^BS newsman Ned Calmer^s nciyel, ‘‘The Strange 
Land;” due ftpm Scribner presses next month , . .R^ldiO'^Teleyisipri 
directors Guild strigirig arinuial hall Friday eye at the Astor, wit^ Ray 
Bibeh prcE arid a revue ; . jblmny Glsen's “Ladies Re) Seated’’ ^ 

to originate next Week from, Boise, Idaho.. • • • Fred Ziy Co. working ori 
new transcribed soap opera, held auditions yesterday ^Tues.) ; . . Ethel 
Everett; starred in WNBGs ‘‘Evei:yinan’s Story” last night XTues.)^;. ;, ; 
Howard Gorinellr Biow admari, rind wife, to Miami peach Sat. (14) for 
;two weeks .;. Bob Soininerville, ex-ABG, to Free & Peters , . Lauren 
Gilbert rind Billy Xipton new to “Payid HarUm” . , Frank Chase, Ruth 
Gates and Teresa Keane added to “Our Gal SUnday-t . . ; Bill Quinn arid 
Mary Orr join “Just Plain Bill?’ . . . . Dorothy Francis, Horace Brahani, 
Anne Sargent and Richard; Janriver added to ^‘Front Page; Ferr«ll ’’ 

Heniy Sylvern, muS^ IS Show Business,’’ to; 

handle music for . Radio Registry costume ball March 31, beriefit of 
Damon Runyon f und v ... Benton & Bowles hoop sqUad defeated D’Arcy 
brisketballers, 46-36, extending streak to fbiir wins . . . . Jack Sterling’s 
WCBS commercials for Franklin Savings bank using recorded minute 
interviews with depositors ; . . /Robert . Taylor transcribing “MGM The- 
atre of the Air” Friday (20), Ralph Bellamy waxirig for the same series 
Sunday (22) and George Murphy on Eeb. 3 ... . ABC’s Mildred Morris 
to wed David Sillman, Hazletme Gorp engineer, Feb; 2 . . . . MBS’ Frank 
Whitc^ bn a' tour of sputhwest, stopped off for opening of. new KTHT, 
Houston, studios . injuries in a Queens auto accideiity WMGIVI 

annburicer; Ed Stokes is recuping at hbme . . . . wGR’s ’'Second Honeyr 
moon” has a new arinbuncer, Ralph Paul ../ Sports Broadcasters Assn, 
to hold annual shiridig Feb/ 14 at the Park Sheraton ; . . Casey Allen, 
“Big ’Town” narrator, offered a screen test because of his performance 
in “Respectful Prostitute” at the Selwyn . ... Olga Druce hopped Sun- 
day (15) to Haiti on some script research . . , . Wally Butterworth branch- 
ing piit from his ABC“Voices That Live,” restaging the stanza in con- 
cert halls in Philadeiphia, Boston, Detroit and D.C. . . . .George Hamil- 
ton ComblS^ column for Globe Syndicate now in 25 dailies r , Paul 
White, ex-GBS news chief, in town last week for Europe hopoff ; . ... 
A. C. Nielsen, the nose-andrear counter, off to Florida for vacation, 

Madison ave. street scene: Bill Paley exiting CBS building and en* 
teririg his limousine clutching a copy of the newest Nielsens . . . 
Adelaide Klein Coasting this week to do 20th-Fox pic- Ben Heebt’s 
“Where the Sidewalk Ends” ... NBC exec veepee Charles R, Dcnriy 
and missus left Sat. (14) for tWo-week vacation in Nassau arid Bermuda 
... Boy, Kenneth Wilson, born to the Frank Dodges (he’s on Arthur 
Godfrey $taff ) , . . . ABC’s Pauline Frederick to speak tomorrow (Thurs.) 
to Providence Wbmen’s Ad club. . . ;CBS’ Quincy Howe, Erie Severeid, 
Martin Asronsky and Keri Roberts to re-create newscasts on FDR for 
Americaiis for Democratic Action at the Waldorf Jan. 27. . , .Geraldine 
Zorbaugh upped to ABC’s ass’t general attorney ; . . Tom Slater veepeed 
by RuthraUlff & Ryan . . . .Bmliard Zeidman (MBS) to wed Dolores Fitz- 
Henry this spririg . , . CBS’ Red Barber to write Bill Corum’s column for 
eight weeks, starting in March, wWle the Journal- American staffer 
covers Kentucky Derby ; . Marion ^Lennox now, assistant contiriuity 
acceptance- director and Isabel Biaslui assistant religioso . director for. 
Mutual . . . , Aflency ichief ; Duane Jories to head N. Y, Heart campaign 
promotion committee again this year ; . .WVNJ has added a weekly 
newsGrist ori Jersey women’s clubs. . . . E. R. Leibert new publicity di- 
rector for Town Hall;. . .State Dept, now beaming ABC’s “Jackie Rob- 
inson Show” Eddie Albert trekking to Coast in four weeks to do 
“Fuller Brush Girl” fur Columbia and will originate his NBC program 
from H^wpod;^ ttariscribed series he narrated for National Mental 
Health Foundation starts bri WNYC Jan. 31. 

IN HOILYWOOP 

Blayne^Butcher has left Newell-Emrnett how that Auto-Lite moved 
“Suspense” to Cecil & Presbrey / . . Bruce G. Eells, head of a tran- 
scription syndicate, paid a $25 fine in court for socking, Joel Murcott, 
his former associate, who/served hi^^ vrith a summons in a receivership 
j actipri. . . . Walter Craig in town and being besiegPd by packagers with 
I radio, and vry shows . They’re not serving ham ’n’ eggs any more at 
1 Breakfast in Hollywood so to make the shbw’s title aU the more apropos 
it has been tagged Welcome to Hollywood, Jack McEIroy, emcee suc- 
eessor to the late Toiri Breneman, becomes the Hollywood Chamber of 
..Commerce’s unofficial glad-hander to the visiting peasantry. . . .Howard 
Meighan back frbm a month with the CBS brass in N. Y. / . The Jack 
Bennys (Mary Livingstone) celebrated 23 years of wedded bliss last 
Saturday , . , Hal Peary will make a tour of night clubs, his first, after 
Gildersleeve” finishes out the serison . . Announcer Dick Joy . is now 
sharing his name with the former Cecilia Ehresman, sec to Tony Quinn, 
SGcretaty-treasurer of Don Lee-. . , . Cy Howard took (My Friend) Irma’s 
hoy Friend* AI, out of the unemployment insurance line because of 
protests by Department of Labor that it was having a bad effect on . the 
jobless around the country . . . Ralph Edwards did a show for Rex Beil 
in Las Vegas to repay his wife. (Clara Bow) for playing“Mrs. Hush.” 
There?s one guy who never forgets a favor.. • , .Edgar Bergen arid his 
Goc^Cola crew moved to N. y. for two broadcasts . . Red Blanchard, 
small to wri disk jock, said he ignored nibbles from Hollywobd because 
^ health .hazard, you get all excited, lose sleep arid get the • 
stall treatment in some big shot's office.” He adds: “If Hollywood 
Wririts me they’ll have tb come after itie;” 

.. In line with recently unripunced NBC administrative and pperat.ibn.4 

^ ^ program staffs for radio arid ’TV at 
WRG and WNBW-TV, the web outlets here, have been set up by rta- 
tiOn mariager, WRliani Me Andrew. , ; .Mahibki Glascock has been named 
manager of station’s ,riew ;sourtd radio sales department, with Jay Rb.veii 
ripped from press mapager to sripervisor of WRC press, advertisip^ 
and pr^otion under Glascock ;/ . . Other yVRG-NBC changes includ/ a: 

.sales department under Charles deLozier, with Thomas D. 
Geogiiegan switched yrom video . m^riager to head of flackery for the 
1 y ^station; a controller’s department undbr George Sandefer; a de- 
paitmerit (ff public affairs and integrrited./seiwices for both radio arid 
TV uijder Eugene Jester, ex WRC-WNBW program director; Kenneth 
French named manager of sound and radio, with Ralph Burgln as man- 
ager Of the television prograrri divisibrt / Foniey A. Rankin has re- 

ot NAB’s Goverrintent Relations department tb he- 
Priblic affairs in the office of the Assistant Secretriiy 
^95 ^?i;E;^rtcan Affairs, Edward G. Miller, Jr. .;,,.Rod 

moves his poetry-music^story 
under sponsorship of Wise Potato Chips this 
western film series with a club 
glriimick, Circle Four Roimdup Rangers*” this week . . . WWDC’s di.sk 
Jackspir Lowe, Once a polio victim himself, going all out in a 
^ music requests to be accompanied 

by a dime contribution to the March of Dimes. 


f ^edne84ar5t Jmwiary 18, 1950 


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Wa^ingto 

Tlie FCC^^ week put its foot 
down and decided to go ahead with 
its investigation of the G, A. ’Rieh- 
ards stations (KMPC Los Angeles, 
^ W JR Detroit and / W v Clever 
land), the ^igency scheduled; hear- 
ings to begin March 13 in Lqs; Ap- 




In a 5 to 1 decisibn to inquire 
into charges that Richards ordered 
his employees to slant hews to re- 
flect his private prejudices, the 
Commission rejected argunients pn 
the' constitutionalitir pf its action. 
Action was taken on a petition by 
Richards’ counsel, ex-Senator Bur- 
ton K. Wheeler, to confine the is- 
Bues to; a proposal to transfer vot- 
;lng control in the stations to a 
group of trU^teesv ; 

The majority also turned argu- 
ments against public hearings on 
the grounds that Richards' precari- 
ous health would be endangered if 
he appeared and that his presence 
would be. essential. Asserting that 
Richards, despite his ■ ‘chronic ilL 
ness,” has maintained ‘ ‘a certain 
amount of physical activity,” the 
agency Said ’‘it may be possible to 
conduct a hearinjg in such a man- 
ner as to impose no unaccustomed 
physical strain pn him.” 

Only a few weeks ago', the Com- 
mission was petitioned by four 
Jewish organizations to proceed 
with the case. A brief filed by the 
groups pointed out that more than 
a year had el&psed since issuance 
of the original hearing order and 
that the agency had since been 
Bidetraeked by a, - ‘protracted and 
time-consuming series of motions” 
filed by Wheeler. J oining in the 
brief were the American Jewish 
Congress, the Community Rela- 
tions Committee of the L. A. J ew- 
ish Community Council, the Cleve- 
land Jewish Community Council 
and the Jewish Community GoUhCil 
of Detroit, , / ^ 

Commission said it must inquire 
into the news-slaiiting chirges iii 
order to determine Richards’, quali- 
fications as: a radio Ucens®®- Such 
determination, it held, is a neces- 
(Continued on page 34) 


Minn. Labor Federation 


Q. 


RdbCTr Q. Lew been ' 

tapped to sub for the vacation- 
ing Arthur Godfrey Pn-aii; the 
latterp CBS radio and tele- ; 
vision shows during the week 
. of Jan. 30. Because of his own 
video sho\v, Lewis will be on 
the air that week a total of 
nine-and-a-quarter hours. 

; Schedule iiiCludeS the ' six-J ? 

: and-a-quarter hours God- 
frey’s across-therboard morn-* . 

; ing radio program; plus the 
W edhesday night ‘‘Godfrey Sf 
. Friends” TV show HeR also 
have his own tele ppogram, 
the hoUr-long “Show Goes On- V 
; on Thursday night arid the 
audio pprtioh of the-latter is 
being taped for radio broad- 
cast the following Friday night, 





Us Kid^Slanted Comm’ls 


Minneapolis, Jan. 17. 

For first time anywhere, it’s be- 
lieved, a labor organization," the 
Minnesota Federation of Labor, 
sponsored a radio sports broadcast, 
that of the Minneapolis high school 
games, over station WLQL, MBS 
outlet; here. 

. The show’s commercials were de- 
signed to appeal to high school pu- 
pils, advising them to consiilt vo- 
cational counselors to make cer- 
tain they’re selecting the proper 
training and pointing put the ad- 
vantages the AFL believes unions 
bring W(u*kers; 

High school basketball games 
are broadcast over WLOL at 7:30 
p; m . c ve ry Friday. Negotlatioris are 
; now under way for the Union to 
sponsor a broadcast of the; state 
high school basketball tournament 
■lii^ M^rch. ■' 


trouble on Nags 

Washington, Jan: 17. 

Station WTUX of Wilmington, 
Del., whose horse racing programs 
have been under scrutiny of the 
FCC, may have a fight on its hands 
to retain its license despite an 
examiner’^ recdhimendation that 
the license be rehewed. 

Grounds bn which the examiner. 
Jack Blumcv found the station en- 
titled to keep its license were chal- 
lenged last week by the Gommis- 
sioh’s general counsel, Benedict P. 
Cottorie, in a request for oral argu- 
hient bn the initial decision. 
Blume’s conclusion that the station 
be given the benefit of any reason- 
able doubt because of the inexperi- 
ence of its owners was found un- 
acceptable to the Commission's 
cpurtsel; 

“This is hot a criminal proceed- 
ing designed to convict Mlessrs. 
McIntosh and Robinson (licensees) 
for their possible complicity in an 
illegal enterprise,” counsel stated. 
“This is a renewal , proceeding in 
which the applicant must sustain 
the burden of . proof that its opera- 
tion has been in the public interest 
and that its eontihued operation 
will also serve the public interest. 
The self'^se.rving declarations of an 
inhocent desigq . . . are entitled to 
no weight in the light of the over- 
whelming prepohderance of evi- 
dence to. the contrary;” 

The examiner’s willingness to 
accept as an “extenuating fact” the 
failure of the licensees to employ 
experienced radio counsel before 
FCC ordered hearings on the case 
also failed to impress Commission 
counsel. Broadcast licensees “can- 
not substitute the knowledge of 
radio counsel for the independent 
exercise of their owri judgment,”, 
counsel deGlared. “It is the li- 
censee to; whom the Commission 
must turn for ultimate respbrisi- 
biiity; That resjppnsibility cannot 

(Continued oh page.,32) 



The Ford pealer^^ have Upsef the 
minimum i3-week|s radio applbcart 
through the •“saturation technique” 
of buying up all available sustain- 
ers for a series of pne-shots to plug 
the new ’50 model. : The question 
of Whether the webs are establish- 
ing art : unhealthy precedent has 
stirred up considerable trade dis- 
cussion^.-;.: 

All of the Ford Dealers’ radio 
business has gone to Mutual arid 
GBiS, the former selling 14 Vshbws 
bn the “saturation” basis and Co- 
lumbia disposirig of eight. ABC 
has made an imsucessful pitch for 
some of the business (Ford argues 
it Warits estahlished nighttime 
shows with ratings and says it 
couldn’t find ; them on the ABC 
roster), while NBG contends it 
wants ho part of any deals that by-: 
pass radio’s traditional 13 weeks 
with options. / r ' 

While others, argue that NBC is 
merely trying to make a virtue of 
the fact that it has no sustairiers 
to sell (except Monday’s night’s 


To The Defense 

Agencies and advertisers 
polled oh ^ the question of 
whether the networks should 
relax their .13-week iriihimum 
staridard agree, for the most 
part, that a nfore flexible 
‘‘format” than now .exists 
would prbve an advantage 
rather; than a deterrerit to the 



It : ^ 

Washingtori, Jbn. 17; 

Appearing before ;the Senate 
Comnierce Committee last 
week in support of the Lariger 
;bill. The Rev. t S,; Ernst, a 
pastor of the Washington 
(D.. e.) Evangelical IJnited 

Brethren Church, gave ah il- 
lustration of the power of ad- 
-■ .vertisirig/;:' 

• Following % television prp- 
grani at hhine; of one of his 
cohgregatiori came the spot fpr 
a beer sponsor. Immediately, 
he said, the six-year bid child 
pf the family sang the cofn- 
inercial, “most forcefully irn- 
pressirig upon us, not Only 
with the ejffectiveness pt the 
^ advertiseriierit hut^^^ also with 
the -startling siiggestipn of the 
Subtle influence in the life of 
the child in faypr of the use of 
strong drink.” 

The Langer biU would pro- 
hibit advertising by radio and 
other media of alcoholic bev- 
erages. 


FCCinGangup 




NBC TAPING SHOWS 
NOW FOR 


FORWINpENK 

Chicago, Jan. 17. ! 

Ed Borroff has sold his interest 
in «Tayi6r-Borrbffi radio station ' 
reps, and takes over as general 
manager Pf KPHO-fV, Phoenix. 
Borroff Owns stock in the parent 

company. KPHO,. but none as 'Vet 
m the video end, although' he has 
an option to buy, 

TaylOr-Borroff board of directors 
hjeeting over the weekend elected 
Carl Wester, as director. Latter, 
bought a large block of stock in 
the company which reps a n.ilitiber 
of southern stations. of 

are Owned by O. L. (TedJ 


Hollywood, Jari. 17. 
To take advantage of available 
radio acipi s and. get : the jutrip pn 
the summer hiatus period, NBC 
will record and tape a , Spries of 
slipWs in ; the next tvyo months. 
Plan of Ilbmer Canfield, western 
division program directbr>: is to 
have a stockpif® 

when the regulars: take their; mid- 
;ye^r sabbatical . - 

First of tlie series of 13 pro- 
grams Will be the situation' fam- 
ily Ooniedy, “Trouble With the 

Truitts,” scripted by Frank and 
Doris Hursley. Wriglej^. was inter- 
ested in the piece on its agency’s 
recommendation but bought “Life 

With Luigr instead. 


They point oiit that there 
are healthy overtones to the 
Ford Dealers’ deal, in that 
radio through the. yeark has 
denied itself considerable in- 
come from “impact jobs” 
which; h^ivb gone to rieWspa- 
pers and mags; that the ac- 
ceptance of such ^impact jobs” 
needn’t necessarily disturb the 
basic structure of radio, as 
'demonstrated by Ford, which 
is stiU committed to a “fre- 
quency job” on its year-rbund 
programriiirig. 


Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis and Dave 
Garroway shGWs),;.the f act remains 
the Ford precedent in setting up 
what sonie call a“Model T” sales; 
concept for network radio has oc- 
casioned no little eyebrow lifting. I 

It’s conceded that such 'type 
sales may be the salvation for Mti- ; 
tuM : or ABC (the latter’s Mark | 
Woods has>,lorig championed such I 
quickie schedules). But the CBS : 
Willingness to accept such one-shot 
sponsorship.s, particularly at the I 
height of its asGcndancy into a new 
sphere; of network influence, has | 
been the target of trade criticism.! 
It’s argued that network radio; 
achieved prestige and' stature as a | 
major industry by virtue of its big- ! 
nesS; by trafficking in $1,000,000. 
sponsorship deals. ; Similarly it^s 
argued that Columbia, above all 
the networks, is in a better posi- 
tion, to perpetuate radio’s bigness.; 
To peck away at one-shot nibhles 
is tp invite a decline in stature at ;a 
time \yhen it’s rieeded most. 

The: Ford Dealers have also 
moved into television on the 
same, basis, ;W'ith all the networks 

' . (Continued on page 34) 


Sixtii P&(f Show k Get 


Washington, Jan. .17. 

A crackdown on trafficking in 
frequericies was pr d p 6 s e d last 
Week by the FCC through a pro- 
cedure to automatically forfeit corii- 
struction permits for AM, TV or 
FM stations upon discovery sale 
wds arranged before completion 
of the outlet. 

The proposal was voted four 
to two, with Coirimissioners ROsel 
Hyde and Robert Jones on the diS- 
seiiting end. They feared that 
adoption of the ban Would Cause 
substantial losses to permittees who 
inight find it impossible or inadvis- 
able: to complete construction, Tlic 
regulation would not operate to eri- 
courage greater use of radio 
through private ' ehterpfise, they 
declared. 

Basis, for the proposal, Commis- 
sion; said, is .a policy under the 
Communications Act that frequeri- 
cies are to be, issued to persons 
who will operate the statioris rather 
than transfer the license to another 
person. Time limitations oh permits 
agency said, are to insure that the 
frequency shall he utilized with 
dispatch and not When the permit- 
tee deems proper. 

The proposal provides that a 
permit be automatically forfeited 
”if a contract for the- assignment 

, , shall have been entered into by 
the permittee pr if an option shall’ 
have, been given. . - prior to the 
time the station has actually, com- 
menced program tests.” 

, CommissiOri set Feb. 17 as the 
deadiine for filing comments on 
the proposal or requests for pral 
argument. 


^ Washingtoh, Jari, IT. 

^ An alleged “educatiorial carii- 
paigri” bn the part of llqubr inter- 
ests to promote dririklrig, with ra- 
dio ^as the spearhead, came in ior 
wholesale condemnation by teiri- 
pefarice fbrees at hearing^ last 
week ori the Langer bill to pro- 
hibit interstate advertising of alco- 
holic, beverages. With approxi- 
mately 100 witnesses, prb arid coii, 
testifying before packed audiences 
duririg three ; days Of hearings; ths 
Senate Cdnimlttee bn Tritefstats 
arid Foreign Coirimerce generated, 
a lot of heat but riot too much 
light. 

Efforts of Schenley to purchass 
network tlnie last a summer for its , 
products were cited . by advocates 
of the irieasure, Mrs. p. Leigh 
Colvin, prexy pf the Natiorial 
Women's Christian Temperanc* 
Unipn, credited “strenuous efforts** 
of Comniittee Chairman Edwin C. 
Johrison (D.-Cplo.) with keeping 
Schenley copy off the air;. If it 
wasn’t for hiiii,: she said,“ws 
might have expected to have our 
children lulled to sleep every riight ; 
by crooners urging them to drinic 
Seagram's, Schenley’s arid Old 
Crov/ whiskies.” 

Mrs. Colvin could not guararites 
that the distillers have given up 
their plans. Some . of them, sh# 
thought, are plarining to renew 
broadcast riegotiations“at the ear- 
liest possible mpmerit.” 

Clarence ;W. Hall, managing ed- 
itor of the Christiari Herald, said 
the Schenley move to use; radio 
and: TV was condemned by tho 
Distilled Inspirits Institute whos# 
code bans such advertising. Hall 
cited a statement by DSI calling 
the Scheriley i plan “viciou.S and 
without regard to the established 
Standards of American: h6me.s,” 

If such advertising Is wrong for 
radiov Hall; asserted, it's wrong for 
other media as well. 

Considerahle criticism wbs mado 
by proponents of the bill of “Meji 
of Distinction” and similar ^glam- 
orous’* advertising of liquor, win« 
and .beer. A; number of Witne.ssei 
contended such ‘‘subtle” arid ‘he-., 
gullirig” appeals are persuading 
young people they must drink itf 
they want to; amount to something. 

Dr. J. De Witt Fox, . ;editor 6i 
(Continiiedpri page 34) 





rfw Procter & Gamble, Which' noti- 
fied CBS last week that it Was 
i going full rietwOrk on five pf ;its; 
I daytime serials in order to em- 
; brace .smaller marketSv this week 
informed the web that a sixth 
show wpuid. also get the full Co- 
l lumbia treatment. Latter program 
i desigriated for the fringe, areas, 

I which will mean the addition of 
70 stations, is “Rosemary.’! 

Previously slngjed out were“Big 
: .Sister,” .”Ma- Perkins,” , “Perfy 
i Mason ,” “Guidihg Light” and 
1 “ Vo ling Doctor Malone.” 


Hollywood, Jari. 17^ 

Fred Allen is around for a few 
weeks to visit with his friends, 
.^ack Benny, Bob Hope and Bing 
Croiby and, incidentally, guest: shot 
on their shows, but television he’ll 
eschew.^.’" 

‘'What, on kinescope?” he pout-; 
ed, “I’d be bad enough live.” ; 

He’ll Join Crosby Feb. L fOr^a 
taping .sessiori in Frisco and pass 
a few days with ;the Groaner at 
his M He’ll be on the 

Bob Hope airing Feb, 7 and the 
following Week Screen pireetbrs 
Playhouse to resurrect his old pic- 
ture, “It’s in the Bag.” He’s also 
booked for a turn jan. 18 on 
“Faniily Theatre” airer ori Mutual. 

Medico has ordered him to take 
it easy, which is wriat he says he’s 
‘doing.;“ 


Discreparicy in the ; Hooper vs. 
Nielsen . nosc-co untihg sarri pling 
techriique.s is pointed iip anew in 
the latest; tallies released by ths . 
fating organizations. 

It’s particularly pronouheed In, 
the audience.s attributed to Genn 
Autry, vho is spOn.sored/by Wrig- 
ley on CBS Saturday nightii. 
Whereas Autry is strictly In th# 
“also ran” Hooper, category, show- 
ing. up inJSSth position with a 9.0 
f ati rig bn the Hooper Taleint Rarik 
Order, the cowboy star is ranked 
No,. 10 in the latest .Nielsens, with 
|6% of the U. S. listeriing audi- 
ence a ttfibuted to him. 

; Variance in ratings Is : indicativn 
of the restrieted sample made by 
;Ho0per> who confines himself to 
the 'major cities, whereas : Nielsen 
samples small towns, farm and uf- 
bari , homes as \vell as key cities* 
All Of which points: to Autry’s non- 
city audience puiL 



. ; Hollyw'ood,; Jan, 17. 

Vick Knight, veteran radio pro- 
ducef , has formed a partnership 
W'ith; Henry Russell, NBC music di- 
rector, in an ad agency w’ith head- 
quarters, in Ho^^ 

Knight, who holds Order of Brit- 
ish, Empire,. is Tiriing up jEngiisll 
products for American Tepreseritrif* 
tion arid, Russell will look aftef 
domestic food and appliance 
cbimtsi 



24 


TELEVISlOrV 


W^nesdtiy, January 18, 1950 



Wa shington , Jany 17. -f- 

Twentieth-Fox has abandoned 
Its pians to enter the television 
atatidn field, ; Variety learned yesr 
terday, Company’^ Washington 
counsel, Welch, IViptt fif Morgan, 
la expected to file a petition with 
the FCC n this week withdrawing 
the tirm’s applications in Bbston, 
Ban Franciscd, St. Louis, Kansas 
City and Seattle^ ^ 

It*s understood that a decisipn 
to concentrate on theatre tele will 
be given as the reason for taking 
the step^ particularly in V 
the Commission’s order to hold 
bearings bn the service: . Company 
reportediy. feels there’s a bigger 
future for it in theatre video than 
In ^station operation, y Charles 
Skouras, head of National Thea- 
tres, Fox subsidiary,- has been ac-. 
tive in TOA’s promotion of the 
•ervice, 

Fpx has been carrying on ex- 
periTnentai work with RCA for two 
jr e a r s , cohcentrating on two 
methods Of translating 1 a rg e 
•creen video. Gomparty Vie^^ 
renewed its contract to cbiitinuoL 
; research with RCA for another 
■ .year.’’ vy- 

Continuation of the ’TV station 
freeze, with the likelihood that 
pone of its applications cOuld be 
granted for at least a year, appar- 
ently did not enter into the com- 
pany’s decision, nor was the antir- 
trust question, which FCC has 
been studying to. determine the 
•ligibility of violators as radio 
licensees, involved. Company , is 
said not to be Worried on this 
"'^score.^y.y 

But promise of theatre video; 
and preparations for. the coining 
hearings are said, to be occupying 
company’s .attention in the TV 
field. It expects the proceedings 
Will last at least three weeksi in 
yieW of the many issues, listed by 
rcC for examinatiQn, will give it 
plenty to do, 

At hearings in May, 1948, oil its 
Frisco application, Fox advised 
the Commission it- planned to in- 
vest nearly $5,000,000 in construc- 
tion of its five stations, the limit 
silowed any one licensee. Com- 
pany had planriedy to spend $1,350, - 
000 on its Frisco outlet, $1,000,0.00 
In Boston, $750,000 in Seattle, and 
$ 850,000 for each of its stations 
In K; C. and St, Louis. 

'The action leaves only four ap- 
ptications pending . for four 
channels available in St. Louis, 
thus eliminating need for hearings 
In this city unless additional ap- 
plicants file. 



snt 


SETCOimiNLi. 



Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

Latest set count for the Los An-, 
geles signal area is 349,6'76. This, 
according to Radio and yElectrical 
Appliance Association, represents 
an outlay of more than $100,000,000 
in a population area of 5,053,550. 

Average lookers per set is set at 
:4.6.: 



; ; Fhiladelphia, Jan.^ ^ 
Equipment f or ; Brail’s first tele- 
vision station left here last week 
bn the Moore McCormack liner 
iyiOrmacyork for Sao The 

shipment included a complete 
transniitting stUdip and field tele- 
visiph equipment supplied by the 
1 1 RCA international : Division of 
^.1 RCA.; -y::-^::'; 

The ordbr 4s for Emissoras As- 
socibdas, Brazil’a largest radio net- 
work, and the television station 
wiii be installed on top of the State 
Bank Bldg., in Sao Paulo, tMlest 
building in South America. The 
antenna will be ^0 feet above 
street 'deyel.- y.. ^ ^ 

Dr. Assis Ghateaubriand, director 
general of the Brazilian web, re- 
vealed: several TV statiohs are 
planned by the end of 1950. The; 
equipment shipped also included a 
new RCA mobile iinit^-a complete 
TV field studio bn wheels, with 
truck and field operating units. 




TV 

jamboree in 


g s IV 



Philadelphia, Jari, 17v 
;b$nelienburg's TV jTamboree,’' 
biggest local daily show, Will pre- 
rniere .Monday,: jan. 30, for a full- 
hour. livb remote . across-the-board 
prograin, over WCAU^TV Mp.riday 
through Friday 2-3 p.m. r Tho con- 
tract for the hour strip is also the 
largest locally, sponsored; deal iii 


4 Toronto, Jan. 17. 

Cariadiari Congress of Labor has 
notified. ' Canadian Broadcasting 
Cprpv headquarters ; here that the 
powerful APL affiliate will support 
the CBC’s existihg control of tele- 
yisipn in : Canada apd wards that 
authority to independents would 
see Canadian TV “swallowed up by 
American progranis.’* . The iabpr 
group also ' reaffirmed its belief in - 
the . - public ownership of radio 
broadcastiryg in;.Ganada;y 
I The CCL briefs stated that the 


TVv. 

Origihating in the auditorium pl recognizes that the 


CBS: television, in another major 
policy shift, is separating WCBS- 
TV, its N. V. flagship, front the net- 
work operation. Separate s-a l e s 
and prograipmihg staffs Ire now 

being, rounded up fOr the local 
outlet, Which will handle program- 
ming for ail time periods not now 
occupied by network: shows, In 
addition, the station will expand 
its daytime programming into the 
early afternoon hours. 

Move follows the recent iritegra- 
tipn of Columbians radio and video 
activities under single department 
heads but : does not conflict w^^h 
that policy. New local operation 
will follow the pattern sbt'in AM, 
in which WCBS locally is handled 
as a, separate unit from the net- 
work under the supervision of 
Dick Swift. Split of its N. Y. lo- 
cal outlet from the network opera- 
tion was acGomplished by NBC-TV 
in October, 1948. 

As soon as the staff is cbmr 
pleted, WCBS-TV .will handle all 
programming locally for the period 
before 4 pirn.; daily, from to 
6 :30 and 7 :15 to 7 : 30. Also to be 
I included generally in the local op- 
eration is all time after 11 p.m,, al- 
though .such time can be given over 
i.- ^ to the network if a sponsor desires 

Conversations ; that :per,od. New setup is being 

week between ^Ralph Austrian of I j Volkenburg, 

Amerman t ^ ^ ^ sales veepee for CBS radio and 

f vt? “ ; tele, who was formerly director of 


MiRGER NEARS FOR 


N.y.-L.A. 

Hollywood , Jan, 17. . 


Anticipated . decisioh of the Na- 
tiprial , Collegiate Athletic Assn, on 
whether tp permit continuance of 
bbllege football telecasting, was in-; 
definitely postponed last wefek, fol- 
lowing ah offer by the TV industry 
to finance a survey to determine ex- 
actly what effect Video has on the 
gate receipts; : Offer was made by 
NBC jprez Joseph H. McConnell, 
rppresehting the video industry, in 
a speech at the NCAC annual meet 
'in . N:'y., 

While no other network was pf- 
ficlally represented at the meet, 
MeCohneli’s offer for the. survey to 
be jointly financed by the indiistty 
indicates the webs have banded to- 
gether, to fight off the threat of the/ 
country’s leadihg college^ hanhing 
TV cameras from theiV grid games. 
While some of the college officials 
present /belieye such a survey will 
only prove their ePhterition that 
video has cut into; their attendahee 
drastically, the broadcasters be- 
lieve the survey might finally give 
'them a chance to demoni$trate once 
and for all that video can help, 
nut hurt, the sport’s gates by cre- 
ating new fans. 

That f actor was stressed by Mc- 
Connell; who; pointed out that the 
7,000,000 sets expected tP he in 
use by this time next year will 
represent an estimated audience 
for top events of 25,000,006. This 
is a larger audience than sports 
have ever had, he said, adding the 
gate they can eventually bring to 
athletics “may reach unheard-of 
proportions.’’ As a result, McCon- 
nell added, “any policy based on a 
short-sighted equation^f sports , 
attendance to TV broadcasting of 
intercollegiate athletics would be 
a great disservice to American col- 
leges and the American people.” 

McConnell suggested establish- 
ment of a close liaison between TV 
and college reps to work out mu- 
tual problems. “I’m not here,” he 
said, “to ' feed you with statistics 
relating to the alleged effect of 
television upon attendance. The 
rnaze of figures at this early devel- 
opment of teleVisiph service only 
leads to a blind alley.” 


the Snellenburg store, the show 
will feature Bill Hart, as emcee; 
Bob Friend, mentalist and -hypno- 
tist; Ginny Simms, model and acT 
tress; Joe McNamara, and .Nancy. 
Nilahd, vocalists; George Thomas, 
announcer, afid the Tommy Fergu- 
son Trio, instrumentals and vocals, 
’f he show will be ah aud-plairtici- 
pator, ‘With stunts, contents and 
games in addition to the variety 
prograin. ^ 

Promotion-wise the show shapes 1 
strong. Womerils clubs in the 
area are invited to attend the tele- 
casts In groups. 



of Academy of Television Arts & 
Bciences (Hollywood), that bright- 
ened the prospects of an amMga- 
mation of the two organizations. 
Discussions have; been progressing 
for a mpiith but ho, concrete plan 
has developed. 

Said one Academy member, 
•'WP’ve got them coming to us,’’ 
which Was interpreted as a Con- 
ciliatory attitude that may even- 
tuate in the merger under the Acad- 
emy title. Pending any final 
•ciiori, the two groups wUl work 
more clpsely together with an in- 
terchange of membership privileges 
end papers dealing With their com- 
mon problems. ; • 


€imb#s Cancels Out 


network TV bperatidns. 




Gimbel’s; N; ■ Y. department 
•tore, has dropped $p6nsorship of 
the “Truex Family” on the N. Y. 
Daily News’ WplK. Station has 
•ince switched the show from 
Thursday nights to Friday, where 
it will be aired from 7 : 30 to 8. 

precedes the WPIX 


TOP lAlENI SET FOR 
ISm POPSICLE SERIES 

One of the heaviest lineups of 
name talent yet to appear on teie^ 
vision, ihcluding Groucho; Marx, 
Tony Martin, Fannie Brice and 
others; has been rounded up to 
plug Popsicles in a series of 10 
quarter-hpur showA on the CBS- 
TV web starting in mid-May. Total 
talent and production budget on 
the bhpws will hit between $180,- 
006 and $200,000. Day and time 
for the series have not been set 
but they will probably go on Satur- 
day nights as part of CBS’ new 
emphasis oh Weekend program-: 
.ming.' . 

Rach of the stars will appear oh 
a; separate show, with suiToundihg 
talent, Three programs are to 
originate in Hollywood : and be 
kinescoped for the east, while the 
remaining seven will be aired from 
the CBS studios in N. Y. ; Groucho 
Marx will launch the series, mak- 



POLISH TO ABG VIDEO 

■ ■ ' ■ '■•V . ■ 

ABC-TV has a new pair of shoe 
polishes, and the webvis shiriing 
up two half ‘■hour program seg- 
ments. Griffin , via fiermingham, 
Castlemah & Pierce, hats bought 
the last half-hour of Paul White- 
man’s “TV Teen Club” on Satur- 
days, from 8;30-9 p. m. Commer- 
cial sponsorship of the Philadel- 
phia-originated show starts Feb/ 
25 , :■ 

Knomark, for Esquire polish, 
has picked up the Bernie Schubert 
package, “Blind Date,” for the 
Thursday, 9 p.m. slot Program 
will get a four-w6ek sustaining run 
in the period before Esquire be- 
gins bankrolling' it bh 25 stations, 
March 16. “Date” had been Pn 
ABC-TV for a year, but was taken 
off by Schubert two months ^o 
until a Sponsor cPuld be inked. 
Knomark agency is Emil Mogul. 


For Video in ’50 


This season all home games of 
the : National League Cihey Reds 
will be televised along with AM 
and FM airings, following the 
schedule initiated last year when 
paid attendance dived. 100,000. 

• In making the announcement 
this week, Gabe Paul, assistant to 
Preisident Warren C. Giles of th€5 
Cincinnati Baseball Club, reaffirm- 
ed the management’s optimisrh 
about possibilities of telecasts sup- 
plementing radio’s , record as a 
“gate builder.” Paul blamed “poor 
performance” by the 1949 seventh- 
place team and “bad weather on 
the night games” for the drop in 
admissions. 

Radio an A video rights pn games 
here are held by Bjurger Brewing 
Co. under a three-year contract 
carrying through 1951 . Sponsor, 
represented by Jack Kppns, a vee- 
pee of the brewery and head of the 
Midland Advertising Agency, holds 
priyilege of choosing its stations. 
While those deals for this year have 
npt yet bePh inked, it is expected 
that Crosiey’s . WLW-T and the 
Scripps-Howard WCPO-T will 
again divide the TV schedule and 
that AM airings will priginate pn 
WCPO and fed to the “Burger 
network” of more than 30 stations 
in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and 
West Virginia cities and towns. 

Burger’s baseball announcer, un- 
def* direct contract, is Waite Hoyt, 
former big league pitching star,, 
who h&s an eight-year buildup on 
local stations. 





1.3 




New time . . , 

^'Premiere Theatre” series of top j ing his video debut ih a program ' 
film ' oldies and the station hopes , to priginate on The Coast. Sue- 

' ^ til li t-fei 'll iri dintifc iirill ■ A 


the new time will; help, in lining Up 
another bankroller. 

Gimbel’s completed the standard 
i3-week cycle on the show, drop- 
ping it reportedly because direct 


ceedirig shows will feature Arthur 
Qpdfrey, Milton Berlfe, Martin, 
Miss Briep^ Dick Haymes, Margaret 
Whiting, Mart h a Raye, Paul 
Winchell and Jerry Mahoney and 


•ales on the list of prodets plugged the Bprrah Minevitch HaTmohica 
aach week~were not up to expect Rascals. Series will be titled the 
tatiOnS. ' ' j“Popsicle Parade of Stars.” 


h 

Detroit, Jan. 17. 

Early afternoon television pro- 
grams apparently go over big in 
Detroit, 

WXYZ-TV presented the ‘'Pat ’n’ 
Johnny” platter •- chatter show 
about a month ago oh an experi- 
mental basis, it Wanted tp see how 
Tv at 2:36 p.m. would go Over. 

“Pat’^ Tobin and “Johnny” Slagle 
started a “most telegenic child of 
1950” contest. Over 750 pictures 
of babies were sent in by /viewers. 
And in the mail-in vote for the 
bestrlopking infant, WX YZ was 
deluged with 54,554 postal ! cards 
and letters. 


CBS has moved the last of its 
radio shows out of PlayhOu.se No. 
3, the ex-Hammerstein theatre at 
53d street and Broadway, .N. Y;, 
which has now beeu converted for 
Tulltime television purposes and 
for AM-TV Simulcasts. The hour- 
lor^ “Sing It Again’' giveaway, the 
last: of the CBS radio programs to 
emanate from the former legit 
showcase, exited the spot after last 
Saturday night’s broadcast, and is 
being moved to Playhouse 2 on 
West 45th street. 

Ken Murray’s Saturday night 
video show, is being moved out of 
the Maxine Elliott theatre into 
Playhouse 3 starting this week.: 

FORD^S 'KUklAV EXPANSION 
, Ford Dealers added Another link 
to their expanding television bank- 
roll chain this week by pacting for 
Wednesday night slot of NBC- 
TV s Kukla, Fran and Ollie;” 

^®^^”^^jshed by 
u both accounts 

Ijandled by J. Walter -thompson 
agency, 

sponsorship of 
the half-hour puppet show Mon- 
days and Fridays, with Sealtest 
conUnuing In the bankroller’s seat 
on Tuesdays and Thursdaysv " 


existing, GBC system enjoys a. wide 
measure* of popular support in 
Canada, that it works reasonably 
well. The Congress’ most inimedi- : 
ate concern, .therefore, is that the 
existihg system be preserved -/ and: 
strengthened.” 

Regarding demands of private 
companies in both fields Of radi 0 
aind TV, the brief stated : “If these 
are granted, piir Gahadiari system 
will ultimately disappear and V e 
shall have., in its place a carbon 
copy of the Airiericari system-^arid 
a carbon copy made in the U. $. . 
at that. The deyelopmeht of Ca- 
nadian television only reinforces, 
this argument. The toount of 
capital required for television in 
Canada is so . large, that, ih fact, 
there cannot he two competing 
systems. The ; economic waste 
would be colossal and flagrant. 

“The Congress is not anti-Amer- 
ioan. It recognizes that Canadian 
radio and television are bound to 
be powerfully influenced by Amei^ 
icaris. Much of this influence will , 
be heMthy, stimulating and pr ope r; 
But the Canadian Congress of La- 
bor is convinced, nonetheless, that 
Canada has, and should have, a 
culture of her pwn and that out‘- 
side cohtrol of radio arid television 

is incompatible with that ideal. 

“Outside control of radio and 
television Would be bad for our 
English-Canadian culture; it would 
be infinitely worse for our Frerich- 
Canadian culture. English-speaking 
Canadians have a big stake iii the 
survival and strengthening of the 
CBG and its cphtrol oyer television; 
but French-Canadians have a m u g h 
bigger one. Their special inter- 
ests, institutions and, traditioris, . 
Would certainly ; receive s h o r t 
shrift from outside iriterhsts oper- 
ating solely for profit. . 

“Under a publicly .controlled 
system, these traditions are bound 
to receive careful considciation 
and to carry great Weight, if on ly 
because of the great and often .de-* 
cisive political poWer ■ of the 
FT;ehch-speaking electorate.” 

The CCL, however, eondemhed 
the proposal of the CBC to double 
the present $2.50 annual fee to 
Canadian set-owners ; believed th i .s 
levy is “clumsy, expensive in tol- 
leciion, and irritatirig.”; Other 
methods of securing necessary 
funds for the increased need.s pf 
the CBC, without jeopardizing tjve 
independence of this country's na- 
tionalized system, would be permar 
hent /federal endowments or , ».«!- 
sigpment to /the CBC : of re\Tnus 
from radio set. sales tax., excise t.'ix 
and Canadiah customs dutie.s on, 
imported radios and radio parts; 




7 


Full discussion Of television pvp- 
grammihg problems, . with sped aV 
attention to production hf; netwol li' 
shpws in contrast with jocal . pi p; 
grams, will highlight the ohc-d<’iy 

TV clinic of the Televisipn Broad- 
casters Assn., slated for the Hot el 
Waldorf r Astoria, N. Y. Feb. 8. 
ABC program veepee Charles 
(Bud) Barry will chair in an the 
meet.;-. 

Other subjects up for disciissieii 
include the buying and selling 
shows frqm both the station and 
agency viewpoints; interconhected 
against non - Interconnected st a- 
tiohs ; lo wrbudget TV op erati 0 ii.s : 
local video packages; jurisdictipnal 
problems in tele; futuye of sport 
and an overall round-table discus- 
sion.' 

At a regular TB A bp.ird med 
this Week, meanwhile, ABC veiepee 
and general couiisel Joseph A. 
McDonald was elected to the 
board, succeeding ABC prez Rob^ 
ert E. Kintner> resigned. 



lannafy 18, 19S0 




TEIJEVISIOIV 


as 




S' 







^ dssil?ility that ^ Dept, anti^triiat action might he taken 

because of ‘‘concerted action by industry groups to delay, if not to : 
prevent, the estaiblishment of coior television” wa$ faised by FCC 
eonuliissioner ; Robert F. Jones before the 'Amencan Marketing 
. Assn, yesterday (Tues.). He indicated that antHrust proceedings 
niight arise from t^ color video hearings. 

In am. the commissioner declared,; ^‘economics, the probability 
of return on investment,; determined Where the best facilities w 
t(f be constructed, rather than a public interest concept/’ In\ FM, 
too, he charged, the marketirtg-merchandising concept triumphed 
over service to the entire natiph. He also chided former epnimis- 
sipners who ‘‘changed hats/’ went over to private industry and 
’‘seemingly have lost their zeal to bring to the people this Utopia 
of broadcasting and iistening/potential.” 

In TV, Gommissioner Jones declared, “the stations are gpirig 
again to where the dollar is located,” the same congested areas in 
tile 140 metropolitan markets. He added that although in 194l'the 
FGC had asked for fieW of: tinted TV, color tests have only 
jiist started.; Instead of field tests, he said, “we are offered new 
fotms of advisory conimittees-rwhiCh tTequentiy remind me of the 
interlocking directorates the public utilities used in the heyday of 
that industry. No matter Where the Commission turns for adyiCe, , 
the same large iiidUSi^ interests are represented in one form or , 
another.’’ He said he.feared that frequently “the recoi'd estab- 
;lishes not the advancement, of the art but , the delay, or eyen sup- , 

/■ pression, of theurt-’V 




PUBlimPHOFF 

Washington, Jan. 17. 

CBS public demonstrations here 
of its: color video systettv which 
started on ai daily schedule last 
Thursday (12), have been pacing 
’em in.. So faiS a few thousand 
have seen the twicC-a-day shows. 
Tickets^ issued gratis at leading 
hotels, have been taken up for two 
weeks ahead. : 

Whatever its; effect On the final 
decision bf the FGG bn the color 
i ss u e , th e d empnstrations are prov- 
ing a publicity bonanza for the net- 
woi k. Nowhere in the world would 
it be possible to; gather such a 
cross section of people— Americans 
and foreigners— rto witness a new 
development and record its reacr 
tioiis. From the comments of the 
vievvers and; the diligence with 


Chicagb, • Jan. .it. -f. \ ^ .. ■ 

;\Gut to tap virgin markets, tele- ' ADr Ci-vAiioiil* 

Vision manufacturers have slashed ADv UpS uirOIlaLll- 

pHces on Aicxander CSahdjr) StronMl,.; Jr., i 

played at the . 2?th ^ I has been upped to national direc. I 

convention at toir of television program opera- 

tine Mart last week. . Incre^ed tions at ^BG^TV, reporting ^ pro- 
competition,- piore efficient assenir ; ^ Bud Barrv 

bly lin<«, and a cheaper pric^ pic- , previous pOst, eastern pro- 

ture t^benre reasons given hy the filled.^ 

1 ndustry for the- cut. . m receiver ° • ■ - 

prices;' 

Motorola; Inc/, is offering a 121^- 
incii table mbdei for $190, a dip pf i 
$60 since fall of 1949, while Ad - 1 
mlral’s 121 ^ -inch table set sells for 
$180, tlie cost of its 10 -inch. type a j 
few months ago. The cheaper 
model has a plastic case while | 

Motorola is sticking to wood. The : 
l a Iter company ’s 16-ihch reCtangu- / 
lar FM-AM phonograph cbnibina- ’ . 
tion sells for $400, compared 16 : 

$795 last year. A similar console 
ofl'ered by Admiral costs $519. Six 
months ago it sold for $695. Their, 


Goiiig rto the 

Washington Jan. 17. :: 

With CBS spreading it$ 
color video sets ip some well- 
ehpsen places, . ; notably in 
homes Of Congressional lead- 
ers, to make converts, it’s re- 
portedly found a great a,lly^ 
Blair House has a color set for 
the visual edif icatipri of Presir 
dent and Mrs. Truman. 

Mrs. Truman, it’s reported, ; 
is particularly interested in 
the tinted fashion shows being 
featured in the CBS demon- 
- strations. 



For Late-Night Spoi^rslup^^M 


Larson Gets y.P. Stripes ; 

G. Bennett Larson,. taWng over 
as general manager of the Ni T 
Daily News^ WPIX Monday 116), 
was Si multanepusljj’ named a yee- 
pee, of the station. . . . 

LarsOn, formerly / general man- 
ager of WC AU-TV. Philadelphia, , 
replaces Robert L. Coe, Who re- j 
;signed.' 




Hollywood, Jah. 17^ 


.1 

. . vl i X V 1 - .» William Dieterlej veteran film 

16- inch rectangular director, has been signed by Don . 

console mpdel IS priced at $300. Lee to produce a series of dramatic 

half-hour subjects for television. ’ 
; it marks the first entry of a TV ' 
i station into picture-making and ' 
Charles Giett, v,p. In charge of i 
teevee for the coast regional, said , 
i t would be the starter of a large ' 


Westinglibuse Electric 
(OOntihued on page 33) 



■ I, 


scale production project. , 
in his tele production setup, 
Dicterle will be flanked by per- 
sormd formerly with David Selzr* • 
hick. Lee Garmes, . cameraman, ^ 

McMillan Johnson, production I 

de.signef, and CecH Barker, assist- j 
operation with WAVE-TV. will ; ant to Giett, will form the nucleus, 
ofl'er a regular course; for credit Pioduction staCt is sl ated for April. 
using WAVE-TV tel, ey First of the stories to be filmed • 

stemmed from the Education By will be from the files of Gapt. Don ' 


Lpuisvili e, Ja n . 1 7. 
iversity of Lbuisville, in co- 


whicli they fill out questionnaires, 
it is obvious the color programs are 
making a deep impression.' 

~ TliT" qUestion'^^^^t^ ; invariably 
pops out among the radio folk at 
the demonstrations is whether 
RCA will let CBS steal the color 
show. So far. there has been no 
w ord bn RC A's plans to stage pub- 
lic showings, of its system. The 
com pbny has been putting on slides 
daily with its cortipatible process 
and was planning to transmi live 
pi'ogi anis ; this week. But no, ar-. 
rarigemehts to enable the public to 
seC therii have yet been announced. 

CBS demonstrations in the 
\yalkcr buildihg, in the town’s 
financial ;jF 0 Vi' on I5th street; have 
been aUracting thousands of pas- 
sersby whose curiosities are 
aroused by signs proclaiming color 
television. A full page ad in the 
Washington Post set off a stampede 
tor complimentary tickets.: : 

Facilities consist of a largo store- 
room, divided into eight sections in 
(Contihtied on page 42) 


That oh again-bff again plan of 
NBC television for a twp-hndra-half 
hour Saturday night spread, how 
looks to be postponed indefinitely. 
Following last week’s: complaint by 
DuMont that NBC is .trying to 
monopolize network time for the 
weekend show, the web decided 
not to move forward oh the project 
until “further clarification” is re- 
ceived from the Commission'. Ac- 
cbrclipg to one network spokesman, 
/“something is still cooking for 
Saturday nights but it lias not been 
resolved pnC way or another.”. 

in filing an answer to the Du- 
Mont beef last week \yith the .FCC, 
NBC made a major point ' Of its 
contehiion that its attempt to sew 
lip time oh stations throughout the 
: country does not ;violate FCt 
j regulaiiohs, since , the affiliation 
I agreements apply in all ca.ses. 
I According to NBG, its basic 
; (Goniinued pn :pa^^ 



Reverse Ahti-TV Stand 


Radio conference^ held in Louis- ; vyilkie, whose late, father Was 
Vl lie about three weeks ago, , when chief Of the IJ. S/. Secret Service; 
educatpvs from various universities VVilkie’s tome, . “Seprets of the ; 
mcl;With prez John W. Taylor mf Secret Service,’’ will also be made 
the University of: LQUisvilie to available to William Gordon,; Who 
discuss their ; problems and eh-/ Will script the series. ' > I 

dcjWoi's. • . . .! Dieterle has been a freelance ' 

^Course to . be telecast is .Bntislt' (jmector and recently completed : 
n.cl|pn. Uy of L. has alreacly “Volcano” ih; Stromboli. Pictures 
pioneered ih the radio : by ediica- ^ made a rental studio; 

Jon classes, but this is Claimed to Qiott is now making a" swing of 
.^ ,tlie first :course; to. iise ymeo; :the east to KcrUit TV stations to- 
■ -Bord, WAVE-TV manager, hi-? film pool, in whieh each VbUid . 
and other. WAVE execs sat in orv pj,v a rata shape of old fiJms - 
'^^ fPhference; and pledged coopr bought outright The : Dieterle? 
^ration with the lOcar eduealoi s. series will likely be included in 
Div Harvey Webster, instructor for the poo). ; J 

the radio classes, will be instrucl or ■ / ■' — — ! 

foi; the telecasts. Good part of the 
course will consist of discussion by 
a guest panel, made up of visiting 
authoi .5 and localites ihterestecl in 
hlerature. 




IntoTV 


‘Eileen/ ‘topper’ for TV - 

;Dick Lewis of the Bernard 
iSclmbert office has? garnered radio: ; 
and television rights to Ruth Mc- 
/Kenney’s ‘‘My Sister Eileeri,” 
which had been in negotiattbn for 
n CL some time. The indie packager is ; 

E!n6rS0n SllOW prepping a video show based on j 
Arn«M u « 1 J theNew Yorker mag stories Which ; 

TV -‘’'I"'} and scMlin I 

/ V, i>|. Y., ior,a 13-week run start- ' 

ing Monday (23) . Show is the first John Loveton ot 

m AM or TV backed bv the com- office has completed negotiations 

Pany, which ^ with CBS for a ^ 

only radio spots' the Thorne Bmi th^ ' 

/ Ansonia Shoes ended its spoh- stories. An audition show w 

sorship Df Jtbe^stjjnza, Mi°nday (Ifi*. kinnied shortly. . 



‘GQUNSEttOR’ SERIES 

Further cooperation between the 
television and, film industries 
looms this week with disclosure 
that Universal Pictufes, which epn- 
l rots- Screen fights tO Elmer Rice’s 
'•CounseUor at .LaW,” will collabo- 
fate oh pioduction of a series ;Gf 

halfdiouf television shows based 
bn the play, which are. to, be ;Pf o - 1 
cluced by indie packager Martin 
Slone. Series, is one of a group of 
new. shows, being lined up by the 
Slone office, which includes a daily , 
news program done ih; calypso : 
rhv'thm. (Robert Montgomery’s 
‘.’Lucky Strike; Theatre” for NBC- ; 
tV is also designed to prompte re- 
lations- between films and/TV. See j 
story on page one:) i 

While full details are yet to be , 
worked out, U wiU take, gn active • 
part in productibn of t‘Courtsellor” | 
for TV: Several top-name actors 
have been approached to star in 
the video program bill which one 
draws the assignment Will await 
inking of a sponsor. Series is to 
be scripted by Rlihu Winer, former/ 
a.ssOci ate story editof for U; in col- ‘ 
iaboi*atioh with Sigmund Miller. 1 

Stone’s “Calypso News Report” , 
will be a five-minute aicfoss the.| 
board series. Willmputh HoUdini, 1 
who vy'fote “Stone Cold Dead in ^ 
the Market,’’ will .Sing out the 
news in calypso rtiythhi as it 
comes off a standard ppws -ticker. 


Showjug a reversal of anti-tcler 
vision sentiment, -theatre chaih.s 
.are tiejn.g up with WOR-TV, N, Y., 
to pfomote a video program. 
Stanza .i.s ‘’TaIerit Parade,” which 
will be aired Wednesdays from 8 
to 9 p.m,. starting Feb. 1 , aiid will 
feature the top 12 acts culled from 
elimination shows oh the , stages of 
10 Skpura.s theatres and two Gen- 
t LI ry hoLise.s in the metropolitan 
area, v 

Promotion involves 120 SkOuras 
and Ccnl ury theatres which will 
register applicants for the ama- 
te u r : sh o ws a nd jereen .. a three- 
miniitc ( 1 ^ 11101 ’ on. the .taient-hUnC 


NBC television, fbr the/first time,; 
is/ finding itself fbreed to turn 
dowh prospective spohsprs because 
network time is almost completely 
sold but. With the exception of 
Saturdays; the brily time Open Is 
Thursday hight $ to U, and the Web 
is. pitching its late evening hours 
( after 11 p.m. ) to advertisers, hop- 
ing ip ebnyihee them that a! .large; 

, enbugh a udience is still avaiiahie 

th eh to make to the investment pay 

off.'/:. :'■/ 

Until the advent of video, few 
bahkrollers were Interested ; in 
radio after 11 p.m. More recently^ 
ho\yeVer, the webs have been try- 
ihg to sell that time on the assump- 
tibn that TV is keeping people up 
later and thus >.there IS a ready- 
made audience for radio after the 
TV set is turned off for the ever 
ning: Now, if NBC: succeeds in 
1 selling its late eyening TV time, 
radio may again lose out. ;NBC is 
hasiiig its video pitch bn the fact 
that most bars and bther; public 
places now have tele sets which are 
tuned in as long as there is some- 
thing to watch, Thus, late Ty’lhg 
can he much better than late radip. 

Until Several weekb ago, NBC 
j confined its network tele program- 
; ming for the most part until 10:30 
j p.ih.;^^ leaving time after that aVailr 
i able for local sponsorshif). Now, 

1 however; network shieg exCcs claim: 

I seberal hew bankrollers want time 
• and the; web is taking it away from 
; the local ; stations. Doubleday, for, 
example, is now bankrolling “You 
I Are an Artist” on NBC’s eastern 
hetwork; Tuesday nights at' 11. 

; buRont and Bell Telephone are 
; both seeking time to simulcast 
I their radio, programs but, with 
those periods unavailable on video, 

I NBC is trying to interest them in 
the late, hours. In addition, sev- 
eral auto manufacturers have been 
knocking at the web’s door for 
available time periods. . 
j NBC fs in .. a n especially ad van- 
; tageo us po.s ition as far as network- . ; 
ing gocis today because its has call 
: on .. S.6 many primary . affiliates. 

I With ino.sl bankrpllcrs now de— 

: manding coverage in as many mar- 
kets as possible,,, NBC is able to 
' provide 56 citic.^i fair more than its 
closest ,compctitQr.s. That, accord- 
ing Ip web sales chiefs, is the rea- 
son they are almost sold out while 
time still goes begging on the other 
nets. Of that Thursday night hour, 
only half ol it is actually available 
on the full net. since the web does 
j not have the westbound cable from 
8 to 8:30, brin.gihg in a show from 
Chicago at that time. Actually 
thep; with the exception of Satur- 
' da.ys; the only full network time 
bpen on NBC is Thursday nig ht 


Projoct, wluch;;will run for 13 
weeks, also involves the N. Y. 
Journal - American, which . will 
print ballots for readers to choose 
the winning act, and 20th-Fox, 
which wiJ 1 give the grand winner a 
i loilyw'bod screen test. Max Fac- 
tor wi 1 1 bankroll the winner’s 
flight to the Coast. 

The amateur nights will he 
staged four nights a week .in the 
1 2 s i t u aii 0 ns on a rptat i n g basis, 
vi'ith Tiny; Ruffher, Who wilt emcee 
the TV show, also handling the 
theatre dates. ; Program will, be 
produced by Nick John Matsoukas,: 
for;, Skpuras Theatres, and Mike 
. Jablbns, Of Gainsborough Associ- 
ates, which is packaging the series. 
Nat Ruclich will direct. 


Irom 8:30 to 9, 



: NBC^ G6 *s:Go-oi» 

; NBC Teleyision, which has 
frowned heretofore on network; cb- 
pp shoe's . will try out the system 
fpr the/ first time Jan. 30 with 
“Who Said That?” Show is to be 
aired in its current 'Thursday night 
at 8:30 slot for the last time tO- 
moiTow 7ThUrs,), laying off the foU 
lowing week (26) and thea open- 
ing as a co-op Jan. 3b at 10:30 p.m,: 
'where it is being Offered to all 56 
NBC-TV stations. v 

In its new time period, “Who 
Said ” follows the “Lucky Strike 
’Theatre,” which tees off the same 


ilpllywobd, Jan, 17. 
Fani'ngtph of the Ted 
Rate.s Agency, vvilt propose to C 0 I-. 
gate rotation of its four show.s: fpr 
TV hoy' airing bn radim 

. Under b is plan Dennis Day> 
Judy C-ariova, Eve Ardeh (“Qur 
Mis.s Brooks” I, and ‘‘Mr. arid Mrs. 
North” would be rotated ; bri 
monthly basis gvvirig Colgate : a 
variety of. weekly shows. 

llarringtQh falked: to Golgaie’s 
three stars; here and all favor the 
iribnthly plari; 




■ ’s‘ 


I 

f ■■ 

Norman Corwin makes his iiiitial 
TV script bo>y on Feb. 12, when 
“Philcp Television Playhouse” 

• presents , his “Arine Rutledge,? 
i yideb adapiation is being mad# 
j by Joe Li s^. 

1 Cast has riot yet been s^le^cted. 



Wednesday, january 18, 1950 


HADIO RfiWIEWS 


rr 


rebuttal 

mih HahS J. Isbrandtseii^ Frank 

pace, Jr„ Bev, Or Charles Fran- 
cis Potterr Oean Clarence Man- 

lonr mod^atoR Jolm W. Vander- 

cook ^ 

Pircctor: John Reddy 
15 Mins.; Sun., 9 jW pjn, 
MUNTKTVj^NC 

TOTS, JrontrNew-iforl c - - ■ 

(Mchdel Shore) 

Packaged by Masterson, Reddy 
Sc Nelson, “Rebuttal” is a novel 15-; 
iTiinute airer which provides perr 
sons who figure in the headlines 
with a means , \of presenting the 
public“the other side of the story.” 
Those rebutting are selected by a 
boai-d of editors from Newsweek 
mag. Format has moderator John 
rW. Varidercook making a thumb- 
nail summary of the issue at hand. 
He then is followed by the indi- 
; visual concerned in the contro- 
versy. ■ • 

On .-Sunday’s (15) inaugural, 
sbipping magnate Hans J. Isbrandtr 
sen struck back at his legislator 
critics who charged him with at- 
tempting to create an incident in 
China by trying to trade with Com- 
munist Shanghai. Congress itself 
is at fault, he felti since it hasn’t 
formulated a clear policy on China. 
Magnitude of President Trunian’ s 
hew budget was defended by U. S. 
Budget Director Frank Pace, Jr;, 
who broke down some of the dis- 
bursemehts aiid : emphasized that 
these expenditures were necessary 
to preserve pur present economy. 

Euthanasia proved to be the 
mpst spirited issue, probably be- 
cause pro arid coil were both heard 
via separate guests. Mercy killing 
was defended by the Rev. Dr. 
Charles Francis PotteR who d^ 
dared that we need such a laW 
for those w’ho request it. “Other 
side of the • dory” was supplied by 
Dean Clarence Manion of Notre 
Dame Law .School, who heatedly 
observed that euthanasia “makes 
sense only to those who don’t be- 
!*lieve in God.” 

The transcribed “Rebuttal,” oh 
the basis of its initial stanza, is an 
Intelligent news feature which un.^ 
doubtedly falls into a public serv- 
ice category. It goes without say- 
ing that a show of this type has all 
kinds of possibilities. But one way 
of improving it would he to select 
“rebutters” who haven’t had a full 
opportunity to present their side 
in the press^ Both Ishfandtsen’s 
opinions on China, as well as the 
adminidration’s views oh tlie 
budget, have been well ventilated 


in the newspapers. Euthanasia, 
especially as seen through the 
eyes of Dr. Potter and Dean 
Manion, was a more forceful topic. 
Plugs for Muntz TV were coheise. 

cm: 

THIS IS MY TOWN 
WlihGoj^ Thomas E, Dewey, Mayor 

Wflliam F. O’Dwyer, Milton 

Bprle, Richard Tucker, Jerry Co- 

lonna, Miral Benzell, Aline Mac- 
. Mahon; Quentin Reynolds, emcee 
Writer: Mort Levin 
Producer-rDirector: Hi Browm 
30 Mins.; Mon, (16), 10:30 p.m. 
Sustaining 
wJ2, n.^ y.;, . :- 

Federation of j e wish Philan- 
thropies wound pp its current fund- 
raising campaign with ah effectively 
conceived and . executed variety 
stanza. Although the usual type of 
charity show often loses sight of its 
purpose in a welter of songs and 
gags, this program maintained an 
even , balance between entertain- 
ment and more serious considera- 
tiohs. The pitch for funds, more- 
over, was neatly sounded in bits by 
Milton Berle and Aline MacMahon, 
with Gov. Dewey and : Mayor 
O’Dwyer contributing brief but 
pungent comments in behalf of the 
Fjp.-:,:,' 

Program . was tied lobsely; to- 
gether by Mort Levin’s script which 
furnished good introes to the vari^ 
ous guest artists via impressiohis- 
tic comments about New York City 
life. Jerry Colonna dished, up the 
single out-and-out comedy item on 
the show with a couple Of zahy 
song renditions, one of them beihg 
a duet with operatic sihger Mimi 
Benzell. Latter also soloed oh a 
serious number as did Richard 
Tucker of the Metopera. Berle 
made a surprise and welcome 
switch from his usual brand of 
comedy with a narration of a yarn 
that bore directly on the FJP cam- 
paign. Miss MacMahon also recited 
a moving dedication to ^bod works. 

Qiientin Reyhblds handled the 
emcee chores with a friendly and 
sincere tone which strongly but- 
tressed the program pitch, 

. /Herm. 


Radio Foilowiips 


Fred Allen, in his -first tune up 
this season, visited the Jack Benny 
show on CBB Sunday (14) in the 
first of a series of guest shots from 
the Coast. It was, not surprisingly, 
bigtime comedy, with the . duo’s 
byplay parlaying the half-hour 
Lucky Strike stanza into the choic- 
est kind of kilocycle cpmedics^ 

(Whether or not Benny ever re- 
turns the guest stint is dependent 
on whether Alleh is given the NBC 
Sunday at 7 (opposite Benny) time 
when he resumes bn a ; regular 
basis: in the fall). ^ 

Script job, of. course, was pat- 
terned to the pefennial Alien- 
Benny feuding, with both come- 
dians taking credit for creating 
the other’s radio formula. It Was 
quaiitative stuff, throiighout, with 
the inevitable LS/MFT quarteting, 
Dennis : Day’s hilarious contrib, 
etc., up to the usual par for the 
stretch.;- ' • ' ' 


CBS' “You And 


J* 


Rochester^ N. Y. — ^Mort Nus- 
baum began his second year 
last week as morning disk jockey 
on WHAM, NBC affiliate here. Nus- 
baum was former radio director 
for 20th-Fox and commercial man- 
ager of WQQM, Washington. A 
vet Of 15 years in radio, he also 
conducts his own talent show on 
the 50kw outlet. . 


series 

I this week is discussiiig the press, 
with a . number of newspapermen 
and experts on journalism taking 
part, bn the first broadcast Mon- 
day (16), Robert U. BrOwn, editor 
of Editor and Publisher, took up 
$orne of the trade aispects of the 
dailies. Radio and television, he 
said, are not cutting inta. circula- 
tion, and although the U. S. popu- 
lation has increased 15% the dail- 
ies’ cireulation has sOared 29%. 
He feels there is room, circulation- 
wise and ad-wise, for both printed 
arid broadcast media, 

In overall trends, Brown said, 
the fourth estate is becoming more 
aware of its public responsibility, 
evening papers are growing at the 
expense of morning publicatiOii.s 
and there is a concentration of 
circulation in the hands of the big- 
ger papers. 

The “Yqu And ■ — ” series 

provides some authoritative infor- 
mation on Subjects of current in- 
terest, but there is a tendency on 
the part of interviewer Quincy 
Howe merely to ask questions 
rather than to exaniine the guests’ 
views. This results in a one-sided 
show. And it is surprising that 
CBS didn’t call on its own press 
critic, Don Hollenbeck, to take part 
in the senes, 


JOHNNY DESMOND SHOW 
With Desmond, Vicki Yota, Tony 
Mottola Trio 

Producer-director: Joseph Bailey 
Writer: Dusty Miller 
’5 Mins.; Wed.^ 8:55 p.m. 

BONSON 

ABC, from New York 

(Grey) 

Capsule shows seem to be on the 
increase and p r o b a b I y there’s* 
something to the frequency school 
of advertising’s use 6f miniature 
airers, similar to pnnted , media’s 
small-space ads. The Johiihy Des- 
ihond transcription series, which 
bowed on ABC last Wedriesday 
(11), ^shapes up- as a listenable 

S uickie that ekes full value from 
:s-brief.spaii. ■ 

Desmond has: a warm, strong 
voice and put . over two bounccy. 
pops, “Charlie, My Bby” and 
“Lucky. Qld. Sun.” He was backed, 
unobtrpsively hut pleasingly, by 
the Tony Mdttola Trip— electric 
guitar, bass and piano. Chatter 
with Vicki Vola provided catchy 
Intros and brief commerciail men-, 
tions. Wisely the selling plug was 
via a jingle, to the tune of “Red 
River Valley,” Which did not ih- 
“terriipt the stanza’s light and -mu- 
sical mood./ : Bril.-: 


•LADIES: FAIR- • 'V' - 
With Tom Moore,, guests 
30 Mins.; Mon-thru-Fri., 2 p.m; 
MBS, from Gliicago 

Brofught into New York; by Mu- 
tual via- its WOR outlet, “Ladies 
Fair” will probably find an aiidir 
ence among.; the town’s midday 
femme dialers^ Show, an audiehee 
participatiofi quizzer aimed at the 
hpuseWife, has been a Chicago fea- 
ture since September. Tom Moore, 
amiably emcees the proceedings, 
interjecting /some human interest 
touches through his short spiels 
with the gal contestants; 

A major fault with this type 
show is the noisy and undignified 
nianner in which the distaff audi- 
ence conducts itself. Their antics 
par those created by. a cohgregar 
tion of juves attending a kiddie 
show. However, the femmes who 
take the stage make up for the gen- 
erally loud behavior. Besides mak- 
ing- pleasant contestants, some of 
the gals display bright personali- 
ties, adding additional color to the 
show.- 

Program's questions, for the most 
part, aren’t too difficult and every- 
body appeared to be having a good 
time. An impressive list of gifts 
was given out. 


BUFFALO BlLL^S FOOTBALlt 

RALLY 

Producer: Paul Martin 
3 Hdurs; Sat., 8:30 p,in. 

WKBW, Buffalo 

This was one of those freak pro- 
grams which every now and then 
pop up to highlight the extraojp- 
dinary effectiveness of . radio as’ a 
selling medium. It was conceived 
as a spot-$hot booster rally to tlo 
in with the current local campaign 
for a Buffalo Bills . (National 
League) pro football team hero 
next falL . In a little over a' week 
the town subscribed jpbre than . 
$250,000 for the project, and the 
further Idea was to clinch the de-, 
cisioh of the league moguls by 
selling 10,000 season tickets, for 
six games, at from $1,80 to $6 per 
game..:’,'. 

With the newspapers and radio 
stations pluggin.g, the sitiiation 
generally, WKBW undertook thi* 
three-hour rally. . Purchases of 7,- 
500 tickets had been pledged up to 
6 p.hi. Saturday.: The broadGast ; 
added 1,170 more by midnight with; 
200/300 additional following 6ti 
Sunday. The total ii timber looks 
to reach . nearly . 15,000. At tho 
prices, it was a remarkabie dpmou- 
xtratibn;';- 

With Roger Baker emceeing, th# 
rally rang up on a play^by-play de-? 
scription of a football game cli-,- 
maxing • with a touchdown se- 
ouence, done by sports annouheer 
Bill Mazur. Then followed a host 
of local sports and. business 
celebrities, each with .a plug for 
the ticket sale. Appropriate re- 
corded musical numbers were In- 
jected, switchboard service was 
put into action and the. n toes and 
addresses of purchasers from Cen- 
tral and Western New York wero 
announced as their calls were re- 
ceived.-' 

WKBW, which for sortie time has 
leaned strongly toward ebrnniunity 
service programs, has done a num- 
ber of these speeial stunts with 
surprising results. Burt. 


ETHEL AND ALBERT SHOW 
With Peg Lynch, Alap Biince, 
Madeielne Pierce, Julie Stevens, 
Don McLaughlin; Don Lowe, an- 
hounCer 

Producer: William Hamilton 
Writer: Peg Lynch 
30 Mins.; Mon., 8. p.m. 

ABC, from New York 

“Ethel and Albert,” which over 
a five-year period as a cross-tho- 
board daytime series Itmiltup 
(Continued on page 34) 






the avenge WOR daytime carrier show 

delivers It llstehets for tel 


should be, • •Welh leP* say-^re/nlhded^ 

Note : little wonder that WOR -s shows are papked 
with the names of some of the shrewdest 
radio advertisers in America» local and riationat 
Ask us for further facts like these. They’re 

• • • ■ . M • • 

here to help you seU mpie to pepjplc who sell and,; 
in turn, heip/theim sell mo/'e. 




-aboard by the most deoph Where tho people erey 





S aerials sprout on 

inbre roofs each day, as more adver- 
tisers enter this dynajmic new medium, mpre 
and niore do we hear questions like these ; 

• “ Should I go into t^leVisipn ttow be just pio- 

neering for the future or is there a chance of its pay- 
ing its Vvay right away?” 

• ‘‘How big an adyertiser must I be to consider it?” 

• ‘‘Can I accurately check its selling effectiveness?” 

• “What will happen to tny competitors^ sales if I’ih 

in teleyisioh and he isii’ t?’ ’ 

• “What about my commercials? Live or on film? Ani- 
mated or straight? -V 

• “What kind of program woultf I want? Gdniedy? 
Drania? Sports? Quiz? News?” 


“How much do I have to spend to make a dent? 




• “What proportion of my total appropriation does 
television rate— if any?” 

• “What should I expect of my advertising agency in 

man power and special abilities ?’ \ ♦ 

We have been intensely active in teleyision 
sirtcc its first, flickering, fiedgling daysvThat 
yvas only natural, fbr this new, dynamic force, 
this powerhouse: combihatipn , of sight and 


sbuhd and salesmahshii) was made-to-order 
for Esty advertising techniqueSvIn all media^ 
we’ve always used action, :^, dramd. , : human- 
interest . . . real people doing and saying real 
[things . . . neiosiness . . , excitemeht:. . . all the 
qualities that give newspapers and maga- 
zines big circulation ; movies and plays big 
bpx-office ; and clients advertising successes. 
Along came tv — and it was a natural for 
pur style of advertising and ppint of view. 
And we’d like to show you the facts and fig- 
ures that show how Well it works ! 

Since today we are, among all agencies, 
one of the very largest operatorsiri television, 
WeVe acquired a lot of experierice, evidence 
and informatipn containing the answers to a 
lot of those questions you may be asking 
yourself right now, 

A phpnecall to Murray Hill 5-1900 is a^ 
it takes to btin g this ma teri al tb you • And, 
needless to say » there’s no obligatipn what- 
soever on you i 





iOOlAp 42riil Street, I^ew York 17, N, Y • • JIollyxVpod; California Bank Building Vini and Stlma 


\. 


Wedncsdasr, Janaary 18, 1950 



Now . * . for Gamel Cigarettes, the Ed ^ 

Wynn, one of the great showriien of all tihie. How 
do you print a giggle , . . that rnilHon^doDar giggle 
that is Wynnes trade-mark? HoW do you capture 
in a small photo Cahove) that zany charm? You , 
don^ti ;^^^^ how yon do get it on i^ television screeni 
CBS^-TV every Saturday\mght. 





' ■ - ■ * 

^ ‘‘How MUCH do; I have to spend 
to make a dent ? ” There are; tiriies 
wheri you don’t he^d to appro- • 
priate a large pf money to 
use teleyision profitably. The local 
boxing ielecasts and wealher-rer 
port spots for Piers Light Beer ‘‘of 
Broadway Fame” are a perfect 
, example of that. 



In 1949— just one yeor— 5^^ Hours of Esty-producedl programs . • . 38Ck) min- 
utes of commercials— probably more than any other adyertising agency— 
619 spot dnnouncements. In the last 18 months, 191 commercials, on fifmalone^ 
were produced by. our TV staff! There /s no su for experience like fhkl 



Colgate -Paimoliye-Peet, a year ago wisely 
' wanted to try out TV with a reasonable in- 
vestment. A lo^y-budget dramatic show was 
created for this experiment. A recent Hooper 
gave the COIXi ATE THEATRE the fifth 
highest rating oi all shows I 




No ONE ARGUES the fact that tele- 
vision mystery shows, like MAN 
AGAINST GRIME, starring RALPH 
BELLAMY, have a big appeal. Know-* 
ing that rnystery shows are good isnT 
enough/— it takes *-knqw-how” to make 
them good. GBS-TV every Friday night. 




The FiVE-NiGHt-A-WEEK Camer News 
Caravan on NBC-TV (with John Cameron 
Swayze) offers another example of how art 
advertiser has pioneered in television on a 
pay-as-you-go basis. And offers some Inter- 
e.sting answers to advertisers who art asking 
how TV compares to other media on a cost- 
per-thousand basis. 



From the beginning, it was apparent 
that a sports-loving America would de- 
.niarid plenty of athletic action. We’ve 
been telecasting baseball . . . boxing (in- 
cludlng the Golden Gloves) . . . basket- 
. hall .> . track ... football ... the rodeo. 

I'el ec a .S t i n g s ports d e m a n d s a lo t of a n 
; agertcy-^a fast, mobile staff to injure 
proper coverage^ 



Here YOU gome to the. golden mmutes...the 
jpreciousltirhe you spend ydur TV dollars ip 
get . . ::the commercial. Ou r presen t a ti on — 
the one we’d like to lay before you— contains 
some very interesting infprmatjon on this 
subject. 


RivAI PEorr.E, saying things about a product, have al ways been char- 

acterlstlc of Esty adyertising in all media. Here Mel Parnell, star pitcher 
of the Bpstort Red Sox, tells how he. m^de the Camel 30-Day Mildne« 
Test. Maybe you have seen these ‘‘real-people commercials’’ on rhe 
icreen. If so, we needn't tell you what conviction they carry. 










so 


RADIO-TELBt'lSlON 


PTS^tEff 


Wefthesdnfo Jdirtwiry IBy 1950 




Cpntliiued from pafe 26 


vided. a glamorous netting, and 
gpod cast gave a • crediUble ac^ 
count of itself. 

Prancliot Tone did well as the 

harrowed private eye who takes 
6n the case of killing at Sherman 
Billingsley- s lamed hospice when 
lie learns that his wife is undei’ 
suspicion. The deeper he delves 
into the matter, the more suspi- 
cioOs he is of his spouse. The Only 
way of getting out of the mess is 
to put the finger on the murderer. 
Billinigsley throws a party for all 
the suspects aiid Tone identifies 
the correct culprit; : 

Despite Tone’s few fluffs, the 
acting was generally on a high: 
level with Jay Jostyh, better- 
known for his portrayal of ' “Mr. 
District Attorney,” as the Stork’s 
bonif ace. , However, Billingsrey 
had fore and aft appearances, and 
was extremely careful to explain 
that the whole . thing was just a 
Caspary myth, implication \was 
that the food ^ypil’t poison anybody 
and ■ ffruT d ers j ust aren’t approved 
of at the Stork. ; 

Haila Stoddard and Valerie 


Cossart did okay as some of the 
prettier suspects. 

• • V. ' » _ • 

Perry Como’s Chesterfield tele 
broadcast (Sunday, 8 p.m., NBC) 
improves constantly on the produc^ 
tioh end. Past week’s show : ( 15 ). 
turned up' an inimensely satisfying 
combination of melody, gags and 
downrigit slapstick and easily rat- 
ed one of the best the singer has 
headed so far.' Gomo used Jean 
CSrroll, femme gagster, Helene & 
Howard, gag dance team, and his 
usual troupe of the Fohtane $is- 
ters, Martin Block and ■ Mitch , 
Ayres’ orchestra; Miss Carroll de- 
livered her comedy, turn to launch 
her into the show, .but ' was much 
more effective participating with 
Como in a, running gag involving 
his search for a secretary, which 
brought up many comical moments. 
Helene & Howard act was effective, 
too, and Helene provided the 
punch of the program when, fol- 
lowing Como’s delivery of _ the 
tune ‘T Wanna Go Homci” she 
picked him up in a firemah’s Carry 
to; end the show. It was a rare 
bit carried off nicely. 


Sir Former GIVFtilfiy 




m 

Chicago, Jan. 17. 
Six former Gi‘s will realize the 
fulfillment of a two-year-old dream, 

to own arid operate a radio station, 
when 1 ,000-watt ,WIIBI-FM makes 
its air. debut Feb. %, Much of the 
baekTbreaking labor, started last 
June i, was undertaken by the vet- 
erans, who include an ex^WAVE. 
They built . a ohe-story building 
ebntainihg tWp studios, offices, con- 
trol ropm, newsroom and reCord 
libraiy. According to Mike 
her, 27-year-old station manager,' 
bankrplling for the project was ob- 
tained with aid of Gl loans and 
private savings. He estimates the 
station’s present value at $50,000, 
Kriowh as the South Surburban 
Broadcasting Co,, the embrypnic 
beam ers will derive revenue from 
local sponsorship in the south Chi- 
•cago area;--- ■; 



Saturday Night Chain 


CBS television added another 
link to its nejyiSafturday hlght pro- 
gram chain this Week by pactlng 
with Flagstaff Foods to sponsor the 
“John Reed King Show’’ on fts 
N. y, flagship, WCBS-TV, start^g 
Feb, 11* Audience participation 
program iis to gO in; the 7:30 to 
8 p.mV period, immediately preced- 
ing the Ken Murray Show, which 
ih ton precedes Ed Wynn. 

King opus until how has b®®h 
aired as a participating show via 
WDR-TV, Ny Y. Agency for Flag- 
staff is; Weiss ;&Ge^^^ 


2,I)(KI AT KM IN 



Philadelphia, Jam 17. 
Because a man had to dp double 
duty through the illness .of a f eh 
low employe^ 2,000 . production 
Workers in the teievision division 

of the RGA-Victor Cotp. staged a 
dneThour work stoppage Thursday 
af t ehnooii ^(12) ; from 3:15* to 
4il5 p.m. V 

The cbmpahy said' the stoppage 
on the assembly lines iVas a viola- 
tion of the contract it has with 
Local 103, Uhlted Electrical Work- 
ers. Ernest Polak, union division 
chairinan, said the stbpjpage was 
spontanepus among the- wbrkers^ 


Bostoh-rGebrge Gray has joined 
the sales staff at WCOP, Hub’s 
ABC outlet. 


ipOPGrE DEAIESS’ 

: Detroit, Jan. 17. ; 

Dodge Dealers of Greater Detroit 
got their 1950 advertising prpgram 
under way Sunday (15) With a new 
teievision show “This Week In 
Sports” over WJBK-TV. : 

Sunday night show presents on 
film putstanding Sports events b£ 
the past Week. Agency is RUth- 
rauff & Ryan. 




SCHUNEMAN’S INCORPOR^EP 

St. Paul/^M^^ 


N ATION Al RETAIL DRY GOODS 



GRAN D AWARD 

V) • • . . • 

for 


•TROORAMS BEAMED TO A general FAMILY 

(Schuneman’s Inc., a St. Paul Department Storm won the grand award for itg program “Red; Rooster 
Hour- carried over Radio Station WPGY, Mond through Saturday, 7:30-8:30 A.M., 52 weeks.) 

a/so o/; 


FIRST PRIZE 


sc 


In the $5,006,000 to volunie group stores for its 
program VRed Rdoster Ilour’V catried over Radio Siatioh WDG¥,” 


WDGY salutes the NaUonal Retaners Dry Goods Association for honoring 
Schunemah’s Inc. with its GRAND AWARD and First Prize. WDGY i* 
proud to be associated with Schuhemah’s in producing this butstand^^ 
show and pledges its continued efforts to provide butstandin g prograrriming 
to the Twin Gities and Northw^ 


SbfObd Watts 



25 , 


1130 KC 



-$T. PAUL 


Drak*, Vic# President & (General Manager 


REPRESENTED NATIONALLY BY AVERY^KNODEL, INC. 


Continued from paee 26 


into a tpusstatic routine. The 
minister’s; persphijityv. sincere and 
personal, gaiins audience attention 
while' his text absorbs them. 

Bill McKee handles commerci.'ils 
nicely, keeping'"ih-^he witli the 
show’s theme; He presents a low- 
pressure institiitiohal type spieh 
plugging quality and name first; 
then introducing price and epme- 
on lines With a smooth presenta- 
tion of slides so as hot to give im- 
pression telecast is a strictly epm- 
mercial frames ; 

. Dr. Bradley is such a wellknpwn 
religious and philanthropic figure 
in Chicago, that "hTaiiy' of his ad- 
mirers feel they know him persPn- 
allyi For them this is another 
chapter of his niaiiy works hot tp 
be missed. ^ Hado. ; 


tv DUDE Ranch 

With Bill Shomette, Curley Wil- 
liams, Tomihy Jean, Lou EmerV 
son, Dick Ketner, Redrb ; Gon- 
zales, Mel Wihten orch. 
Producer: Dick Perry ' 

Director: J. It. Duncan 
30 Mins.; Fridays, 7 p.m.' 
Participating 
WOAI-TV, San Antonio 
Cowboy and hillbilly music and 
entertainers make the transition 
Well. frpm AM radio to TV and, as 
is the case with this i^ow, should 
cohvert a lot of viewers to this 
type of music for; which Texas is 
famous; It is a lot more appealing 
than the usual string band; fiddling 
away and the cowboy singer yodel- 
ing TBiiry Me Not On the Lon • 
PraMe.” , - ■ 

Entire action takes place at tht 
mythical TV Dude Ranch, right at 
the time the cow pokes come to 
the ranch house al! decked out in 
their fancy town clothes just; her 
fore they, go Into town to celebrat# 
the finish of a week of hard Work. 
They give out. With songs and 
music of the rangeland and "ey ery- 
one gets into the act;” including 
the cook and a passing seller of 
ppts and pans. 

Bossman of the ranch Is Bill 
Shomette, who: m.c’’s the proceed- 
ings in an easy . going style and Who 
is also heard iii a song or two a* 
well as acting as straightman for 
th^ Comedy slUtatipns. Has a pleas- 
ing personality, keeps the show 
moving along, has a nice style in 
singing. His voice is easy on the 
ears and not full of the yodels arid 
trills of the regular cowboy singer. 

Foreman of the outfit is Curley 
Williams, who sings to his own gui- 
tar accompaniment. He phoio- 


graphs wen and makes the regular 
cowboy songs take on new flavor. 

T ommy J can upholds the fern me 
lead in the show and engages i it 
brief hit with Williams which 
makes Way for her song; “You Call 
Everybody Darling.” Has a pleas- 
ing personality, voice range and 
sells songs well. 

Comedy is injected into the pro- 
ceedings by Lou Emersori, cross 
talking with Shomette and Wil- 
liams. Has a fine sense of humor, ’ 
timing . and : iriuggs the cariiera for 
all 'its ■'worth. -'.. 

Pedro . Gonzales is a newcojiier 
hereabouts arid comes on trying to 
Sell some frying pans to Shonicl ( e 
arid then states that he can get 
niore thari.fpod out of the pans. 11# : 
can get miisic. He proceeds to 
bring put a table full of frying 
pans . arid jplaj^s thefn like a x.vlp- 
phone. Gave but with ‘‘Beer Bai> 
rel Polka’r arid ‘T2th Street Rag ’’ 
He, has a i*eal novelty and makes a 
welcomb addition to the show, . 

Mel Winters and hi$ band art 
decked but in 'cowboy outfits and 
lend fine musical background to 
the Songs .of ; Shomette, Williann* 
Emersori and Tommy Jean. 

, There’s one commercial neatly 
Woven into the script, A film spot 
for the new Dodge and its local 
dealer, the O. R, Mitchell Go. It’s 
easy to take, ; 

. Prpgram shows good possibilitie* 
for a potential sponsor. It has * 
good setting and even the ?‘TV' 
is registered as a brand here. 

Andy> 



Wcdwe»day, JanwwT 18» 1949 



AVIlBlIllSEllCHfi;- 



NAMrCUENTS& 


Recent stack of time and pro- 
gram orders sighed by the Mutual 
Broadcasting System puts fiie net- 
work astride a record new-business 
crest as: 1950 gets under way. 
Within the past fodr weeks alone, 
the web has closed deals topping 
$3,300,000 in added annual gross 
Uijitost of it with accounts new to 
Mutual and ttiany of these among 
broadcasting’s biggest, best-expert 
enced buyers.: . 

Trade opinion is that the present 
upsurge indicates .top-ievel ‘'recog- 
nition” of Mutual as: a wotkihg me- 
dium. : Seems' also ta reVeal a ^prac- 
tical exploitation of the network’s 
‘‘different” facilities (as advertised) 
by a diverse array of sponsors 
large and smialL Products involved 
"are major-network naiturals, prang- 
ing from automotive and appli- 
ances to food and drug. Time: sold 
includes day and night on all seven, 
days Of- the.' week, ■ ' 


New Show, S 


Kellogg Company, an original^- ■; 'v ' ■, 
pioneer of the boxtop-fertlle juve AF)L yia MBS 

sector in network: radio, opens . Not bbxtops: but enlightened 
“Mark Trair’ on Mutual Jan. 30; minds are the goal of a“different” 
Based On syndicated cartoon strip, program begun Jan; 2 by American 
new nature drama is placed by Federation of Labor over most all^^ 
Kenyon & Eckl.ardt in the 5 p m. Mutual stations, 
slot, Mon„ Wed , Fri. Mon.-Fri., io4p;15 p.hi.,^^^^A^ 

Kellogg’s buy solidiffeS the net- sponsors Frank Edwards in a con- 
work’s 5r 6, five-days grip on juriior. tihuing series of commentaries on 
This is already the period when news especially interesting to la- 
‘‘Straight Arrow” and “Tom Mix” bor. Edwards has woii laTge fOl- 
bn Mutuai share top honors among lowing for newS^behindmews in 
all kid shows. midwest. 


Pun & Bradstreet nod in Mu- 
tuail’s direction is visible in roll- 
cMl Of sponsors and agencies 
khown .for their big radio budgets, 
who are sharing . 1950 ‘move to Mu- 


9^^ GF 

. . Everything but.' the . sponsor’s 
naiil.e is new-^at 4-4:30 p.m. Sun- 
day ph Mutual: Gehe^^^ still 
preside^s over this slice of the aces- 
high four-hour block;' but prograni, 
product, arid; :a g en c:y are all 
changed .f^om^ ^ \ ^ ^ 

• GE no W; presents the legendary 
Western ThCro/-‘‘iIopalorig Cassidy,’’ 
starring Holly wood’s William Boyd. 
Eroduct . is nO w Grape-Nuts Flakes^ 
Young & Rubicairi now in charge; 

Company h^s Utilwed this valu- 
able Sunday time; frarichise ririce 
pctober,. 1946y featuring “House 
of Mystery . priginhUy d esighed 
as a kid show, “Hbuse* ’ built :bn ul-. 
timate family-type aiidierice in this 
spot. Now ‘•HopMong,’’ with the 
Same basic appeal, carries on. 


Ford, General Foods,; Kellogg, 
Miles liaboratories are ; among the 
bigger Client names involyed, while 
similiar biu®*ribbori yard age 
adorns several; of the agencies: 
FoOte, Cone Beiding, Keriyoh 
Eckhardt, J, Walter Thompson, 
Wade> Young & Rubicam: 




i'- 1 




client, Bny 20 Packages; 
MIS Packed All Bat 3 

Ascendency of Mutual as a net- 
work program Source is seen in 
overall assay of talent packages 
bought by clients in the current 
$3,300,000 seles splurge; ; 

Total of 20 programs are; in- 
volved, ^d the following 17 aife all 
Mutual deyeiopments; “Affairs of 
Peter Salem,” “Can : You Top 
this?,” “Criirie Fighters,” ”The 
Falcon,” '‘Hawaii Galls,” “Hopa- 
lorig Cassidy,” “I Love a Mystery,” 
“Ladies Fair,” “Lombardoland, 
U.S.A.,’^ “Mutual Newsreel,” “Mys- 
terious Traveler,” “Official Detec- 
tive/’ “Radie Harris,” “The Saint/’ 
Sports Award Dinner, ‘-True br 
False, ” , ‘ ‘Your Ho riiC; Bea u tif u 1 . ” 

.Since: mid*-’49, Prograim veepee 
for MBS is busy Bill Fineshriber. 


f According to MutuaFs ; current 
[.Sales and pY’pmotlpri overtures, the 
network provides special versa- 
tility in meeting a given adver- 
tiser’s needs, ; According : to quick 
cross-section of the $ sponsors 
whose new orders are detailed 
elsewhere on this page, their bvi^n 
purchases echo the web’s them^^^^^^^ 
‘The piffereiice. is Mutual!’ 

Wide diversity in products (autos 
and TV sets, cereals and milk, 
household femedies and paint) Is 
only part of the score. :; The new 
client crop also reflects a broad 
fange of marketing paUerhs; audir 
ence targets, arid radio barikrolls; 

To serve these varied aims, Mu- 
tual provides these newest spon- 
sors with everything from d ram a 
and kid shows .to comiriehtators 
and quizzes; selected time , periods 
day and night; and-r-stressing the 
flexibilify “diffeherice” hookups 
i ranging from 42: to 502 stations. 



on 


Miles Laboratories, already rep- 
resented in Mutual daytime setup, 
by “Queen For a Day” (Mon. thru 
Fri.) adds another daily fifteen 
miriilte segment when it takes the 
Second; half of ‘‘Ladies Fair/’; five, 
days a week starting Feb. 20, 
“Q u e e n” s e 11 s Alka-Seltzer; 
“Ladies” will push Miles’ new anti- 
histanime, Tabcmv 
“Ladies Faiir.’V emceed by Tom 
Moore and originating in Chicago, 
started its sustaining rim en MBS 
last April as a piece to “hold” the 


big“Queeri” audience. 

The Wade Agency, with a $12;,- 
000,000 ad budget from Miles for 
their antihistamine (Variety Dec. 
14) found “Ladies Fair” a natural 
for their needs, giving Miles ten 
quarter-hour segments every week 
1 On Mutual. 

Miles is a long time MBS sponi- 
sor, having courtedt “Queen For a 
Day” for four years, 

I “Queen” started TV earlier this 
month on KHJ of Mutual’s Don 
Lee Networkv ;also for Miles. 



theu difference is MUTUAI! 


Foote, Cone Ac Beiding has pur-4^ 
chased not one but two new half- 
hour segments bn Mutual for Py- 
ridirim “Gorpbration’s Anahist. 
Shows chosen are “The Falcon” 
Sunday at 7 p.m, (NYT) and “True 
or False” to be heard at 5 p.m. (lo- 
cal time) on Saturday, 

“The Falcon” has been on MBS 
TonlinUously^tnee“945T--^In“'ul5^ - 
of ’45 the Airierican Safety Razor 
Co., took a flyer with “The Falcon” 
on a limited line-up of stations. A 
year later ASR spread “The Fal- 
con” to Mutual’s full station lineup, 
an expansion typical of many try- 
this-for-size sponsors bn MBS. "lb 
quote the web’s promotion line 
these advertisers “first dip a ten- 
tative toe, like the water fine, and 
go all the wey in to whatever depth 
their marketing setup warrants.” 

Despite tough Sunday-at-7 com- : 
petition, ‘"rhe Falcon” has been 
able to garner a solid, rising audi- 
ence and was considered by Mutual 
to be its most saleable sustairier. ; 
Matter of fact, the prombtion staff ‘ 
had a “Falcon” ad all set to break 
in trade papbts when F rC.&B, piir- : 
chased the show for Anahist. 1 

“True or False,” one of the first • 
radio programs ..to use :quiz forma t, ] 
sold .candy bars for the ; Shot well | 
Go;; up until last April, in the same j 
Saturday spot. ‘‘True*’ for Shot- ,i 
well and other sponsors-has always 
done a hefty selling job. 

Eddie Dunn again works as quiz- 
niaster on this program’s f eturn. to | 
MBs, starting Saturday,: Jan. 7, tor { 
•Anahist. .1.' 

“The Falcon” starring Les Ha- \ 
trion started its Anahist ruh on New 
Year’s Day with name stars sup- 
porting. Mercedes McGambridge, 
Berry Kroeger, and .Martin Gabel 
have already shared to date. 


Whke Hibiie? PLUS! 

Asked to comirient on cur- 
rent upswing in; Mutual bill- 
ings, netwoi*k prexy Frank 
White said: V 

“You don’t have to be a treas- 
urer at heart ..to relish reports 
like these fromi the . sales de- 
pa rtment^hut it certainly 
helps. By any : measure, the.se 
new contracts prove tangibly 
that Mutual does indeed have 
positive diff erences. W ith this 
in hand , at the start of - ’50, we 
si hGerely believe that the rest 
of ..the year will see .an ever 
. stronger . ‘move to lytutuar; . as 
we strengthen but differences.” 




m. 


Last' year's succegs still rlngi.rig 
in its eijrs, :Ben jamiri Mpore & Go. 
has signed “Betty ;Moore: Your^ 
Home Beautiiul’’ for its second in- 
nual Spring iGarnpaigm^o Mutual. 
Program starts Ma^ in. a new 
sJturd%' m;ornirig timb;^^s^ H 1- 
1 1:15 : a.m I, ptaebd ; by St. Georges 
& .Keyeragency;;: . ^ 

.,OKigin.ally moved ■ to Mutual in 
1949, “Home Beautiful’^ immed> 
a te ly ' ou tpu lied . best ;• i;esu 1 ts .s.cored 
on .; previous ‘ network in mail re- 
sponse, .winding:, up season. .with 

over 50 % more letters than 
in ’48, 225%^ m^ than in ’47. 
Each Ibttef reppesehted active in- 
terest in horiie' decoration, so 
bOokiet-reqUest flobd Uriderstand- 
ably tickled the paint producers. 



— ; ' / ■ — —4- Ford Dealers of America, in a 

TirMjfc Oiif fnr Hiflt . move which trade believes may Pet 
1 imc \./UL_i:pr inuii ^ new pattern in time buying, have 

; Standard sales-increase ac- i picked Up the tab on 15 Mutual 
cessory is ear-to-ear grin on show.s— all to be aired within the 

sales veepee’s face. But Ade 16 day period from January 4 

Hult keeps his within bounds, through 19. The Ford deal, repre- 

Since his own switch from seriting an outlay of over $150, (jOO. 

Mutual’s Ghicagobffice to sales is thought to be the biggest expen- 

vioe-presidency in New York, diture of sponsor dough on a single 
^-of-bour^e--^r-e:1oibes— in— nbt4AAQr^ky-in-.<:iinh:^aJim 

Fact wab arranged by J. Walier 
what the rest of 50 seems to i Thompson, whose Linnea Nelson 

1 FPy » ^ ^ KM i “I have participated in n 'any 
able slice of added billing things over the years, bui this 

^i^nates in his midwest baili- has been the W exciting 

i v Ul- « • 1 and Simulating to date^“ 

What mars Kis bliss is simply w . - . u i u 

thi? latest postponement; of a . Feature of the deal that has cop- 
years-overdue vacatibn. j ped general ag^cymterest is t^ 

■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ ■ ■ i fact that 14 of the 15 shows are; es- 

' ■ ..• ■ • ■■ ;■ ’ tablished Mutual programs; so Forii 

1 If 1 ¥ '‘1 p is buying well-built audiences. 

intZ llldkCrS Llk6 r ox, the mbs sustainers bought in 

C» 11 nunc ih/l Ford super-saturation deal run 

■ oells IV on mDO-Awl gamut £roi3t,:«omedy .to musje, 

A new approach, to. radio free shows, all set for January dates 

speech is being made With the include:^ Ybu Top Thi.s?” 

tsponsorship of"Rebuttai" by 18: "Mutual News- 

,A, ai, reel” Friday 6 jnd ; 13; ‘IHawaii 


biz. bonanza and eyen more in 
what the rest of ’50 seems to 
augur. Happy, too. that a size- 
able slice of added billings 
origina tes i n hi s m id west: baili- 
W^Lk. 

What mars hiS bliss Is sim ply 
thi? latest postponement of a 
years-overdue vacatibn. 


intz Makes Like Fox; 
Sells TV on MBS-AM 


Radie Hams Set For ;IVIunlz, for hls,i’0t-eeJfea-succc.ssfuF/^®®'5., ^s;,j®^j^^^^ 

> ¥\ • I f * TV operations, every /Sunday over Saint” Sunday 8 and 15; ‘^The Af- 

. nflWd^V X D^ri-KlCh LlIlB Mutual at' 9:15 p.m,: ' fairs, of Peter Salem” and ‘'Crime 

^ I ‘‘RebuttaT’ is bbsed on IhV^Prem-- Monday 9; 

“Stars Over Bt'oadway;” news [ ^ ^ ; Traveler’’ Tuesday iO; ;‘‘r 

and pefsonal-interview series by j Lse that those persons who become Mystery’’ and “Guy Lombardo’s Or- 
Radie Harris, starts Feb. 325 for the object of criticar attack by the chestra” Monday 16; arid“Gfficial 
Rowpv’.c; tne- and its Dari-Rich Dress or radib should have the on- nofonii 


Bowey’s, Iric., and its Dari-Rich | press pr radio should have the. bp- Detective” Tuesday 17. 
flavor extract products.; Sorensen portunity to talk back. j The Fbrd Dealer time splurge 

& Co ; Chicago, placed it; Jphn W, Vandercook Serves as winds bp^ w Mutual’s special 

Program will air' 5:30-5:45 p.m. moderator-without-cornment bn the events broadcast of the “Second 


WilL be broadcast at local time in of Chicago placed the order. ; Dame’s Heori Hart and other top 
all time zones, First' session (Sun) featured Is- .sports performers of the year Will 

Mis^ Harris has built solid jrep brandtsen Line exec, U. S. Budget parade before the Ford-Mutual 
as /ebnfidante” of show biz. . Director, and mercy-kiiling debate, mikes. 






January 18, 1950 



RAniO-XEUBVlSIOlir 


Live television has a greater im- 
pact than film, BBD&p prexy Ben 
puffy told *the Radio Executives 
Club of N. Y. last week. He said 
that he ^‘likes to feel that I am 

present at what is going on” and 
that even fluffs on live TV add to 
the feeling of spontaneity: 

“The great, talent . cohcentriated 
dn the Goast-;-Jaqk Benny, Bob 
Hope, Phil Harris, Amos ’n^ Andy, 
ribber McGOe, Groucho Marx arid 
ethers^have been wise in 
until they can be presented live,” 
Duffy said. “A comedian told >me 
that kinescope recordings are 85% 
as good as live video, biit that only 
means you’ve fgot to be 15% better 
than you are before you start.” 

The agency topper indicated 
that'^i^he wouldn’t be surprised if 
TV rates coritinued to soar, but 
added that advertisers are Syillirig 
to pay more if they can be assured 
that the impact will deliver great- 
er sales at a lower cost. * ' It is the 
net cost per sale which is signifir 
cant,” Duffy declared. ^ “If xy can 
deliver sales at a low net cost per 
gale, $40,000, $50,00C^ or $60,000 
programs could be justified. The 
question is; can the medium de- 
liver? The indicatioris point to 
the affirmative,” 

However, Duffy pointed out, the 
advertiser has a choice of media 
and if video costs go too high, ap-: 
propriations might be shifted from 
TV to Alii or printed media, 

On the question of frequency 
arid impact, he said that some ad- 
vertisers would find it . advari- 
tagebus to have expensive v hour- 
long shows on alternate weeks 
while others . would gain from less 
costly shows with greater fre- 
quency, 


WOH-TV’i IMt Brnk’ 
Drana, Film Senas Set 

WOR-TV, N.Y., is booking Its 
first, weekly dramatic show and 
will add its first film series, On 
Feb, 2 the station will launch 
”Night Book,” half-hdur stanza 
written and produced by whodunit 
scripter Stedman Coles based, bn 
stories of life in a Gotham office 
buildirig after dark. 

Although the original policy Of 
WOR-TV has been to use no. films 
not produced specially for Video, 
the station yvill start cross-the- 
board screening of old reels on 
“Opuiedy ' Carnival,” ; beginning 
Tuesday (24);. Among the stars in 
the features aib Buster Keaton, 
MiltOn Berle, Bob Hope and Bert 
'Lahr, ; 


; Detroit ^ Toby ; David, CKLW 
disk jockey, seems to have become 
the official outlet for the works Of 
Wilbert Harden “The Bard of 
Belleville:” , David read two of 
Harden’k poems “Scars” arid “Who 
Is Santa Claus” months ago and 
5,000 requests fOr copies poured in 
from listeners. The ■Michigan poet 
charges nothing for the copies. 


AKRON an COUNCIL OK 




Akron, Jan. 17. 

Akron .City Council has agreed 
to permit radio stations to record 
council meetings for later broad- 
casts. However, they did riot au- 
thorize any live broadcasts from 
the council chambers. Radio an- 
nouncer William Rierson, of 
WHKK, Akron, is credited with 
breaking the. ice. It seems he took 
a portable recorder to ■ a Council 
session and placed the microphone 
on a 'table near the law makers, 

. Council previously* was wary of 
permittirig its sessions to be aired. 
‘‘Who gave permission for this ses- 
sion to be broadcast?” asked one 
councilman; Another chimed in^ 
saying he was also about ; to ask 
the isame question. Then it dawned 
bri the objectors that their words 
were being recorded, and they 
quieted down. 

Later in the meeting, a motion 
was passed without dissent permit- 
ting Council sessions to be record- 
ed by stations, After the vote, 
Pierson revealed that he had failed 
to plug in the recording machine. 



Only television stage set to be 
represented in Aline Bbrnstein’s 
new books, “Stages Of the World,” 
is one designed by Bob Wade for 
NBC’s “Last War,” produced in 
1947 by Veepee John F. Royal . > 
Charles Randall pacted for a role 
in NBC-TV’s “Big Story” Jan. 20 

. . , . Scripter Ernest Lehman re- 
ceived the award on “Chevrblbt 
Tele-Theatre” Monday night (16) 
for the be^t story presented on the 
series in the final quarter of 1949. 
.Winning tale was Lehman’s Cos^ 
mopolitari magazine short story, 
“The Unguarded Moment,” in 
which Paul Lukas and Valerie 
Bettis starred on videp . v . Chief 
execs of General Motors \yill be 
introduced to video audiences by 
Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg 
bn GBSrTV toinorrow night 
(Thurs.)i when the web; picks up 
part of the ”Mbt0rs and Melodies” 
GM show at : the Waldorf- Astoria 

, . . Franklin; ^ to 

emcee the “Telephone Game,” 
half-hour aerbss-the-board series 
aired by WFIL-TV, Philadelphia. 


Since the show goes on at, 4 p.m., 
Pulaski will commute five days 

weekly, staying in N. Y. in the 
mornings to continue his film nar- 
ratiori work and for radio shows 
... . World Video prez Henry White 
on the Coast to round up topr 
name guest talerit for “Celebrity 
Time*” bankroUed on the~ABC-TV 
web Sunday nights by Gobdrich 
through; BBD&O ... Allan Blackr 
TV chief for the Cayton agency 
since 1947, upped to radi.p and tele 
director, replacing Earle McOilL 
who died recently . . , “Fishing and 
Hunting Club of Air” retitled 
“Sports for AH’’ to make it more 
inclusive, on both the Thursday 
night radio show via Mutual arid 
DuMont’s Friday night video pro- 
gram , , . Dick Shack left the Max- 
well Sackheim agency to join El- 
liott Nonas as radio-TV chief , . . 
Ray Mulderick joined the cast of 
DuMprit’s “Captain Video” , . 
Screen : Qemsr Inc,, signed by 
Young fie Rubicani to produce a 
series of five videb spots for Bor- 
den’s^ 



Continued from page 25 

which recently advertised its 16- 
inch table model for $375, is now 
letting it'go at $300. Their 10-inch 
set slid from $200 to $180, while 
the 12V^-inch model took the same 
$20 decrease to $250. As a new 
selling feature they are offering an 
“electronic magnifier’’ which will 
eliminate distortion in large tube 
sets. 

Philco is meeting bther manu- 
facturers prices by offering a 16- 
Inch table model at $300, even 
though it meant, a reduction of 
$120 from the recently advertised 
price. The 12^ -inch tube retails 
for $200. 

Mpst manufacturers are aban- 
doning production of eight-inch 
and under tubes, while Philco and 
Admiral have announced they will 
discontinue their lO^nch line and 
concentrate on large screen assem- 
bly. Pppular with all tele-pro- 
ducers are the new 12t^-inch and 
16-inch rectangular tubes. Notic- 
ably absent from the manufactur- 
ing lineup ' were pro jection type 
video sets. RCA, however, is still 
plugging their 15 x 20 inch screen 
set for $100 less than last year at 


$795. 


NBC-TV Sat. Nite 

SSSSi' Contihued from page 25 

affiliation agreements would apply 
In all cases except for the method 
of payment.. Web told the FCC 
that, under the affiliation pacts, 
each station would reserve the 
right . to Cancel any program or 
part of; a program it desired, in 
order, to. run in a local or public 
service show. Thus; NBC tOn- 
tended, its offPr could not be 
construed aS monopolistic; As for 
the method of payment, NBC 
claimed its offer of paying a per- 
centage of the rate card for the 
entire two-and-half hours, in- 
stead of for each half-hour indi- 
dividually, is in line with its regu- 
lar network payment schedule. 

As for DuMont’s claim that NBC 
was trying to buy out the former’s 
network from under it, NBC aHeg- 
ed that DuMont chief Mortijner E. 
Lbewi, who had signed the FCC 
complaint, . was apparently misin- 
formed. Offer to DuMont was only 
for WDTV and not for the net- 
Vjprk. Arid, NBC pointed out, the 
Pitt outlet has been taking some 
^BC shows for. some timb and 
thus is listed as ah NBC affiliate, 
cyen though it is whblly owned by 

DuMonW - - Ti- - - r ■ 






















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BAillO 


PjS^ib^y 


^ednesdayv Januaty 18, 1958 




Continued from page 23 


hearing. *‘We apprised the appli- 
' caiits more than a year ago of the 
nature of the allegations which 
• have been made concerning the 
; stations,” it stated, “and have re* 



What may already be the louesomest show in town- — WQTt’s new 


Life and Health, testified that ra- alcohoUc beverages. , The present ^^OsentatiQrts from and on behalf of 
dio spot announcements, “carefully hearings are the third on such leg- ; Richards .and the licensees _ con- 

i islatioo. Previous eilorts have i cemmg the matter. The matenal 
sandwiched into the matinee swmg : 

sessions to which millions of boys : •: 


; ceived various statements and rCp- ' policy of Straight hillbilly tunes from 2 to 5 a.m, 


and girls listen” are being poured 
out by “silver-throated anhounc- 
ers” putting “dll the persuasive 
moduiatioh and meUownesS in to 


Unique birthday publicity stunt for Edgar Bergen’s Gharlie Me- 
, ‘ Carthy, in Which an moppets between six and 14 in greater N, Y. named 

and arguments which have been Charlie McCarthy Will participate, has been set for Saturday afternoon 
■ { presented fail, however, in our I ( 21 ). kids are to j attend a birthday party at a CBS theatre for the 
ppinion, to resolve' ill favor of the , ygygj ^ gp 00 ial gnow. 

licensees important questions as Moppets are being invited to the party via recorded spots aired daily 
to their qualifications,” for the fast week over WCBS, plus a series of public notice- ads in 

I Since the Gommission anhouriced ' N Y^ newspapers. Spots were recorded by Bergen in Hduston, 
^ . , last July, aHer postponing heari j Tex. i last week/ and flown to N. Y. Stunt is the braihchild^^o 

then; sales talk that their vocal / grabbing the biz. But with the cur-, i ings prigihally scheduled to . be i Walsh of the Steve Haiinagari office and i& being staged by GBS, the 
chords can command/v financial cdhfUsiidns attending' held last Mari^, that it would pror i D’Arcy agency artd, Coca-Cola 

“The kids go for it/ tooi” he Ty operations, iUs argued that any , ceed with the case, negotiations,' 



CbntiiMied from page 23 



tsaid/ . 

The Rev. Dufton S; PetersOii 

the New^ York State. Council of • ^rith the results that the dealers / deals jelled, 

Churches charged that present- j have already mapped February and j ' 
xiay liquor advertising “has ejc-^/March compaighS as i^il, with ; 
ceeded all bounds of decency , hon- other banfcrollers eyeing the tech- v 
esty and fair play,” and has be^j nique. From the Ford Dealers’ . 
come” ^ giant octopus With ten- 1 standpoint, the advantages of such 
tacles reaching into Mmost every redneentrated showr-buying are eas- , 

avenue of life ” j ily apparent; In ah era when i a folio wine has in- 1 treasurer; recomng seci 

There is | spot and member of the;:^ationat boa rd, JJyd Weaver^ 

i^Umn^ ■ i S^n^mal^'Set^p^iS^ Two Getham stations-WLIB and WPDR-FM^e Editorial support 

^ ‘ 1 !■« : A AtaI 1 ^ ^ W A ^ A a1 AAA 'AAA. A«P«' * I . ■' * 1 V ^ - 1 ^ ^ laL ^ J A A'AW^ 1^1 /VM .1 


Continued from jpage 27 


local elections, concluded last, week; d majority Of Sighed 

a statement appealing/ for unity among thd merhbers.ih*the upcoming 
.negotiations and the dealings, of the Teleyision Authority with tlio 
j screeh guilds. Statement was proposed by Leon. Jainney ^ and signed 
! by candidates representing various shades of political opihipn. , 

{ New officers of: the local are; .Alan Bunco, prez; Kenheth Barighart; 
j Staats Gotsworth, yihton,HayWoi‘th, Karl Swierisen and Anne Seymour, 
veepees; Ed Herlihy, treasurer; recording secretary, Gene Rayburn; 

« . ' ■ A : i ■«. • • • J ^ J' W.T 1 -I---.-.— " 


air waves and by other media, he 
said.’^/ '' ,■ 

Opposition to the measure came 
from the liquor industry; breWotSi 
wine makers, brewery and distil- 
ler>^ uniohSj advertising prgahiza- 
tions, publishers, hotel and tavern 
operators, and hotel and restaurant 
employes’ unions. 

These interests challenged the 
bill’s constitutionaRty, charged dis- 
crimination against a lawful indus- 
try, saw it as a wedge to restore 
prohibition, denied that drinking j 
has lessened in dry areas, and i 
feared that passage would cause 
serious harm to their operations. 

Glenwbod J . Sherrard, prexy of 
the Parker Hduse of Boston, testi- 
fying for the American Hotel Assn:, 
said the bill would cripple promo- 
tion Of jiocktail lounges and restau- 
rants and force, out of employ- 
ment large numbers of musioians, 
variety entertainers, waitresses, 
etC; - ;■ 

R. E. Joyce, prexy of the Dis- 
tilled Spirits Institute, said mem- 
bers of DSI do no advertising in 
Sunday newspapers, do not. Use 


ing a sellout, the dealers are en- i will probably find the competition 


joying the benefits of established 
shows and ratings/ 

Even before the Ford move-in, 
Mutual recognized the advantages 
accruing to the web through the 
one-shot billings hypo by pacting 
a Paramount deal for the “Samson 
and DeUlah” preritiete in New 
York and thC New Year’s EVe five- 
minute sale to 20th-Fox to plug the 
film company’s ‘T2 O’Ciocfc High.” 






Richarils 

Continued from page 23 


weeks ago RCA officially an- 
nounced it was jumping aboard 
pictures or reference to women in : the LP bandwagon, 
advertising, do not advertise in re- 
ligious publicattons, and refrain 
from using radio, or television to 
a d vertise distilled 'spirits. ( Schenk 
ley is hot a member Of DSI.) 

John Dwight Sullivan, general 
counsel for the Advertising Federi- 
atipn of America, testified the | 
measure “strikes at the very heart” 
of the advertising business. If 
passed, he said, it would “abso- 
lutely, prevent all radio advertis- 
ing of alcoholic beverages,; no mat- 
ter • how inoffensive the advertis- 
ing, since there is no way of stop 


iCbntinued from . page 

hasn’t been ayerse to projecting/ 
himself , into the public relations 
end when feeling the record heeds 
“straightening out” It’s recalled 
that when Waltetr Winchell a 
Couple months back printed the 
fact that RCA was preparing to 
move into Columbia’s LP disk bail- 
iwick, Folsom himself registered ana 

vehement, denial with WW. gotten from the senpt, 

won a retraction, although two 


a lot tougher. On the preem Mon- 
day (16) Peg Lynch , who scripts 
the stanza; in addition to playing 
Ethel, seeihs to haVe been handi- 
(capp^ by the problem of adaptihg 
the IS-miniite fonnat to, a 30-min- 
nte segment. The situation which 
was developed was. not strong 
enough to sustain interest for the 
full period. ' 

The thin story line had Albert 
taking up, at his doctor’s sugges- 
tion, a new hobby— -duck hunting. 
His purchasing of a mess of hunt- 
ing gear, struggling to make de- 
coys, the couple’s freezing and 
frustrating night in the wilds and 
their bag of a solitary fowl pro- 
vided only moderately amusing 
material/ There were a few gopd 
moments, but these were scattered. 
The studio audience’s reaction, 
usually a fair indication of a com- 
edy’s effeGtivehess, was lukewarm. 

. M^s Lynch and Alan BunCe,/who 
plays Albert, have a fine sense of 
timing and milked what laughs 


sary requisite to considerihg a 
transfer application. , 

As tb “freedom of speech” ques- 
tions raised against its action, the 
Commission, said the question “is 
not one of Richards’ private views 
and his right to express them, but 


rather whether Richards, Whatever 
. ; his own views, has and will ade- 

ping a radio w'ave at a state line.” j quatGly discharge the responsibility 
The Langer bill, introduced by r of a licensee.’’ 

Sen. William Langer (R.-N.D.), | The agehey pointed out that 
would bar use of radio, television, ; Richards had adequate time to 
hewsreel, film, records, newspa- ! prove that the transfer should be 
per.s and magazines for advertising allowed without necessity of a 



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WRAW 

READING 

PENNSYLVANIA 


but the basic, ingredients lacked 
real flavor. Music of Ralph Nor- 
man’s prch was used to good comic 
effect, underlining the by-play be- 
tw'een husband and wife. Bril. 


THE TOMMY BARTLETT SHOW 
With RarUett; Hal Lansing;; an- 
nouncer 

Director: Keith Fires 
15 Mins.; Mon-thni-Fri., 2:20 p/m. 
SAWYER’S BAKER BOY CRACK- 
ERS.. 

WGN> Chicago 

rCreorsie H. Hartinan) 

Reviving a program Tommy 
Bartlett started before the war, 
arid w 
he returned 
bow out later, this 15-minute iriter- 
view show is the average house- 
wife’s delight. 

Aired from Chi’s Home Arts 


to the ’‘March on Washington” for the fair employment practices bill. 
Lou Frankel, W special events director, interviewed jnembers of 
delegations as they arrived at Pennsylvania Statipn, N. Y., before going 
to D. C., and aired the taped interviews on the station during the day. 
WLIB carried four programs between Sunday and Tuesday plugging 
the project,. In addition: to spots. 

New York platter spiriners will back: the March of Dimtis drive with 
ari “Ali-Star Disk Jpekey Parade” oh the Symphony Sid piYigram from 
midnight to 5:45 a.m. Saturday (21) oyer WJZ, 

Jocks to take part include Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch, WNEW; 
chainrieh Of the N. Y. deejay committee; Bill Taylor, WOR; Pat Barnei 
and Herb Sheldon, WJZ; Wayne Howell; WNBC; Allen Stuart, WMC A; 
Willie Bryarit, WHOM; Fred Robbins. WABD; Paul Bfenrier, WAAT; 
and Art Scanlon, WINS. . , ■ • ■■■ -- - 

Bob Sweeney, exec v.p^ and geheral manager of WDSU, New drleans, 
is in Gotliam getting star talentTor an ABC broadcast to mark the 
opening, of the station’s new offices arid AM-TV studios. Show, to be 
aired sometimes late in March, will feature Dixieland jazz. 

WDSU’s new bffices will be in the old Briilatour Court, historic site 
in the French Quarter. Studios, to. be located in ai new building behind 
it, will include a TV layout 100 by 55 feet, another 40 by 60 feet and 
two AM studios. There will also be complete recording facilities. 

Democratic Natiorial Committee is buying time on all foui netwbrki 
I for Prerident Truman’s address Feb. 16 at the. Jefferson-Jack$on Day 
dinner in Washingtori, Broadcast will start at 10:30 p;m. and lart 30 
minutes. 

Radio’s Quiz Kids bested four University of Michigan professors in a 
quiz program which dedicated the university’s new FM station WUO/M 
lastweefc ,:/ ; 

Brenda Liebling, five; Patrick Conlon, 12; Joel Kupperman, 13, and 
Lonny Lund, 14, w^ere on the long end of a 131 to 120 score. The pro- 
fessors were Harry Carver, mathematician; Leo Goldberg, astronomer; 
George Kish, geographer, and Frank Huntley, English teacher. It waa 
the third time the younfeters knocked off opponents from higher edu- 
cational institutions. They have licked University of Chicago faculty 
men twice in three tries. ; 

Early in: the broadcast,. Prof. Carver described himself as “the in- 
formal coach of the billiards team, but if we do all right, I teach matli/” 
They didn’t do “all right” and the learned gentlemen heat a hasty re- 
treat while the kids congratulated one another. 


The hew radio and television room in the Senate gallery at Albanv. 

hicb he'tookWneain ^ Y., said to be tlm only orie of its kind in a legislati^ hall throughout : 

umeit from service onlv m I country— will be used for the first time today (Wed.) when WOKO 

urnea irom service, only to | originate ‘’Meet the Press” from there. The room, installed in ih# 

west galleiY as part of a $1,000,000 refurbishiiig of the Senate Chamber, 
has equipment for broadcasts and telecasts. 

^Aicu Aiuiu ^xii s xiuiuc ALLS n/r Arthur H. Wicks, majority leader, will be interviewed by John 
Guild Bartlett jokes arid jibes I « the Albany^ Knickerbock^^ and Ganriett SeiTice, 

with his middle-aged clubwomen I fc, Buffalo Evening News, arid Jerry King, of 

audience, asking , such questions as, ' „ ® .Y. World-Telegram and Sun, , Edward W. Bates, .bf the N. Y. 

“What time of year does your bus- • 7S moderator of “Meet the Press.’’ 

band change his winter . under- j ■ . .. . ■ ■ ;• ■ — — ■ ■ ■ ■ •’ ; • 

wear?’’ Bartlett’s fine chance for ! 

a followup gag is sometimes de-/' _ 

stroyed by the inane replies of his ? for Cliftofa Fadiman— 

gieglinc! euests. Undaunted. hf» ! one of radio’s no-. 


shows ability to get rid of a'lembri r conie — I— got^a+yeur^oetei'—is-^yotii*— enem y when 

in a hUrrv/ or to aid lih vdrk-nrn- ( letter . Of enthusiastic ipraise from he sueee.Qf.*; a ohancro Af Ai^t in 



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WeAL'TV 

LANCASTER 

PENNSYLVANIA 


in a hurry/ or to aid lib yock-pro 
voking quips from the. iri o s t 
meagre laugh material. His chuck- 
ling voice arid friendly way have 
much appeal for this type of audi- 
ence. /High-pitched squeals arid 
laughter are a measure of his suc- 
cess. • 

Too much of the program is com- 
mercial.. Announcer Hal Lanri'ng 
ready copy for two lengthy spiels, 
intermingled with long-winded 
plugs by Bartlett for an electric 
blanket giveaway that leaves lis- 
teners itching tci return to the pro- 
gram fare. Quickies are worked 
in after each interview with pre- 
sentation of sponsors product to 
departing guests. 

Show, is good eriough to sell it- 
self. Longrun use of OxteriSive 
coriimercials might hamper it. 

■ tiado. 






STEINAVAN STATIONS 
Clair R* McCollough, Gerreraf Vi4dnogef 

Hepwtnted by ROBERT MEEKER ASSOCIATES 

Chicago San Francltco New .York 4^ 


h 




Contiriiied from pas:e 22 


rate with the big one it already 
has. •■■■ 

If that’s a sign of hostility, theri 


enthusiastic praise from 
Frank Stariton for what I wrote? 

I did attack irresporisible and prej- 
udiced news comriientary, but I 
did it as official representative of 
CBS, and have' Paul Kesten’s writ- 
ten testimony to: my fitness in that 
capactiy. 

Radio’s, noblest efforts are those 
in which it serves the community , 
best, by giving the fullest and most | 
impartial inforpiation, the widest I 
variety of entertainment. Mr. I 
Robinson ought to know that crit- 
ics seldom' razz radio when it does 
this. He mentions two profes- 
sional radio critics— Iferriet Van 
Horne and John Crosby-— saying 
that they find “little to wax>hap- 
Sodic about in the course of a 
week’s listening.” Maybe it’s be- 
cause in the Course of an average 
v^ek . ; so : littlri of; radio’s noblest 
efforts are audible. : 

Fifteen years ago I defended , 

I commercial radio; 10 years ago I ' 

; took my life in my hands and de- 1 
fended the commercial itself. To- 


he suggerts a change of diet to 
prevent fatty degeneration from 
setting in. 


Benny^t did sound a critical 'note I 

once, and Benny put me on his ; hroadcasting, ■ 

program to prove that I. was mis- ' because I see the | 

guided— but did I ever belittle his I mto temvi- 

Work? Or Fred Alim? Or i® ain^ed at; 

and Allen? Or the Philharriionic, ! precktion ^ 

before or after it becarrie a spon- ^ Sin {«■ special way ra- 

sored program? '^hat the films did— : 

i.did once try to kid the attempt of some people ^^^not 
mm to pOftHiarize .the subject oL!, enough new add* eWcesrto S^^ 


‘‘AR(WIE ANDREWS” 

SCRIPT #240 
B/ ^qH Joifipel 

■CAST . 

Archi# . . /> BqB Hqsfinq? 
Jughqgd , . . . , HoHqn Stone 
Mom . . . . . , Alict Yolirmart 
bod ; . w ; Art kohl 

Veronica v , . . jSiorlq Mqnn 
Betty. . . V. . .Rosemary Rice 

W'-' 

Director . . Ken MacGregor 
Announcer . ,, . . Dick Dudley 
Organist . , George Wright 

• • • ’ ’ ■ . . • -w . ■ * ' 

* 

In a Niew Time ! ! 

NBC, Sdtiirddy, 7:30 P.M/ 


Wedneedaf, JaiiiiaiTr J8, 1958 





The; 49cs Bluebird lab^lj whichf' 
BGA-Victor reviyed la^t fail in an^ 
gwer to the matketittg of low-price 
records by Columbia and Deqca, is 
beginning fp pay off fpr that com- 
pany. At the time the Bluebird 
gides were launched anew Victbr 
felt that in addition to providing 
competition f pr the: rival sides that 
the series coiild be a proving 
ground fol new talent. Victor this 
week lifted the new Ralph Flana- 
gan orchestra and ; Eddie Cantor 
from the 49c diisks up to the 79(C 
Victor series.; 

Move in the case of Flanagan’s 
hew combination waa entirely diie 
to pressure from distributors and 
dealers. Smcel Flanagan’s disks 
drew sales reaction almost from 
the release of Its first sides; Victor 
distribs had been requesting that 
it be jumped to the higher-priced 
labels. They assured Victor that 
five times as many disks could be 
gold if the change were made. 

It’s no secret that 49c records 
are having tough sledding sale.s- 
wise; mainly due to dealer resist- 
ance. Bluebird sides are Sold to 
them at 34c arid the profit spread 
per unit sold is niuch lower, of 
course, than that on the 79c issues, 
which go to dealers at 52c. As a 
resultf dealers actually avoid sell- 
ing the 49c disks if possible, figure 
ing every such sale eliminates a 79c 
one and a greater profit. 

Victor was very reluctant to 
move both Flanagan and Cantor up 
to the 79e sides. Though it appre- 
ciated the dealer and' diStrib rea- 
sons, Flanagan particularly was : a 
•‘lead” artist on the Bluebird label. 
The demand for • his disks Was 
carrying Bluebird upward and into 
more accounts. 

Victor execs decided on the 
move, however, because of Flana- 

f an’s “Rag Ktop”-‘‘You’ll Always 
e There” coupling, recorded last 
week. They iriimediately niade the 
switch and at the same time moved 
faster than ever before in getting 
a disk on the market. Bides Were 
recorded Thursday (12) in New 
York and will be on some retail 
stands. today (Wed.). 

6MI, Danceries 




to 

Pave Kapp, yip: in charge of 
Decca Records artists and reper- 
toire, takes off for Europe to- 
morrow afternoori (19) 

Kappi Pair will; spend two to three 
weeks in liondon and Paris on 
What Is essentially a Vacation 
jaiirit, but which Will be miked 
with some busmess. 

It’s the Kapps- initial trip 
abroad. ; They-re .fisring both ways; 





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35 




Chicago, Jan; 17. 
Executives of. Broadcast Music 
and the music committee of the 
National Ballroom Operators Assn, 
met here last week to discuss terms 


of BMI’s ballrponi licensing deal. 

While a fair number of danceries 
operated bv NBOA membpi**; . release is actvanceci, as 

.Lariv^TiMi occurred last week when 20th-Fox 


Goritinuing conflict between 
major recording companies and 
the release of the film, “The Third 
Man,” has put a brighter spotlight 
on what disk company execs em- 
phatically feel is an abuse of their 
facilities. Tussle ovpr the mar- 
keting of **Third. Man” disks has 
been going on for weeks, with the 
release date on the wax changed 
several times to allow for and line 
up with the opening of the film in 
a New York theatre. Selznick 
Releasing Organizatiori has the 
film for the tr. S, ’ 

piskers feel that while there’s 
no. question that a hit tune from 
a film means a lot to them busi- 
ness-wisej the recent ratio of film-'K 
born hits is low and doesn’t hear 
compensate for the trouble they 
cause in many cases. It has cost 
all disk manufacturers who have 
versions of the“Third Man” music 
a fair amount of coin; so far to go 
along ' with Selznick’s inability to 
set the N. Y. showing date. They 
agree that Selznick couldn’t help 
that situation, biit they also look 
at the cost, to them. 

It isn’t easy for wax companies 
to move release dates about. All 
recordings must have couplings, 
which are done fairly far in ad- 
vance. When film release dates are 
advanced or set back there’s almost 
always a lot of costly trouble. For 
example, Victor had the ^‘Third 
Man” music coupled to “Wedding 
Samba,” by Irving Fields orchestra. 
But, when “Samba” began to break 
In sales for other companies, Vic- 
tor couldn't wait. It was forced to 
recouple it with a tune titled 
“Kitty.” Since many pressings had 
been turned but of the origin^ 
coupling, they Jiad to be scrapped 
when “Third Man” was replaced. 

The same thing happens when 
a film release is advanced, as 


LORRY RAINE 

"Pon't Worry 'Bout Me”--“Re- 
laxed, smooth and . firie!”-^jraek the 
Bell Boy; 

John McCoimiick. WBBM; (Chi- 
cag-o), ■ Whose putstanciing ;la:te-hpur 
shoW' .is. one .of tpps in eouritry said 
the other a.m.: •‘i.orry Ilainb is the 
year's most .undisPovered girl. . ; 
W ho rates wdtii the best." 

TliyiJSAYLE 

(Publicity-Management) 

Park Sheraton Hotel, N.eW York 



Giricinnati, Jan., 17. 

Oscar Hill; iriember of the 
American Federation pt Musiciahd 
executive board and a frequent 
threat ‘ for the presidency : of the 
AEM, is seriously ill in the hospital 
here; Hill suffered a heart attack 
on top of Bright’s Disease ; and 
other complications; 


f A petitiori ;aigned by ; oyer 30d 
sorigwriter members of the Holly- 
wood contingent of the , American 
Society of Cbtnppsers, Author.^ and* 
Publishers, urging that L. Wolfe 
Gilbert be placed on the Society’s 
board' of directors, has been re- 
ceived by ASCAP heads; in NeW 
York. Signatures on the petition 
Include a majority of the Society’s 
! foremost writer members living or , 


Hill, .48, has been leader of the workirig on the Coast. 

AFM faction in this city for years, exeCS In N, Y. will not 

hazard any conclusions, if they have 
any„ as t6 the reason for the riiove,. 
'it’s obvious, however, that the idea 
is to place one of theip number in 
a ppsitiori from which he can ob- 
serve current ASCAP operations 
and keep the Coast group . iii* 

formed.;v 

, The western writers, more, so 
than eastern members in that 
! category i have been deeply con- 
; cerned wdth the U. S. Dept, of 
j Justice’s iiisistetice on revising 
t writer classifications before the 
Executives of New York aScAP consent decree .. Is 

802 of the American Federation of [ completed; They are dead set: 
Musicians arid represeritatiyes . of j against any changes in the method 
various Broadway vaudfiim thea- 1 distributing ^writer inpbme, un- 



Major music publishers last 
week, rejected a bid by RCA- 
Victor for a reduction in royalty 
rates on its pop 45 rpm disks frorii 
1%C per side to VAc. Victor’s 
premise in seeking the cut w'as the 
fact that Columbia Records’ 10- 
inch pop LP’s, Which ' use; four 
sorigs per. side, eight in al| are 
required to pay only IV^c per song 
royalties. 

Victor added up the eight tunes 
on one LP and eight tunes on 
four 45 platters, compared the re- 
tail price of the former, which is 
$2.85, and the retail price of four 
45s at 65e each, which would be 
$2.80, and decided it was entitled 
to the same rate of IV^c per song 
that .Columbia is drawing. They 
[ submitted, findings to HanY Fox, 
agent, and trustee, arid asked . him 
to query pubs on their attitude. 

Publishers took the stance that 
the Columbia recordings, using 
eight tunes on one disk, is a ‘•bulk” 
deal and as such figures to get a 
royalty break. The Victor platters 
are all singles and, while Victor’s 
arithriietic is good, the circum- 
stances are different. 


tres have been meeting on the sub- 
ject of 802’s recently-inaugurated 
rule barring “travelling” bands 
from\N. Y. houses unless a band 
of BQ^men is also employed, or 
standbys are paid. Two factions 


less it adheres fairly closely to the* 
current setup or at least main^ 
tains to a fair extent current : in- 
dividual incomes. . 

Gilbert Was a* member of the 
writer faction of the board at one 
time. : HoW he could be placed on 
it again arid reihairi living on the 


had one meeting last Week and i Goast is unexplained, since there’s 


assertedly moved up the release 
(Gontinried on page 40) 


no word that he’d move to N. Y. 
if he did Join the* board. Society’s 
ruling group meets once monthly 
and it’s unlikely that Gilbert could 
atf end every meet, unless the Coast 
contingent Were figiiririg ori under- 
writing his expenses. Gilbert cuiS 
I rently comes east ;pn;ce quarterly, 
at ASCAP’s expense, to meet with 
eastern heads and find out what’s 
going on. This is iii . his capacity 
as chairmanf of the western faction. 



Mercury Pulls Back 
Frankie Laine Disk 
For New 



will have anbther Friday (20), out 
of Which a compromise may come. 

Since union insisted on 802: 
combos in the houses, rieither have 
played what might be termed a top 
name band, since the majority of 
the latter are travellin g outfits 
and the theatres are legally bkrred 
from paying standbys for work 
that isn't perforined, because of 
the Taft-Hartley Act. Claude 
Thornhill, who recently played the 
Paramount, and V^^ughn Mbiirbe, 
cuiTently ; at the Strand, were 
given 802 permission to perform 
despite their travelling - band 
status, because the dates were 
owed on previous commitments, 
written before 802 incurred its 
rule. . I Music Publishers Contact. Em- 

Hbwever, With the theatres uri- I ployees union had two cardholders 
able to use top names due to the j on the carpet last week during two; 
802 rule, they felt that the locars ' separate emergency meetings of 
execs would be amenable to some : its Council, for being seen con- 
compromise calling for a certain '.tacting maiestfo Viheent Lopez, 
number of weeks each year de- Leader, now' at the Taft hotel. New .. 
voted to 802 combos and a cef- ; York, was placed on the MPCE’S; 
tain number open to travelling “unfair list” two weeks ago .and 
bands. This is the basis of the i MPCE men Were barred from see- 
current confabs, which are ernpha- ,: ing him for the purpose of seCur- 
sized as being Very cordial, and ing song performances. 



it may be Worked out that vvay. 




,Win; Morris 
. Sued for JOG 


Chicago, Jan. 17. 

Mercury ' Records pulled an 
abrupt about-face early this week 
on a new Frankie Laine recording, 
hastily recalling copies sent out to 
trade reviewers, etc., while it 
rushed plaris; to substitute another 
disk. Only reason that Mercury 
is making the change is. that|^^ It 
! warits to market Laine’s coupling 


j Pair of members called before 
: the t:ouncil were asked to explain 
j their actions and got off with a 
■ reprimand and a promise of more . 
' drastic pehalties if they continued 
; tc ignore the union ukase. Neither. 
' was identified: 

Lopez and the MPCE, incidental- 


Petrillo Scores Dean 
Of Northwestern U For 

i.f*ark AFM hsive had no conversations rela 

Vrl at/A ngaiiiOi ni iii the leader being marked 

Cincinriati, Jan. 17^ out of bounds to MPCE members. 

A n r-ll J n X iwants to market Hamels coupling: Slapping back at critics of He’s mvited to ^lain his 

U¥6r Ulltilted Dste lof “CaH of the Wild Goose” and ; American Federation of Musicians’ side of the story, but so far has not 

WilHam Mnrri- a i “Black Lace” prior to an original /bolides. president James C. 

William Morris Agency and 3 Satin Gown." pet,iuo informed the American ^ ^ 


already BMI licensees there are 
many that are not; because of ob- 
jection to the organization’s coin 
terms. . 

Meet resolved into the under- 
•tanding that the NBQA riien would 
-tvol-ve-^-4i€ensin:^plan to fit their 
requirements and that BMI would 
consider its terrns. . There was no 
acrimony at the confab, but BMI 
is adamant on the subject of licens- 
ing all ballrooms and will insist 

J^tthe remaining ones under the [bandleader Hal i^' go^ T'^V ^ 

NBOA be lined up. 1 hit with a $30,000 damage suit ’ ^ ^ . Conference of Academic Deans, in QPITAI NY ORFH FOR 

Ha^y Somerville, BMI director ' filed by Edward C. Evans in Nv Y. I ^ ; i . ■, ' session here last week that his - ' 

Jf Moensing from New York; Stan I supreme court. Charging breach I Mercury had ® ^ . . • . “aii 

Myers, BMPs Ghi .rep, and NBOA ! of cont^^ suit stems from goodly number of copies of the union s inembership is open to all ^ 

men, Tom Archer, attorney Thomas : the band’s alleged non-appearance “Satan” . disk and _ ly employees / who render musical services of any ' f>bii Spitalriy’s all-girl orcheistra 
Roberts and others sat in on the; at the Pier Club, Ocean City, Md. were ,told to; ask that^they be Ig- kind fbr pay” and that he “has a goes into the Arnbas.sa dor hotel 
meet;, I on; Dec.: 4, 1947: Despite a cori. ;Wed untiLa^^ture dato> 1 militanti interest in educatibn for ;Los^ Angeles; April 4 ; for four •: 

today’s youth ” weeks. It’s the first time Spitalny’s 

Petrillo's message was in a tde- 
gram to Dean Simeon- C,: Lelarid of 
Northwestern who had previou.sly 
aked the , AFM head: i>etrillo 


SET AS 
DISK 



on; Dec.. 4, 1947: Despite a corir ' until, a . future date, 

tract, the plaintiff claims the 
Morris Agency gave Ivin; - days 
notice that the outfit wouid not 
play arid at the same time re- 
funded Evans’ $25() deposit 


Ickstine H^ts L.A, Bfi. 

Hoilywood, Jan. 17. 
Billy Eckstine gro.ssed $5,500 at 


Ed Weiner, songwriter, press [ W h e n Justice winu w Sunday (15). [devious u^^deime has/ been booked/ hack into the 

' before 

|amon . Runyon Storv.’ becomes a . the defendants tiiai. . >jp_„ pivin Aiid. nn n. deal. . Xmas. 


h?n’°^listice CarrolL auditorium. San Di^O, jazz charged Dean Leland with being 

ri ® jusiice .ivarioii .tv pnnrprt ' Sfihdflv (1.5). Previous has\ been booked ; back into, the 


date was set for the examination,, 
since the exact time deperids ripon 
vihen McIntyre is available. Both 


flsmon Runyon Stor?:- 
Wsk jockey .6)1 WINS. New ' Yoyk. 
next Tuesday (24)' night. Weiner 

Will do a show six-riights weekly , - . . 

(Tues, -Sun.) from the bandstand of the bandleader and the Morns 
the Hickory Hduse. N. Y;, Triidnight Agency will be quizzed in respect 
to three a.m/ ito entering into an oral pact which 

Hickory ; Hbiise drops its enter- ' preceded the"^ inked agreenient. 
tainmeiit policy, for. the Weiner^^B rind ipecords are also to be 
®huw,, possibly . retaining only a . produced .at the hearirig: 
piano player for . the period, be- 


as a .symbol of restraint ripori 
Eckstine Is now at the Million.' ybUtM bf their 

DoUrir theatre, L. A:, on ^ 50-50 , careers.” 

split ;0n the gross. 


“The public has been bom- 
.ba'rded with propaganda for years 
I * A n 1. -|seekirig to identify rile wU^^ 

Joe Csicla to Coast .[kind of unfair labor practice, and 

Joe Csida, head of RCA- Victor’s [j have seldoiri troubled myself and 
artists and repertoire, leaves New i the 237, 0(10 musicians X rim priv- 
1 York for the Coa$t Friday (20 L i ileged to represent/* the , AFM 


Spitalny will play , a stririg.: of 
concerts aerpss country enroute to , 
the Ambassador. They’re being 
set up by Harry Squires, Who han- 
dies the band for concerts. Joe 
Glaser’s Associated Bobking set 
the Ambassador rind Frontier 
dates. 


tween. 10/ p.m. and midnight. 
Weiner will aim at top narile guests 
■s Well as disk spinning and the 
•pot itself is preparing an entirely 


WAVE jespon-, Barry Ulanov, Bis wife, Joan Ula; 


new Iftfp.Vihiii- ivaear,,. xaff/xrf FrpH Ro«;e’s“Please Brmg lurs wesuTii iiciiu. cepuuns MS vuiuauicu 111 >uui music puDnsning nrm m x. 

' to^draw f of Back^ the and “Forever * Csida will be in Hollywood two academic report, I feel you should Outfit has a capital stock of 200 

Patr^a^, ^ i ^t Long^u^to Love You.” i to three weeks. 1 be confi-onted with the records/’ shares with no par value. 


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By BEiOT WOOp^ ~ 

Ralph Flaiiaffait Orchfcstra '"Rag 
l^lop’ -‘'You’re Always There” (Vic- 


Platter Pointers 

Jari Garber’s “Dinah” (Capitol) 


tor). Best pops this sharply risiiig ^ an. ejccellent disk' of its. type; vo- 
rtpW band has so far; j called by Ernie Mathias ' ‘ ' 

?he>Ki«{MopV npvel^is 

fast v.ia the Ames Bros, ^^oial) (juplicating “tVe Got^^^^ 


fast me «■"'» "‘va- ; aupllcating ‘IVe :G 6 t 

cutting, but : Flanagan’s, ;on Victor ' Keep Me Warm” (Golumbla) . . '. 
ih«!tead of the Bluehird series* ' Jjmo Hiittoii’s initial solo disk for 

f i>r of igajiiit eaiial it in doW l ?®cca is; a good version of “Bees 
should «qnai It , Are BuzzinV’ but she’s not good at 

larity for it s an excellent dance, .blues-style^ as evidericed ; by her 
version as well af a noyel Vocal, “^r^ou My Love” . , . JuMlairOs 
Entire band choruses the lyric. g^Rfdo^^^ a fine yersipn bt ‘‘Piano 
: |::erse. isfalSU strong ; 

that looks promising, Flanagan j ing in some time are fair cuts of 
does “There” , in smart fashion ; “Galifoinia Is Woriderfui” and 
with a Harry Prime vocal. I “I’m Going Back to Whur I Come 

Bing Crosby-Russ Morgan Orch j From” . . . Sonny Parker does a 


“Big Movie Show In the Sky”^ 
“Yodel Blues” ■ (Decca). Whether; 
these two show tunes (‘•Texas Lil- 
Darlin”) have what it takes to hit 
solidly is a guess. But, Croshy 
gives both smart b.b. perform- 
ances. “Movie” side has a color- 
ful punch on a light up-tempo 
beat, pushed by the Morganaires 
and .Morgan's band. . “Yodel” is 
even enter, on a slower beat, also 
with the Morganaires; Both po^ 
■^tehtials. 

Jo Stafford “Diamonds Are a 
Giri’s Best : Friend”-'‘Open Door^ 
Open Arms’- i Capitol). ; “Dia- 
nionds’- is one of: the two socko 
material , tunes from the show, 


‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Its wick 


solid vocal of “I Almost Lost My 
Mind’’ with Lionel Hampton’s or- 
chestra (Decca) . . V Esy Morales 
j flute and band sell colorfully on 
I “Snake Pit”-“Zimba“ (Decca) ; . . 
Benny Strong may find himself 
with another light sleeper in 
“Who’s Your Little Who-Zls” 
(Capitol) ; . Ditto Robert Clary’s 
“Do If Again” (Capitol) . . Billy 

williams* Bob Haggart’s orchestra 
and ‘ Sweet Talkin’ Georgia Gal” 
and“Af ter I’ve Called You Sweet- 
heart” form a . strong combination 
for disc jocks who pay attention 
to programming ... Art Tatum’s 
“Cocktails for Two” and . “I Ain’t 
Got Nobody” reissued by Bruns- 


potentialities in the pop field are 
problematical, but it gets every 
ciiiance to work its way high from 
Mis,s Stafford, the Starlighters^ and 
Paul Weston’s orchestra. A lively, 
tempo and bright chorusing behind 
the singer make it a highly listen- 


Starlighters .cut a' rather 


limp -“Rag Mop” (Gapiitol); Easily 
topped by JRoy Hogshed side for 
same label .. . . Another comical 
si de . f or j ocks is Smilih ’ Eddie 
Hill’s ‘‘Bless Your Little Thumpin’ 
Gizzard” (Decca): 

Standout western, hillbilly, race* 


Best BriHsh Sheet Seilers 


tWe efc Ending , Jan. 

London, J an. 10 . 
Breakiiig My Heart ; Sterling 
'Harry Lime ThemetTChappeil 
Hoji Scotch Polka . . . , , . Leeds 
Forever and Ever; F. I). & H. 
Gonfid entially . . . . Ne W W orld 
I’ll String Along . . . . Feldniah 
Garden of Weeds . Box &; Cox 
Snowy White Show . . ; Reid 
T Don T See Me . . ... Gohnelly : 
Wedding Samba. . . . . .Leeds 

Is It Too Late . . . Cinephonic 
Mon. * Tues; , Wed . ; . ; . . Dash 

: Second 12 


Our Love Story . . . ; OCaroliii 
Leicester Sq. Rag . . > , . .Norris 
Why; Is It . . . . . . . . Cmephonic 

Buy . Klllarney . : . . P. Maurice 
Last MUe: Home ; : . . ; . Leeds 
Kiss In Your Eyes . . Boswdrth 
. Dear Hearts . .; . . > . . . : . Morris 
Scottish Samba . : Sun 
Down in Glen . ; ...... Wright 

Song of Capri. ... . . Chapp^ell 

Bunch of Cocoh’ts . Box & Cox 
: Jealous^^ H^ . New World 




Independent record companies. 


In Bid to 



With New BHriiilill Music . thereafter,, coming up with a fairly 

Daye Dreyer, head of preyer j consistent string of hits and beat- 
Music, is going into the Publication - .. j. 

of : hillbilly tunes. Dreyer has 1 chsKers at their own 

launched Barnhill Music for that;^ame, have been smpt ered almost 

purpose. completely by their big riv^^ 

Barnhill waa known as liutchins ust of bestsellers covering the en- 

Music. whmh Dreyer had Ijeeh con- ; ^ doesn’t list one 

nected with for some time. year of flpesn t list one 

smaU label ablO to break through 
. __ .the barrier Of top, narne. artists pii 

to Nurse ' Decca, Victor, Gbiui^^ Capitol, 

Mercury, M-G-M; and London plat- 
ters. 

In fact, .the, indies haven’t come 
up .yith a sizable hit since the 
'Damon recording of “My Happi- 
V Feeling that c O i n machines, hess’’ by Jon and Sondra Steele, 
which once Were; the No^l avenue |In every ;other case in which an in- 

have been briished asiqe by .the , jqj, the. same tiinei Per- 

current importance of disk jockeys, ! haps the bnly indie to gain any 
Decca Records has 'set Up a “Music j sort of attention was the Supreme . 

A nu^icion "l^hel, which produced the Paula 

Operators Pepartoent.^ ., Division ^ Little 

Will be headed by Robert Arkin, .Bird Told Me.” This disk unques- 

/0 \ who^ has been with Deeca in vari - 1 tionably launched that tune, biit 

A tV- + . r A 1 bus Sales Gapacities for the past li Decca took most of the play away . 

RCA-Victor’s fourth quarter roy. i . from it via Evelyn Knight’s cutting, 

ally P^yihent to publishers jumped W Iqj, {q travel |bsing the same formula, a circum- 

Approximately U% above the com- 1 the Oiuhtry. Keeping in Close touch ?tan^^ 

pany’s returns for the third quar- ; with individual coin machine oper. , P®rca (action hasn t . come to 

ter of ’49. Figures do not. include l ators and the various regional as- b 

the month of December, when the isociations that represent them. He 

XniaS buying is at its peak, since will specialize in servicing ops and 

.;yictdr’s year ends : NoV. 30.' the seeing tp it that Decca's disks get jfe 


final quarter covering September .the best possible coverage; 


to November. 


Coin boxes are still an impoftant 


able item. Reverse is a pop bal- 1 polka, bli^S, Grant Jones ! 

lad . launched by the Andrews 


ters (Decca). Singer gives 
time a commercial push with the 
Starligh ters and Weston aiding, 
Doris Day-Eay Noble Orch “I 
Don’t Wanna Be Kissed”-“With 
You Anywhere You Are” (Colum- 
bia). The “I Don’t Wanna” side 
Is a solid potential, A cute ma- 
terial item neatly polished off by 


jOrs off-guard with a tune titled 
“Daddy’s . Little Girl,” by Dick 

Statement indicated the. letbarr 1 avenue of promotion and . sales, 1 

c business' liD. into the. hefrinnin^ -fHoiioVi nn-t nonr ns valnahlo as he- i^^hscd by another . indie the lo- 

s u c c e s s given Henry 


Sis- ' “Ciying Good Morning Blue^ ' business Up into the beginning though not near as valuable as be- 
tife l (DeMa). ^lue-Lu^ Bhrklr "Bdw- .Pecamber, which bothered all fore the war. Disk, Jockey exploi- 


Legged Daddy” (Capitol) \ . . Er- 
nest Tubh. “I Love You Because”' 
• Gene Wisniewski Orch 
‘ Wiiie Polka” (Dana) . . : Walter 
Brown “New Style Baby” (Capi- 
tol). 


disk companies, since Yictor’s final tation has become so powerful a s original Celebrity label 

quarter of '49 was only 13% means of reaching the public that i hnc 

above the same period of 1948. many coin ops. now insert in their ^ 

And, it must be remembered that machines only those disks.that be- Records., Rainbmy^. ho\v- 

the AmeriGan. Federation of MusH come popular on the jockey shows launched another within the 

dans record ban didn’t 'end until ' 

Dec, 6 , ’48, prior to which record ] 

v. . Inc. chartered i Snencer Music Corn chartered ^ a 

Miss Day and 'Ray Noble’s orches- ; to; conduct a magazine and music Victor’s s to pubs to S binrand du^^ by Eddie Miller, 

tra and unbilled voices, it forms , publishing: business in New York^ ' doesn’t clearly differentiate be-i Records; inc)dentally 

4 ‘tsA^ CriA^C*. /in;nA ! _l_ . <* a.,.-..-.- ^ _ J. i. a e* - .. -1 J 1 ■ . AIJU.OXL. UVL/l\p4 . V\JtiA l*.t Mfic nPPtl VPI'V • ftpt f VP in rpppnf’ 

- Vr^vL- r’af%itDl ctnr'lr 100 vt.iy di.uvx ju rttcnt 

ths' in buying the rights to 
:,ers of tu.hes markofed by. indie 
I Alh-inv / ; companies which looked good in 

^,saies .sLil^s,. London bought quite 
, X ■; / ilA.: '3- lew platters that: ,w many of. 

WGCK Of J<3n« 14 w.lU'ch, JiGwevoF, turned out to be 

» » » » 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ dudsS. 

DeCcq 1 




carry much hit ppwer; whatever | torneys at Albany. 

happens to it would be on the basis 
of the fine performance the Singer 
gives it, backed smartly by Noble. ] 

King Colc-Neilie Liitcher ‘tCan < 

T Come Tn”-“For You My Love” 

(Capitol).: A new pairing by Cap 
and two swell sides, either of 
which have a good chance with 
jocks and jukes. “Gan I,” a rhyth- 
mic doorstep plea in music is an 
enioy.able tune of its type arid the 
two singers give. it an ingratiating 
going over, with bouncing Orches- 
tral accompanimerit. “For You” 
gets a heavier beat and coiild be 
an even bigger side for the tune is 
solid and the performance, like - 1 
wise. . " 

Vera Lynn “So This Is Love”- .; 


not be determined. 



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I CAN DREAM;CAN^X.r(i7) (Chappeil);..,,. . . . . .. 
dreamer’s; HOtiDAX m (Shapiro-B) . , i , .;,V. . , v... I 


Andrews Sisters. 
Como 

Wilson-J enkins 




THEfeErs ^NO TOMORROW ;(7) '( Paxton) . .Vv;':. 




6 . 


DEAR HEARTS, GENTLE PEOPLE (5) (Morris) 
SUPPIN’ AROUND ( 8 ) (Pecr-Int.) 

OLD MASTER PAINTER (C) (Robbins) 


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“Speak a Word of Love” (London), j 4 
“Love.” is from Walt Disney's Cin- i f 
dei'ella,” a melody that-s likely to j T 
live a lot longer than any other j 
frorii that film. And Miss Ly>in ! 
does it W'dth a lot Of yocal charm, ] 
making it an imniediate potential 
. ( V a ughn Monroe cut it f oi; Victor ) . 
She’s backed excellently by ; Rob- 
ert Parnon’s orchestra. “Speak a 
Word” is also well done, but it’s 
no more impressive than under J f 
prior cuttings. . . j 

Guy Lombardo “Raindrop Sere- 1 
hade” “La Colon drina” (Decca). | 

. “Raindrop” is solely inistru mental; i 
a twin piano item similar to the j 
band’s “IlumoresqUe’V and likely 
to grab as long a wax life. Jocks 
will find it excellent programming 
rather than a pop-type hit. “Gol- 
ondriria” is the . same stuff on a 
'SlDwer.-beat.' 

Gordon MacRae “Half a Heart”- 
“Poisin Ivy” (Gapitol), ; M 
and two hiilbilly-types bn one disk 
Is a new twist. But he makes po- 
tentials out/ of both; slicing “Heart” 
on a ballad beat in what might be 
termed ati “intimate” approach. , 
backed by the Starllghters and f t 
Paul Weston’s crew', “Poisin” is j 4 
pifshed along on an up-heat arid ; 

Is ^a good job, .excepting for a 
lightly : wrought . lyric. 

;Lee ‘‘My Small Henor’’- 
^When You Speak With Your ; f 
Eyes” (Capitol). Miss Lee and jt 
spouse Dave Barbour wrote both i * 
these tunes; “My -SmaU Senor” 


Alan ■ Dale 

i Birig Ci'osby ' ; 

■ \ Dinah Shore ' : . 

,i Wliiting^Wakchj , , , , 

■ ) Ernest ' T.uhb 

[Sinatra-Moderriaires 
' ; i SnoOky: Lanson 


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7, 


8 . 


I .WANNA Go, ^HOME (2) (Paxlori) .. i . . V’* . . . 5 

.(.Gordon Jeukins 

DON'T: CRY JpE;W2) /(Harms), . , . , , .... .... ....... . . /; 

MHLR TiAiN (lb) (DisiiW) . . .. .'. . ■ I B-lg' 

THAT LDGKY ODD :^UN ((IS).: (RobJ,ms),:. ; . 


. Victor 
. ; Decca 

Victon 

Harniori.y 

Decca 
Col.wnbid ■ ' 

Capitoi 

Decca 

Cohuiibia 
;; . Loudon •. 

. . . Victor 
. . Decca 
Decca 
Cohimhia [ 

Mercury 
Decca 

Victor 


Second Croup 


ECHOES (Lawrel) 




I 4 




. 11 reminiscent of Miss Lee’s - * * 
Jbinana,” it’s on a rhumba beat - ► 
and her Vocal is couched in a Mex-ji 
accent. It’s a really good cut. Re- 
‘Ver.se sells, too. Miss Lee delivers ' 
jn hei* own style arid though the 
June IS not as good it has a chance. I 


^)ave Barbour and the Guadalajar 
**oys accomp. 


ENVy ■ (Encore)., , 

WAY BACK home; (BVC) 

SHE WORE yELLOW RIBBON (Regent) 

RAG MOP (Hill & Range) 
i; SAID : Mi'^PA JAM AS..':(Leeds), . , 

WEDDING SAMBA (Efuchess) 

WE'LL BUlLb A bungalow (AigonqUin) 
MARTA ;;(E.,B. 'Marks)'., . .v 
BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME (Lois) . ; 

GOT LOVELY BUNCH GOCOANUTS (Cornell) 

SATURDAY NiGHT FISH FRY (Proyiew) . 

jbllNSON RAG (Miller) 






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CHARLIE MY BOY (Bourrie) 


Particulariy Is a^'hefty potential, ' t I’LL NEVER SLIP AROUND AGAIN (Peer-Int.) 


WHY WAS I BORN (T. B. Harms) 

YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART (22) (Algonquin) 


yiuk.rpol s 
■4 Sammy.'. K/lr/e .' : 

I Frail L Warreii. 

' i Buddy Clark 
Cro.shy-Waririg 
j Andrews- Morgan 
-■ilEi Miner 

' ; Ames Bros: : 

' Martin-Worren . .. 

: iAndrcxn.<;-Mirnud(l: 
n.Edmundo Ro$' . . 

. johiimj Vong 
'Tony Martin ...y 
Qjuen Bradley 

S Freddy 'Martin . . ; 

■ ) Primo - Scala 

Louis Jordan . 
] J,ack Teter. 

. . . • . ‘ ^ • I Titiss Morgan ,. ", .. . 

.. j teddy Ihiillips ' 

• • .• * • ’ • ‘ I J imniy ' Dors ey . • 

W.hiimg-Wakely 
• Vic Da m o ne . 

Vic Damone : 




Decca 

Victor 


Columbia Records .lias ' received 
betwoeri .20 .and: 25 bid.s for the : 
musical; direclbr job vacated by 
Ilugo ' Winterhalter, \vho moved 
over to RCA-Viclor, Manie Sacks, 
head of ' the com pari. v’s pop artists 
and repertoire divi.sion, Is con- 
.si'dering all ,. bid.s.‘ but. tiVero i,s.’ a.s 
yet no idea pn who will get the 
post. Meanwhile, Goluiribia is 
being belped out .liy Mitch Ayres* 
former, musical .director* now 
handling the baton on all of Perry 
Como’.s Che.sterfield teicvi.sion and 
t i AM programs. ■ A 5 res ran a. date 
for. Coir yesterday. i/ruesJ In. New 
York. ■ 

VViritcrhaJter shifted to Victor as. 
of- Monday MCb: .His -deal c ails for 
conducting recordings, rbcordjng 
with his own hand for the Victor 
label; and cvuttiiig' for .the .NBC 
. . Thesaurus, now uriider the Victor 

Victor ;wing.' ; 


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I DiruOi Shore 


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. Columbia 

Decca -f ' ■ 

Decca 
Rainbow 

Coral. 

■ Vicibr 

/ 

. , , Decca 
. London 

;■ King 
.. Victor 
Coral 
Victor 
London 
DecOa- 

, London 
Decca 

London 
Columbia 
Capitol 

Mercury 

Mercury 
. , . Victor 


I Yankovic, Vadnal Bury 


BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BOO (Disney) 

igiiret in parentheses indicate numhe!» of weeks song Has been tn the Top I0:j 

4 ♦ f » » » t » 1 1 1 1 > t ♦ 4 4444 4444 4 ^ 4 ^4^ ♦ 4 4 a 4 4 


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j ; : Cleveland; Jan; 17; 

Musical feud ■ bet.ri'e.cn ■ two ' of 
Cleveland’s most, popular polka 
"maestros was buried last _vvcek 
when Frankie Yankovic .sold an 
; interest in hi.s night club to John- 
1 ny. Vadnal , W’liose band records for 
.;Vjctor. . . 

Vadnal, who. has been playing at 
Loui s ; Bostn ar’s Bowl ' B a llroom , 
paid a reported $30,000 for a part- 
nership in the nitery in which hi.s 
brother, Krimk Vadnal, also bought 
► a hunk. Yarikovic, big seller on 
Columbia Records, and johnny 
Vadrial w ill take turns on the spol 's 
bandstand;. 

: When one of. the ieadcr.s gets an 
out-oMovvn job or goc.s ori ari ex- 
' i". tended, tour, understanding is that 
.; 4 the. partner’s band ' will hold the. 
fort or hire a satisfactory substi- 
tute at the cafe. It’.s being re- 
.named the Yankovic-Vadnal club. 


ORCnESTRAS-]lflJ$l€ 



The, top Sd songs of the week (rnote in case of ties), based on 
the copyrighted . Audience Coverage Index _ Survey of . Popular 
■ Music Broadcast over Radio Networks., PubS^^^ the Office of 

Research, luc:, Dr. John G. Pedtman, Director. 

Sunrey Week of Jah. 6-12, 1950 

A Dream Is Wish Ypur Heart Makes^t‘‘Ginclere!la’”pisney 
A Dreamer’s Holidas' .'h .... . . v ; , Shapiro*B 

A Thousand Violins— I Lover” ^ . . . . * i . . . paramount 

Bibbtdi Bpbbidi Bo6-^t’‘Cindereila*’ . , . . . . , ... ... Disney 

Bye Bye paby-—*‘ -Gentlemen Prefer . Blendes” . . , . , Rpbbins 
Charlie My Boy V. • . . • ...... * .Bourne 

Dear Hearts and Qeritle People . ...... . MoiTis 

Don’t Cry . . . ... . . . . , .... . . . . . Harms 

pchoe's . v . . ■. .' ... ^ « «• ; Laurel 

; / "Envy V .V. ./. ■/. v ./ . . . .' ."Ericore 

Happy Times—i “The inspector General” . . . ..... , .Harms 

Hiish Little Darlin’ . ... . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . i . .../. .Michael : 

1 Can Dream Cari^t T . .U . . ; Chappell 

I Wanna Go Home . . . . . . .v. . . " Paxton 

I’ve Got Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Cornell 

iohnson Rag . . ...... ... . ^ . . .Miller' : 

Marta E. fi.. Marks 

Mule Train-^ t‘‘Singirig Guns . . , . ; . . ... . ; ^ . . . . . ; Disiiey 

My Love Loves Me • . . . . ; . . ; . .\ .... . . ..... i . ; . Famous 

Old Master Painter . . . . . . .... . . ... ...... . ; . . Robbiiis 

Open Dbpr-r-Open Arms . .... . ... . . . . . . . .... . ... Leeds 

River Seine . . . . . ... . . . . . .... . ... . . . . . . . . / Remick 

She Wore Yellow Ribbon-^t‘‘Wore Yellow Ribbon” . Regent 
Sitting By the Window . . ; , ; > . . . . ... . . . . . . Sliapiro-B 

Sorry . . . : . , . . ... . . . v . . . . . . . ; . . . i . . • . • ^ . Spitzbr 

Stay Well— * Lost In the Stars” . ... > . . . . . . *• i • Chappell 

That Lucky Old Sun . ...... . ..... ; . . . . . . . .... .Robbins 

There's NO Tomorrow ; f . . . . . . ^ / . - V. . . . . VPaxton 

Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye— f'jolsoh Sings Again”: Feist 
'WayBackHonm .;BVC 

The rerhaining 20 songs of the week {more in case Of ties)., 
based on the copyright Audience Coverage Index Survey of Popu- 
lar Music Broadcast over Radio Networks. Published by the Office 
of Research, Inc,, Dr^ John G. Peatman, Director. 

A Man Wrote a Song , . . . , . . .... . . .... Spitzer ^ 

AinT, She Sweet . .v. . . . .Advanced 
All the Bees Arc Buzzin’ ’Round My Honey. .... . . .Santly-Joy 

Cpme Dance With Me . . , ... . . Ben Bloom 

Crocodile Tears ... /. . ; . . . . Johnstone-M 

Daddy’s Little Girl . .............. . .Beacon 

Don’t Do Something To SomieOne Else. ..... r. . . Fi'ed Fisher 

Enjoy Ypurself . ; . . .. . : . . , . ... . . . . . , ... . Morris 

Everything They Said Came True . ... . . . . i ... . . . . Johnstone-M 

Festival of Roses . . . . , . ..... ..... . . ... . . Witmark 

Hometown Band . . / . ; . ..... . .... .Duchess 

Hop Scotch Polka . . . . ... . .... ....... Cromwell . 

I Gotta Have My Baby Back ; ... ... . .Peer 

I Never See Maggie Alone . . . , ... . . - Bourne 

I Want You To Want Me— t”Qh, Beautiful Blonde” Mills 
Jealous Heart . . ; , , ...... . . . . . . . , , ; . . Acuff & Rpse 

Just a Kiss Apart-^*‘ ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”. J- J. Robbins 

Out of a Clear Blue Sky ; . . . . . . . Dreyer 

Slipping Around >Peer , 

There’s a Bluebird On Your Windowsill. ... .....iMeliin 

You’re Always There . , . . . ; . . ...... . . . . . . BVC 

f Filmusical. Legit musical. 


Tops of the Tbps 

ketail Disk Best Seller 
‘‘I Can Dream,. Can’t V* 
Retail Sheet Music Seller 
“Dear Hearts, Gentle People’^ 
“Most Requested” Disk 
“I Gan DrMm/Can’t X” 
Seller oh Coin Machines 
‘T Can Dream, Can’t I” 
Best British Seller 
‘ -You’re Breaking My Heart’ V 




Recordiiig execs, who have been , 
decrying the increasing use of 
novel sounds as a ; means of help-; j 
ing sell pop ^isks, point out the 
unusual similarity between “Mule 
I Train” and. the fast-riMng “Chatta- 
[ noogie Shoe . Shine ' Boy..’’ In 
“Mule” it was the Glippetyrclop 
idea in lyric and music that helped 
create the Unique hit'. 

“Ghattanoogie” has a very sim- 
ilar angle— the “hippety-hop” in 
lyric and music,; created by the 
fancied action of a bootblack’s pol- 
ishing cloth. 

Another Similarity, not in sound, 
but somewhat in Idea, is the also 
fast-rising “Rag Mop.”^ —Lyrical 
angle makes lettefLy-letter use Of 
the alphabet. Less than a - year 
agov “A You’re Adorable,” which 
was subtitled “The Alphabet Song,” 
was a top hit. Hill and Range has 
“Mop”; Laurel Music had ‘’Ador- 
able.’’., 


Wednesday, januai^ 18, 1950 


Bands at Hotel B.O.’s 

_ ; Covers Toini 

Weeks l’a»t Go er! 

Band Hotel W«3’ed . B’eek On DufJ 

Emil Coleman*. . . . Waldorf (4Q0; $2). . 4 2,B50 8,550 

Guy Lombardo . . , .Roosevelt (450; $1.50-$2). ... , 16 2j200 38i225 

Frankie Carle . . . . Statler (450; $1.5()-$2L ...... . 3 1,600 5’625 

Don McGrane* . . . . New Yorker (400;* $1-$1.5Q). . . 16 BOO 15’925 

* New Yorker has Patti Page, acts. Waldorf, Dinah Shore, 

.^,..-"ChiGagb- 

Bill Bennett (Swiss Chalet, Bismarck, 250; $2 min. -$1 coyer). Bdild- 
ing up to fine 2,000 covers, 

Dick LaSalle (Mayfair Room, Blackstbne, 350; $3>50 min.-$l cover); 
Mild 1,300 eovers." '.r : ■: 

Frankie Masters (Boulevard Room. Stevens, 720; $5.50 min.-$l cover). 
Last few weeks Of ice show;. dropped ofl\ to 2,815 last week. 

George Olsen (Marine Room, Edgewater, 7()0; $1.20)* New show open- 
ing Briday (13) picked up biz to 2,400 admissions. 

Eddie O’Neal (Empire Room, Palmer House, 500; $2.50 min.-$I coyer)* , 
Conyention drowd and Billy De Wolfe upping to boffo 4,225 coyers. 

Bill Snyder (College Inn, Sherman, 500; $3;.50 min.). Still moderat# 
af -2,2O0vtabs. 

• ... - .. ■ ^ 

Los Angeles 

, Carmen Gavanaro (Ambassadori 90Q; $1.50), With the Modernaires. 

I First week, 2^50 coyers. : 

Chick Floyd (Biltmore, 900; $1:50); Fifth week, 1,850 covers. 

Phil Oh|pan (Bevei’ly Hills, 300 min.). Si®W 

Loedion lojb;^ Not 

(Chicago), 

Lawrence Welk (Trianon, $1-1.15 adm.). Packing in a hifty lO^OOO 
admissions. 

: Cee Davidson (Chez Paree, 500; $3.50 niin.-$l cover). Convention 
trade Still soiig; staunch 4,500 covers. 

Eddie Howard (Blackhawk, 500; $2.50 min.-$.80 ■ cover). Best biz in 
months with weekends terrif. Sock 2,800 custoniers. 

Dick Jiirgen (Aragon, $i-$l.l5 adm ). Opens with okay 8,000 dancers. 


' (Los Angeles) 

iff ArAN R AT i ffnnM I A t Harry DWeiis-Leighton Noble (Aragon, Santa Mohica). Nineteenth 
ll\/lUvll D/iLLlty vlil^ vyeekend for Owens; eighth Week for Noble; 3,800 admissions. 

WlNSSHUnERINGBEEFl. Ereddy Martin (Palladium B.,. Hollywood). Third Week, 14,075 ad- 


Harmon Music, companion firm top race tun^of the moment, “Por- 
to Harry Goodman-Gcorge Dalin’s give and Forget,” brought to at- 
Regent Music, has taken over the tention by the Orioles Jubilee disk. 


Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

. Aragon Baliroom, which had 
been ordered to shutter for a brief 
penalty period by State Board of 
Equalization because liqUod bad 
allegedly been served' to a minor 
there, will be allowed to remain 
open. 

Gordon (Pop) Saderup, operator 
of the terpalace, brought mitigating 
circumstances to the attention of 
! the board and the shuttering order 
j was reversed: 

. Mpls. Symph Renews Dorati 
Minneapolis; Jan. 17. 

Minneapolis Orchestral associa- 
tion has extended the one-year 
contract of Antal Dorati as Minne- 
apolis Symphony orchestra con- 
ductor for three years. 

Dorati came here this season 
from the Dallas Symphony to suc- 
ceed Dimitri Mitropoulos, who re- 
signed to become New York Phil- 
harmonic orchestra conductor. 



CROMWELL MUSIC, INC. * 1 19 West 57th Street • New York 19. N Y 

HOWARD 5 RICHMOND ■ Gen Mgr 


JUdson 6-2598 


Into Naiiie Band Policy 

Cleveland, Jan: 17. 

Marty Caine’s new Matcane Ball- 
room, which George Duffy’s home- 
town orchestra opened a fortnight 
ago, has jurtiped into name bands 
for week-end dates. Jimmy Dorsey 
started policy Sunday (8), drawing 
approximately 1,100 dancers into 
the 1,500 capacity hoofery at $1.60 
per (including taxes). Dorsey was 
guaranteed $850 against , 60% : of 
the take. Shep Fields is due 
Sunday (15), with Artie Shaw 
! Inked for Feb; 12 and Frankie, 
i Carle, March 12, 

! Although he is president of 
j Cleveland Ballroom, Inc^, which 
operates the Marcane, Caine is still 
associated wdth the Frank Senries 
I Agency as a partner* and boOker. 
Agency has no connection with his 
dancery, which was formerly the 
Euclid Roller-Skating Rink. 

Later this season Caine says he 
will experiment with a couple of 
package musical-variety shows in 
the Marcane’s extra-large stage. 
For a couple of years in the early 
1940s he was business manager for 
George Duffy’s crew which became 
spot’s house band. 


Benzell, Melba Set 

By London Records 

Met opera sbpraiio Mimi Benzell, ! 
who recently essayed a cafe career ' 
with her debut at the Cotillion 
room of the Hotel Pierre, N. Y., 
has signed with London Records 
for four sides. Stanley Melba’s 
orch, current at the Cbtillipn Room, 
is her musical accomp on the rec- 
ording deal 

Miss Benzell soon goes into the 
Strand, Broadway vaudfilmer, at a 
reported $2,500 Weekly; 

_ Melba orch, incidentally, has 
been set for six sides by London 
in an album of “alltime” pop hits 


A midnight memorial concert 
honoring Huddie (Leadbelly) Lead- 
better, Negro folk singer and com- 
poser .who died last month, is 
scheduled for Town Hali; Jan. 28 
Among the guest artists slated to 
appear are Sidney Bechet, Woody 
Guthrie, Hot Lips Page, Bill Dif- 

9* Holly Wood, 

Edith Allaire, Pete SeCger, Sonny 

Terry and Borwnie McGhee. 

A^specialfilm biog on teadbelly. 
produced by Alan Lomax, will be 
^own,.>^ile Harold Thompson 
CornelV U. prof and will speak, 
ooncei't is being sponsored by 
Lomax, ^Juanita Hall, John Ham- 
mond, Harold Rome, Leonard De- 
Pauri Wby Holman, Avon Long, 

Ai.u 


INN.Y.FORGAC 

' Hollywood’, Jan. 17. 

Milt iCrasny, v.p. : of General 
Artists Corp., will move back to 
New York permanently sonie time 
this summer and take over general 
supervision of all GAG depart- 
mehts. krasny, now in the east, 
will return here within the next 
few weeks and make preparations 
for the shift. Thomas G. Rock- 
well, GAG prez, here since before 
Xmas, , returns east next week. 

Meanwhile, GAG has Upped 
Henry Miller to head man of ihe 
local office. Miller, also a vlp., 
will, when Krasny shifts east,, have 
full control of this end. 


It's Music By 

JESSE GREER 

Program Todoy Yoitcrdoy's 

'‘Climbing Up the 
Ladder of Love” 

(From Earl Gorroirs "Yaniti'^s”) 

(Robbiins Music) 


MUSIC 

BOURNE 

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Freddy Martin . , , 


BUNDY CARSON 

My Foolish Heart 

(From the GoldWyn film /‘My Foolish 
Heart”) 

Candy and Gafee 20^3681— ('47-3204) * 

WAYNE KING ANI) HIS ORCHESTRA . 
Forever With You 

Vocal refrain by Na:ncy Evans, Harry 
Hall and Chorus 

(When I Danced) The Last Waltz 
Vocal refrain by Harry Hall and the 
Chorus 20^3682^(4^-3205)^ 

Blit LAWRENCE 

With Orchestra, conducted by . Henri 
Rene Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (I 
Love You) 

Half a Heart Is Worse Than None 

20-3683— (47-3206) ♦ 

CHARLIE VENTURA AND HIS 
ORCHESTRA 

Feather’s ben, . 

Vocal refrain by Beverly Brooks and 
Betty Bennett 

Flamingo 20-3635— (47-3207)* 


Q Ave Maria 


Perry Como . . . . . • . , 




recognized hits; The trade is urged 
to keep ample stocks of these records' 
on handi or to reorder promptly loh^ 
current stocks begin to dpproach the 
**sold-quV* stage. 

designates that record' is . 
. one. of RCA Victor's ^'Certain 

Sevetr* -r- qniong the leading 
nurnhers; on the trade paper best sell- 
ing retail sales charts. Obviously, sure' 
things! ■' 


..;./20-3554r-(474047)* 


... Y8-p436r-^(52-007i)> 







Vaughn Monroe 


PI 

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Perry Comd 


.20-3627— (47-3143)* 


; 20 - 3607 ^ ( 47 - 3113 )* 


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Como . . ; . . . . . » . . ; . ,. , . . ....... . . . ... . .... . 20-3543- — (47-3036) * 




Tony Martin-Fran Warren ... . . . ; . : . ...... v :20-3613r-(47^3ll9)* 


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Eddy Arnold . ^ ...... . : ; . . . v, , . . . . • ,21-0146— (48-0150)* 






Tony Martin 

Old Master Painter 

Phil Harris : . . . 

There’s No Tomorrow 

Tony Martin, . . 


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...... . 20 - 2598 — ( 47 - 3104 )* 


. ..': 20 - 3608 — ( 47 - 3114 )* 


....... 20 - 3582 -^ ( 47 - 3078 ) * 


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BLlXKHlRil 


RALPH FLANAGAN AND HIS 
ORCHESTRA 

Farewell, Amanda 

(Prom the MGM film “Adam’s Rib”) 
Vocal ref rain, by Harry Prime 
Leave It To Love 30-0024— (54-0019)* 


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Yes You Did 

Vocal refrain by Bill Boyd 
Texas Blues 21-0164^ (48-0172)* 


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have enjoyed better than 
average initial consumer acc eptance 

and stand an excellent chance: of enter- 
ing the top-selling hit category . The 
trude is advised to watch these records 
tdrefwlly in order to maintain stocks 
consistent with demand. 




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A bream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes 

Perry Como . . . . 20-3607-^(47-3113 )* 

(Nu'mbei' eight In The Billboard's ''Pisk 
Jorkeys Pick" .lanuary 14 Issue, isiumber 
•even Coin Op^Pick same issue,; 


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CHET ATKINS 

The Old Buck Dance 

One More Chance 21-0165 — (48-0173)* 


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WASHBOARD i^AM 

Market Street Swing ' • ■ 

You Said You Loved Me 

22-0063— (50-0048.1* 



Dear Hearts and Gentle People 
Dennis Day. . . ,20-3596^(47-; 
Ralph Flanagan 

30-0016— (54-0011.)* 

.. (Da.v's record is number fourteen in 'Phe 
BiUboard's Most Played .fockey Chart 
January 14 issue. Flanagan's record 
number 25 ; in same chart', > 


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Slanipede 

Roy Rogers. . . 21-0154— (48-0161)* 

(In .Janyary 14 Billboard! this one is( 
number nine in the .Pop Pisk .fockey's 
pick Chart and number four In the Folk 
bisk •locke.y Pick. ,41.so among KCA 
Vietdr’s top Western -.seMer.s.; 


Sw^theart Semicolon 
Honey dreamers 


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Have I Told You Lately I Loye You? 

Tony Martin-Fran Warren 

2a-3613--(47-3119)/ , 

(Kumber six In '‘Coin Op Pick'' .Ismuary 
14 . Billboard and rriaking a . double-.sided 
seller out of the record, Other side is : 
“1 Ssild My PujamaSi-’; ' - 



<Tn Billboard’s .'J'lps on 'ropy .lahuary 14 
Billboard.) 


Sugar Blues 

Three Suns. . : 20-3679— <47-3202i* 

(In Tips on Tops january 14 Billboard.) 


Where Or When? 

Ralph Flanagan 

30-0016 (54-0011)* 

CN^umber three In The Billboard'* "Disk 
Jockeys Pick" Jahtiary 7 . Issue; .a!1«o 
among RCa Victor’s. ! top • dozen . best 
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ANDREWS SI$-G. JENKINS (D) 
/♦I Gan Drcaiii"-^24709 7 


TONY MARTIN (Victor) 

“No Tom6rrow”-^20r3582 ! . . . 


M. WHITING-J. WAKELY ( 
“SHppin» Arojiiid“-^57-40224 . ; . 


JACK TETER (L6ndon) 
“Johnson Rag:”--^501 


DINAH SHORE iGplumbia) 
“Dear Hearts’ —38605 


DICK HAYMES (Dgcc^ 

“Old Master Paihter”-n-2480l . . . 


PERRY COMO (Yictor) 
“Dreamer’s Holiday’’— 20-3543 . ; 


BING CROSBY (Decca) 

“Dear Hearts’’— ^4333 . . ; . . . : . 


PHIL HARRIS (Victor) . 

“Old Master Painter’’— 20-3608 , 


TONY MARTIN (Victor) 
“Marta’’— 20-3598 . : . . . . v . ; . 


FREDDY MARTIN (Victor) 
"Lovely Cpcoaniits’— 20-3554 . . . 


PERRY COMO (Victor) 
“Bibbidi Boo’’— 20-3607 .... 


2 7 


4A iO 


4B 6 


6A 3 


6B 5 


7. 13 


8 12 


lOA 14 


lOB 8 


lOG 5 


lOD 13 


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8 9 


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13B .. 


13G 13 


14A 11 


FRANKIE LAINE (Mercury) • 
“Mule Train”--5345 


RICHARD HAYES (Mercury) 
“Old Master Painter”— 5342 . . . . 


J. STAFFORD-G. MacRAE (Gap) 
“Wimdcrbar”-T-57-768 


J. STAFFORD-G. MacRAE (Gap) 
“Bibbidi-Boo”— 57-782 


GORDON JENKINS (Decca) 
“Don’t Cry, Joe”— 24720 . . . . . ; 


AMES BROS. (Gorpl) . . . . 
“Ragr Mop’’— 60I4Q. ■ . 


BOSTON “POPS” ORCH. (Victor) 
'‘Sleigh Ride”— 10-1484. :.. .. 


PHIL REGAN (Victor) 

“Daddy’s Little Girl”— 20-3550 . . . 


FRANKIE CARLE (Columbia) 
“Why, Oh Why”— 38573 . ... 


DICK TODD (Rainbow) 

“Daddy’s Little Girl”— 80088 .... 


AMES BROS. (Coral) 
“Sentimental Me”— ^0140 . . 


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2 27 


5 26 


8 21 


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9 6 


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SOUTH PACIFIC 
.Broadway Cast 

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Columbia 


I CAN HEAR IT 
NOW 
Volume 2 

Edward R. MurroW 
Columbia I 


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MUSIC OF 1^1 
RICHARD RODQERSf 
Andre Kostelbnen «l'o»‘*way Ca»t 

Columbia Columbia 


JOLSON SINGS 
AGAIN 
Al JoUon 

Decca 


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Victor 

Decca . . . 
Capitol .'. . . 
Columbia . ; 


Disk Best Sellers by Companies 

(Based on Points Earned) 

No. of 

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. . . . 4 133 London ........... 

....3 65 ' Coral ............ 

42 I Rainbow ... 


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Frankie Laine will form a con^ 

.cert unit to work one-nighters and 

college dates this spring. ; Singer 

, will piit together a combinatiori of 
a band, dance team and comedian 
in addition to himself and go into 
a string of school and auditoHuni 
bookings beginning late in May 
after he closes the Chicago theatre 
' Chicago. ^ 

None of the acts have been se. 
lected and the price to be asked 
for Laine and the unit is still un- 
settled. Singer is currently at Bob 
, t:ity. New York, after which he 
' goes to Florida. ; ■ 



Reopen Village, N.Yi Spo( 

• ; Gab Calloway’s Cab Jiyers com ^ 
binatibii will head the neiw' show 
that will rebpeii the shuttered 
i Greenwich Village Inn, New York. 

’ C all o w a^y and a llne 'ot Wally 
;Wanger girls and acts to be se- 
lected will relight the spot Jan. 19 
for two weeks. 

: Calloway recently returned from 
a date at the Montmarte, Havana. 


Dacca Swaet 6 h ^Rag’ 

. Hollywood, Jan. 17. 

Decca is pushing“Sugarfobt 
Rag” four ways.; Etchings have 
been made so far with Red Foley, 
j vocal on Decca ; Hank Garland, in- 
I strurnentai bn Decca; Bill Darnell, 
oh Cpral. 

; /This week JLOUis Jordan does the 
same tune for . Decca. 



Continued from page 35 


; of “Wabash AVeiiue,” with Betty 
Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris. 
' Disks had been planned for release 
/later in the winter, but the fihn 
,i will be debuted April 1 and disk 
I companies have been advised to 
1 get their copies of the film’s tunes 
! out immediately. 

j Disk execs feel that the average 
results from film songs during the 
! past couple years do not warrant 
the grief involved. • 



Cowpfed wf 



Price 75e 
(Plus tqxl 


DECCA 

RECORDS 


On the Upbeat 

New York 

Rosemary Clooney guests on 
Vaughn Monrob’s Camel commer- 
cial Feb, 4; from Ithaca, N. Y., prcr 

ceding with a shot on Morey Am- 
sterdam’s tele program Feb. 2 . 

Connie B. Gay has settled his dif- 
ferences with the Washington, D, C. 
local Of the AFM and; wiU fesurhc 
promoting hillbilly hops . . . Dick 
Jiirgens orchestra signed by Asso- 
ciated Program Service; Andy Wis- 
Wbll to Chicago to record first sides 
Dana Records distributed over 
iOb ;bottleS of wine to disk jocks, 
etc;, promoting Gene Wisniewski’s 
disk, “Wine Polka” . Herb Stew- 
ard joined Elliot Lawrence brches- 
tra, replacing Joe Soldo on sax . 
Mood Records, new itidie labels 
la u pched i n Gleyeland. 

Chicagb 

Chuck Foster into Muehlebach, 
Kansas City, for four weeks Feb. 1 
. . Teddy Phillips on series of one- 
nighters through midwest into Feb. 
- Jack Teeter cut 12 sides on 
Sharp label. . . London, with TuttI 
Camarata supervising rbborded the 
Noveleties and Mid-States Four 
hei;e , Ray Pearl to Casino, Quih^ 
cy,; 111., for two weeks starting Feb. 
1 , then into Milwaukee’s Schroeder 
Hotel Feb. 14 for tlu’ee weeks... 


Anita O’Day cut four sides for 
London . . . Mutual Entertainment 
rersigned George Dykas and Carl 
Asercion, Hawiian group, for third 
time, marking 15-year association 
T e d V a r g a s, formerly with 
Frankie Masters, Stan Kenton and 
! Jack TeagardeUv appointed head 
of saxophone division of pop mu- 
sic department of Metropolitan 
School of Music . Ralph Rotgers 
orchestra into Buttery, Ambassa- 
dor hotel Jan. 24 Ray Angelo at 
I Play-nior Ballroom/ Kansas Git.v, 
/Jail. . 18 through Jah. 29 . Don 
: Ragon to -Claridge , hotel, Memphis. 
■Feb. 20. - Mitch /Miller, Mercury 
( A. . & R. head, in towh to recoi;d 
Lawrence Welk . . Shim Weiner, 
Decca Chi district head, also takes 
over record promotion . 


Hollywood 

Jack Fina band, currently at the 
Sf. Francis, San F., dashed down 
here Mohday , (16) on off-day to 
wax four faces at M-G-M Records 

. Tommy Dorsey named chair- 
man of the theatrical committee of 
the National Foundation for Infan- 
tile Paralysis. 

Victor. Young winding up new^ 
Symphony for which he’s been 
proniised a first hearing by the 
Detroit Symph next winter. . .Dick 
Haymes is readying for a South- 
west concert tour starting in March 
. . .E. H. (Buddy) Morris- off for 


I Gotham office . Rudy Vallee set 
for two-weeks at Copley-Plaza, 
Boston, Feb. 8. 

Max Schall manager of Dennis 
Day’s music publishing company, 
replacing George Simon . Sid 
Kprrtheiser,. general manager of E. 
H, (Buddy) Morris Music, laid up 
with a torn leg ligament from ski- 
ing at Big Bear - Dave Gould 
joined Beacon Music as coast plug- 
■ ger., ■ ■ 


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1 5th at Spring St. IQS ANGEUS 

M'er or pfuce^ we A 

^ aiways found ac- , /ll 
conunodations for 
^ our friends in show 
M business. And now / 

M -as always — you’ll / I i 

M receive traditional / / I 

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I Three Suns into .Jack Valentine’s 
club. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.y Feb. 2/ 
their week of vaude at tlie Or- 
pheum Theatre here iVas their first 
date in K. Cv. .. Dee Peterson Orch 
bn bandstand of Kan.Sai City Club 
. . .Dale Cross orche .ra moves in- 
to Eddys Restaurant as Toiiiy DL 
Pardo crevy moves out . . . Pla-Mor 
' B a 1 1 r 0 0 m , trying out western 
I dances with the K M BC Texas 
! Rangers playing Thursday nights; 
j Don Ragon band has resident as- 
I signment at spot. . Don Tiff trio 
jihto /Putsch’s restaurant. . Oscai- 
i • ^ sl).ecial concert 

'■ 1® Pbilharnionic 

j I’^'IQ •• TVill Back, leader in 
rerrace. Grill, Muehlebach, and 
CaroH Barker, 

, playing Eddy s Restaurant, . got to- 
, ^ther on songwriting during- stay 
towm Back wrote music to the 
t t'ine is 

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Wednesday, January 18, 1950 



RETAIL SHEET BEST 



BUDDY DeFR ANCO ORCH (6) , 

HiHat^ Boston . 

Spai’l<;^ by. the inventive clari- ; 
net af niaestvo Biiddy PeFranGo, j 
this newly formed, combo is pro- ■ 
ducih^ a neat brand of progressive | 
jazz at this hew in Hub jazz bistro [ 
Arid it should soon be among the 
topflight groups in this particu lar 
.field:;.;:. 

peFranco has surrounded him- 
self with youngsters who have a 
feel for, plus the ability to handle 
the new sounds In jazz. Goiribo’s 
finesse belies its less than tw'tr 
months’ existence. Group com- 
prises usual four rhythm plus vibes 
and with peFranco’s clarinet as 
the only horn it makes for a more 
subdued style of bop instead of 
the ear-splitting variety. 

Although all the sidemen are 
capable, Teddy Cohen on vibraharp 
and Frank DeVito on drums stand 
out, adding plenty to overall ex- 
cellent results. Combo strays front 
bOp ocGasipnally to dish out neat 
arrangements of standards, show- 
ing off slick versatility. Elie, 


JACK FINA ORCH (14) 

With Bob Darnell . U 

Si. Francisco Hotel, S. F. 

The smooth bUt highly rhythmic 
quality of Jack Fina’s iriUsic, which 
doubles strongly for plain listen- 
ing-to as it does for dansapation, 
marks this prch as particularly 
versatile and effective in a svelte 
hotel room such as the Mural 
Room of the St. Francis, with its 
split draw from both the younger 
set as well as the dotage dancers. 
Pushing pop stuff to.othe hilt, with 
big emphasis on the hit parade, 
cmegory of tunesv this band get$ 
much appreciation for its efforts i 
with a particularly heavy percent- 
age of the checkpayer’s trekking 
to the dance floor for knee-action. 

Fina’s four reed, three string, 
three brass and three rhythm is a 
well balanced troupe, with Fina’s 
own piano playing a vital chunk - of 


the proceedings. Arrangements 
enable key vmrk to Stand out with 
impact. 

Vocals by Bob Darrielt are up- 
per brackets 

Appearance of orch, which is 
just oil the post-juve side, excel- 
lent..: . Ted,, 


Carroll Q|]its as MCA’s 
Coast l-Nite Booker 

Hollywood, Jan, 17; 

Lee Carroll has rCsigned from 
IViusic Corp. : of America after 
a series of disagreemerits , with 
Larry Barnett, agency’s national 
band-and-act booking chief. Pierre 
Gosette has been named to replace 
Carroll as pne-riite booker for the 
'West ■ ' 

Bill StringfelloW, with the agen- 
cy’s; pocktail act departriierit for 
some time, also resigned; 


SuTn^ey of retail sheet music 
sales,, leased on reports obtained 
from leading stores in 12 cities 
and showing comparative , sales 
rating for this and last week. 


Jii , p 

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Currently- 

LOEW’S PENN 

PITTSBURGH 

ALL TIME. POPS 
BARMEN LOMBARDO 




E. H. MORRIS 


. .. ...Vf'' .c-: ] 

Issa Continued from pa^e 25 j 

each of which seats are provided i 
for about 35 persons. Coluriibia iS 
using cabinet sets with 16-inch 
screens magnifled from 12rinch 
tubes. Showings are given twice 
daily, each program lasting approx- 
imately 30 minutes. Special ifro- 
grams for invited audiences^ are 
also given at night. 

The same show is used each 
time.; It consists of bright ColoTed 
fabrics, paintings, flowers, arid 
fashions, with Patty Painter, Co- 
luiribia’s “Miss Television” display- 
ing various articles and a puppet 
act. Staged by John Faust, woven 
in. Columbia LP records are used 
as musical accompaninj^erit. Air: 
though put together only the pre- 
vious night by Fred Rickey, CBS 
producer-director,*' the first pro-^ 
gram on Thursday (12) went off; 
smoothly arid seemed to provide 
John Q. Public with a good ap- 
praisal of color video’s performr 
ance as compared With black and 
white. 

Upon taking their seats, view- 
ers are. handed brief; mimeo- 
graphed announcements explaining 
that the broadcasts are designed to 
assist FCC in its color ppceed- 
ings. Before the program ends, 
questionnaires are .distributed and 
observers are asked . to fill them 
•out. " 

From comments of viewers, it 
.was evident the public was highly 
' p leased . Rem arks generally h e a rd 
[ were “wonderful,” “terrific,” V'very 
1 good,’’ Some said they’d buy a 
1 color set immediately if they were 
' avaUable. A dealer in the audi- 
j ence was reported a.s saying he’d 
purchase 1,000 sets right away if 
he could get them. 

Re.sults of the first 300 question- 
rialres tabulated showed that 90% 
of the viewers found color “much, 
more enjoyable” :than black arind 
white. The same proportion felt 
. the overall quality of the piqtures 
was “excellent” or ;“.very good:” Ori 
the question of brightness, about 
^7%:4atrid-thc-pictuFes-i^jnst;iibOi^ 
right” and 39% “a little too 
I bright.” Approximately 86% found 
the detail as “excellent” or “very 
! good.” On naturalness of the col- 
ors, about 95% thought the pic- 
tures either “excellent,” . “very 
: good” or ‘’fair.” 

The demonstrations are to con- 
I tinue to the end of the imonth 
..when the equipment is to be 
I shipped to Atlanta for iise at a 
' medical GOrivention. 


Naiiqnal 

Ratiiif r 

This Lasi 
wk; wk, 

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2 1 

3 3 

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5 10 ; 


6 6 

7 ■ - S-. -' 

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9 6 

10 7 , 

12 9 

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14A 12 
14B . . 


Title and Publisher v 

/Dear Hearts, Peopled (Morris) ^ . 
“Dreamer’s Holiday” ( Sliapiro-B) . 
VQld Master Painter” (Robbins) . . 
“1 Can Dream, Can^t I” (Chappell) 
'Dibbidi-Bo.bbidi-Bpo” (Disney) . ; 


“Don’t Cry , Joe” (Harms, Iric,.) . . 
“Slippin’ ; Around’ ■ (Peer-Inter) . . . 
“There’s No Tomorrow” (Paxton) . 
“Lucky Old Sun’’ (Robbins) : . ... . 

“Jo hnson Rag’’ (Miller) . . . . . : 

“Mule Train” (Disney) . .... . . , , . 

“Buiich of Cocpanuts” (Cornell) . . 
“Charlie, My Boy” (Bourne) ^ ; . . . 
“Daddy’s Little Girl” (Beacon) . , . 


“I Wanna Go Home” (Paxtoii); . 


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FislierSa% ?s.Hiiliial, IBNAKD BERNM 
H»ini),icals Tlirinni. Opt SIGNEI) TO COL DEAL 

_ Ghicagp, jan. ;1.7. Columbia. Records Masterworks 
Damage suit by guitarist Sidney division has signed composer-con- 
R, Fisher a gainst Hatmonicats, ductor Lerinard Bernstein to a 
J. J, Levin, vice-president of Mu- term pact. Batoneer will work at 
tual • Entertaintnent and. Mutual th© helm of the Columbia Symph 
was thrown out ;of , Cook County and New York Philharmonic, as 

week by Judge Well as recording piano solos for 
, . Col’s longhair sides. 

Columbia signed Sir Thomas 
$50,000 a^inst Levin and Mutual Beechitm; British conductor, a few 
for allegedly causing his partner- weeks ago, 
ship agreement with Harmonicats . ';- l- • - ■ ■ ■ . . ^ 


will Ido concerts in towns wheie he 
is seeri on television. Dates are 
being set up for Dayton, Colunibus 
and Cincinnati. 

Lee “Doc” Lemon has moved 
from WJR to WJMO, Cleveland, to 
become the city’s newest disk 
jockey. 



to be broken. He also sued for 

one-fourth of earnings of Harmoni- MArif nil rnn’l* To ck In 
cats and Mutual’s and Levin’s fees luOlgRn Ldll I vdiSn lu 

from trio since Dec,, 1946, includ- A i\* 1 • 

ing royalties ori “Peg of My Heart ” Ull I/ISK IlltS Jit lllt6ry 

Judge Crowley ruled that he had ^ — -- Tan 17 

no cause for action, ai iv/r « w 

■ ■• ■- A1 Morgan, disk and nitery 

^ ' name, got out Of a pact with Hel- 

Voffpl Drons Suit vs RKO sing’s here, which, called ; for six- 

V ugei vrups ouh Vb. ivivvy . naonth stay starting Jan. 27, which 

Over ‘Yellow Ribbon- Would have curtailed his cashing in 
A $100,000 infringement suit Instead, Morgan, will 

brought against RICO by Jerry ^ weeks for the spot, .in six- 
Vogel Music Go. in New York Fed- over a two-year pe- 

erai court has been discontiriued, J^nd. f irst six-weeker starts March 


MUSIC 

BOURNE 

TO LIVE 





ABC MUSIC CORR. 


Los Angeles, Jan; 17. 


according to paper.s filed last week. - ' . . , , , - . ^ 

At the same time a similar in-; doused at 

fringement action which Vogel in- .Club, Pittsburgh, last week, j 

stituted Nov, , 21, 1949, against Re- - __ I 

gent Music Was also dropped. I.llfrhpr WaVBA 
Terms of the settlements were not , 

disclosed. Los Angeles, Jan; 17. 

.Vogel had charged that the title Both Artie Wayne and Nellie 
and song of the :RHO film, “She Lutcher will topline the bill at the 
Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” was an in- Oasis, sduthside nitery. here, dur- 
fringement on his, VRouhd Her ing one period this month. Eddie^ 
Neck She Wears a Yellow Ribbon De Sure has signed Wayne to open I 
-lior-^her*^loveu^W'riA ris - J -tonig ht (171, haok.stn ppprt hy ; 

away”). Injunctionv damages and Young’s orCh. , 

accounting of profits were asked in Miss Lutcher .comes in Jan. 24, 
both suifs. with Wayne holding over. . 


the American Love Song 

I BANT GIVE YOU 
ANYTHING BUT 
LOVE, BABY 


The Worti^s Mbsf Publieii^d Dancer 


m 


CLUB VENETIA 

DES MOINES 

TIVp WfEKS STARTING JANilARY 20 


IIHF 


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niTiiiiT.i 


Veterans Administration honored American Federation of Musicians’ 
pre?^ James C: Petrillo and the Union itself last week “in recognition 
of outstanding service to tJ. S. war veterans in iriaking possible the 
official recorded radio series, ‘Here’s to : Veterans’” Certificates of 
Appreciation were handed Petrillo before the AFM?S Interriatiorial 
Executive Board at a meeting iri New York. All musicianV services 
! have been donated on the transcribed air show. Which heean on too 
stations in August, i946, 

Capitol Records is plannihg to invade the [school field this year with 
ah initial release of eight symphonic band recordings. Waxirigs made 
i by the Capitol Symphonie Band, include “Sleigh Ride” “SvncooBtpd 

Initial promotion *wm- 

pai^n on the platters IS in cooperation with Mills IVlusic Arrangernents 

have already been made to display an album and single disks at music 

; educators’ conference while some 18,000 band directors and music 
; supervisors will be circularized. 

. Another in the long , list of tjeups between; song titles and various 
products was made last Week. Tune ; “Marta” prompted the Valcourt ' 
Hosiery Corp. to turn out a new shade of nylon called ■Marta Rn«e ' 
Song, published by Edward B: Marks Music, was recorded for nri I 
Victor by Tony Martin,, but originally was popularized by AiVut ■n-acv I 
whose Decca recording has been reissued. . 

VARiETy’s. story of last week on the hewly^created male and female 
vocal combinations by various :recording companies, induced Davb ' 
Kapp, v.p. m charge of artists and repertoire for Decca to rhpnv gw 
fcompany-s ihitiai coupling. He found that the cSnaln o/wnl 
Crosby-Connee Boswell on “Bob While” Was the first Sa duo ^ 
disk, incidentaily. Is still played often by disk Jockeys. ” Buo. That 


Music by , : . 

MILLS MUSIC 


THE 010 

MASTER PAINTER 


rtordsd bf 

>Mll NARRiS.: RCA Vicio/ 

RICHARD HAYES. 

DICK HAYMCS i.rt Recco 

SNOOKY lANSON; ,. London 

flGCY lEEsMEl TORMC, Capitol 
MCKIE PARIS .^National 
FRANH SINATRA..; . Coium bio 
wifh others to follow 


ROBBINS MySiC CORPORATION 


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Cbliimbld #38624 
Fublisheii by 

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Ifednesday, Jamiaiiy Ig, 1950 



The American Gnild of Variety f- 


Artists has declared it will boy- 
edit ariy benefit which ia ^ being 
gold by professional promoters. 
Ijnloh feels that as long as boUer- 
rodm pperatbrs get . a slice of the 
gross, orga:nizations asking for | 
gratis talent shall either pay for a ' 
show, or if Theatre Authority 
clearariCe has been obtained, a 
standby show must also be used. 

Initial test of AGVA’s ukase 
caine Monday (16) with the benefit 
Jieid by the Bronx Hadassah- at 
jiadisoh Square Garden. N. V, Sev- 
eral perfonners belonging to the 
union threatened to picket affair 
on the premise that since a pror 
rtioter is getting e slice ‘ of ' the 
gross, performers should get a 
fhaie of the coin as Well. Organi* ; 
zation consequently lined up a 
standby show costing $3,000. This ' 
sum was paid bn top of the TA i 
clearance, which cost the organi-: • 
zation around $10,000. 


72-Yr. Old Clown Cased 
For Palladium Stand 

^ ^ London. Jan. lO; 

Groek, fhe Swiss clown; who was 
I one of the biggest hits in Britain 
18; years ago, is shortly coming 
back to England: Charles Tucker 
to Paris in 4 few: days, 


Evans’ Cana^ Vauder 

London, Jan. 10. 

Norman Evans will tour his Own 
vaudeville iinit in Canada for four 
Weeks opening at Toronto May 27.^ 
Shortage of tour is due to his 
contracts With ; Moss Empires and 
Stoll's to tour in flyman ZahTs 
unit booked for 26 weeks, two 
weeks’ stands in each spot. 

On his way home, Evans will 
stop off in New York for three 


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IS ^ _ 

where Gfock ls packing 'em iii, to 
finalize arrangements for him to 
play a few weeks bn tour for Moss 
^Empires..- ■- 

If he /proves the hit expected, 
Val Parn ell wi 11 play Grbck at lea st 
four weeks at the London Palladlr 
Grbck is 72; 


Cpnnee’s Miami Date 

Conhee Bbswell heads south next 




MCA IMerliig 




Albany, Jan. 17. 


peclihe of the band one-highters 
has hampered the. development, of 
more vaudeville play ing time, pau- 
city of top bands taking to the 
road has stymied the .opening of 
humerous houses, particularly in 
the south. In former years circuit 
bookers would route b'andshows off 
Ohe-.night ballroom stands into the- 
atres. HpweVef , practice has de- 


Eddie Daids Recovering 
From SmasKup Injuries 

Eddie Davis, operator of Leon & 
Eddie’s, N, Y., is recovering from 
injuries incurred in an auto col- 
lisioil, near Philadelphia, Iasi week. 
Davis and his son, Eddie, Jr., were: 
treated at the Bryn Mawr hospital, 
Bryn Mawr,; pa. The younger 
Davis was discharged early this 
Week, and pa;vis is expected to 
leave Within a few days. 

Crash occurred while Davis Wiais 
driving his son to school at the 
Valley Forge ;Military Acadeniy. 

Another casualty in the L&E 
operation is thei return of Jeahne 
Sager to the hospital for; treatment 
of rheumatic fever. She’s the 
spot’s publicist. 


Assemblyman Ernest Curto, Ni - 1 considerably these times be- 


month for a Feb. 8 opening at the , agara Falls Republican, has intro- ' of paucity of top bands on 

Olympia theatre, Miami, to be fbl- td^^^ bill in the New York i ^ke road. 


lowed by docal nitery dates, con- { state Assembiy extending unem- ! Example is seen In the case Of 
tracts: for which aren’t as yet epm^ ^ ploymeht insurance to singers, ^ ^mmy Dorsey, who is currently 

pleted. , . ' ..LL. 

Singer just completed two weeks 
at the Carnival, Minneapolis. 





Irwin Corey slated for the Shel- 
burne Lounge, N. y., Feb. 9. 



^AtRICE 


JAN 


HELM aid HOWAEft 

.Currently 

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 

NEW YORK 


dancers, musicians, stage d.ifectors, | .^h ^ke south. Paramount circuit has ; 
stage managers and other perform- ^ picked up the crew for vaudeviUe.' 
ers.' He .sponsored a similar bill stands In .Lakeland, West; Palm 
last year which failed to pass, . Daytona and a few other 

Passage of such a measure, it’s j ^ke area, Houses are part 

. believed, wOiild in no way affect i hf the Floridai State Cireuit, a Par- 

. rthe independent contractor status subsidiary. 

Of most performers. ' Bill would ’ Harry Levine, Paramouht book- 
hilereiy extend the unemployment declared that more yaude time 
.coverage into these categories. Un- : be opened If a sjufficient, 

der present legal setups; most per- ; number of top^ bands were in that 
formers are not ebyered unless the. / hut it wasn’t ^possible to 

classificatibn of work holds them ' book shows in thoses houses with 
to be employees. Legit arid radio degree of regularity, 
performers are in the latter cate--.- Since most Southern theatres 
gory. While most variety entertain- may develop to three-day stands 
ers are classified as independent most, there’s little likelihood of 
contractors. i rou ting a top. band and set of acts J 

on a theatre tour of that area. 


comedy material 

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; Rosenblooim Opens Afte^ 

I Hassle on Peoria Date 

I Maxie Rosenbloom ppened at 
, the Faust club, Peoria,. III., upon 
j arrival after operator. Pat Chap- 
man relented despite cbmic'repprt- 
! ing four days late for the ;date. 

I Rosenblooin had been scheduled' to 
open with his partner Max Baer, 
[but was delayed by bad flying 
; weather On his return from a trip 


Band must be picked off the road ; 
for vaude stands. 


GIBBS, DUNHatS JOIN 
KAYE AT BEACHCOMBER 

Geprgia^Gibbs- and the Dunhills-j 
('3) have been signed to work with , 
Danny Kaye at the Beachcomber, j 
Miami Beach, starting tonight ' 
(Wed.) for two weeks. Miss Gibbs 


Minneapolis, Jah. 17. 

Heavy nightclub business drop- 
off is giving Operators headaches 
and plenty of cau.se f or . concern . 
Slump started well before Christ- 
mas and continued even through 
New Year’s eve when some of the, 
leading establishments weire only 
half filled. 

Club Carnival, bringing in the 
biggest and most expensive name 
attractions obtainabie, has been 
especially hard hit. Its present 
operators have made known they’ll 
relinquish spot when their lease 
expires a year hence. 

Development comes as some- 
what of a surprise in View of the 
fact that nitery trade boomed all 
through last summer and during 
the fall and early Winter, with the 
public apparently undeterred by 
the inaugural of $1-$1.50 coyer 
charges at two clubs. Now, how- 
ever, it’s evident there has been a 
substantial tightening of purse- 
strings, although the usual adverse 
wintry weather here, including 
near blizzard s, sub-zero tempera- 
tures and icy roads arid slreels, are; 
of course, a very bad influence. 


■f Negotiations have been resumed 
between Music Corp.. of America 
and the Linnit & Dunfee Agency, 
London, for purchase of the latter 
by .MCA. Larry Barhett, MCA 
veepee; is going to London next 
month, for confabs witfl the British 
percenters. 

Deal was in the works last year* 
arid MCA jpresident Lew Wasset- 
man werit to London for the prict- 
ing, but deal failed to klL 

MCA is ; anxious for European 
fepreseritatibh, but will not split 
commissions with any office. Con- 
sequently; it prefers to buy iin 
established agency. Last year^ 
MCA tried to purchase the Lew 
Leslie Grade Agency, and had re^ 
portedly bid $500,000 for it. 'Tho 
Linnit & Dunfee offer was said to 
be $ 1 , 000 , 000 ;: 

Linnit & Dunfee haye been eri- 
gbged in legit production for soinri 
years and also represent a largo 
film clientele. The variety end of 
the Lfcp agency isn’t as heavy as 
their other fields. 

MCA has wanted greater Euro- 
pean representation for some; years. 
Although it has had representatives 
on the Continent, organization has 
long felt that expansion would be 
greater if it acquired; a ri already 
established agency. 

New Brooklyn Niteriir 

New Brooklyn nitery, the Tabu, 
preems Friday (20). 

. Opening will feature songstress . 
Dolly Dawn, , 



AMERIOA'S NO. 1 

COMEDIENNE 


to Germany, where he entertained, and the Durihills were requested 
occupation troops during Christ - 1 by Kaye. They have previously 
mas. , ; appeared with the comic at the 

According to team’s agent, Jerrj' ; Roxy, N. Y., and Chicago, Chicago, ' 
Rosen, American Guild 6f Variety I The Hunhills had to be pulled : 
. Artists had rpled the delay to be ' from a stand at the Casinp thea- ! 
'an “act Of God’' (bad flying .tre,. Tor onto, the stand. ; 

I weather) and would press for the ■ Beachcomber appearance will be i 
' team's full salary. Baer had been ! Miss Gibbs’ first cafe da.te in sev- : 
; entertaining solo until Rosenbloom !“eral years. 

I arrived. Chapman allegedly re-: | Kaye is getting the record salary 
I fused to pay the coinedian when ; of ,$25,000 weekly on the Beach“ 
he failed to report oh time. comber stand. 


RKO Vaude Uriit 
Set fw l2-Wk. Tour 

The fifth RKO roadshow unit is 
slated for a, , 12-week tour Opening 
in Cleveland, Jan. '25.. Show will 
comprise the Roulettes, Dave and. 
Dot Workman, Virginia Lee, Think- 
a-Drlnk Hoffman, Rex Weber, 
Manuel Vierra, Alan Carney and 
Salici Puppets. 

RKO is currently working on a 
sixth unit to take to the road with - 1 
in four weeks after Jan. 25. ' 



WM. H, KING 

Exciuiiv* Management: 

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Hollywood 28, Colif. 




BIACKBURN TWINS 


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to H. Di HOVER 
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VACDEVIU^ 


Vedncaday^ January 1 ft, 1950 


Nl^ Club Reviews 

We<1|$wood lloom, N.V. I “Blues in the Night ” “Little Girl 
(HOTEL WALDOEF-ASTORIA) Han^V 

Dmah Shore, , iSmil Colcinan ^ 4 ??^^ 

Orch, Mischa Borir Latin Orch; $2 ! 

i/\ , Avrtim/I fhA WniicA ” iinn ‘‘MAlnn- 


Vnniriium after 10 


It’s bee;i eight years since £>inah 
Shore has made a cafe appearance 
— aiid her only other, Incidentally, 
was also at the Wedgwood Room. 

Those eight years have seen the 
sclf-eiTacing songstress soar to the 
topi of the , recording names, and 
the result was that you couldn’t j 
have squeezed another disk com- 1 
pany veepee ; into the Wedgwood j 
Room when she reappeared there 
last Thursday midnight (12 ) at 
the preem of her current ejigage- • tins Orch (10}; cover, $1.50-$2; 
.ment.' v" ' 


Around the House,” and “Melan 
choiy Baby.” i 4 ■ 

Ticker Freeman^ longtime ac- 
comp for Miss Shore/ is again at 
the iyories. 

Emil Cdleman and Mischa Borr 
orchs play a heat brand of dansapa- 
tion, as iisuaL Kahn, , 


Eliibassy’ Room, : 

(STATIiEE 'HOTEL) 

Washington, J an, 13. 
Carl Brissori, Evalyn Tyner and 
Ted Alexander, Comho, Herbie GoU 


A nd Miss Shore didn’t disa p- 
point. The more captious might 
have opined that doing a flock of 
her past hits didn’t constitute a 
cafe act, but then Miss Shore : is 
the kind Of singer whose special 
material and special arrangements 
are eomparatiyely unimportant. 
She has; too many recording hits 
to her Credit, is too fine a warbler, 
per se, to require a fancy cafe 
act With which to click. She just 
has to sing— and that’s all, brother, 

Music and talent agency execs 
mobbed the Waldorf room as Miss 
Shore ran the gamut from ; her 
opening “Delightful, Delicious” to 
;-’yes, My Darling Daughter.” In 
between there were rhythm tunes, 
ballads, blues, novelties— and there 
was riary a falter in the voice as 
she socked home. A notable nov^ 
elty— from the Cbast re Vue, “Ala 
Garte”— is “I Ought to Know More 
About You,” and it has ai nifty 
lyric which Miss Shore also whams. 

Typical of her tune range are 
• Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” 


Tei*rae« Room, Y* 

(NEW YORKER HOTEL) 

Johnny Long Orch (14) vnth 
Janet J^ace, Hoctor A Byrdy 
Roger Ray, Patti Page; no mini- 
mum, cover, $1 we^days, $1.50 
weekends. 



Geid 



It 


A Comedy 
of Errors*' 

of 

STATE 

Hartford 

Met.: JOHN SINGER 


Introduction of ,a floor show at 
the New ‘Yorker’s Terrace Room 
marks the third change in policy at 
the spot within less than a year-^ 
from ice shows to the “Salute to 
Cole Porter,” which New Yorkers 
didn’t go for, to the current layout. 

Looking at this show provides 
the impression that the floor show 
policy lyill be only ; temporary, tooi 
Not that the show is poor; it’s just 
that the idea doesn’t seem . to fit 
the rOom, There’s a definite fill-in 
impression tO the; whole affair that 
isn’t easy to explain. 

Current show, headed by Patti; 
Page/ Mercury Records s i ng e r, 
isn’t standout, but it’s entertaining; 
and easily worth the $1 and $1.50 
cover the spot gets. Hbctor & 
Byrd, a fresh-ilppearing dance team 
who do a.group of paired and solo 
“Tap To Ballet” routines,, get it off 
to a neat , start. Their work is 
smart and doubly appealing sincn; 
they’re a cleahcut, neatly costumed 
pam.;. 

Roger Ray’s screwball comedy 
has been around; but here it has 
been cut down; eliminating his 
credited takeoff on Red Skelton’s 
“television’’ gag, etc. He opens 
with the ; highly amusing “Indian 
Love Cali”' on vibraharp/ a funny 
bit, and follows with a host of am 
tics that amount to little, but 
which draw good laugh reactibn. 

Patti page goes over nicely, toO. 
She. sings a number of pops and 
standards' and draws good reaction, 
but for some reason not as well as 
she could or should. Whether it's 
that tightly drawn hair-do that 
gives her a cold look or some in- 
tangible facet of her work that’s 
responsible, she still doesn’t reg- 
ister fully. She opens with “Dear 
w , . , , .Hearts and Gentle People,” gets 

From that point On, ^ he keeps r the rOom working with her on 


Carl Brisson, the Great Dane of 
show businessv is making friends 
and influencing customers on his 
fortnight stand at the town’s lead- 
ing night Spot. While Hildegarde’s 
engagements are* the absolute tops 
for the room, Brisson is crowding 
her and drawing hiS , share of big 
name folks to listen and watch, as 
he makes wUh a song and a sinile. 

Brisson works hard in the Em- 
bassy Room; he gets; his audience 
with a varied repertoire of songs 
and, by .his smartly handled show- 
manship of working in ; and out 
among the customers with the mi- 
crophone Oh a long cable. He 
prowls among the tables, to the 
delight of the gals/ perches on top 
of a grand piano, stands on cbairs 
and sits on their backs and gen- 
erally keeps moving. He sings both 
in English and Danish. At ; shbw 
caught he had an official bf the 
Danish Embassy in the audience 
who helped him do old cbuntry 
numbers fbr a big hand. 

Brisson opens in the dark; with 
“White Gardenias” and then, as 
the spots go on, gives out with a 
number of welcbme to the audi- 
ence. 


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Fun, Fur Coats, Luqgogo, Trovol 
and Sports Goods:— Call at 1 PorK 
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Street). Marble Arch, London, W.1. 


throwing them over the plate-^ 
■singing, kidding With the gals at 
1 the tables, and exchanging, cracks 
; with an occasional drunk, 
i Among his numbers at show 
caught were “Just For Laughs,” 

: “Nice Girl on the Corner,” “Ring 
Around Rosie’s Finger,” “When I 
Smoke a Cigarette,” “Henrietta’s 
Wedding,” “Four Leaf Clover,” 
which he has the audience singing 
with him; “Lamplighter,’’ “Wed- 
ding of Lill Marlene,” “Some En- 
chanted Evening” and “Cocktails 
For Two.” 

There’s a lot of movement, a lot 
of dimples, a lotj of deep-throated 
music, and little doubt . that this 
is a romantic-looking guy for the 
older and even younger galS who 
flock in. ’ : 

Evalyn Tyner, this town’s favor- 
ile pianist (next to Prexy Tru- 
man ) , grinds out her fluid music, 
backed up by drums and bull fid- 
dler. Lowe. 


“Mgney Marbles and Chalk,’’ then 
“Eyes Wide Open” and “Qkla- 
hbma Blues,” 

Johnriy Long’s combinatibn of 
five brass, five sax and three 
rhythm, does a real nice job. The 
band is fair musically, but it 
pushes out good dance music and 
a goodly number of full-band 
chorused vocals such as his cur- 
rent click, “We’ll Build a Bunga- 
low.’’. It keeps the dance floor 
crewded and that’s What counts 
here. ■ • 

Janet Brace handles vocals with 
the band. She’s a performer of the 
Marion. Hutton type and her sing- 
ing is okay. Wood. 


Rlaekhawk9 Chi 

Chicago, Jan. 11. 
Eddy Howard, Jean Stanley, 
Sammy: Shore, Janet Campbell, 
Jack Tygett, Line (3), Eddy How- 
ard Orch; minimum $2.50,.;couer 
80e. ■ 


femme love interest, Sammy Bhore* 
as the dude ranchhand end later 
the dastard who kidnaps Miss Stan- 
ley, shows promise of developing 
as a comic. WhPe limited IW lack 
of space, Janet Campbell aJid JacK 
Tygett carry off dance hpnbrs with 
some semi-original routines r- a 
challenge dance and a terp session 
patterned after the Mack Sennett 
jSallet in “High Button Shoe^'V 

Songs, with the exception of one, 

* ■Arizona,” penned for the show;by 
Howard, are oldies all. in 
vein, with the exception of. To 
Each His Own,’’ leader’s igP 
which Sneaked in from 
but went over rather^ell, . 

tons and .Bows,” . Thatf‘a-W^*', 

“Single Saddle,” ‘‘Ragtime Cowlmy 
Joe,” are woven in deftly with 
Howard taking the main spot and 
in most cases packed ably by Mnd-. 
men Nbrhi .Lee and Wally Foba£t*; 
GlosturneS are authentic, but the 
one-post setting is rather sparse, as 
is the three-gal line. ■ . 

The 13-pieCe . outfit is almost 
double the size of the last feW ag- 
gregatioris. hut the large crowd, 
which came in near-zero weather 
for the ppening, fills the floor be- 
tween shows.:. Howard mixes his 
tunes, but always keeps to the 
sweet, somewhat sentimental tunes 
for the majority /of his library, and 
doesn’t spare himself in the 
ing sessions. Zabe. 

'William Tabbert, Skiela Guyse, 
Herb Schutz, Margaret Scott; min- 
i77iu77i $ 3 . 50 . - 

Lately it’s become axiomatic 
( that the Penthouse business rises 
and falls coincidentally with the 
sporadic appearances of Bill Tah- 
bert, doubling, from “South Paci- 
fic.” His entry into that spot has 
become the signal for sellout 
houses. Last season he signed for 
a long term, which. is being played 
pn a non-consecutive basis, because 
of his bicycling between the 
Rodgers & Hammerstein show is 
obviously a strain. 

Tabbert’s tenor is worthy of the 
draw he’s getting here. He’s clicko 
on all counts and it appears that 
he can continue to draw in this 
colorful intinierie as long as he 
elects to multiple employment 
sked. 

Other entertainer on the bill, 
Shiela Guyse, is also getting in- 
come from two sources. Her pri- 
mary stint is in “Lost in the Stars.” 
In the case of Miss Quyse, there’s 
a good primitive quality in her 
work, but unfortunately her num- 
bers aren’t selected . to properly 
display that attribute except in 
one Instance where She sings a: 
streetrvendor song from that show. 
This Negi’o looker is good for cafe 
work,.: but her efforts would be en- 
hanced by a more sapient tune 
selection. 

Lull entertainment Is by Mar- 
garet Scott on the concertina . and 
Herb Schutz, pianist. , Jose. 
knighthood is still in flower. 

Burton. 


Cojpa Clpr, Miami BeacU 

Miami Beach, Jan. 15. 

. Carmen Miranda, Joey Bishop 
Mazzone • Abbott Dancers, Aam 
Boys, Myrna Belt, Herb Georae 
Araen-Pletcher Line HO); David 
Tyler and Don Ostro orchs; mini, 
mum, Barry Gray in Flamin. 
go Lounge; no miriimum. 

Full cycle has been completed 
in policy for this plush spot, which 
started with a unit plus admission 
idea, and now has returned to the 
topliner basis, with mihimuin 
charge to rejoin the “name” spots. 

The current layout is a fast^ 
paced and Well-balaiiced one 
though still hot lip to the sellout 
houses which Murray Weinger and 
company-^fe seeking, c However, 
steadily building biz should keep 
them happy. And in Garmeh Mi- 
randa they have an act that this 
time out^ hits for full aud apprecia- 
tion via* the same basic ingredieiiU 
Which brought her to the top, plus 
the: type of presentation that is 
necessary to her style of song pur^ 
veyitig. 

Dressed Ih bizarre costumes, 
compiete to the fruit-bowl topper, 
she now works in. front of an' ih* 
strumentah combo which back- 
grounds her Latinairs col brf ully 
and. adds zing to the Impact. As 
usual, she plays to the ringsiders. 
After her standard stuff, she comes 
back sans the headgear for a smart 
routine bn real color .of her hair. 
Femme part of aud worit with her 
on that, and the males oh the 
visual appeal. Manglin’!; of the lan- 
guage is still part : of the act,/ and 
adds again' to values. : Background- 
ing by her group is aptly handled 
and- sets her off to advantage. 

Joey Bishop holds up weU in 
the comedy slot, .though in a bad 

(Continued on page /46) 


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Hokey western revue, “That-a- 
Way,” is a perfect vehicle for Eddy 
Toward, c r o o n i n g bandleader. 
Third of a series spotlighting the 
talents of Orch leaders, this is the 
first which has been fashioned with 
that thought in mind. Book by Skee 
Wolf, radio writer, gives maestro 
fine opportunity to display his vor 
ealistics in neat fashion, Howard, 
who takes the lead role of the east- 
erner y^o comes west to relax and 
escape from women, runs through 
his 45-miriute stint completely at 
ease. 

Jean Stanley, as the gal seeking 
a miiscle-man, effervesces a bit too 
much, but otherwise does well in 
the song department and provides. 


"Always Working" 


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Talent agencies are finding con- 

Arable difficUltj^ ifi spotting their. 
Siedlum bracketed talent . around 
New Yorkr The comparative pan- 
Mtv of niteries coupled with boni- 
lade's penchant for either top 
names or production shows has 
virtumiy eliminated cafes as an 
outlet. Vaudeville isn’t providing 
a good outlet either because there 
aren’t enough houses with budgets 
(hat take in acts getting upwards 
of $1,500. 

The situatioii is especially evi- 
dent in cafes, whiCh uritll a year 
or so ago took up the hulk of the 
moderate priced talerit* Prior to 
that time, business was good 
enough to ' warrant extra expendi- 
tures bn talent. It didn’t matter 
too much if an actvcost a few hun- 
dred dollars more. As a cohse- 
quence, acts that had been getting 
around $500, by gradual degrees, 
hoisted their salaries up to $2,500 
and in sonie cases even more. The 
market for these acts disappeared 
when bonifaces discovered that 
they needed either top names or 
could only afford performers that 
cost under $1,000; ^ 

The same is true in nfiany cafes 
outside of New York: The Glub 
Charles, Baltimore, for example is 
slashing its budget to about $1,500 
weekly for four or five acts! This' 
spot, which receritly eliminated a 
line costing around $1,000, at pne 
time used turns costing $5,000 or 
more, 

Agencies are attempting to solve 
the situation by convincing cafes 
that haven’t been using names to 
hypo their budgets. One agency is 
attempting to get Leon & Eddie’s 
to go in for consistent use of 
names. Myron Cohen ’s stand af 
this spot upped business consider- 
ably. Agencies are siniiJarly pitch- 
ing to the EKO toppers to shell out 
for at least one medium-bracketed 


Rival Philly Ageiit 

Groups Form Merger 

Philadelphia,, jah. ly. 
V Entertainment Managers 

I A DOOKlIlff riCIIlir^ Variety Bookers 

* VVltiilg 1 V Assn., rival agents groups, have 

^ - . . . . forces to form the Inter- 

performer in order to carry the bill state Theatrical Agents Protective 

and provide a degree of marquee Assn. ^ 

^ the Palace theatre, N. Y. The . new organi^tion plans to 
^ far neither spot has indicated institute a number of reforms by 



MutualV Cleve. Branch 


booking of American headliners In 
British vaude houses, according to 
Val Parnell, managing director of 


^ Yar neither sp(^ has indicated institute a number of reforms by ^phicagp, Jan. 17. fe- 

that It will go along with this the time it adopts the. new qoh- Mutual Entertainment Agency, P®rnell arrived 

f u ^ , stitution in March. The hookers’ which absorbed Billboard Attrac- thelioast whm-e^ht 

. Many acts have taken^^^^ s Will be a minimum tions several weeks ago, is oppnr 

slashes fts a result of this situation, selling price for acts and brches- ihg a Cleveland office with Phil 

Percenters fear Jhat more wUl tras, With the commission ittcfud- Brown handling accounts in that ^ ^ 

move is geared to make ar^^ . ^ i acS^lJ^^se^l^ fo to^the^^^ 

quency. submit; pets under: price. Inter- fo Detroit and Dallas. Appreciate the '‘honor of head- 

“ .• state .also plans to wprk for a new lining at the world’s foremost yari-. 

n* U riL* I T Rule B with the AGVA. They I ■ / nn • i. T J ety house,” The salary cut re$ult- 

KldllO. Lhl. L6ES6d want it modified and adapted to | j|(!k 01 lOUTISl IrBOfi ing from the lower value of the 

■ ^ ^ ^ ^ changes in the business since 1944, 


Fnr RiivIait Wiawq ^t-st ^et up. 

1 Ul DUI lCj ullU fTa Bob Bennett is acting as tempos 
Chicago, Jan. 17, rary president until the election of 
Rialto theatre here switches officers- in March, and Joel Charles 
back to burlesque polic^^ under is the temporary secretary. . 
aegis of Phil Rosenberg and Dick 
Zeisler, who have' leased the house ' 
from N. S. Barger. During the 

War name Was changed to the OA llf aI T — 

Downtown and played Yaudeville, u6l lOT ZU l¥66KS lOUr 
Which failed to click. 

Rosenberg; who Was chief book^ 


will appreciate the “honor of heaid- 
lining at the world’s foremost vari- 
ety house,” The salary cut re$ult- 
ing from the lower value of the 
British pound is ho drawback to 


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Hollywood, Jan. 17. 


kek af tourist Trade „ . . , . ^ ^ . 

ww* w 1 » ww m British pound is no drawback to 

Hite Wallers Havana Show 

Havana, Ja'n. 17. Producer also stated that the 

^ Pirp theatre, London, operated by 

quita theatre, isn t drawing as exr Lpew’ s, constitutes ho threat to 
pected. First week s gross was Britaiii’s twb-a-day; He felt that 
around $40i000 and subsequent it may hurt straight fiimeries 
takes Were considerably lower, rather than hpuses with live talent. 
Show which opened Dec. 29, is; set Palladium’s variety season, starts 
for three weeks! March 27. Danny Thomas, Who 



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Rpsenberg, who. Was chief book- Johnny Weismuller will hit the; It’s felt that Havana isn’t draw- 

water, beginnirig March 12 in a ing enough tourists to fill; this 
when house reopens billed as the “wdrlii’s largest house seating more than 6,000. coast''^triD^hv 

J - ■^7" 7'.:. ^“acad^;> with a tour opening in CwsequenUy follow^^^ who^ plane/lnfo \he 

Mexico City, moving to Texas and haye to be budgeted at a lower u g vdth him ^ 

I oIta then taking to the roail for 20 hgure, ^ ^ 

udldUav MlHC weeks. Swimmer, his business Cafes, however, are doing bet- will gander acts in Florida arid will 

Bv HaDDv Benwav agent, Bo Rops, and Noel Sherman, ter than usual with American tal- confer With Thomas who’ll be playr 

Saranac Lake N. Y. Jan 17. apuatic producer, are putting the ent, being aided by casino activity, ing date at La Boheirie, Hallan- 

All night spots here did a turn- , • ^ ^ dale, Fla. 

away business duririg the holidays! Weismuller picked uP some Arhaut Bros, open at the Em- 

However, Colonial Inn, Hennes- swimming acts m Europe Which pire theatre* London, Jan,‘ 23 for Jane Douglass into the Hotel 

sey’s, Major Dawson’s and Sparky’s will be incorporated in the show, three weeks. . Barnurii, Bridgeport, Jan. 25. 

Tavern have shuttered until spring! 

Diirgan’s stays open with occasion- 
al floorshow and dancing. 

Robert Pasquale, Philadelphia 
WB manager, given an all-clear to 
resume work in the spring. 

Xiouise (RKO) Harris left for 
N. Y. with an absolute all-clear. 

Harry Martin, comedian, who 
commuted here daily from his 
Lake Placid vacation to entertain 
the gang, left for N. Y. C. and 
southern bookings. 

Charles Kaufhold in and out of 
operating room for an emergency 
operation. His wife, Julia Kauf- 
hold, received her first real good 
medical report. 

Ben Schaffer floored by a cardiac j 
attack that shot' him into the in- 
firmary for a short period. 

Joe (UA) Phillips has been 
upped but fighting off a severe 
cold. 

Len Grptte (Loew manager) un- 
der observation of local and Mon- 
treal specialist before going into 
the general hospital here for an- 
other stomach operation. 

The Joseph Muellers, in from 
Chicago to visit with Jenriy Foley 
(Chicago theatre), who is taking 
to the rest routine nicely and show- 
ing slight progress. 

Mary Cbldiron, former Swiss 
Chalet nitery owner who recently 
took over Mark’s Grill, midtown 
eatery, folded spot and goes to 
Florida for balance of sea;soiT; 

Among the showfolks at the Ray- 
j brook (N. Y1 sanatorium who re- 
! port a definite progress are: Seni 
Okum, Patricia Mitchell, Isabelle 
Rook, Princess Benedict and Eddie 
Dowd. j 

John Lake, former announcer ! 

I for Amos 'n' Andy radio .show, whui" 
registered nifty progress during j 
his first rnonth here, Upped for pic- 
tures twice weekly. 

Eddie Vogt back in circulation 
after 10 day furlough in N. Y. C. 

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foldb of Loew’s State, at the Capi- 
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Ufaliioiiette. Bf* ¥• v 

(HPTEL ST. REGIS) 

Rosalind CourtHght, Milt Shaw 
Orch, Loszlo ^ Pepito’s Ensemble; 
cover after 10; 


Capa City, »llami Boa **h i j^^umbaddlcts happy between j as new to the class 


spot; coming on while the- Barry Gray in the lounge (now i 

lAi’i' hv Hip Ma7.7.nne-Ahhotf. danCGCS i . • j ww „ mr Uppne l ® lotlg chance for l vw».yu,»;o 

to her: aio> Rnddv Castell Orch ( 5) ‘ 

?£ entertainment Chores. But coperr " *^ 


left by the Maizzone-Abbotl dancers 
is being cleaned up. His material 
is , the Usual mixture of familiar 
iand fresh, With enough twists of 
the “heard-befbre” to mark him 
ready for the biggei* spots, oiice 
he adds some material tailored to 
that pale pah. House went for him 
•all ..the; wa;jr^\' 

Apache act of the Mazzone Ab- 
bott group is fast and liiiuous. 
Paris saloon fight over the dames, 


top draw. . . v . 

smooth orch of Chauliae during 
dancedime. £ 

V Hosting of genial Maurice Cat- 
rere contributes in makirig his soft- 
ly lit, elegantly decorated room a 

Villa 5^isi«V Eai-is 

Paris, Jan. 7. ; 
Jacques Meyran, _Serge Davi, 

' ' rio 


ing his three-houi:; aircafet. Back ih 
this sp6t| he is again : getting the 
top: acts arid celebs in town. 


Oval R00UK9 

(COi 9;>EY PLAZA MdTEL)^^ 
Boston, Jan. 12; 


Miss Gourtright* who made her 
nitery debut here just two years 
ago, is an improved performer, and 
there’s little that she lacks to keeb 
this audience entertaiued. : 

In a routine that, perhaps, is 
marked by some unimaginative 
arrangements, Miss Gourtright 
makes an attractive personality on 


Paris samon ^ni over me aames, j^ay: Thorrvpson, with George^ u Jr 

complete, to :the scenery .wrecking I Lee Scott & Bujt MiHcn 

•ccomped. by femme screams and i ojek BarloW Orch (8) ; 

the gunshots, holds interest and[ «.iR 0 $2 ' I mg know-how than when last she 

sends them off to plaudits. ' ^ ^ 

Production holds over; with the 
sock one-ring citcus finale more 
than ever an outstanderV Costum- 1 of 
Ing is daring and adds to 18 gal 
line’s s.a. Asia Boys almost steal 
■ proceedings with • their ariiazing 
balancirig. Myrna BelPk spins! are 
tops. Herb George, pimduction 
singer, rates a bow for ins excel 


appeared locally. Wliat she can em- 

With a new :trio of yonngsters j Pjj^. .f 

backgrounding her and a new set ' sirice there s a lac ^ o 

Sketches, Kay lUiompson - is 


! zing to most of. her tunes 


a 


aeaih Wo^ne W omS S th s ' need for better pacing. But, pver^ 

^ r- ^ all, there has been a marked at- 

top hotel: location in town. 

ThC;: comedienne^ who has; her ; that goes for an obvious vocal 
own special followirig^ of connois- ; training, orchestrations and groom- 
seurs locally, does four of her iing. 

lent song projections to the group i es and encores with a fifth ' «. as BiueDua 

■ • wiui « mill. , Singing’’ (too tame for an opener), 

She opens; with a sketch called j “tittle Girl From Little Rock,’ ‘ 
•‘Ruby From Morocco,” . a reason- ! “ Diamonds Are G i r I’s B e s t 
ably naughty affair that clicks from i Friend” (from ‘‘Gentlemen Prefer 
the outset, In^a differeriL ‘‘Grariada” (not her 

‘‘Madeleine D’Esprit, a highly ^ dish), “Mon Amour” arid ‘‘Tales 
cynical commentary on much- : of Vierina Woods” (tod c 
married women that rates ; Milt Shaw’s orch is the accomp 

mtellectual guffaws. ‘‘I’ve Got^ theVi Miss Courtright, and does 

Blues ’ and Birds Are Talking i ^ wkiof Iok. du-fr,. cviaur’o 


xputines. 

David Tyler and his orchestra 
backgrbund in usual top fashion. 
While DOri Ostro and his unit keep 


ARTS ET SPECTACIES 

PARIS 

General Manager 




Currently in Path: ' 

Slage ProdnO’ion with 

SACHA GUITRr 
And FERNANDEL 

Stage' Productions Touring \in /Europe 
(1950r5J): 

MAURICE Chevalier 
FERNANDEL 
GEORGES GOETARY 
JOSEPHINE baker 
BOURVI t 
LUIS MARIANO 
GABY MORLEY 

In Preparation: 

Motion Picture Production with ' 

SACHA GUITRY 
and FERNANpEL 

All Negro Variety Production 
for EUropeon Tour 

•'BALLET DE UOPER A 
DE PARIS" Schedukd 
for tour in America 
(1951) 


Contact JUIES BORKON at 
Hotel . Plaza, New York, until 
January. 22. 


follow; both displayirig her subtle 
vocalizing while at the same time 
giving her pilenty of room for her 
special brand of choreography. 

In all thesCv as ip the finale “You 
Gotta Rejoice,” she.is ably seGohd- 
ed by George Martin, Lee Scott 
and Buzz Miller, who are basically 
hoofers but who can sing and act 
well enough to give her plenty of ; 
support. Her accompanist and the • 
.Dick Barlow band back her up 
nicely, : . Elie. 


a nCat job; ditto Shaw’s music for 
the customer ter ps, along with 
Laszlo; & Pepito’s Latin ensemble. 

/Kahn/ 


€lie^ Carrojrt^A Paris 

V Paris, Jan. 5; 

Peggy Fears, Hugh Shannon, 
Leo Chauliae/ Oi’Ch (6), 'Marilyn 
j Gerson, Ruben Catvado ( 5 ) Latiri 


Plush: intiirie spot is situated 
iaround the corner from the Bacar- 
ra arid Le Lido, off the Champes 
Ely sees. Spot caters to the Frerich 
pop^price crowd for the most part, 
and has a show geared for Gallic 
taste. At present club gets little 
tourist trade, but may; close for 
hew decor and reopen with an in- 
terhatiorially slanted show^ 
Proceedings cornmence, with 
Serge Da vi^ who gives a madcap 
performarice ranging frdiri a Rus- 
sian sirigejr to an old sea captaiii. 
He uses an assortment of wigs 
arid caps arid sasses the audience, 
leap frogs over riCwcomers, but 
the crowd eats it up. He also 
does some easy to take warbUiig. 
Next comes Lilb, ,a dynairiic, 
throaty songstress,; who also 
heckies the crowd and . picks out 
shy-type men to entice witli double 
entendre lyrics, She kisses bald 
pates, has the crowd jbin in a 
singfest, and scores for socko ap- 

S lause. Show is- rbii nded out by 
acques Meyran with songs and 
patter, whose glib adlibbihg qiiicky 
wins the house. 

Decor, patterned after the fa- 
mpus Italian chateau, is lush and 
in good taste. A riaised ramp gives 
oiif side seaters a good view. Place 
Is adroitly lit, and Ruddy Castell 
and his Cuban eriseinble supply 
j good dance music. With the pres- 
ent slump in the little niteries biz 
is not quite up to par, but man- 
ages to hold its own, Mosk. ' 


CoecMMiul; (prove, L, a. 

(AMBASSADOR HOTEL) 

Los Angeles, Jan. 

; Carmen Cavalldro and His dith 
(15), The Moderndires (5); cover 
$1.50, ■ * 

Wellrbalariced evening of hulsle 

and Song features the new shovv 

at the Grove here, with Garmpn 
Gavallaro 88’ing and the Moden? 
airCs giving but with a Scries of 
lusty specialties and some did 
faves; Gavallaro, who heads the 
bill* also does a nice job emceeiiit 
arid pleases with his orchestraV 
siriQpth dance tunes. 

Best of the Latin virtuoso’s own 
numbers Were a “Mysterioso for 
Piano and Muted Brass,” with 
three trumpeters backing his spec- 
tacular work at the keyboard- a 
solid ‘‘Begin thb Beguiiie,’’ with 
full orchestra and a hot, in the- 
groove ‘‘Ga^oca.’^ : 

, iHodernaires are excellent when 
they tako, to the mike, but too 
much of their time is taken up 
with special iriaterial that lias no 
particular flavor except in the way 
they put it over with .their fine' 
harmonizing. Tops in their reper- 
toire is a “BeLAir Party” medley 
in which they iriiitate the Mil iV 
Bros, doing “Paper Doll” and do 
a superb satire bn lugubrious \\ est- 
ern balladeers with an anYusiiig 
“Blue water.” Dag. 


; Cafe Saelef y, IVw V 

; Hose Murphy, Illinois Jacquei 
Orch (9); miniimmi, $3.50, 


Chez Carirere, catering; fp the. 
I carriage trade, is doing sock biz 
; with revamped entertairinvent 'pol- 
icy. Current show is headlined 
by Peggy Fears, who captivates the 
customers with oldies blended .with 
a few of the niore fetching he w 
tunes. The international cafe sbeiev 
ty go for her great personal charm 
and well directed delivery. Origi- 
nally here for an eight- week stint, 
she has now been booked for In- 


: The . Cafe Society Downtown! 

. show . is shorter than Usual, witli 
Rose Murphy and the llliriois Jao- 
quet band comprising the layout; 

It’s a quality stanza With plenty 
' entertairiment vitamins and has i definite run. Capable pianist Leo 
sufficient variety. | Ghauliac and bis orchestra execute 

Miss Murphy’s highchair chan-.ib-’^P^^t a^angements.; UvSing all the 

tricks : of the trade and dressii^ 


idea to the audience. Her catMoe 
i which retains such reliabjes as 


! “Can't Give You Anything But 
Love” ! arid “Cecelia” make for 


pleasant successes 
Husky-voiced : Hugh Shannon 
for 'scpres/heavily with slightly south- 
amusing listening and win encores. [ ern accented siriging of the blues 
. The iiacquet -crew Is one of the ' they should be sung. His easy 
largest baridS to play this nitery, j to ^^5teri to style set . the Capri 
and appears like it’s making a bid i Its ear at the Chic Italian 

i for the 52d street trade. iLs a wild ; ^<^sbrt las^ summer, which was his 
I contrast to the Miss Murphy’s j fivst .erigag^ent in Europe. Judg- 
. chee-ehee. It’s rbugh and rugged; iP&. ttbm the applause, afiter this 
fare with esoteric, qualities for the ' nrpAm Ko ^nn m-imIp hie 

• • £f- _ j' ' »»>• * 1 't ■ . . • ■ • i * ' j . 


' jazzists, Withal, Jacquet’s presenta- 
• tions are Showmarily. His sax vir- 


Paris preem he can . write his own 
ticket. Particularly outstanding are 
refreshirig renditions of the old 


tuosity is tbps and his sidemen are ! show tiiries so popular with the 
. oi-ffori . ■ continents’; ATneric.ih phlnnvr 


continents’ Airiericari colony. 
Colorful part of! the program 


-••"-I I similarly gifted in this field. 

I ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR I Jacquet’s combo of riine cbiisists , 

I WANTED ! } of equal portions of brass, reeds ! Ip® rieatly trumpeted Latin 

■ T''of aii • year round . 'veekc.iul posiiioii, lilKi.i .g [ nd rhythm. His arrangements are ' ^'i^!)’thms., of Cuban export Ruberi 

! (.-lii.Ha . rcson hoUl. near N. Y. ,rer,son3lili - - ■/'i-i— _ ■ . , • . 

■ coiiBrnhil yoiiuK uiaii, must .b« guyd iiv\ 

J and ncl as Musi play Brcpi’diup. KUlt;., _ — — , j • 

or piano, and lie . able to lend in .niininunilv ; band has down to earth musical 1 fbancito Fpreades, who highJights 


,iKb ana rnytnm. his arrangements are . ul _v..uMaii expoi-x nupen 

bir., 1 1 colorful and he’s a prime draw for , Lalvado and his crevv, featuring 
luvl j I the cultists. At the same' time, the the _flexible native , dancer, 

■ -i -I ri'ni."'' /‘‘'T"; “"r' band has down to earth musical 1 Jdancuo Forcades, Who highJights 

I :r quaimes for^those striving .to Un- ; trmky.:bit of-rhum: 

I Or Phone Haveretrtw 207B I derstand modem musical thonrlvt. ! ba while pffiancmg a glass of water 

a . ' •_ ' i. ' ^ ii. j'.*. li. — -j ^ -I • ' m «■ 




Jose, 



on his head, accompamed by well- 
! paced background bongo beats. 

Pretty, young Marilyn Gerson 
ably handles the warbling with 


Slielliiuriie Loilngi^, IV. Y. 

Herb Jeff ties, Kaye Ballard , 
Beachcombers (4 ) , Norman Wal- 
lace, Cy Coleman Trio; minimum 
$3:50. 


The Shelburne Lounge is con- 
tinuing to purvey an adult brand 
of eritertainment: Policy is ap- 
parently paying off as this spbt is 
one of the sleepers around town. 
Located out of the theatrical dis- 
trict in room which has tried a 
multitude of policies, it is getting 
into the tall coin with moderate 
priced talent. Show, as well as the 
Lounge* appears to be oh solid 
ground. 

/ Most of the turns have proved 
themselves in intimeries. The ma- 
jor elements of the show are Hefb 
-peffrie.s, Kaye Ballard, and the 
Beachcombers. Norman Wallace 
and Gy Coleman trio hold over. 

Jeffries has a big voice that can 
he toned down to fill requirements 
of smaller rooms. The restraint is 
suitable for the room and: the num- 
bers are; well-selected to get ap- 
plause frorn; all types of. patroriage. 

Miss Ballard has a batch of hew 
material that comes off well. She 
Is a clever comedienne, whose 
character studies are on the un- 
usual ride. Her satire of a chan- 
nel Swimmer and a glamor girl 
talking to herself are. the high- 
lights Of her stanza and excellent 
applause bait. 

Holdover Norman Wallace is 
continuing to improve. He’s ap- 
parently , given up Gomedic aspira- 
tions and is concentrating on sing- 
ing. In that department his stocks 
aj;e_rising^T-he-Beaeheonibers-( 4 -) 


..are further discussed under New! 
Acts. Gy Coleman’s pianistics give 
the room no lulls. His work is im 
teresting enough to command at- 
tention at all times. Jose. 





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Wediieaddy^ Jaiituiry 18, 1950 


Palace* N. Y. 


RoxVf N* ¥w Ithe quartet seems double 

- Andy & OcUa Kusscll, Ft cd uf pSwSvi i * Margot Conine, Simmy 

Susan Barry, Jay Marshall, Bobby bacKward somersaults. 1 Jbnuc & Go., Anne Kooney, Gcorye 

Brandt, Copdeabana Girls (8), Ter- j Paul Sydell and his ^ dogs please ;x)utw, Coco, Sieve & Eddy, Ben 
ti Stevensy Gordon Gaines; ‘"W/iitl-' with one canine getting a hefty y^jjt White Guards (5), Keaton & 
pool*' ( 20th j revieujed, in‘^ Varietv ! hand for his balancing, on tramer s _ Arm field, Beebe’s Bollywood Bears, 

Nov. 23, ’49. I hand. Little pilrp : does three | jdq^^ orch; ‘W^^ 

•■^ .;. ■' - ! somersaults Oil one paw. Third ! aaii-' (CoFV, renieioed in variety ! 

The Rpxy display has; more va- , dog, Mexican hairless, adds touch i jan. 1 1 , ’50. 

riety and production elements .than., of comedy as he refuses to obey 
usual, with the current display, master’s epmmarids. 


Willie Shore, a fay e herP. has 


Their own atmospheric accoutre 
hiehts . have been displaced, tem- 
pbrarily . by the Copacabana line, 
and a fairly large .act assortment 
contains something for most tastes. 

Andy and; Della Bussell making 
their debut in tandem in these | mime of yokel playing the pinball 
environs, have an extremely erijoyf } machine is solid piece Of business, 
able song and chatter. act.,; TheylrC ( After a Ted L®wis infiitati6n Shore 
a personable .; pair with • fetching . revives J oe Frisco’s shiyv'er dance, 
song designs aind an .amiable line j Forva sock bowoff he does an im- 
bf repartees: As is Usual with most j presh' Of Pat Rooney’s waltz clog 
man-and*wife teams, much, is niade to ‘‘Daughter bt Rosie O’Qrady.’’ 


Current bill .at the Palace is a 
well-paced and diversified layout, 


refurbished his act siflee seen last [ adding up to about 70 minutes of 
datci ; Getting pff some^ui^ies for standard but pleasing vaude enter- 
laughs, comedian turiism shf^shoe I taihment. Best act, and rightly slot- 
.routine to “Look For the Silver | ted in . hext-to-closing; is Keaton 
Lining’’ and “Tea For Two,’’ Pantor ; and Armfield With sbitie sock and 

sexy comedy, Fefrime half starts 



and surrounding by-play. .The act . Ling gets oyer neatly with 
sc^es witlT considera We force . I carbonings of the ; top crooners; 

Fred the. Ink jSpots in “JViayr 

to click with ittieir ; excellent ballr be.’’ Bob Deu has become a set 
. Their routines haye a part Of . stage show with his bari- 
polished elegance, a frequent hu- toping of popsj “Old Master Paint- 
morous undertone and topdrawer er,’’ “I Can Dream, Can’t T?” but 
projecUqn. They get thev measure is bbst ; in ; ‘Ribbidy-Bohbidy^Bob." 
of this house easily. - 1 Carl Sands orch has an unusual 

Jay . Mar^ ^subtleties ^ are pi-esentation in medley of Strauss 
pmeUmes . i-ost in this large thea; ^alt 2 ;es set tb moderri beat, 
tre, : but still he impresses with an ■ Zabe. 

engaging line of chatter .pegged 


Chieaj^09 Cli| 

13. 


around pseudo-magic, and a ventro 
bit: There’s a pleasant tone to his 
efforts: that makes for relaxing en- j ; 

orative note. ^ The w with Ann Anderson, Louis 

lavish and degpite the in i>ark’’ 

there s only eight girls, their rou- , ^ ^ ^ 

tines are stagefilUrtg. Terri Ste- ‘ 

yens and Gordoh Gaines do the 
production singing. Bobby Brandt 
pitches in with terping during the 
production and afterward does his 
usual turn for good resulf s, Jose, 


Kansas City, Jan: iK 
Celeste Bolmi Bob Hopkins, 
Eddy Mattson, The Stapletons ( 2 ) , 
The Antaleks (5), Gil Torres 
Bouse Orch ( 11 ) | Story of Molly 


Second week of experimental 
vaude in the Fox-Midwest Orphe- 
um continues to use live /talent 
advantageously, albeit the box of- 
fice magnetism is lowered With 
one headliner currently against 
two previous Weeks. Current lay- 
out Isi more in the pattern of stands 
ard variety bill, and measures up 
riicely on the entertainment value 
throughout its 60 minutes. 

Established perch act; the five 
Ahtaleks, trio of femrnbs and pair 
of males, leads off /the bill,: follow- 
ing iriusicW intro by the Gil Torres 
house orch. With the heftiest male 
as anchor man, they run through 
a quartet of perches, gals taking 
turns at various aero risks high in 
the air. 1 pb Hopkins steps Into the 
m.c. spot, and turns : over the sec- 
ond Inning to Eddy Manson and 


While perha ps not studded With 
top names R$ in recent , months, 
current bill is better balanced, and 
offers more aoceptable. fare. ; 

Francisco and Dplores; subbing 
for Renald and Rudy> who wete 
grounded by /bad flying weather, 
have a topflight perch act: How- 
ever^ most of the solid reception 
they garner is offset by femme’S 
constant chirping of “Hello.’’ ; Gal 
climbs various poles, riding bicy- 
cles, dbing handstands, and for a 
sock finish swings around . metal 
pole While understandef whips the 
rod at furious pace. 

Hal Le Roy, rubber-iegged dan- 
cer, achieves his best results when 
he satirizes Various dancers arid 
imitates a jitterbug. His novelty 
tap stint goes over well. His eccen- 
: trie hoofing to “Lady Be GoOd’’ 
makes a strong closer. ; 

• The DeMarco Sisters are a re- , ^ „ , 

lief , from the over-arranged vocal { Kit Kats, Rosales Sisters, *’Spider 


as a white^aQed, deadpan, raggedy 
character. Then, while her partr 
her does some straight singing at 
the mike, she goes through a modi^ 
fied rtrip behind him, dressing 
again to emerge as a well-stacked 
neatly garbed , b.eaut. They play 
it ior laughs and draw ; plenty> 

Show Opens With Tom 
Margot , ephine, dance; team, re? 
viewed in New Acts, along with 
George Dunn arid Anne Rooney, 
Jimmy Jimae; a suave /magician, 1 
does_ the standard card arid cigaret 
maiiipuiations but impresses with 
his : dexterity. ( The “& Go.” part 
of his act is a blonde , lookef , who 
feeds him his props.) Guy also 
does the neWspaper-ripping ktunt 
with an added twist and caps his 
work by producihg a pair of rab- 
bits. He plays it entirely iriurii, a 
welcome relief after some of the ■ 
forced cOrhedy patter of other 
magicos. ; 

Goco, Steve and Eddy a an 
Okay balancing arid tumbling act, 
getting best results off the teeter 
board. Trio attempt to mix in some 
qpmedy but make out better with 
the balancing. Ben Yost White 
Guards comprise five ' men singing 
the robust operetta tunes in the 
standard but always good Yost 
mariner. Arrangementis, for the 
most part, are sock and even the 
medley of operatic arias, . while riot 
up to Metopera standards, / draws 
heavy applause. Show closes with 
Beebe's Hollywood Bears, in which 
the trainer puts a trio of rough- 
lobklng: grizzlies through some 
well^xecuted stunts, such as rid- 
ing a scooter, roller-skating and 
tight-rope walking. (One of the 
bearsy incidentally, appeared once 
oil Milton Berle’s Texaco* video 
show arid' is. now billed as the “tel- 
evision bear.” ) 

Don Albert and the Palace house 
orch back the acts capably: 

Stal. . : 

Apollo, 

'Erskine:.Hawkins^Bandr-(A^ r Er^ 
\ rol Gariier Trio, Larry Darnell. 4 
t Kit Kats. Ro!tai.es. Risf.prs 


goes to Git Maisott and . his novol 
animal act.. Opehing with a' ventro 
gag, Maison’s switch to a pint- 
sized chimp brings chuckles that 
accompany everything he does. The 
chimp, With his almost human, mug- 
ging and a few cute aero tricks, 
is definitely star of; the act. There’s 
a big St; Bernard that pleases with 
the old trick of obeying aU its 
mastei^s coriimands in reverse, and 
a brace of • chihuahua fpr .. com 
trast MaisOri handles his pets 
with humor; arid affection, by pass- 
ing most of the old standby teem 
niques ol such acts; As a result, 
the pace; though leisurely, is ap- 
pealing, and everything clicks, 
Walks off to hefty mitt actioh. 

. Margaret Phelan, fresh from her 
New York Waldorf stint,; registers 
nicely with some pop and noyelty 
: tiiries. Charitoosey doesn’t quite 
make it as an riU-out click, but 
most of payees ' seeined to like. 
Miss Phelan has a nice, intimate, 
albeit wholesome irianrier, good 
looksrand^best of all, she’s articu- 
late:-. 

Pritchard A Lord in a new: rou- 
tine tabbed, “ballet vs. tapSi’’ show 
their versatility and their skill as 
ter per s . Tliey always go well here, 
arid are continuing their, success 
:in .Currerit/p.a;; 

Three D’s, mixed aero team of 
two men and a gal, do exceptiori- 
ally well as curtain; raisers. They 
Work swiftly and well on bars; with 
some unforced cornic triiiches for 
interest. Audience Very erithusi- 
over this orie. . Lowe. 


Casino, Tprdntp ^ 

;; Toronto,; Jam 13. 
Larry Adler, Be Roy Bros: (2 ) ^ 
Sherry Shannon, Larry Norman, 
Herbie Barris, Jimmy ■ Cameron, 
Charles GregoTy Girls ( 18) , house 
orch; “Post : Office Investigator’’ 




is harmonica, with Margery 


groups. Gals look fresh and blend' 
voices nicely. Teeirig off With a 
fast“HucklebUck,” they swing inito 
“Pretty Baby,” arid then a calypsO, 
”1 Love Jimmy.” , Their unaccom- 
panied arrangeriierit of “SWeet Six- 
teen” is dorie in trUe barbershop 
style and pa;yees give it a hefty 
hand. Quintet clowri around .with 
Woriderfiil Guy” for a strong 


Bruce; Street of Sah Francisco’* 
(Rep). 


ells backing him up at the piano. 
Manson runs through “Fiddle Fad- 
die,” a classical rhapsody, and a 
boogie; arrangement of ‘‘St. Louis 
BlUes” for weti-rourided presenta- 


JuleS . Munshin (New .j; Acts) is 
making his first theatre appear- 
arice since the war. Zabc, 



Hopkins takes over center spot 
of the hill for his own turn of 


plyinfiiiR, Miami 

Miamf, Jari. 14. 


Gurrent Apollo session is a well- 
balanced bill that gets audience 
approval. Standout attraction is 
the Erroll Garner Trio, doubling 
here and at the Birdlarid riitery, 
'downtown. Group, composed of 
piano, drums and bass, has an in- 
gratiating style that goes over sol- 
idly. jponibo takes over closing 
spot With their rhythmic playing 
of “Scatterbrain.” “Good-Bye,” 
“Payanne’; and “Sleepless Night” 
to hefty, returris: 

Erskirie Hawkins* band, com- 
prised of eight brass, five reed and 
four rhythm, starts off the show 


Smiley Burnette, Grade Bafrie, . ^ 

chatter, mimicry . and vocals. He Lrion Fields, .TramiJo-Loonci/.s (2),! Vf^tri. ^ jumpy . St. Louis Blues 
ladles out laughs in good fashion Berti & Scott, Les Rhode House ; slowing down with a followup band 
as he imitates CrOsby, Hope, Bob Orch; ’'The Threat” (RKO). ,. vocaling of ‘‘Gafeless Love.” The 
Mitchu niri-Xlajy^G^i^rit-^nd-^Qt-bo rs, : — — : — — [ two ^gal . ^n d— two-^ri-ys- who -iriake 


works in a drunk-on-the-telephone w Kit Kats synchronize 

sequence and closes with comic so- weM imeup here this , well m their dance routines, be- 

quence geared to “Holiday For . *5’ with the ingredients proyid- , sides making a neat appearance 

Strings.” He then' brings on the ! ^^g^f^re for all tastes from corn to j in their toppers and tails. Some 
Stapleton duo for trio Of modern ! i f^ncy stepping that draws custom- 

arid interpretive taps. Smiley Rurriette takes care of attention is offered . via solo 

Geleste Holm fills the closing thri youngsters and the western j mheoffs. ; 

■pot nicely in one Of her infre- fan oldsters. Mixes animal and * ^ An average rendition of;“Where 
querit vaude dates. In a 20-minute ; human vocal : takeoff$, . plus the 1 Are^^^^^^ ®S^red by Madelirie 

turn she tosses in a 
fiiatter between qUiritet of songs, 
me mixes 'them up well with “Too 
TarVeloris For Words,” “Don’t Gry, 


and *Rlue Moon” from the 

i »6p arid rtaridard folios, “My Guy’s 
n Lo\’ei With Me” as special ma- 
erlal arid “I CailriT Say No’’ frrim 
the Ado Annie role, her ‘Oklaho" 
tnal” springboard; Work is smooth 
■11 the way, and draws, heavy ap- 
.plause> : . 

Biz somewhat off from the pace 
0f the Initial week, but still very 
gOod for the house. 


corn-born gags arid songs he is as- had the 

soGiated with to set self up with j iP^J^t: bouricing with his “Hawks 
the aud. ; Self accomps on the ac- ! Bpogm ^and' “John Henry Blues.” 
cOrdian adds to overall values.: ' yOcal rtyle terids 

Established friyorite here Is tp hecomo annoying and; hard on 
Gracie Barrie, and this time Out , J*.!® c^rs. but: clicks at this .house, 
she walks off with the palm hon* i JBs offerings of -‘Old Man River,’’ 
prs,; again in handy fashiori. Mix-il^ ” You, My 

ture of specials plus that easy, • ^^,9^^. pUd .P^ck Your Rags” Were 
pleasant delivery hits the ^ipplause | ^ 

\ meter for top returns. Torch, de- 1 : ^ ^®, - ,P® ^ ®® Sisters, of Brazilian 
I parthierit has “Don’t Cry, Joe,” the j i^JPOrt, had audiem^ on the edge 
i hillbilly “Pappy Gave His; Shot- i theiv seats with their perch 


Oriental, Chi 

Chicago, . jan. 12. 
Martells & Mignon (4 ) , Poiil Ry- 
dell, Willie Shore, Ming & Ling; 
p6b peu, Carl Sands Orch; ’’Whirl- 
pool^ (2m), ^ 


gun Away,” for : cOme.dy “Jose- i rPutiPes. Gals pulled some ., neat 
phine,” and for the smart lyrics, showmg full 

“Sunday Kind of Love.” It adds ;PPr®®iat|on. Spider” Bruce comes 
up to a begOff. ; I thi^ugh vnth ^a ^pUtinO eon^ 

Leon Fields emcees amiably aind , ^hat gets its. full quota of 

for own spot sets up okay carbon- j 

ings ori the standard movie top- 1 . ^ ~ " i' ' ^ ^ 

piers ala Robinson, Laughton and | t apitolj 11. I; 


I for ivaude cafe types, Ted Lewis. 
' Gagiines; and Clowning are hik forte 


Washington, Jan, 15. 

. Margaret Phelan, Pritchard & 


Gurrent bill could use . ari- = fi‘6m this viewing; however, spark-: Lord, Gil Maison, Three D'$; ’‘East 


qther act, thus trlmmiftg long run- 
fling time of other acts. Held io 
40 or 45 minutes, show would be 
ime'. fare, ' 
Martells and.i MIgnori, adagio 
loam, might garner better recep- 
pon by pausing slightly between 
flumbers. Muril of the more diffl- 
tosses and stints doriT register 
IT well aa they ifllghi Femme of 


ing laughs steadily .via . mostly , Side, West Side” ,{MrG), 
fresh-soUnding; irnaterial. 


Novelty side is held down capa- : It’s an unpretentious , lineup at: 
bly by the Trampo-Looneys.: ^o the big F Street house this week, 
of trampoliners. . Berti and Scott but a pleasant, well-knit One that 
built theinselves .solid reception gets approval from curtain to ciir- 
with their Latin miirtc. backgrounds tain. The pace is steady and fast 
to apt tap work. Les Rhode and enough for interest, and the acts 
house orch are okay on the back- . varied: 

groundirigs, Lary. 1 Customer vote for headliner 


Highly satisfactory bill oh pace 
arid persorialities but It’s Larry 
Adler who’s the big m^quee draw. 
This master of the otherwise mun* 

dane. mouth-organ gets his . usual 
’cello-like effects, his horn and 
violin tones, his. terrific dOuble- 
tongUe achievements for diapason 
finishes. In addition, he has a suave 
stage preserice, complete with a 
cultured kidding rtyle, that could 
he high-hat with the customers but 
is, carried out sucpessfully on dCr 
hvery and welLiriannered superior- 
ity that is riot offensive. 

He opens with “Begin the Be- 
guine,” follows : with soft-toned, 
beautiful variatioris of Schubert's 
-*"Ave Maria,” does his own “Hand 
to Mouth” boogie composition, 
scores/ a tremendous finish with 
his piano arid harmonica duo of 
“Embraceahle You” arid “St. LOuis 
Blues, 

, oth®rs on this well-balanced 
bill also score big audience re- 
sponse., The Le Roy Bros., with 
their puppets, go over solidly on 
the dainty movements Of their ma- 
riohets, with often one or other 
Of the hoys manipulating a pair Of 
puppets simultaneously; Their 
el<wn doll frustratedly blowing a 
balloon, and anOthe ■ doing a Gene 
Krupa at the druiris, are ‘^ock.; 

Herbie Barris, with Larry Nor- 
mari as straight man^ have no trou- 
,ble in .getting over. His patter is 
swift-paced, he sings a couple of 
songs identified with Jolson but, 
commendably; does a switch by not 
. imitating J plson ; and • finisrhes with 
a striptease .••satire that rocked^ an 
enthusiastic audiehce. 

Clever Sherry Shannon is on 
for dance stylistics to good recep- 
tion, imt a word should be passed 
on to Charles Gregory, stager, that 
when a featured dancer is import- 
®d, his line girls should be disci-; 

look pleasant 
and take some interest in the stage 
proceedmgs. When Miss Sharirion 

holds the spotlight for. her fine 
numbers, the line girls 
should .at leart refrain from their 
aloofness or ■ aside conyersatiOns. .• 

This is riot' Only professional dis- 
courtesy but communicates itself 
to create Rudience irritatiori. As 
a matter of fact, .with the increased 
budget, and favorably . iiriproved 
vaude^ format on taste standards, in 
recent weeks, the customers might 
tegi.ri to believe the line could be 
disposed of , following- their shock- 
hianriers when other 
artists ^re on stage. Jimmy Game- 
ro 1 IS, as usual, a pleasant m,c. 

.. . . ^ .• MeStay. ' 

/Bbifkdh U.S. Vaucle 

Jules Borkori, general , manager 
of Fioductiori Ad*ts <& Spectacles 
. of Fans; has arrived in the; H. S. 
to line; “p ari ; Amoriean variety 
show, which he would tour through 
• Europe thlS; season: -• 

: _ Borkon; also plans to produce a ■ 
■ film comedy in Parts this stimraer. ', 
Sacha .Guitry, who; is writing the,! 

would star in the pic along ' 
with Fernandel. ' ^ j 


lJjpto\iini9 Toroiito, 

. Toronto, Jan. 12. 

Ink Spots, Artie Dam; Ada 
Lynne, Stagg McMann Trio 
Church & Bale, Bert Niosi Orch 
(16); ’’Challenge to Lassie” 
iM-Q)i: 

After a IS-year vaudeville black- 
out; this flagship of the Loew cir- 
cuit in Cariada has embarked on 
a revived stageshow policy. The 
experimerit, on initial week, has 
reputedly doubled attendance; ' 

The draw, Of course, is The Ink 
Spots, with the four guys arid the 
pianist in gr^ suits bn arid off 
for a solid Teeeptiori. Operiine ill 
full stage With “No Orchids For 
My Lady,” they gave the custoni- 
ers plenty for their money, ; with 
“Maybe,7 “if I Didn’t Care, “ et al.' 
As expected, that soto vobe har- 
monizing arid the trick soprano ef- 
fects riiearit; that The Ink Spots 
had to beg off When caught: 

Bill opens with an attempted 
audierice : war miip by Artie Dann 
as iti.C; and then Church and Hale 
into their commendable blend of 

tap routiries arid ballet spihk for a 

nice: reception. Ada Lynn follows 
With her hoyden act, complete with 
screwball hats for comedy char- 
acterizations, arid gets riice returns, 
but she should have tlje brass sec- 
tiori to tone down on their ac- 
compariimerit to her song selec- 
tions# ... '..'■i • 

The Stagg McMarin Trio have 
no * trouble getting over on their 
harmoriica harmonizirigs and prove 
themselves to be good coiriedian.s. 
On fine diapason. “vorlt and . forte 
firiishes, they were outstanding in 
“Dance of the Hours’ - and “‘My De- 
votion.” Dodging in and out Of 
the proceediiigs, Dann proved him- 
self an Innocuous m.c.; when 
caught. A fast talker who talks 
too much and stays too long at a 
time, he seems to Want to make a 
bigger hit with the stage band tha n 
he ^ does with the customers. His 
intimate gags with the musicians 
were a waste of time to the audi- 
erice.... . . ■ 

The ^revival of vaudeville is a 
box-office success at the .Uptown 
oft* the initial veriture but better 
booking is necessary to bring the 
payees back; MeStay: 


Eorle, Pliiliy 

l^iladelphia, Jan. 13. 

. Buddy Johnson Orch with . Ar- . 
I thuT PrysoCk, Ella Johnson; Ella 
Fitzgeralds Berry Bros.; Patterson 
& Jackson; ’’Chinatown at Mid- 
” (Col). 


Ella Fitzgerald arid Buddy John- 
son’s orch. divide stellar honOrs iri 
the new Earle show, although a 
couple of strorig supporting acts, 
help keep the revue moving at a 
fast and entertaining clip. The 
opening show Friday ( 13 ) ran 5.5, 
minutes, and the speed made it 
seem even shorter than It was. 

Plumper than ever, but epn- 
slantly increasirig in stature as an 
artist, Miss Fitzgerald is the high 
spot; She does a fetching arrange- 
ment of “Don’t Cry, Joe,” which is 
dualed^ with . that other torcher 
“Happiness is Just a Thing Called 
Joe;’ She also sings “East of the 
j Sun” and tears up the place Wilh 
the reprise; of her famous “A-Tis- 
ket, A-Tasket.” 

Brassy without blare, the Buddy 
Johnson band comprises four truivi- 
pets, three trombones, five sax,, 
piano, bass arid drums. Johnson is 
the pianist and also a composer. 
The most imposing item is the 
orch’s, performance of the first 
movementjjf his incomplete “Con- 
certo.” Strong individually us 
] well as in the ensemble, the band 
scores right from the. opener. ‘‘A 
Good Day.” Arthur Prysbek bari- 
tones “I Can Dream” arid “Be- 
cause” to good returns. Ella John- 
son,, the riiaestro’s sister, is per- 
sonality plus ' with her blues vo- 
cal, “Since I Fell For You,”: / 

^ The Berry; Bros.;, virtually a 
vaude standard with .their white 
ties, walking sticks arid tails, ^are 
funny as well as agile, arid I'un 
through their break-ricck routines 
with sock results. But the best re- 
ceptiori is accorded Patterson • and 
, J aefcson , , 0 verstuff ed coirilcs in 
[Scotch tam-o-shariters; who dual in 
funny songs and dance. Amusing 
also are their takeoffs of the Ink 
S pots ; Jolson , Ecksti rie and Ed \va r d 
Gi Robinson. Both the comics and 
the Berry trip had to beg off: 
J ohnspn does the emcee chores and 
tries to build it up with laughs, but 
I it’s riot his field; ; : . . Gagli. 

; FoA. LouN 

St. Louis, Jail. 14. . 

Nick Lxteas; June & Martin Barr 
rett, Tally & Dexter, John Paul 
Lehd, Mariam Sedbold, Roy pong- 

las, 4 Willys, Joe Schirmer, Frank , 
Panus Orch;' ’’Woman in Hiding” 
yui):. ■ r - ■ ;■ ' 


AlthPiigh current layout is a bit 
heavy bn the musical side the eali- 
bre of the presentation is highv 
Nick Lucas making his first p.a., in 
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50 


XBGItIMAIlIB 




Wednesday, Jauitary 18, 1958 



Where the U. S, cbncert wbrld v- v ' ^ ' i ' 

underwent ah “invasion’' of foreign - , , n ti .. K • 

Vtwuws Scriiiter Sues Bette Davis 

Ballets ; de Pans ) last fall, it AVill 
get an influx of alien symphony or- 
chestras nbxt season^ There will 
be three foreign syniiphs visiting 
America next fall, two \6f them 


Joe E. Brown Preems His 



Holly wood, Jah, 17. 
Bamon RomeroV New York play- 


siihultaheously, in a sltuatioii \^Tight^ filed suit in a Los Angeles 
unique here. And although do* court; yesterday (Mon.) for . $l50,- 
miestic symphs are all crying the OOO damages against Bette PaVis. 
blueSv all of theni losing coin and Roniero’s complaint charged the 
running anhualiy into deficits,^ it’s ' Sctress had breached a contract to 
quite likely that the visiting ; appear on Broadway in “Mrs. Lim 
symphs will make out all tight ht coin,” claiming agreement was 
the b.o. Even if they shouldn’t, made between; them in the pres- 
they/ have no worries. Theyll be enc® Lawrence Langnet; Co^ 
properly subsidi^ied. director of the. Theatre Guild. 

Symphs arb the : Royal Philh^r ; plaintiff alleged that the actress 
monic Orchestra of liondon, the was to start rehearsals when she 
Coiicertgebpuw Orchestra of Am* was* free of Warner Bros, commit- 
sterdam and the Israel Philhar- merits, but she failed to go to 
monic Orchestra. Scheduling of y. for the Theatre Guild pro- 
the three Symphs so closely may Auction; Miss Davis, the suit claims, 
make it a little tough on the naan- ; signed; instead with RKLG. to star 
agements booking them here, who ‘‘Story of a. Divorce/’ which 
otherwise would count on fairly jack Skirball and . Bruce Manning 
sure vSeiloutSv But circumstances | 3^^ producing. Romero’S suit states 
dictated the visits for hext faU; ; the producers willing 

while other factors enter iiito the ; to p on the play if Miss Davis 
situation to insure good reception. : starred were Irene Selznick and 

The Israef Philharmonic will Eddie Dowling; 
visit the U. S. for a limited iO-week ; '' ^ ^ ■ • ■ ■ ■ 

tour beginriihg in January, 1951. 

Visit is being sponsored by the 
Ariaerican Fund for Israel Institu- 
tipns, a U. S. organization which 


ih 

Des Moines, Jan. 17. 

jpe E. Brown began his one-man 
show tour at Creston, Ia„ Thurs- 
day (12), for. the start of a series 
of one-plght stands. Ottumwa arid 
Mason City followed ,,Crestpn. peS 
Moines arid Davenport appearances 
are scheduled in February. 

The showv •Called "An ; Evening 
with Joe E. BroWn,” is done in iri- 
timate style, With homely philoso- 
phy and humor, and with audiertce 
participation. Clark H. , Getts, 
manager, who is preceding Brown, 
acknowledging that Brown Would 
not approve of the comiparisori, ex: 
plained the show is being done “irii 
the , mariner of the late Will 
Rogers/’ ' 




Continued from page 49 


times* Atkinsoin * 


Continued from page 49 


fosters cultural activities, in Israel, i 
including this symph. It brought I 
the Habimah Players, which it. also 
supports, to the U, S, last season. 

Sol Tlurok _is ' for all critics is further evidence 

P?- ^ ^hat the aisle-sitters are off their 

late in pe^nriber. Paul Paray^nd aj-g losing their shot-calling 


Of Hawkins, who continues as re- 
viewer for the sheet. . 
comparison of the overall figures 


Leonard Bernstein will conduct 


eye. The composite average for 


most of the U., S. conoert^^^wlth ^fi^ eriHcs at thh 

other with a composite per^ 

Israeli s visd of 10 weeks w;U be last season. The 

^1?.®.. overall figures for this season are 

Visit will have a philanthropic as 208 shows caught, 141 “right,” 6f 

Well ^ cultural motive. Tlie Amer- “^i.ong’’ and. six* “nO opinion.” Last 
lean Fund IS, paying rill expenses, 327 shows 

but IS expected to ^realize much 267 “right,” 56 “wrong” 

more in receipts, as ndmissio^n scale four “no opiriion.” The ex- 
is likely to be hiked in most spots^ planation for the contrast is bbvi- 
with patrnns ^aware that the coin ^gly anyofie’s guess, 
is going to aid the orch in Israel, 
as well: as other Palestine, institu- 
tions. Orch, founded in 1936 by,.. ,, .. ir, r 

the late Bronislaw Huberman, is ' ‘‘nn^^onlTiinn’’^*rhanmaTi^ 

visiting the U. S. for the first time. 

The Royal Philharmonic Or- j ^ 

chestra, conducted by Sir Thomas i 

Beecham,: and also on its first visit, j favorable, 

will do an eight-week tour ffom:!^ Unfavorable; Barnes, s ^en 

Oct. 16 to Dec. 13, with Columbia ; f Tnli" 
Artists Mgt. doing the booking I 14 unfavorable, Gar- 


in relative toughness, the critics 
'. rated as follows: Atkinson, six 


Beecham, wealthy patent-medicine 
heir, who supports the orch, is ex- 
pected to make up any . deficits. The 
62-year-old Amsterdam Concertge- 
bOuw Will also vi.sit the U. S. in 
October, for a schedule of 18 con- 
certs in 19 days, under manage- 


land, 10 favorable, 13 unfavorable, 
one “no Opinion”; Pollock, 11 favor- 
ablei 11 unfavorable, two “no 
opinion’’; Hawkins, 12 favorable; 
nine unfavorable, one “no opinion.” 

The boxscore is based On 24 reg- 
ular productions since the official 




ment Of National Concert & Art- ! start^f the sfeason,-lari June 1. It 
ists Corp. Eduard Van Beinum includes “Blackouts?’ but excludes 
will conduct The Dutch govern- “A Ni"ht iri Spain” (originally 
merit is sponsoring the visit, and titled “Cabalgata”), Ghartock’s Gil- 
handling the costs. j bert & Sullivan repertory, and the 


All three visits, naturally, have 
been long in the making. The 
London tour was set uP' first, it 


City Center stock presentations. 

As always, the boxscore is based 
on the correctness of the critical 


being tied in with the 70th birth- Opiriions. That is, whether, the 
— dav^f— it^— Gonduritorqj ^ Bee- 1 . n p i n 1 n n i . s e onsidered 

cham. The Concertbegouw visit is I “right” . or “wrong” depends on 
to show America the gratitude of 
the Dutch for aid in liberating the 
Netherlands. This is the fifth 
year of the liberation. Orch will 
sail Sept. 20 from Holland, with 
tour to start Oct. 1. 

Competition of Dutch and Brit- 
ish prehs here simultaneously will 
have its effect at boxofTice as. well 
as rambrig critics and gerieral mu 


whether the show in question 
proves to be a boxpffice hit or 
failure. In other Words, the basis 
for rating critical opinions is the 
public reaction to the ^ show in- 
volved. In figuring averages, “no 
opinion” reviews are classed aS 
“wrong/’ 

According to present indications, 
seven of the 24 shows presented so 


in disagreement with Equity over 

a similar matter in the cagg; pf 

tburing iproduction of “Philadel- 
phia Story,” cpstarring Sarah 
ChurChiU. and Jeffrey Lynn. In 
that, instance, Equity forced the 
managemerit, Which tpok over the 
show' from the Theatre Guild, to 
pay tWorweek. salaries and trans- 
pbrtatipn back to New York to two 
replaced caist members. Union had 
threatened to refuse permission for 
Miss Churchi-ll,: as a^i alien actress, 
to continue in the play unless the 
.rules w®r® .strictly observed. 

Equity rules. also became an 
issue in Saturday night’s closing 
of the tpuririg “Student Prince” 
revival at the Great Northern. In 
that case, members of the cast 
appealed to the management, Lee 
& J. J, Shubert; tp continue the 
show, but were tUrried down oh 
.the ground that “yoUr union has 
made rules and regulations which 
are impossible for producers to 
comply with unless fortunately 
when they get some big. smash hit, 
which are few and far betWeeu.” 

/Hardly Any- Iricentive’ 

Notice, , placed on the backstage 
bulletin board of the theatre and 
signed by J. J. Shubert^ informed 
the “Student Prince” troupe that 
“it would be entirely too late for 
us to cohsider continUirig this com-^^ 
pany for the reason that we have 
already given up all our future 
bookings that we had; Besides,' 
there is hardly any incentive for 
me to continue a play which costs 
us between $2,000 and $2,500 a 
week more than it did a few years 
baclj. For your informationj the 
company and house lost $6,000 in 
Cincinnati. There are limits to 
being a philanthropist, and with a 
show like this you cannot take a 
loss Of $6,000 and continue to 
exist.” 

The letter continued, -T think 
you should look to your orgniza- 
tibii for any help during the time 
you are out of work, as it . Is not 
unusual for a uhion to give unem- 
ployment benefits to its members. 
As I understand it. Equity has oyer 
$1,000,000 and they could finance 
and tide over the actors who are 
out of work,’ inasmuch as the coun- 
cir is made up of members who 


“Fallen Angels,” revival starring Hermione Gingold and Hermiope 
Baddeley, at the Ambassador, London, Was originally presented in the 
West End in 1925, with Tallulah Bankhead and Estelle Winwood; It 
; was presented at the 49th Street, N. Y., two years later with Fay Bainter 
! and Miss Winwood, and was revived at the Cape Playhouse, Dennis, 
Mass ; during the summer of 1942, with Gertrude Lawrence, starred, 
and Muriel Williams, a member of the resident compariy, as the bther ! 
^femme-lead,'-;- ■ 

When the Noel Coward comedy was first presented on Broadway it 
was generally considered risque, and there Was some criticism because 
r thri theatre inarquee, with the play’s title in lights, appeared to pedes- 

■ trians approaching on West 49th street, to be alongside the lighted sign 
on St. Malachy’s church, next door. / 

Edwin Lester, managing director of the Sart FranCisco^^^^^a^^^ Los 
Angeles Civic Light ppera companies, gets 1 % of the profits of “South 
j Pacific,” because he had a personal contract with Ezio Binza; costar of 
.the show. Dnder the deal Lester Was personally committed to star 
Pinza in! a show duririg the Winter of 1948-49. A productipn he planned 

■ didn’t work out, ■ however, arid he. meritioried his contract to Oscar. Hain- 

■ merstein, who Was then working with Riehard Rodgers on the pre- 
limihary outlirie of “South Pacific.” The comppserdyricist teairi took 
over Lester’s contract arid, after gettihg Pinza’s agreement, wrote the 
costarring: part for hirii. They Were under no legal pbligatiOn to Lester, 

1 but talked it Over with their cp-producers, Joshua L^^ Leland 

Hayward, and agreed to cut him in for the 1% slice of the profits. ' 



sic^gping public. It’s believed the . this seaspn are hits. HpvVeyer, 
GpneerthegeuW .will be sold tp lo* i tnese classifications may ultimately 
cal managers at between $3,500 and . nave to be revised in some .cases, 
$4,500, Whereas, the Royal Phil- sq the critical standirigs, fnay be 

harnionic is reported selling up to corj-esporidingly altered. Last sea- 

$.5,500, 3 coricert. Selling terms pn son’s halfway ratings were based 
the Israel symph, because of the on 38 shows, Of which 14 were in^ 
fund-raising : side-issue,: wiU be a dicated hits, 
different matter: . - I ; - - ' ■ // ’. 

First foreign symph to. Visit the , 

TJ. S. since the war was the French 
Orchestre Natiorialv Which toured 
last fall with Charles Munch con- 
ducting, and Jack Adams & Co. 
booking.: 


are all working and they hold the 
destinies of the unerriplpyed actors 
in their hands.” 

The Shuberts, ' t h r 0 U g h the 
League of N. Y. Theatres, recently 
sought to persuade Equity to rev 
vise its miriimum rules covetirig 
touring revivals to permit a seVenf 
day Week and more than an eight- 
perfbririance schedule; After first 
agreeing to make the modification 
on pop-price shoWs, the iiriion. 
Withdrew the , bf f er when the 
League asked additiohai conces- 
-sibris.’- 


' Alfred deLiagrie, Jr.; and Norr 
man Gorwih have been finable to' 
agree on casting or a production 
date phi the latter’s “Mary and the 
Fairy,” so the authPr is Withdraw?-: 
ing: the script and Will put it on 
the, shelf while he concentrates on 
a radui series. The ; producer, 
rrieanwhile, is trying to arrange for 
a name dramatist to revise a post- 
humous play by Philip Barry. 

Louis ^Schbneeit, head of the 
Mackey ticket agency, has optioned 
Charles Knox Robirison’s “October 
Walk” for Broadway preseritatipn 
next .fall ; . Viola Keats, Adelc 
1 Loiigihire, Arthur Franz arid Riis- 
} sell Hardie will be the principals 
[in the Australian company of 
“Streetcar Named Desire/’ openirig 
Feb. 18 in Melbourrie. . .Nadine 
Marziario; Swiss: actress With the 
Comedie Francaise, joins the fae- 
j ulty of Fairleigh Dickinson college 
in February to teach courses on 
the French theatre ... William 
Fields, Leo Freedman, Carlton 
Miles, Helen Hoerle, Ben Boyar, 
Robert Milford,; Wolfe Kaufman, 
i Oliver Saylor and Milton Wein- 
' traub have been appointed the 
j committee to represent the Assn. 

I of Theatrical Press Agents & 
Managers in confabs with the 
League Of N. Y. Theatres on a na- 
j tional public relations campaign 
for legit . . s Lee Sabinson has taken 
an option on “Masquerade, a Com- 
edy, of Vnmistaken Identity,” by 
! LaWreiice Hazard, and Jerojnie 
Stagg, for Broadway production: 

Gross for “Streetcar Named De- 
! sire” (No. 2 company) was under- 
j quoted last week for the stand Jan. 

I 6-7 in Norfolk. Correct figure for 
i the three performarices Was $8,900. 

I . Paul Beismari/ manager of the 
I Americ.an theatre, St. Louis, is in 
I New York this week to book shows 
!for this summer’s local Muny 
! Opera season . . When Basil Ratb- 
bone was approached to star in the 
filial' bill in the N. Y. City Center 
revival series, he was asked to do 
l.the William Gillette part in “Sher- 
i lock Holmes,” but countered with 
[ the suggestion that he play a re- 
I turn engagement in “The Heiress,” 

I with Margaret Phillips in the title 
part. 


reporters’ ^roup . . . Wheri Richard 
Aldrich ceturris from vacation at 
Naples^ (Fla.) with his actress-wife, 
Gertrude Lawrence, bis producer- 
partner, . Richard Myers, will take 
a trip to Paris ; . . The John Shu- 
berts left Saturday (14) for a Plor- 
ida vacatiori . . . Jean Dalrymple’s 
proposed production of Norman 
Ginsbiify’s“The First Gentlemen,” 
to Co-star Basil Rathbone arid 
Marjgfaret Phillips, is budgeted at 
$100,000 . “The Impossible 
Forest/’ with score by Alec Wilder 
and libretto by Marshall Barer, Was 
auditioned Monday night (16) by 
Rogers Brackett, for prospective 
backers . . ; Text of James Bridie’s 
current London hit,; “Daphne 
Laureola/’ which Leland Hayward 
has scheduled for Broadway’s pi’cs- 
{ entation next, season, will be pub- 
lished Tuesday (241 by Macmillan 
. . . “The Cocktail Party,” T. S. 
Eliot comedy which preems Satur- 
day on Broadway, will be pub- 
lished April 27 by Harcourt, Brace 
. . . Jose Ferrer may do one or two 
weeks of strawhat this summer at 
Olriey, Md., for Richard Skinner, 

Bill Doll has opened a branch 
of his N. Y. publicity office iri Chi- 
cago, to be supervised by Byron S. 
“Bently. . , . Bernard Simon leaving 
his N. Y, office in charge of his as- 
sistant, Robert Gansliaw, when he 
goes out as advance press agent for 
“That Lady,” which finishes its 
Broadway run Jan. 28 . . . Erik 
Martin’s and Charles Colby’s “The 
House on the Cliff” scheduled for 
February presentation by the new- 
ly-fornied partnership of Peggy 
Wood, Roger Stearns arid Josepli 
F. Moor. Show has been capital- 
ized at $55,000 . . Hope Miller un- 
derstudying Jacqueline Dalya, one 
of the leads in ‘Now I Lay Me 
Down to Sleep,’ due on Broadway 
next month. Fredric March and 
Florence Eldridge starring 

Oscar KarhveiSt who returned 
froiri Vienna Friday. (13) aboard 
the America, will go into the James 
Cooligan and Don Medford produc- 
tion “Cry of the Peacock,” sched- 
uled to begin rehearsing this 
rnOnth ... The Off-Broadway pro- 
duction of “Trouble ih July” closed 


■I 




Equity fiattefs 


Hollywood, Jan. 17. 
Keri Murray and Dave Siegal 
have, been given the sole legaL 
right to the title “Blackouts of 


AGMA Puts Roch. Opera 

•mw TT i? • ■ T • X- w ; txirxc JU!xai.«ivcFUto ux 

on U niHir Jjist [ 1950” or use of the word “Black- 
Mrs. J psephirie Di Crario and j Prit’’ Jn any^ title form by a su- 
the Rochester Grand^ P^ " 


have been placed on the unfair list 


perior court order here. 
Judgment Was rendered In 


of the American Guild of Musical ! court battle, between Murray and 
Artists. j Siegel and Joseph and Frank 

vTbe union claijms its : talent [ Zucca, proprietors of Zucca’s 
wasn’t paid off after; appearing in Opera House, sinall nitery here. 
“Elixir of Love,” ^ptesented Nov. The Zuccas had used. the title in ad- 
26 by Mrs. Di trasto and the vertising their new show when in- 
Rochester GOC. / junctive suit was riapped on them. 


Continued from page 49 

ated Actors Ac Artistes of America, 

parent ; organization of the • per- 
former unions, awarded the juris- 
dictiori to Equity. Officials pf the 
iatter group, While declaring their 
intention of holding jurisdictipn 
over all legit shows nomatter 
where presented, emphasize that 
such a policy is not to be. mistaken 
as disputing AGVA^s right to rep- 
feserit the vaude Or nitery field. 
The is, sue is the type of show and 
the performers involved, they ex- 
plain. For instance, they point Out, 
jurisdiction over the Belasco the- 
:atre, N. Y., how belongs to the 
American Federation , of . Radip: 
Artists; since NBC has -aken over; 
they house as a broadcascing studio. 


I (Thurs.) at Imperial, N. Y., for a 
replacement for the male lead in 
‘Miss Liberty,” succeeding Eddie 
I Albert, who leaves in three weeks 
i for a filiri asrigrimerit . Victor 
Sainrock, general manager for 
I the .Playwrights’ Co., vacationing 
m Jamaica,^ B. W. I, (not D t ) ; . . 
Chris O’Brieiri, new executive in 
charge of the Coast office of Actors 
I Equity, leaves today (Wed.) to take 
; oyer , the asrignment. L B. Koriri- 
; blurii continues as Equity’s attor- 
ney on the Coast;; Paul Vroom 
. will be general manager of the 
Peggy^ Wood, Roger Sterns and 

Joseph Moon production of the 

Erik Marton-Charles Colby melo- 
House on the Cliff,” 
./Vriiph Rex Harrison will stage, 
with Fay Bainter and Roland 
. Young starredv ^ 

Paul Reed, who had part of the 
; trainer m the Detroit Civic Light 
I ppera s production of “Good News” 
j i ast we^, has , been signed for 
Vinton Freedley^s ‘‘Great To Be 
I Alive, which^goes into rehearsal 
I soon, in New York, . . Samuel Tay- 
I lor, author Of the sboh-due ”The 

the Philco- 

i v Playhouse show, “Murder at 
1?V : Vlub,” 

i5 vt ^ Nordenspn, son of Har- 
toi’h'eT board chair- 
Royal Dramat- 
ic theatre, has joined Walter Fried 
as co-producer of“The'^BirdDage ” 

Sa v'' f Stapleton will 

play the femme lead. 

V ^beri Vet^lt, of Theatre Arts ! 

membership in | 
the Drama Desk, New York legit 


Saturday (14) . . . Eugene Fiesl’s 
“Today Just Like Tomorrow” cur- 
rently being preemed at Carnegie 
Teeh . . Mark Twain’s “Toin 
Sawyer” has been given a music 
and ballet adaptation by Vladiijiir 
Padwa.'. 

Sabina Thoriie, daughter of play- 
wrights Lenore Coffee and William 
Joyce CpWeti, in town for a brief 
virit frOni Scotland, where she opr 
crates a theatre . ; Talbot Pear- 
son ; has resigned as ’ director of 
Stage, Iric., New Orleans . . . 
Little Theatre, Hollywood; Fla;, 
celebrating its third year of opera- 
tion with a niite-perf ormance pres- 
entation of “LOve R i d,e s the 
Rails,” .Feb., 29. Production will 
also serve as a fund raiser for the 
acquisition of a theatre for the 
group . . . Striridberg’:S“The Ghost 
Sonata’’ will be presented at Y al e 
U. for one week beginning Friday 
(26).'.. 


Molly Picon to Open 

2d Musical of Season 


^ Picon will bb starred in 
“Sadie is a Lady,” new Yiddish 
musical by Joseph Rumshinsky, 
Jacob Kalich arid Louis Freimari, 
Which premieres Jari. 27 at th® 
Second Avenue theatre. Nr V/ 
Tuner, which follows “Abi Ge^ 
zunt,” will bo Miss Picon’s second 
productiori there this aeaSOn. It 
Will feature Irving Jacobson, Mae 
Shoenfeld, Muni Serebrov, Julius 
Adler, . Max Bozhyk and ileririetta 
Jacobson; 



legitimate 


Ilesign lor a Stained 
Glass W|ndo%v 

Boston, Jan. 11. 

^ Jack Segastul '0 (in .association with OBS 
prOducti^is) production . of drama in two 
acts by William Berney and Howard Rich- 
ardson. Stars Martha Scott. Scenery; cos- 
tumes and lighting by Stewart Chaney. 
Directed by Ella Gcrbei*. At the Wilbur; 
Boston, Jah. 10, '49; $3 top.; 

Henry Maye . ; ...... ; . . . .Neil Fitzgerald 

William Clitherow . . . , . . . . . ChuCk Nolte 
•Tom . Prior . James Dobson 
Anne Tesn . . . . ; . . . . Carroll' McCIiomas 

Robin Flemming . . . . , , . . . . Ralph Clanton 

Margaret CUtheroW ..... Martha Scott 

John. Clitherow . . - '. , . Charlton Heston 
'. Judge Clinch. ;.. . . . . . . A. Winfield Hoeny 

Father Marsh , . ... ..... ... ., John McICee 

First Guard . .. i ... . . . . i . ; Donald Barton 

Second Guard . Winston RosS 
Third . Guard Tom Walsh 


Little William. . . . . . : . . . . Joseph . FaUon 

Sally. .. . . . ... .... . ’..Kathleen Roland 

Henry Clitherow ; . . .\ . . . . . . . David. R.osch. 

Peter . Van Lynch . .... ; . , . . Donald Rose 

Robert Hurleston .. . • • • • • r Harry Mehaify 

Like its title, “Design for a 
Stained Glass .Window” is interest- 
ing but imptactical. It seeins to be- 
long in the byways of the art the- 
atre rather than in the highly cdnir 
petitive rialto of Broadway: 

The play, by the authors of “Dark 
of the Moon,” sets forth the spleinii 
story of Margaret Clitherow, aii 
historical figure of the reign; of 
Queen Elizabeth who chose martyr- 
dom rather than renounce Catholi- 
cism. The plot develops slowly 
around the fact that Margaret, born 
a Catholic and now spiritually dis- 
turbed as an enforced Protestant; 
marries the religiously disinterested 
John Clitherow. John’s brother Wil- 
liam becomes a priest, is fatally 
wounded by the Queen’s men, and 
dies in her arms, an event that ,re^ 
turns her to the Catholic church. 
In the meantime a rejected suitor, 
further injured when John gets his 
governmental post, turns against 
her and prosecutes the events that 
lead up to hter martyrdom. 

Although the idealized married 
romance of John and Margaret is 
emphasized at the beginning, and 
although the play develops con- 
si (ierabiedraniatic force toward 
the end, it remains an extended and 
sincere dissertation on religious 
freedom. That this is an urgent 
message at any moment in history 
no one denies, and all the auspices 
are here, that is to say handsome 
Elizabethan costumes and sets, and 
superb aciting by. Martha Scott, 
Ralph Clanton as the Rejected sui- 
tor, Charles Heston as John, Chuck 
Nolte as the brother, and John Mc- 
Kee as a priest. 

But in the end the play remains 
as static as a stained glass window.. 
An audience, though sympathetic 
with Margaret and John, and aware 
of the importance of the thenie, re- 
mains largely aloof. For the mar- 
tyrdom of Margaret Clitherow, . un- 
like that of Joan of Arc, is not a 
subject that has touched, for cen- 
turies, the popular imagination. 
Without this background of popular 
knowledge of the subject the audi- 
ence, hearing of the hatufe of the 
play, merely shrUgs arid stays 
home. So whatever the artistic 
Value of “Design for a Stained 
Glass Window,” its commercial fu- 
ture seems negligible. Elie.. 

Mr* Eleliiiigs 

A Cleveland, Jan. 16. 

W Brock Femberton production of comedy 

r by Walter Bullock and Daniel Archer 
in three acts. Stars Lee Tracy; features 
Vicki Cummings, Scott McKay. ; Directed 
by Pemberton and Margaret Perry; set- 
tings by John ■ Root, costumes by Mar- 
garet Pemberton. At Hanna, Cleyc., Jan. 
1(5. '50; $3.70 top. . 

Evely n T a ylor . . . . ■■ , ■ r.ny«> .Tnrrian 

Bud . Wijenskl. . . . . . . . . Michael’^ Foley 

Mrs. Taylor. . ....... , . , .Ruth ■ Hammond 

JUdson Barry. ..... . . .... . Lee Tracy 

Carrie Stanwich . ....... . Amy Douglass 

Marvin Pritchard......... Gene Blakely 

Adolph Griswold Frank Twedell 

Sam Jordan .William Gibberson 


rf m while Carmen Mathews gives an- 

I Aimi other of her admirably solid per- 

I If WII formances as the palpitating Miss 

Ronherryv Gwilym WilUams is ac- 

J that runs away irom him, is mod-. 

erately amusing in splits hut the ! QnfiTri' Tn 

ingenious idea dribbles away in the Squire, ^ general, the 

skimnv action j performance overcomes the faulty 

Lee Tracy in the lead role, one 

Well suited for him, puts mbst of | Wolf s efective setting d(^sn t a^ 
. the humor in a play: that could use hy the 

more of it. Dialog in general is ; -o w r « 

hfighter than some of the fanciful, - c ^ 

leg-puUing situations after .the , through Sun^^ (22), after 

artist,, ih ah iriipulsive momentl de~ 

. hides to give away $207,000 in his The Heiress will J)e pre- 

'hounterfeit bills to people who need ?®nted for similar runs. Hope, 
a helping hand. Playing comhined ■ 

role of Santa Claus, Robin Hood ■ n j 

: %rent Road 

hospital, a historical society and (Jdii, 16-29) , 

j helps a crusading lawyer become «aii You Need Is One Oood 


Wednesday, Jamiary 1$, 1950 


Co. Sued 


; mayor Of a sinall politics-ridiien ' Break»*^ocust^ Phila. (16-28). 


town. 


[ Half-century notes are perfect ;in ' 
all but one respect. Ulysses $. j h®st. ao-^o). 


“Arms and the Girl”^Shubert, 


Deal for Joe Glaser's Associated 
Booking Corp. to hdndie the N., Y. 
Philharmoriic Symphony this spring 
on a two-week tour, has fallen 
through, with pop outht unable to 
sebure satisfactory boeikings: 

Plan was frankly an experimerit, 
Glaser hoping to sell the longhair 
Outht in halls apd areas thO orch 
usually doesn't cover. Bookers, 
however, Would have had to sell 
the orch at between $6i000 and 
$8;000 a concert, arid price Was 
found too steep. Symphony bbard 
had also insisted that the $60,0()0 
touring cost he paid in before the 
tour started, with half of this due 
in January; 


Grant’s doiir face^ori them is given ] “As You Like It”— Hixopy Pitt, ViehlieSe Ballct Ensemble 

a new smile by J;he whims^^^^ ftpf fnr Oilp-Ni«rhti‘r<5 

etcher. Yet thev: fool evervbodv I Ralief . The:itrp — Tpphtiie:nl pCt lur By v/nc 


a new smile by the Whimsical (16-21). 

I etcher. ; Yet they fool everybody Ballet Theatre — Technical 
but T-^Men and a gang of counter- f Highschool; Omaha (16^17); Music 
: feiters headed by a Mae Westian Hall, K. G. ,(18-21); Aud , Spring- 
' gun-moll. Latter has a sneezing field, M6. (23); Forum, Wichita, 

[ allergy to phper money which she Kan. (24); Chief, ColO; Spgs. (25); 

- literally smells out. She traces the Macky Aud., Boulder, Colo. (26); 
hot dough to its creator by posing Aud., Denver, Colo. (27); Capitol, 
‘ as a Life reporter wanting to write salt Lake City (28). 
about the bankrupt town put on, its ; - Ballets de Paris -- Opera House; 
[ financial feethy a mysterious bene- Rost. (16-21); Shubert, Thila. (23- 
factor.. 28) 

While the second act introducitig .‘Bartetts of WUnpoIe Street”— 
pro counterfeiters has an eictremely poS^ai Alexandra. Toronto (16-21); 
fanciful twist, it’s tied together Nixon, Pitt. (23-28). 
with wore passable farce than the <<Blossoih TlWe”— Great North- 
anti-climactic finale. The quick- ern Chi (16-28) 
wltted .aMist , turns the tables on | ..hrigadoon” CoIonU^ 

hijaAers, who want hmv_ to ; ]y[oii.opojitan. Providence, 

join the gang, with ^a toy machine r, i. ’ (23-24); Klein Meittoflal, 

®Ti, Conn. (25); Horac4 

Bush And., Hartford, Conn. (26-28). 
finally step into nab everybody, "come .Back Little Sheba”— 

Hayhouse, Wilmington. Dela. (26- 

; J^SeS^lSf s Skiuneiv-Cnrran. 

I stunt. It’s such a transparent wind- 1 Salesmaii”— Fr- 
, up, as phony as the $50 notes, that i rh, “Ves™*" 

I i 4e;ign for attained Glass Win- 

1 Tracy is breezy and agreeable, | a 

j but thin scenes often sag when he's * Blackstone, 

■ offstage. Vicki Cummings handles i , 


The Viennese Ballet Ensemble, 
directed by its founder-choreog- 
rapher Greta Wieserithal, arfiyed 
in N. Y. last Friday (13) for a toiir 
of the U. S. under Sol Hurok's 
management. Mme. Wiesenthal is 
a noted dancer of former years, 
making her first visit to America. 
Her group of five dancers, consist- 
ing ’of Wilna kostka; Lia Warner, 
Eva Bernhofer, Erika Krize and 
Angela Wolf, do interpretive Vien- 
nese dances. 

Group is set for about 50 dates, 
all of them one-night stands. Tour 
started! yesterday (17) at Olean, 
N. Y., ind will run till the end 
of March. 


! toe betotifil gangiedder wUh a i Balto. 

I quick, brittle touch. Ruth Ham- ! ^ ^ „ „ „ — . 

1 mond makes the most of the role | p. -^7 ?? Hams, 
I of Tracy’s nervous, motherly sister. [1^“};- , 

Scott McKay, good-looking film Plymouth, Bost. 

actor, is okay as a'T-Man who de- ^ ,1 . y • 

velops a yen for the artist’s sister, 

I played in routine ingenue fashion 1 l ’a 

’ by Gaye Jordan, Amy Douglass as 1 

i a busybody antique dealer, and 1 tF • u ■ i^‘ ’ 

i Richard Carlyle, comic as an antic j Fairb^ks, 

' gangster, are best iii minor roles. • 

I ^ Pull ton, O; (24-26); Coliseum,. Evans- 


I gangster, are best iii minor roles. • Springfieldv O. (23); Victory, Day- 

Pijll ton, O; (24-26); Coliseum,. Evans- 
, ■ • |ville, Ind, (27-28). . 

i ■ " ■ ■ ■■■. i .“Inside U.S.A,” — Mayfair, Port- 

- Dinn Ai* land (16-21); Metropolitan, Seat- 

riay OD oroadway ti®, wash ( 23 - 28 ). 

• ' • ••■ . ■ • . ^ ' “Kiss Me Kate” — Shubei't, Chi. 

' (16-28). 

The Gorii Is Green “Lend An Ear'^^Shubert, N. H. 

N. Y..City Theatre Co. (Maurice Evans, (23-28). • 
artistic supervisor) presentation of drama . ^‘Light Up the Sky” — Stude- 
in thrfee acts (five scenes), by Emlyn Wil- ! KoVof. 00 ^ 

liams.. Stars Eva Le Gallienne, features ■ „®J’ v 

Richard Waring. Production executive, “Madwoman Of Chaillot” — ^Shu- 
George Schaefer; assisted by ^ Herman : fiert, PhUa. . (16-21); Plymouth, 
Shumlin. Setting and lighting, Peter , tj / /oo ooi ^ * 

Wolf; costume director, Emeline Roche. . 

At N. Y. City Center, Jan. 11, *50; $3 top. I “Matt Who Came to Dinner”— 
John Gorortwy Joiies ... Gwilym Williams ' Airierican, St. L. (16-21); Lincoln, 
W war Mo?"/* ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ i Depatur, 111. (23) ; Qrpheum, Sprlng- 

sirah mil ■GWyn^thV^ffi ^fiel^ m. ( 25 ); Rlscher, Rockford, 

Groom . . . . . . . ., .... . George Bleasdale ; Hi. (26); Parkway, Madison, Wis. 
Squire Robin Craven ■ 797 _, 9 p\ 

! Mrs. Watty Eva Leonard-Boyne j , v 

[Bessie Watty.. .' Darthy Hinkley 1 Maurice , Scliwartz — Walnut, 

[Miss Moffat Eva Le Gallienne j Phila. (17-21); Colonial, Bost. (23- 

: Robb^rt Robbatch Paul Anderson ' 9 p\ ’ ’ 

! Morgan Evans Richard Waring ^ 

. Glyn Thomas ........... Sherman Lloyd. “Merry Widow -^Forrest, Phila. 

I John Owen. Richard Deane nfi.ORi 

-Wjrnr^Hng l re & T . . . ■ ■ : . : . . .L ouls-Hoilist^i-i r - 

[ Old Torn ■. . , .. . ...... Ernest Rowan ^ Misicr Roberts Lyceum, 

others; O. Tolbert-Hewitt, Jeanne Beau- Mpls. (16-24); Davidson, Milwaukee 
I vals, Betty . Conihear, Olive Dunbar, 1 ('97 ao\ 

I 'Arlmiinp fiinndinhrt. .fnmoc' OinnHwin. Ral.( ■ ' " _ ; _ . 


Sawbuck Sam 

Matt, . . . . . 

The Duke . 

Gabby V,. 

.Fifty Ferris ...... .,. 

Tom Crosby. ........ 

Grover . Dayton .... . . 

Kenneth Plunkett.... 

Under.sturty 


. . Richard Carlyle 
. .. William Sharon 
.. George Ives 

..Howard Whitfield 
. . .Vicki Cummings 
Scott McKay 
. . . .; Dort Clark 

. . . Tom- Reynolds 
. . Helen C.- Mayori 


I Arlouine Goodjohn, James Goodwin,, Sal- ■ i.- . tt 

ly Hester, Cavada Humphrey, Kaytori i Mr, Barry S Etchings — ^Hanna, 
Louise Severn, Robinson Stone, ; cieve. (16-21); Erlattger, Buffalo 
Dafydu Thomas, Peggy Turnley, Gloria . ^23 28) 


Valborg. 


“Now 1 Lay Me Down to Sleep” 

For; the second: bill: in. its four- — Gran^ London, (23-28), 
play; eight-week series under Mau- Oklahoma. — Biltmore,, L, A. 

rice Evans’, artistic supervision, the ' ^16-28), . .. . 

N Y. City Theatre Co. offers a Beat-Up Womatt”— Shu- 

tasteful, effective revival of “The : hert, N, .H. (19-21); Wilbur, Bost. 
Corn Is Green,” a Broadway hit of i (23-28). - . . , 

I the 1940-41 season. With the stag- 1 “Philadelphia Story”— Metropoli- 
ing assistance of Herman Shumlin, ) tan,. Seattle (16-21); Temple, Ta- 
; who produced arid directed the coma, Washr.^^^(^^^ Mayfair, Port- 
: original, and with Eva Le Gal- i^ihd, Ore, (25-28). ■ 

I lienne and Richard Waring, in the : 'private Lives” Coliseum; 
i leading roles, it is an engrossing^ I Evansville, Ind. (16); Ryman Aud:, 

I enjoyable: Show. : , j Nashville (17); Memorial . Aud., 

I The Emlyn Williams drama je- 1 Louisville (18,'1 9); Murat,. Indpls. 

. mains. ' plausible. Aiid while the ■ .(2()-'2i); Americaii, St. L. (23-28). 
present performance loses .some of San Carlo Opera Co. -~ Opera 
the assets of the original, it has House, Bost. .(23-29), 

Cpmperiisating qualities and comes “Streetcar Nartied Desirfe” (No: 
across as convincing arid at times 1)— Empirej $yracuse (16rl8); Aud., 
rnoving show. Miss Le .Gallierine’s ; Rochester (19-21); Royal Aloxan- 
bris.k playinff of the inspired, in- 1 dra, Toronto (23-28). 
domitable schoolteacher adds a re- “Streetcar Named Desire” (No. 
freshirig touch, though her per- ; 2)-^Tord’s, Balto: (16-21); Shrine 
formance lacks the star impact that j Mosque, Richriiprid, Va (23-28). ; 
Ethel Barrymore gave t.he origl- 1 Webster-SIiakespeare^Merrtorial 
nal production, Wariii;^, Who ere- ' Hall, Chapel Hill, N. C. (16);; 
ated the character of the young j Aycock Arid., Purhani; S. G. (18); 
scholar, has grown as ari actor i Bo^.den Highschooi, Salisbury, 
since then, and brings new dimen- i N. C. (19); Armoi’y Aud., Gharlotte 
sioii and authority to the role. (21); Palmer Aud,, IHohtevallo, 
Gf the other principals, Eva Ala. (23) i Presser Hall, Decatur, 
Leonard-Boyne is properly vigor- , Ga. (24); . Conimunity theatre, 

! oris as the housekeeper with, a ; Chattanooga; Tenn. (25); Ryman 
I past, Darthy Hinkley doesn’t en- Aud., Nashville, Tenn. (26r27). 

I tirely: overcome the urge to oyer- “Yes, MTjord’WCass, Det. (16- 
act the part of the brat, Bessie, 21); Walniit, Phila. (23-28). 


As the first playwrighting effort 
of Walter Bullock and Dariiel 
Archer; both with Hollywood back- 
grounds, “Mr. Barry’s Etchings” 
displays^ : better possibilities ; . for 
films than it probably wili have on 
Broadway; Their comedy about a 
talented, eccentric artist, Who be- 
gins etching $5Q bills as a hobby 


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Continued from page 49 

Also, the show's initial engage- 
irient at the Winter Garden, N. Y., 
involved a falLwalls 'deal for the 
theatre, so the house did hot share 
in the high grosses, That meant 
the producer would have ttiade, a 
killing if “Girls” ha(l earned a 
profit. But even as it Was, Todd 
got a substantial income from his 
share of the author royalties, for 
having worked on the book during 
the road tryout 

“The Father,” which also folded 
Saturday night at the Cort, N. Y., 
involved a loss estimated at about 
$30,000. The Strindberg revival, 
costarring Raymond Massey and 
Mady Christians, was ’ budgeted at 
$35,000 and was brought in for 
approximately that, exclusive of 
about $9,000 in union bonds. The 
show was presented by Richard 
Krakeur and Robert L. Joseph, who 
did the adaptation. Joseph is a 
son of New York City cGntiioller 
Lazarus Joseph. . Associate pro- 
ducer Was film exhibitor Hafir 
Brandt. Theatre textile exec Joe 
Maharam put up the coin for the 
bonds. 

‘ Ampng the backers of “The 
Father” were Richard Brandt, 
Harry’s soil, $500; film director Leo 
Brecher, $5,000; trade paper pub- 
lisher Jay Emanuel, $2,000; radio 
producer. Mildred Fenton, $1,000; 
Joe, Marine, in charge of tickets 
for the N. Y. Yankees baseball 
teai tt^ $3,0 00; theatrical accountant, 

shall Fieljd, $1,600; theatre program 
priblisher Arthur Klaf, $1,000; dis- 
play sign executive , Jacob Starr, 
$2,000; attorney Anna M. Rosen- 
berg, $2,000; film exhibitors Ed- 
ward Rugoff and Arthur Rapf, 
$3,500 each. 

SbvreinReh^ 

Keys: C iCoviedy), D (Drawd) ^ 
Cp, iC6medy-Draina), R (Revue), 
M (Musical ), .0 (Opereitd). 


^ “Bird Cage” (D)-^Waltef Fried 
& Lars Nordeiison; Harold Clur- 
man, director. 

' “Come Back Little ShehaV (C)— 
Theatre , Guild; Daniel: Mann, di- 
rector. ^ 

‘‘Consul” ; (MD) G h a tt d 1 e r 
Cowles & Efrem ; Zimbalist, Jr,;., 
Gian-Carlb Minotli, director 

‘^Devirs pisciple” (CD) — N Y. 
City Th®atr^ Co.; Margaret "Web- 
ster, director. 

“Ittiiocents^' : (D)--Cooks6n Pro- 
^uctions; Peter Gleriville, director. 

. “l^^steria Trees” (Di— Jq.shua 
Logan .8t Leland Hayward; Logan, 
director. v 

€0L. PACTS ittEN b^ 

The Men. of Song have been 
signed by Columbia Artists 'Mgt 
for a tour with Metroplitan Opera 
tenor Charles Kullnian. , 

, Group is an eight-man, vaude- 
nitery unit comprising lour white 
and four negro singers. l 


He Was Refused Work 

Tenor Octavio Valentini . last 
week won the right to bring lUs 
breach of contract suit against the 
Sari Carlo Operb Co. to trial when 
N. Y. Supreme Court Justice Hecht 
declined to disiniss the action on 
mot M) n of the defendant. The 
singer charged that the opera com- 
pany refused hini Work: an(i failed 

to pay him a stipulated weekly 
salary and in so .doing prevented 
him from gaining a reputatiori: 

Valentini bases his action on an 
alleged July 13, 1944 agreeriierit 
whereby the San Carlo Go. pronv^ 
ised to hire, him for leading tenor 
roles over a three-year period. 
Pact guafanteed him a minimum 
weekly sala:fy of $125 for the first 
season for each week the organiza- 
tion presented performances. In 
the'^ event at the end of the year 
he had not earned: $1,50.0,' the com- 
pany woul(!h make up the differ- 
ence. Wages : for the succeeding 
two years untier the ticket w^ 
scaled slightly higher. 

In contesting the suit, the Sari 
Carlo' Co, maintained the 1944 
agreemettit wasn't an employment 
contract. Justice Hecht held oth(?r- 
wise, but ruled that any damages 
due Valentini iiiust be fixed at a 
trial. 

B' way Assiis^g m Rreem 

Of Columbia H 

Broadway figures strongly in 
the world-preem of a new music- 
drama, “The Barrier,” at Brandor 
Matthews theatre, Columbia U., 
N. Y. tonight (18). Muriel Rahn, 
who sang the lead in “Garmon . 
Jones,” will enact the chief foie 
in the work, which is a study in 
race relatioris. Langston Hughes 
wrote the book, and Jan Meyer- 
witz the music. ; Paul Elnier, a 
lead in “Bong of Norway,” Robert 
Goss and: Mattiwilda Dobbs take 
other main roles. 

Play is the joint production of 
Columbia Theatre Associates and 
Columbia Opera Workshop. Felix 
Brentano is staging, with musical 
direction by Prof. Willard Rhodes; 
sets and cpstunieS by H. A.' Gon- 
dell, of the N. Y. City Opera Co.,. 

Blackstone $5,800 in €, 
‘Blossom’ 8(5 in 4, Indpis. 

: 'Indianapolis, jail. 17. 

^ Blackstone drew a tepid $5*800 
in six shows at a $2,40 top at the 
Murat here Jan. B-'ll, opening with 
two Sunday performances, “Blo.';- 
sorn Time” pulled out With a fair 
$8,000 in four performances at $3 
top Jan, 12-14. 

Advance is good for “Private 
Lives,” Jari, 20r2l, hut better for 
“Mister Roberts,” set for week of 
Feb. 13 . After that, legit lookout 
here is dark. 

Hail’ 816 , ritt 

Pittsburgh, Jan. 17. 

Kermit Bloomgarden’s “Tl)e 
Man,” took it on the chin last week 
at the Nixon, barely getting $8,500 
despite ATS-Theatre Guild sitb- 
scfipfiori backing. Critics: unani- 
mously Tapped show.- / 

Nixon currently has Katiiarine 
Hepburn’s “As You Like It,” gels 
Susan Peters in “Barretts of Wim- 
pole Street” next week aridj after 
that has riothing definitely set. uii- 
til week of Feb. 20, wheri; “Mad- 
woman of Chaillot” comes here, 

Bieird 4G m 2. Eichmond 

Bichmond, Jan. 17. 

Margaret Webster Shakespeare 
Go., drew, a $4,000 giVss at the 
Mosque, Wednesday (i 1 ), \vitl\ .a 
matinee per formance- of “Taming 
of the Shrew’’ arid riight presenta- 
tion of “Julius Caesar.’’ House; 
which seats 4,627, was scaled at a 
$2 top With student tickets in: tiie. 
balcony at 50e. ; • 

Plays created wide interest 
among prep schools anii colleges, 
With students arriving in chartered 
buses from all sections of the state. 

SCHWARTZ $9,800^ tor: 

. . Tororito, Jan. 17: 

Maurice Schwartz in Sholem 
Aleichem’S “Yosele, the Nightin- 
gale,” plus a Saturday (14) niglH 
performance only : of Jacob Gor- 
din’s “God, Mari & .Devil,” did a 
bad $9,800 at the Royal Alexandra 
(1,525), sefited at $3.60 top. Single 
closing perforriiance of “God, Man 
& Devil” did close to $1,800. 

Schwartz claim is that Yiddisli- 
speakirig audiences are steadi ly 
dying out; 15 years ago, he was 
doing 48 weeks in New York, now 
he’s doing nine* 



\tri:»liie8day« Jattnary 18, 1950; 





XlTERATl 


Crazy Hill. Ga,, Jah,^l^^ 

One of the things I feared, would happien if ]( kept working on 


. ■ :• ■ ; ■ ■ ■ ■ • •• ^ video, having already made the j .♦» »♦ f . ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ »♦ ♦ - r » ♦♦♦♦» » »4-» ♦ ♦ »:4 » ■» » ♦ 

w • m - e programming plunge and estab- t 

Literals SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK : 

ft does not contemplate withdraw- : A 

V ■- .. . . • ing a single dollar frbin its radio . ► - b„ C^..fr4. 

N, Yi Tlmea to So Judge fiok in the right when he biidget. i PY rranK 

Under pressure of increased pro- decided the books were protected Lever’s Spread PraW triii n* T^ih 

diiction costs, the N. y. Times will by State and Federal constitution- A Cra^^Hill, Ga„ Jam 13. 

biciSase its price from 3c to 5c al guarantees of free speech and One of the ^things I feared, would happen if f kept working on 

■.u^rtiy. Date of the price hike has free press. Scully’s Psychiatric Word Book has happened. I suddenly devel^^^ 

jSt bwn disclosed, but the Times In his decision. Judge Bok had Bios.^ ■ pi exy, revealed, that ^his^, psj^ihiatric symptom. 

Is saeduled o^i St^e tn, a wih^sort of mental block hht there it wa?. Each tlnae l tried 

^mV°(TIiuSl or Friday. The Times the exception rathCr §ian the rule channel an additional $2, 000,000 to | J went right. past Jhe letter VG/^ would 

SrSe“laSt ho»am6ng -New and the penal& ^3.000,000 a, year into TV, nnd last ! whjn ^f.nlshed r W 

York’s stahdard-sized dallies ahees of a defined character must week put its video foot forward by The machine got to F all right but the ne;xt letter it typed was H. 
against the nickel price. find its justification in a reason- pactihg; Ilka Chase to a Thursday I Not until I was near the end of the project did the memory gap 

Latest step was foreshadowed by, able . apprehension of danger: to night video show oh CBS oh behalf , begin to, close. So I went back and repaired the alphabetical Oversight, 
the i^ceiit boost of the tiapw’s organized; go v^ment.’* of its Harriet Hubbard Ayer sub- ; ; i could, cf course/ eiaiiti I was suffering from a genotypic lieurbsis,; 

liuburban rate from .4c<o, 5c . The _appeah^^w^^^^ takeir against sidiary operation. (Lever is also hut the m I have ho ancestors worth blamihg for a thing like this, 

der n^ew price sch^dulm the Jbdge Boks. dem^^^^ represented in tele lyith “The ; j^everthel-ess Tm glad I backtracked. “G” brought out a lot of inter- 

US* '’The“suS®eitton wiU ?e® at the%eq?esf o£‘chS' gtoup®^ Haiywopd 

/ •' - . ti o/li/v *T'lY<a n'f 1 '^ V.- rinr\ff ■ A • ' * • . * i i . . ; .1 ■ . 


Frideaux replacing him. Prideaux 


previoudy confined his work to associate editors on Holiday, to ^ m ^ vineo , 

theatre coverage. Haiti; Jan. 27, for three weeks on, ^ 

A change was also piade on story assignment. Mama, etc.), but Is equally j wee, ^ 

mad. Time Lester i, if.. alerted to radio’s continuing im- 1 Yisuai a i? 


Life Time Changes rHATTFii I G-Factor--^A psychoheurdl element based on the two-faetpy 

T if e mac’s entertainment divi- • i i? i-i. , ' of Common to producers who’ say to- critics, “I’m not 

Life mas s^enx^tammeni am Daniel Eastman now on editorial wouldn t mind expanding in radio v fftr donps like vmi hiit for the ceher.al nubile and nCoble 

s, on, has made so^e changes. Joe staff Henry Holt & Co. ■ . -if he could grab off Phil Harris the general puDiic ana people 

Kastner,. who formerly headed all ijj, / ii, f frPm Rexall of taste;? 

the show biz departments, has been join^^^tiie General Foods another in the GaIcophobia-~Morbid fear of cats; also caUed ailuophobra. Goihmon ; 

nrevloiislv confined his work to associate editors oh Holidav tii expanding in video j writer slinking mto_ a Studip. . ^ * .14. • • i t ^ ax 

the^^ve^— ^ ^ 27 ^for thf^ w^s ^ I ^ Family,” "‘Goldbergs.” ! Gidton Bar^M mstrum^L^ Vised to ^detern^^ 

theatie, coverage. . : . . naiu, lor inree weexs on, , pIp V hut is ' emiaiiv i tance. Oh the Sunset Strip this visual linear, distance becomes less 

ti^P^ Witt cpupu; pf;« other an^ 

alre anOilnr ne^, hhs added pic cowlW jtherehy lose their anonymity al .Lincoln Heights jail. ^ . 

reviewing to his chores. He takes ^nd Manuel Komroff . Among the heavy goods iiidus- ! Whisfle Delusion-^An .apparatus fm: producing high-i^e^ency 

over from Manny . T’arber, who t-vingr Wnthdin fnrmpr tries, automotives and allied ac- tones. Worn by .Social Register sin^rs whose voices ^aii,t be heardi 

exited as mag’s film critic. Farher pi^fip *lor the New York Sun an j counts, such as Texaco, Cities ’fheir agents c^im they are sihging_above the Gallon YyhisUe, and ,^ey 
was formerly with the New Repiib- of th^ Satu?" 1 Service, a pitch beyond audibility. The. agents^ assure producers their 

lie and Nation. Louis Kronenberger ? . t iWatiire ^ etc., are fight behind the cigaret i voices will come out When the. picture hits such high places as Denver, 

remains as Time’s: legit appraiser. • V. 1 + spoiisors in total annual billings. I Santa Fe and the mountains of Tibet. In the Margaret Truman syn^ 

' ■ , - ■ St. V John . . Publishing. Co. .last T^«polri-Mereurv Ford Chevrolet * drome. 

Dismiss iiume Suit Vs. Xom toreav*Simrtons’lf'^io?onto are 'in the Wtae TV , GamdpHoWa— Psychpneurotie fear of maiTiage, ijot to be CorifuSed 

A libel action brougbi against picture, Buick, which cancelled .with gals who pitch for Ipng-skirt styles because their gams Can t stand 

the Hearst Corp. by Alexander ^ P “ sh * out on "OlsSn and Johnson/’ wants , the light of day. ; . t . i.. A u • e 

Douglas Hume and his Wife was ’ - t. : in again arid is currently explof-- ^^Ufflion— A cluster of nerve cells lying outside the hrain. Sam 

dismissed last week irii N. Y. su- Martin Abramson, freemnee ,py QQjdwyn’s idea of w^ 

P/Tf ^ I N’^'v'^Star ^CMeAriece too, wants l- Ganser’s Syndrome— A behavior met with, im prison psycliosis ahd 

Hecht The Humes claimed thatl A . in ! characterized by senseless answers. Also called the nonsense syndrome, 

a feature^ltf thevN, Y.^ Sunday Mir- net circus .saints and TV’s demonstratiPn Common to nuiz programs and stars being interviewed by Lolly Parsons, 

rpr headed The Auditor ^Who Mnneis. i. ■ notentialities the refrigeration- Gastrea TBeory—Haeckel’s idea that . multicellular animals are de- 

u -*'^f***15’ television combines (Admiral scended from a gastrea similar . to what occurs in early embrj'oiiic di- 

pOO,” libeled : them and^^ violated bp.x” of j’audeyille. ts editor of the weShoSe Gcnerai i velopmcnf. Believed also to he the ancestor of the story conference, 

thmr resppctw ciyil rights, ; , / GLphobia.^eurotic,fear of Cats as oppi^d^tp the mortid; fear ex- 

Article in dispute .referred to a “™tnernoov yveex _ eamop «"[; .pouring ever-increasing motley , Pressed in galepphobia- Common to stars who have been burned more 
swindler who posed,as Hume wh^ “eing preparea ny tiie 

' ToO litcrUti switch In SUtt Fran- motives, represent/ for the most’ Gavage— The process of feeding by means of a stomach tube. Also 
Knott Co., operators.of a chain of .' ™ part “new money ” since they too, used to describe pictures made of such materials. But good. 

the*court’^ Dolnted^"^ CaS top’s F ™ hrSfe°Ljum- ! were strictly in-and-outers as far Gene Matation^^A discreet change in .term cells involved in the pro- 

stoy contmuoisfy ?krttd ^o Sst. to HearsVaESmlner with cohjas rgdio bankrolling was con- . ductiondf-adereditaryeharac®. In Hollywood the term is erron^^^^ 
HUme throughout’^a whole page umn debuting in that sheet Feb. 5, cerned. i !?* 


j believed to be derived from Hej:sholt's change as a greasy gambler in 
: ‘‘Steila Dallas” to the country; doctor of the Dionne phenomenon.. Any- 
i Way the Gene nrutation helped Hershdlt sell Iqbacco and enriched his 
practice by $30,000 a year. 

General Intelligence— The capacity of $ human Or even a subhuman 
organism to respond to new situations ori the basis of past experiences. 
Mostly kuhhuman since 1942, due to the lovY intelligence of generals 
vvho fought Uie wav as technical advisors to Hollywood’s idea of combat 
■pictures. • 


before noting a Toronto police in- William B. Hart, who recently, -^ — m,, ^ couni^^ o 

vestigatiori which showed that the shifted from the American Maga- j way the Gene rotation helped Hersholt sell lobacco and enriched his 

real Hume was a major in the Ca- zine to Red Book, is senior editor ! II aha a Dauiauia practice by^ $30,000 a year. / 

nadian army on active duty abroad, with the latter mag. Lilian Kas- ! II0IIS6 KBvlCWS General Intelligence— The capacity of : a human or^ even a subhuman 

Granting Hearst’s motion to dis- tendike remains as Red Bodk’s fic- ■ ^ ^ V ao • ' organism to respond to hew situations on the basis of past experiences. 

miss for legal insufficiency. Justice tion editor; ■ " " " "om page 48 , . Mostly Isuhhuman since 1942, due to the lovY intelligence of generals 

Hecht held that“read as a Whole, Marjorie LaWrerice’s “Interrupt- F«v l.ouis vvho fought Uie Wat as technical advisors to flollywood’s idea of combat 

inciudirig the headlines, as it must ed Melody,” story of the dramatic . . . , • * * m pictures. 

be; it is clear that the article was I soprano’s, life and reminiscehcesi ! ihis byr g in three years easily cops . Genetic Psychology-— -Psychology which .stres.se.s, the ^racial develop- 

hbt . written of arid, concernmg :6f other opera stars, being publish- heaviest mitt. The . Strolling nients of mental systems. In Hollywood confused with those who are 

either of the plaihtiffs and that it f ed this riionth by Appleton-Ceri- Tf’^^^oador .strumming his i^iiitar . hurry.. Producers who say, .“Let’s ciit the p.sychology and 

did hot libel either of them.” I lury-C^^^^ : i oonehalance whams^ 

Court also tos,sed out the Humes’ Charles Saxon, fllrectOT of spe- ! D^lfnio ’> Genius— Ih psychology there are several definitions of genius.' Orig- 

HghSllnj«~retoeMeft^ |t^ Th^ TiU^hnd eri! ®evea to, one .pf superior meMal ahility, especially 

“i^in l with 7^«?h B<«e Wpred ^pmor^m^^ntmn ^’'^tr “ 

claimed fp have^ beL flctipnhl ” * Srvin Pterte the tenpr who scored so heavily last debased that even a producer with an I.Q. of .J02 assigned to a remake 

ciaimeg to na ve been nctionai. ^Manin Piei^, president of held over and is punnerup .of "The Perils of Pauline," was hailed as a genius by those- whose jobs 

« i- ji . kra .-I w I ai-v ftnefnr nf lavvc hAppp at 1 hp ' Lucas With liis iiitcrp of “Make depended bn Whether the picture could make a split week as the lower 

„ Issue : _ i aiy docl^or ot iaTO ^ half of a double-feature In a neighborhood theatre. 

/tlphday devotes the entire Feb- exercises at Miami Univei-I t Can Dreani, Can’t I?”: Joe Genotypic Neurosis— -People who blame their nervousness bn their 

ruary. issue to WashiM^^ X orford O Jan 2r He is^ an i S«hirmer, band's banjotst supplies a„eeStors In the Barrymore / 

lo I ’ | more music^ with a red hot “Bu Geophagy— People earth; cloth, clay or other similar sub- 

a single subiect ^ April 1949 Cyril Clemens, kinsman of Sam- S?! thp^'vpf ami stances oh seeing their producer d rive into the studio behind a $1 .65 

sue wac ripvnfoH fn Npw York Citv wel L.^ Clemeils, is seeking ma- = Panus, the yet maestro . a^ cigar, well-rested from a short vacation of 16 months at Sun Valley. 

A general article on Wa.shirig- 1 ferial for the official collection • a Rom- Gephyrophobia— Morbid fear of crossing bridges or being near bodies 

tori is written by Joel Savre. I of Mark Twain letters and anec- jY obens with T^4lv and Dex- of water. People who perpctualjy say “We’ll cross that bridge when 
Others include “Mr. President,” by i dota. Info sli^ld be sent to the ' . . Wandai^ bs^r act In second it” are usually suffering from geophyrophobia as Avell. 

. Jonathan. Daniels; “The Gongres.s.” :! Mark Tvvain Quarterly, ^Vebster ; and Martin Barrett, a Gerodermia—PFeniature wrinkling of skin and thinning of hair, 

by Milton MacKaye; ^?The Supreme ■ Gi^oves, Mo. - vourig fresh couple who execute Common to actors who go to bed too late aitd-get 

^urt’^ by Max Lferner; “The !. In ' ^ the toupee syndrome. 

Press.” by A. J. Liebling; arid j a dnye fpr lepeal ot a looi^^jip^ also to.SwSes in some classic GeStalt-^A German school of psychology which mairitained that men- 

. 4 i m • I.' _ a, ft •'♦Wa' •Jill-.-*. .AX^/hl^A'TA V SlTlTrt Till I -"n OfTA- ' 


Holiclay’s D. C. Issue 


ruary issue to Washington, this, he- 

Ing the second tiimCi^e magazine sity, Qxi 

has tiimed oyer att entire issue to si mn nr. 
a single subiect. April, 1949. is- ' 


press.* 


Liebling; arid 


a looker, also to.sises in some classic 


Jourist Washington,’’ by John (he .20^ excise tax with fuff ^ 

Horne, Burns, There sre also , messages. ^ Mariam Seabold offers a toe bal- . eiple.s argued/that the organ ism always reacts as a \yhole, no n^a^ 

smaller articles. aS^ Jicn >»pni'ino: poet nf' ^et in adciition to a toe samba and a bow specific the stirhulu.s, arid have a new crop of pantsTkickers and 

Screen World Skedded - niphtrliih^ and theatres for balrons ^ Gesture Language— A system pf communication using visual symbols 

Darijlei Blum, editor of Theatre . yentrilofiuist with sonie nifty ch^ of the hands or other memberk of the . body.’ Sorrie pf this gebarden- 

World; J seasonal summary of le- 1 “Xhe Writer’s Book,” preserita- sprache has become more vulgar around studios than French postcards; 

.production, is^ undertaking. a^ of the Authors Guild, with 40 Outstanding p.syehotic off??hoot was the case of the Yesman who kept 

similar chore in filnis, With a ^2.)6- ; writ- vniee«i with the dummv >iiaking a circle of his thumb and iridex finger in approval of almost 

j trade, to be published Feb. I and thp ^eat warmers loved it 7’He overyfhing around the studio, ’fhen one day he went crazy, mistook the 

. Sy Ha'Pei-^-^'Rex Stoiut,: Paul Gal- pj," ^ ^iiiys; tWo gal^and tw^ lad.s: circular symbol for a:d^ bit into it and died of. autodndlgestipn. 

- Greenberg publication in'Erik Bmrnduw, Harold Freedman t a lu- n > i r* f ^ u v 

April. I RiehnVd Lockridee are among the ;-gri . only inpian ciuo.s. apa nyandoljra. and they Sell a catalog splits, toe dancing and other bal- 

, Blum recently signed k five-year.' coniribs ^ ibP'^’PX Latunes that go over stforigly ancing cpmd over excellehtry and ' 

contract with Greenberg fPr pub- 1 .* • : P^vel .stuff .that is climaxed when j/fl^Q.pjgggg plenty 


tal experiences should not be studied separately but as units. Its disr 


Screen Worjd Skedded 


Juggling act and al- 


conti\act With Gtcenherg fPr pub- 1 
hcatiori of both the film and legit ' 
books. He’s also doing a pictorial 
history of the theatre frorn , 1900- 
lO.-iO. 




Contia.uefl . .from page 1 


Judge Rok Unheld ill Book Raids ! m >1 • 

The Pennsylvania supefibr cpui*i ’ * 

Iri an opinion wfitteri by the eri- : 

tire court upheld the action of the TV bigtime, yet m riot a single j 
Judge Curtis Bok, in Common j irtstance has a eigaret client 
pleas Court here, who last year ' pulled in its horns on radio spend- 


nnvei siun indi _ib vuiiia.xeu wntu . .\vi.t h. the hard-to-please: custorriers. earn good re.spppse. There’s plenty 
perched on the^ shpulder.s Mastiri Trio is one of. of sight appeal in the .. act, -too. 

of the boys who balance them.sclve^ yaude’s top dance acts, but it isn't . Doipres decks herself out in scanty 
atop ladders to.ss a dozen, cluhs in pp^yj^ week; Featured -tap- cpstumes Ip displa/ naturaL form 

the air^.simuUaneQUsl,V.^ Hs.a on.. the tightwire. . 

— — -■ 9 *^d copped a merited hand. much tiine to his only fair imper” ; The two Cooper .Sisters clowm 

•. '.'■ ■■•■'i' good, at session, caught, • spna'tion.y instead of keepirig up around with songs .and; other than 
\lall)i j ' , ■ ^aim. the footwork. Trio should switch being a bit top cute at times, their 

lily in ' . • ^ ; bock to its 'former routining and vocal gymna.stics' get over neatly:- 

iinglej A* inject nrily a’smaltering of the/im- Be.st is a Spike Jories^typ^ “Cockr 

client Los Angeles,. Jari. 11, personations. . : .tails for TwO:”^^ A 

pend- Welh' Bros. (3), Cooper .Sister.? Veteran Bob Hall, in .seven-spoi. JIuby Ring is a human pretzel who 


wch Well known authors as Tarries ; pnd P. Lorillard (C)ld Gold) 

?■ Farrell and William Faulkner, i |®^“,;gfn; i„, unprecedented AM ' C""' 


^mofig others. 


ever, quite a number took to the man .spendsToo much time pn fee- 
street from the lower floor and, ble patter and not enough at his 


i n a ikA icene nf 99ih. witn np .Sign oi ^ 1 The two Andrini Bros, give the as quake wasn’t felt on-stage, Hall pleasiiig hoofing, so his returns 

rtnir* in niijvciinn the coming scmcst^i ■ [ (.p i-i ent week’s vaude bill a nice was startled to see s6 many vanish- only mpderate. 


Hisreear dl n p ihe i^ne of *^9*" " i ; The two Andnni Bros, give the as qu 

‘Whether- .th#» in niijvci inn ^ thc coming scmcst^i . , (.p PPPi^f week’s vaude bill a nice was starUed to see so many vanish- only moderate. 

Were in fart ‘‘riWeif« lacriv i By the same token, L w;ith class touch to polish , the other- ing customers in the middle of his : Firktrale hiusical support for 

Jous, fiithv iriflrern^ an^- Hi I its $20,000,(100 a year inyestiture vvise standard iayom^ 


Jous, fiithv iridecenY and di<!eii«;t- 1 ™ wLse .sianaara layout. Brptners are lurn, 

(rig,” as thev were tenSed during ' i i J‘dio prograniming, shows an deft .slring twangers, one on guitar ^ Evers & Dolores, tricl 
the trial; the appellate court^^^ healthy regard for and the other with ah ancient cers, are byps in their 


thi.‘5 week’s bill .corries from Rene- 
tricky wire dan- VVilliam.s and his lO-man pit crew, 
heir field. Nifty ■ ■ Bfoa. *^ 



^^V^heBilayr Janiiary 18, IgSO 



Thomas S. XEE 

Thomis S. Le^, 45, owner df ra- 
dio television and automobile 
coinoariies, fell to bis death 
Jan 13 from the 12th floor of a 
buUdihg on Wilsbire Boulevard in 
LOS Angeles. He had been under 

constant psychiatries^ 

Lee was head of the Thomas S. 
Lee Ehterprises, consisting of the 
Don l*ee Broadcasting System, esr 
tablished by his father, an auto- 
mobile distributing agency which 
also bore his father’s name, and 
the television station KTSL, Which 
the son Pioheered and built in the 
Hollywood hills. His inherited 
fortune was estimated at more than 
$9000,000 and grew under his own 
management ; until Jhe courts de- 
clared him mentally inConipeteht 
bn Aug. 27, 1948. His business in- 
terests at ^ that time were placed 
under the care of two guardians;: 
Willet H. Brown and Lewis Allen 
•IVeiss;' ■ 

Lee was; a pioneer Of television 
in ■ Southern California, building 
the first" transmitter in An- 


27 YEARS PASSED AWAr 


DM Jail, 19. 1923 

A levlng oiif from hi hat gona, 

A vote# WH iavdcl li itillcd; 

A ptocf ii vacant In oilr htarti 
Which navcr will bf fiH 

Yenr ipn, Jack, 

JACK POWELL diid FAMILY 


geles in 1931. Later he built the 
station on top of Mt. . Loe, looking , 
down on Hollywood. At that time 
it was cOhsidered the ' last word 
in television stations. HO received 
the first permit in Southern Cali- 
fornia for full commercialization 
of teievision programs, starting 
July 1, 1941: : ^ 

In addition to his radio and TV 
interests, Lee sponsored racing 
cars ; in the annual Indianapolis 
race and piloted his own plane .un- 
til he was placed under guardian- 
ship. . He never married. 

JOHN M. STAHL 
Johii M. Stahl; 63, film pioneer, 
died J an. 12 in Hollywood as a re- 
sult of a heart attack on New 
Year’s pay; He is survived by his 
widow, the former actress, Roxaiie 
McGowan Raye, a son, Bay Stahl, 
and - a daughter, Mrs. ■ Roxana 
; Fletcher. ' ' ^ V ' 

During his long filni career,; 
starting as a director for an ihde- 
pendent Gompany in New York in 

STERN, JACK— Oh January 13 
—Beloved husband of Nina 
and father of Ada Abrqmson. 
Brother-in-ldw of Charles & 
Joseph HerzogV Burial at Mt. 
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens. 

1914, Stahl directed and produced 
some of the outstanding pictures 
In Hollywood history, For 1.2 
years he was associated with Louis 
— B—Mayer; oit First National and at 
Metro, and for a time he was . yice- 
president in charge of productioh 
for Tiifany-Stahl Pictures. 

Among his pictures were “The 
pangeroiis Age,“. ‘‘ why Men Leave j 
Home,’’ “Memory VThe Gay 

Deceiver,’’ ‘'Husbands and Lov- 
ers,’’ “In Old Rehtucky,’’ “Seed,” 
‘‘A Lady SiuTenders,” “Imitation 
of Life,’’ “Parnell, ‘^Back Street,” 
“Magnificent Obsession,’’ “Keys of>: 
the Kingdom.,’’ “Leave Her to 
Heaven-’ and “The Foxes of Har- 

.'TOW.’’ ; I 

; Stahl Ayas a iegitiitiate actor for 
14 years but his 35-year screen 
career was confined to directing 
ahd producing. 

LOUIS W, WHEELOGlt 
Loiiis W; Wheelock, 79, ad-man 
and former vice president of the 
.Poor vRichard Club, died at his 
hoiTie in Swarthrnore, Pa,i Jan. 10. \ 
He entered the advertising biisi - ! 
jess with N. W. Ayer in 1905. 
Prior to that he had been editor of ; 
yaripus Philadelphia newspapers. | 
U Was as an advertising man thati 
he joined the Whitman Go., just : 
as It was laying plans for national 
business. He played a major part 
’ ^®y*iibpmg the “Sampler” and 
other familiar Whitman candy 
packages. 

“.He .is survived by a S6h Ward 
. Wheelock (who has headed the ad- 
vertising agency since 1940), two ; 
daughters and his second wife, the j 
for^er.Marie A, CreamcL who had 


been associated with him in the 
agency. The first Mrs. Wheelock 
died in 1928. 

. ' v, JQHN.-HY^ 

^ John Hynia, ; 57, former vapde 
performer known prof essionally as 
John Hyihan;: Holland, 

N. Y., Dec. 29. He had been a 
performer, for 35 years and more 
recently a radio scripteL ; 

He had written material; for 
Eddie Cantor; Edgar Bergen,' Keh^ 
; Murray ^ and Joan Davis radio 
shows ahd .. was working bn sev- 
eral “television shows When 
■ stricken . V • '.V". 

Survived by wife, parents, a . 
brother arid two sisters. 

MANUEL HERRERA ORlA 

Manuel Herrera“6ria, . 51, im- 
presario, died Jan: i', in Madrid* 
He had been, for 20 years director 
of the Teatre Fpritalba in Madrid 
and of many touring companies- in 
Spain ' and i^Uth America. At time 
of death he was cb-mariager of the 
Tebtro Lope de yega; the ri^west 
and largest Madrid house, which 
he opened With the Marquis de 
Cuevas Ballet Co. , ; 

Suryived by his brother, Don 
Angel Herrera Oria; Gathplic Bish- 
• op of ;Malaga.‘ 

■ ■':REV. .WALTER; A. MAIER.-.-;V 

Walter A. Maier, 56, prob- 
appM^the world’s best^ known 
LUuieran preacher through his 
International Lutheran Hour that 
originates at KFUO, the Concordia 
Seminary Station in St, Louis 
County, died of a brain clot at a 
St.: Louis hospital Jam 10. 

Dr. Maier was instrumerital in 
founding the station in the early 
days o.f radio and It W through; 
his efforts that the program be- 
came an international feature.. , 

JOSE RIVERD RtJIZ; 

. Jose Riyerp Ruiz. 53, stage and 
screen actor, died Dec. . 27 at his 
hbriie in Madrid. For the past IQ 
years he had been a leading player 
in the official Teatre Espainpl, 
Madrid. He alsp appeared in the 
first talking picture made in Spain 
in 1936 and with his wife, Maria de 
las Riyris, “or years toured SOuth 
America in > their own repertoire; 
company. 

Survived by wife, 

CARLOS BAPTIStA 

Carlos Baptista, 50, stage and 
screen actor,, died Jao- 7 at his. 
home in Lisbon, Portugal. 

He ipade his stage debut in 1920 
as juvenile lead iii melodramas at 
the Trindade theatre, and later had 
been, a featured , comic in operettas 
and revues. 

LEE KUGEL 

Lee Kugel, 75, former press 
agent, died in West Palm Beach 
Jan. 16. Kugel worked in the legit- 
imate theatre for at least 25 years 
serving as dfunibeater, manager 
arid producer. Among the pro- 
ducers whose shows he ballyhooed 
were. William. A.'. Brady, Henry B. 
Harris and the Shuberts. 

retired about 10 years ago. 

SIDNEY A. LA VINE 

Sidney A. Layinei 60. vice-presi- 
dent and general manager of the 
RogoWski Co., printing plant sub- 
sidiary of VARtETY, died after a 
heart attack in his Westbropk, 
Conn., home; Jan. 15. Funeral 
; services . AVI 11 be held tomprrovv 
I (Thuns.)’ at. -Fairchild’s Funeral 
Chapel, Flushing. L. I,.- at 2' p.m.. 

He leaves a wife and; son. 

MBs! ED ; 

, Mrs. I.sabel Waldron Emery, 79, 
former actress, died at Mamaron- 
ebk;; N“Y.; Jari.:; 9. v She was- the. 
j widow of Edward Emei-y“ctor, and 
'mother, of Jphn Emery, also an 
aetbr.-- " 

'Prior to her riiarriage; Mrs. Em- 
ej’y had appeared in many London 
productions and . also played in 
legits in the U* S. 

REGINALD L. SWEET 

feeginald L.; Sweet 64; former 
I piariust-coin poser . died in New York 
' Jail. 12/ “fter being ; graduated 
from Ilarvard in. 1908 he. studied 
; piano for several years in Berlin. 

I He also compo.sed an opera ba.sed 
; oh John M, Synge’fi play, “Riders 
I to Sea.’’ He had also appeared on 
. concert and lecture tours. 

. Survived by a brother. 

^ MRS. JOHN^ ST AI4Lfe Y‘ ■ 

Mrs. Martha Burgess Stanley, 82, 
playwright, died in I.os Angeles 
Jan. 15. Mr$. Stanley gained proth- 
! inence during the I920’s. In l926 
i she wrote “My Son,” which later 
' W*is made i nto « ii I m ita rring A 11a 


Nazlmovai She also had collab- 
orated with Adelaide^Matthews oil 
“Nightie Hight,” “Scrambled 
Wives,” “The Teaser,”.: “Puppy 
Love” and “The Wasp’s ^^estv“ 

“Let and Sublet,’ which she au- 
thoredk was her last play and was 
given a Broadway production in 

mo. ^ • 

MARIA GUERRA . 

Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues 
Guerra, .18, ballet dancer, died- 
Jan. 6 in Lisbon. ; - 

She Joined the ballet conipariy of 
the Sao Carlos Opera Theatre in 
Lishon which she left a year ago to 
partner with her brother, : Bel' 
Guerra* with whom . she ^tour- 
ing the ; country in yaude and Te- 
yuesi; 

JACK RTERN; - 

Jack Stern; 55, former actor, 
died in New York, Jan. 13’. 

Sterri had appeared in many 
productions pn the Jewish^ Stage 
duririg the 1920’s. LSter he 
operated the Capitol theatre in Al- 
bany, and the old Proctor’s Fifth 
Avenue theatre; N. Y. > 

; Survived by Avife and a daughter. 

LAWRENCE- E.; KENNEDY-; -- 
tawrence E. Kennedy, 60- sales- 
man for Columbia; Pictures; died 
Jan. 7 at his home in Pasadena, 

-■'Cal/'-;. 

He had been in the filrii business 
for 31 years. ; 

PETER CROFT 

Peter Croft, 58, former puppeteer 
arid father of Sid Croft, currently 
doing a puppet act with “Howdy, 
Mr. Ice of 1950’’ at NV^ Y Centre 
theatre, died in New York, Jan. 15. 

HUGH -A. .HANNQN:':':;; 
Hugh A. Haririon, 68, former 
vaudeville and minstrel performer, 
died in New GaStle, Pa., Jan. 10. 

; Antonio Valero de Bernabe, 58, 
died iii Madrid rpceritly after long 
illness. Founder of rnagazine Gine^ 
gramas, all his activities were dedi- 
cated to piX literatuce. He handled 
the pic sectloh in the daily Madrid. 

Father, 74, of Patricia Gilinore 
Madriguera, songstress- wife of En^ 
ric Madriguera, bandleader, died in 
Newtown, Corin. Jan. 12; Another 
daughter, Gladys Spengler, also 
survives. / 

Mrs. Farinie Rose; 71, sister of 
producer Harry Sherman, died Jan, 
9 iri Beyeriy Hiils; 

Margaret Deribo, 44, chief nurse 
on . the 20th-Fox lot for five years, 
died Jan. 8 in Santa Monica. 


the release of best ‘product durinfl 
pc^k bu3lhess periods is far better 
for the subsequerits than for the 
fiVst-runs. The sub-runs profit by 
the normal upturn in’ trade during' 


'.1. ' 4 . 


Rif « mull 

CbAtinuedr from rage." i 


; liontgpmery said th. / 

off periods. What the distrib plan f I 
of bunching big releases around S? J? ? or about 
the holidays does to tbefirst-runs is , 

to further ihtenrify their peaks and 

Distribs, however* mairikin that ■ 

the practice h a necessity when ups Ikf 

and downs are sq marked; if they 

are to get off the hook qn big pix. empha^ed, suCh fear is only real 

They j^t can’t afford, they say, to 

release an expensive picture during basis ^and neither films/, iior 

a lull When nothing is doing much 

bizw The pic gets a had start in another through fear alone. “T^^^ 

the big k^ runs where the ma- js an area^of 

jbrity of coin comes from and is; 

also hurt in terms that can be bb- Mon^omeiy said, . eod. we 

tained froiri the subsequents. when .hope^to; find^tlmt by mercnbudis- 
latter eithlbs note laek of b.o, we ,‘h^r effort; along/with, our 
strength in the film's pfecofiihg ^ctor, he 


Scheduled bv 20tli 


Sheriman Starr, 44, film editor, 
died Jan. 7 in Hollywood. 


^dates.^^ ^ ^ here and 

‘ " • i neither medium caii j^op the prog- 

; ress or growth of the other. 

6 Schduled Iri 20lb to easl'S.e'Ss^i;^ Ot bom 

; For2d^Quarl(^ 

f m iH c* v L kinescOped. Montgomery . noted 
I HFCCf Mil uWltCll i that the Coast 

m 1 i.1 - t:; v. j 1 j • see little on video except kine 

. Twentieth-Fpx has sch^uled six shows arid, because of the sporadic 
films for release during the second — 

quarter this year, which represent ; » " 

probably the; ^rgest total invest^ TV^S Top Goili Man 

5^.® Pact signed by RobertMont- 

gomery last week; with NBC ; 

^ television riiakes him onC of 
aH boast so^ of the top oame top^paid men in the busi- 

J 4. * 4. a ness. It's a three-way contract 

under which he can make up 
wffh .“Cheaper by Dozen ’and ooq per week. 

“Wabash Avenue” to April. Both ^ in addition to serving as 
are in color, with the^fornier co- exqc producer on the upcom- 
■starring Clifton Webb, Jeanne ihg“Lucky Strike Theatre” 
Crain and Myrna , Loy* and .Wa- series, Moritgoniery will also 
bash” starring Betty Grable* Victor be oh the NBG-TV staff as an 
Mature ind Phil Harrig*/ exec producer and consultant. . 

?pth will, distribute The Big Lift, Contract also carries a succes- 

story of the Berlin airlift* lensed sion clause, under, which* if 

in Germany arid starring Paul , Lucky Strike drops the hour- 
Douglas and Montgomery Clift, and jorig dramatic series at any 
1 “Ticket to Tomahawk.” 'filmed in ; time, NBC must .either carry, 
i Techni with Dan Dailey and • Anne the show, as a sustairier lor a . 
Baxter in the leads. . , : period of time or pay . off 

June will have Night and the : Montgomery. 

City,”: filmed in England with j Film star plans to continue 
Richard W id mark and Gene i his radio news coriimehtarv 
; Tierney, and “Broken Arrow.’’ also 1 ^how on ABG, Sponsored bv 
I in Techni and starring James j Lee Hats, and also is mulling 
Stewart. - ’ j another picture this summer. 

Meanwhile, ; with “Three Came , for which he’ll return to the 
Home” removed from its March re- ! coast during the . usua. radio- 
leasing schedule, 20th-Fox decided I TV hiatus season. 

this week to replace it with “The [ : — 

Big Fall;” starring John Garfield 

and Micheline Prelle. Film marks ' kine quality, have a definite aver- 
tlie American debut of Miss Prelle, sion to it. Iri airfothcr effort to 
French star. line up film properties, Montgom- 

‘•Three” is to be given special ery said the show would devote •; 
spot bookings throughout the couri- i three minutes’ time to a ci oss-plug 


Pact signed by Robert Mont- 
gomery last week; with NBC 
television makes him onC of 
. the top^paid irieri in the busi- 
ness. It’s a three-way contract 
under which he can make up 
to $9,000 per week. 

In addition to . serving &S 
exqc producer on the upcom- 
irig “Lucky Strike Theatre” 
series, Moritgoniery will also 
be ori the NBG-TV staff as an 
eXec producer and consultant. . 
Contract also carries a succes- 
sion clause, iinder which, if 
Lucky Strike drops, the hour- 
long dramatic series at any 
time, NBC must .either carry , 
the ■ show, as a sustairier lor a 
period Of time or pay. off 
Moritgomery. 

Film star plans to continue 
his radio news coriimehtary 
: show . on ABG, Sponsored by 
X.ee Hats, and also is mulling 
another picture this suThmer. 
for which he’ll return to the 
Coast during the . usua • rad i p- 
TV hiatus season. 


Germin Proyince 

Continued from page 1 

of populariring the opera conipany 
and promoting tourist attendance. 
Other two pix definitely slated for 
shooting are “II Trovatore’ ’ and 
“The Golden Cockerel.’’ All three 
pix are to be made in English* 
Italian and German. 

Funds will be provided by the 
Sudwest bank; formerly called the 
Deutsche bank, on a guarantee by 
the state that it will meet any 
losses. Friedrich Feher, producer 
of ‘OTC Robber Symphony,” film 
released in the U. S, in 1937, will 
handle production chores. Feher, 
currently in the U. $,, closed with 
lEL this week. OAvrier of the pix 
I will be Music Film Gorp., non- 
iprofit German organization staffed 
iby Wiirtteriberg-Baden officials. 

I EL .has a straight releasing deal 
for ;all Countries except Germany, 

; Austria arid Switzerlarid. Feher 
approached the Yarik distrib be- 
cause of its handling of J. Artliur 
Rank’s longhair “The Red ; Shoes.’’ 
“Hansel” . goes . into . production 
Jan. 30; with Feher; using the' 
, Stpttgart operri’s- principals arid 
! chorus to the film. 


Filial Release! 

Continued front : page 1 iLmLJi, 

that fact the epmipanies are taking 
their Cue on. 1950. ^ 

, By bunchirig big prod net at the 
holiday seasons to catch ma x i m u mi 
trade ill early runs, the distrib.s 
create a problem for both the rii- 
, selves and exhibs, of course, For 
i the . distribs a difficulty arises in 
I getting bookings, while the exhib 
j has the probleni of taking adyan- 
[tage of ail the availabiUties. The 
first-run theatre also has the prob- 
lem of dating adequate product be- 
tween the bunched top Tcleases of 
the distribs. 

i’ As far as exhibs are coricerned, 


the American debut of Miss Prelle, sion to it. Iri arfothcr effort to 
French star. line up filiri properties, Montgooi- 

‘•Three” is to be given special ery said the show would devote •; 
spot bookings throughout the couri- i three minutes’ time to a cross-plug 
try, rimilar to the way in wiiibh I trailer for a studio’s current pic- 
“Pinky,” “Snake Pit” and other [ lure if the studio would release the 
pictures ebnridered especially “irii- , de.sired; property to video, 
portarit’’ have been handied by ! Montgomery Will operate as head 
20th recently. Each key opening a production unit within NBC, 

! is . to be. preceded by a “ppint-of- ' de''ott'’d to; the Lucky strike se- 
sale’’ ad-publicity cairipaigni vvith I ries a’one. Norman Felton, staff 
20th also plarining a .national mag- 1 NBC clirector, has been imporlcd 
azine campaign similar in scope to i from Chicago to meg the series 
that used last month on“Prince of ; under Montgomery’s overall super- 
: Foxes.” vi.sipn. Stair, in addition to acting 

Picture preems at the A.stor, . from time, to time, will appear on 
N. Y., following completion of that i <^ach program a.s narrator. He said 
■ theatre’s current run of Metro’s “he: rotating week schedule wa.s set 
i:“Battleground.” It will bC the up to “ease the way” into the; new 
; first 20th film to play the Astor medium. Present plans call for 
' since 1944. Story of the treatment a once-weekly basis in the. fulitre 
of American war prisoners on • hut that will only be .done, Mon t- 
; North Borneo during the Japanese j gomery said, if a second production 


occupation, it stars Claudette CoL 
bert. 

I DARTMOUTH TO SER ‘SKY’ 

I Hanover, N. H:, Jah. 17. 

Dartmouth Playefs will present 


unit is , set up.. 

Montgomery said he is fully 
I aware of TV’s current technical 
. l.i 01 itations but hop es - to int rod ii ce 
some basic film production tCch- 
rilques into the show. These will 
include ;f dr the inost part, siich.’ 


Mp.ss Harts Light Up ^fhe Sky faetPrs as camera cutting and 
as a feature of Jhe,;40th annual, ^ 


.winter, carnival of. Dartmouth Col- 
lege here, Feb. 3 arid 4. _ ■ a e* 

Concert programs will be given MARRIAGES . 

by th e Dartmouth Glee Club. Mi 1 dix d Rosenberg to Leonard 

, v.- . ; . ' Woch.si.er, . Pittsburgh, Jan: . 8. 

Bride’s ; the - daughter of.: Morris ;; 
, iji^ 1 . . Rosenberg* thcMre owner; h^l“: the:, 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Scher- spn of Jerry ^eehsler, W ex- 
tier, daughter; Poriland, Ore.. Dec, change manager iri .Cleveland. 

30 ^ Father is auditor of .stHtion Jcan Campbell Gilmour to Hey- 
KEX iri thatcity.^^^ war d Fisher Klirig, Saratoga, N,Y. 

Mr. and Mrs, 'Milton Korf. Jan. 9. He is a materia) writer 
daughter, Chicago, Jail, 8, Hels a for Miltbri Berle’s TV show. 


BIRTHS 


; member of the WBbm .engineering 
'staff. 


Anrie-Marie Gayer to James 
■Hender-softiiX Jr:, New York, 


' Mr. and Mrs. Smokey Moak* Nov, 9, ' but only annriunced 
daughter, Chicago, Jan. 12. He is week. Bride is; ri radio actress; he 
teevee pertorner at WENR-TV, is an aetbr-Writer: 

Gh* Phylli.sFfanquetoPrestoriribw- 

I Mr. and Mrs. Russ Gable, daugh^ ers, in Ghicago, Jan. 1. Bride is 
ter, Santa Monica; Jan. 9. Eather^^^;w music llbraiY of WIND, Chi; 

; is a teclmkjian at Parafnount, he'i an en^neer at same station: 

I Mr, and Mrs, Benjamin Seg<'^],; Mildred Phillips to Hal Fisher, 
i/son, New Haven, Conn., . Jah. 14. dhicagb, j;ari. 7; he's a newswriter 
i^ther is managirig director of at. WBBM. 

Sfiubert, New Haven, arid Mark Vlargaret LongVWelfer to Donald 
Helliriger, N. Y. . E. L^ruch, T'^iishingtori, D. C.^^^ 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pryor, son. 21. He’s former Broadway legit 
Jan. 14, ;in New York* Father Is produce^ now director of motion 
- film news editor arid assistant critic pictures for the Dept, of Natiorial 
of New York ’Times. . Defense. / 


Wednesday, Janiuiry 18, 1958 




177 No. 7 


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Hollywood, Jan. 24. -f— — - ■ 

Established radio^ will ^ . nz, n* a a i • 

cottlilnue as AM programs even DaVlS May Make ^1^ 

while they are adding video as i w-ij. Svifinh 

simulcasts or separate shows, Bob V iin rribco oympn 

Hope believes, [ San Francisco* Jan. 24. 

“Our audiences will be switch- Dance prch leader Meyer Davis 
Irig over to the hew medium at a i has beeii invited to conduct the 
ratfe we can’t predict,” the NBC San Francisco Symphony Orches- 
comedian reveals, ‘-but we do I ii\a during the gala festival which 
know that the old one^medium ^iU be held in April to celobfate 
audience Will be a two-media audi- the 75th birthday of the local i 
ence for years- to come. And we symph-s regular conductor, Pierre' 
want to stay friendly with all the i Monteux. This would be the jam 
listeners even as they become maestro’s hrst' longhair batoning 
listenCT-viewers.” ; stirit. He would conduct several 

Commercially, Hope declared, ' Strauss waltzes- for lyie first - half of 
teevee has lip to now been merely j A concert, Monteux taking oyer 
a great experiment. "With, very second half. 

few excetitions,” hie said, "none of I Davis is Monteux’s brother-in- 
the vraeo programs has been a pro- j laW , the two musicians liaving hiar- 
diiictive advertising medium— that ' ried sisters, 
is, in the same sense that radio ■; • — - — 



ors 


has been for the past 15 years. ; • l« 

Even now the ratio of AM sets to I |mm|a 
TV sets is anywhere between 10-1 U HIIC 
and 15-1. That’s a lot of arith^ 
hi etlc foir the advertiser who budg- I m« « VI 

ets his appropriation on the basis i I LaWg* 

’ V , . , HO LongBr rear 

However, he feels, every large 
corporation can and should ear- » « • ^ I 

matk a sum of money for experi- I ^1 ^ ^ A JiyAtiAAA i 

nients in TV. It wdll become in- J[ 0|0 N a||P0S i 

creasingly a part of every upland- 

going company's advertising set- ■ 

up. "The question isn’t will the ! ItH tL» 

big boys go Into video,” he said; j p®.® 'P the attitude of indie ex 

' bibs toward television* queries by 

biis "*^ ^ ; Varietv have revealli 12 

1/vi- ' hionths ago most theatremen were 

Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Sibber TV^m/eht mlke*on^^^ 

McGee & Molly, George Burns &| TV might make on their boxof&ces, 

Giacie AUen-^re bW ques- ; t»day they're showmg merely bus*- 

tioned, as to whether or hot we’re | ^ concern but no tinge o 

going into video and what We’re : a. j i -i. 

going to do,” Hope said, "Natu-r L — exhibs questio^d at meet- 

rally, those Of us. who have had i . 

Picture and vaudeville eXnerience ^ country showed a 

Skwecan'he“^?“ 

ac u/o rvoxair. 16*6 With I’aclio. ThcFe was a bit 

AM^ What we'dL’t know^yet is “* about the menace of 

win’ if w radio, most of the theatremen re- 

kntim?e» et nW’yiT ' called. Now they're iuCe that ra- 

(C ontinued on page 7 1) dio helped film biz rather than 

M If* i /wv* - f Vhiirt it, and they have ff tendehcy. 

New Vide® Dittiension j tpwat^ wishful thinking: that tv 

\ ^ I may do the sarne. , 

TliAAlwiA’ ' I Most noticeable about the 
oet lOr ford InCMre , (continued on page 6) 

Vi® 2rPoint OriSlD^ Adrian Scott as Hiriiself 

■ In Pocumetitafy Play 

the “Ford Television Theatre” CBS ; Adrian Scott, one of the Holly- 
series by Marc Daniels, director of wood 10 cited for contempt by the 
the alternaite-week Friday night i Ho (ise Un-American Activities 

program. ■ Committee, will appear as a wit- 

Daniels is cufrently negotiating i ness to testify in his own behalf 
for a peTformance of George Kel- ;.in “Trial , of the Traitor,” a drama- 
ly’s "The Torchbearers,” featuring tic documentary to be presented 
Josephine Hull and judy Holliday, i Sunday night ( 29 ) at the Hotel 
for mid-February, As blueprinted > Capitol, N. Y., by the N. Yv Council 
by Daniels, part of the show will 'of Arts, Sciences and Professions, 
originate from “ CBS studios in ! Case of the People vs; the House 
Grand Central building, N Y., with ‘ Un-American Activities Committee 
other sequences emanating from was dramatized by Jerome Chodo- 
GBS Playhou»e No. 4, a few blocks ro v. Also on the witness stand will 

away. It will mbrk the ihitml at- be Lindsay White; pre.sidertt of the 
tempt at such two-way integration N, Y. branch . of the National Assm 
for a dramatic showcase. - for the Advancemeht of Colored 

. As adapted fpr video, show will ’ People; Sam Wanainaker, stage di- 
include shots of audience, which rector and actor, and novelist Mvt- 
Will come out df Playhouse 4., kliell Wilson. Part of the pfosecu- 
vGrand^Central building studio has; tor will be played by Martin Wolf- 
facilities for an audience.) '• son. 


By NAT KAHN 

American industrialists are go-, 
ing into show business in a big 
■way. . ■ ’ 

Whether it’s General Motors, 
U, S, Steel; Chase National or 
Standard Oil, U S. industry is in- 
creasingly adopting the profes- 
sional- actor "as one of its . top 
salesmeh: More and more, since 
the war, there has been a rise in 
the buyers’, market, and American 
industry has been iorcedi to add 
extra sales pressure. And a 
bosomy songstress or a leggy gal 
hoofer, when inserted at the right 
time, adds up a lot better than the 
unwieldy .figures of long-stretch 
sales powwowS. 

More and more there is a 
strong call for actors to inte- 
grate, or be more vitally a part 
of, sales conventions, general sales 
meetirigs or perhaps even casual 
employee get-tbgethers. Sales di- 
rectors have found that they pay 
off. in better personnel and buyer 
relationships. 

Give ’em a liHle sex appeal in 
between sales exhibits or parleys, 
and then watch the sales graph 
rise] That’jj the kind of stuff that 
makes for better business, sales 
managers aver. 

' The demand is for aU kinds of 
(Continued on page 71) 


Ed Wynnes TV Push 
Brings 

Hollywood, Jan, 24. | 

Warners is seeking Ed Wynn for i 
the star role iii **We*re Working i 
Oiir Way Through College,” a i 
comedy. Wynn has okayed the. 
script, but negotiations have not 
reached the inking stage yet. 

Wynn’s TV popularity stimulated 
the^ .Warner hid for his service. 
Milton Berfe’s TV pppuiarity did 
ditto for him at WB, resulting in 
his making "Always Leave Them 
Laughing” last summer; 


H • 




ay 


Grosses $51,000 On 


A new "dimerision’V in TV dra- 
matics is plahned for projectioii on 
the “Ford Television Theatre” CBS 
series by Marc Daniels, director of 
the alternaite-Week Friday night 
program. 

:■ Daniels is currently negotiating 
for a performance bf George Kel- 
ly’s "The Torchbearers,” featuring 
Josephine Hull and judy Homday , 
lor mid-February, As blueprinted 
by Daniels, part of the show will 
originate from CBS studios in 
Grand Central building* N Y., with 
other sequences emanating from 
t. BS Playhou»e No. 4, a few blocks 
jway. It will mbrk the ihitiial at- 
tempt at such two-way integration 
for a dramatic showcase. 

As adapted fpr videp, show will 
-”®|hde shots of audience, which 
S ' ^oine . but pf : Playhouse 4., 
(Grand Central building studio has 
no facilities for an audience.) 


Margaret Truman’s earnings will 
be better than half as large as her 
father’s this season. Her concert 
engagements and radio appear- 
ances will bring her a gross of 
$5 1 ,000 and . a. net of a bout $25,000. 

Femme warbJer is doing 30 con- 
certs at $1,500 each, plus two 
braadcasts for American Oil Go; at 
$3,000 each. Out. of this income 
her expepses will . be considerable, 
however. It is estiniated by conr 
cert people that 'they will exceed 
50% of her take,- ; 

Biggest bite; i.s the ;standard 
20% fee that goes to her agent, 
James A, Davidson Mgt. In addi- 
tion. She must pay all her own 
travelirig expenses and the ex- 
penses and salary of her accom- 
panist: 

Not an inconslderahie item, too, 
are her concert dre.sses'. Un- 
counted in her; expenses are her 
singing jessonsj which, it is be- 
lievedi eat up a good share pi Miss 
Truman’s 25G net. 

To preserve the value of the 
President’s daughter as a longterm 
attraction and to give her voice an 
opportunity to teach its peak de- 
velopment* Davidson will take 
only 20 edbtert engageroehts for 
her next season. lit no ease, iiipi^ 
dentally, has the manageqient out- 
fit ever offered her for ' booking^ 
Every date is thb result^of a re- 
que.st by local concert series: mana- 
gers, ' 


Major company story editors, 
who have been fearful for the past 
few years of being "scooped” by* 
another company on Ernest Hem- 
ingway’s new novel, were given as- 
surances this Week that every 
studio will be given a whack af • 
buying it. Alfred Rice, Hemihg- 
way's attorney, said in New York 
Monday (23) that no sale of film 
rights would be clpsed until every 
company that desired it saw the 
yarn and put in a bid. 

Story eds, who have been told 
for several years that publication 
was imminent, have been in a 
special dither to lay hands on gal- 
leys of the Hemingway property, 
"Across the River and Into the 
Trees,” ever since it was an- 
npunced that serialization would 
begin in CbsmioppUtan next month. 
As far as Can be learned* no com- 
pany has seen the .story yet. It 
will be expanded and published 

(Continued on page 2) 


: Despite budget cuts atid other 
economies enforced in Hollywood 
during the. past twd years* salaries 
of a small handful of top stars-^ 
in contrast to those of the greait 
majority of film names— have failed 
to come dowrt, ' players are 

getting f ees that, their agents claim 
are as big— and in numerous cases 
bigger— than they* received during 
the X945r47 boom period. 

There are not more than a dozeti 
names on this select list. They 
represent what^s left of the Holly- 
wood star system -t— those players 
wliose monikers on a marquee are 
figured to draw busine.ss beyond 
what their presence in a pic cpsts 
and despite What other shortcom- 
ings the film niay have. 

Stars in this group, all of whom, 
it is claimed, are getting $250,000 
or more per pic— or could get it if 
they were not already tied up— in- 
elude only two femmes. They are 
Betty Grable and Esther Williams* 
with Betty Hutton a potential third* 
the bigtime 10, %-ers assert; 

Surefire for the same fee in the 
male group are Gary CoOper, Bing 
(Continued on page 71) 


‘Unde Mflty’ Takes N.Y. 
Boroughs by Stomi in PA. 
To Plug His Warner Pic 

With a scratch sheet in his left; 
mitt aiid his right stroking the 
heads of thousands of kids from 
2 to 70, Kid -television almo.st 
got himself elected mayor of 
Br(jokl.yn, Manhattankl^aeens and 
the Bronx last week in a whirlwind 
ca III paigh through those bdPonghs. 
Except that Miltoii Berle was cam- 
paighing strictly for a Warner pie-/ 
lure, “Always Leave Them Laugh- 
ing,” of which he’s the/, star, and 
for which he stormed through a 
si x-da y , 18-theatre personal appear-: 
ance tour for RKO. 

It was hard to envision anything 
like it. For hours before he made 
his personals at each theatre the 
( Contiuued oh page 2 ) , 


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MISCBULABTW 


Wednesday, Janiiary 25, 1950 



Washington^ Jail. 24. j. much as t\vo4hirds of the iax they 
Despite the failure of President I should p^y.” 


Truman to inclpde the 20% admis^ 
sions tax amoihg the excises which 
should ' ]be cut, there Will he a 


No -amount was speeified in the 
^suggestion, for. a '^moderate in'* 
crease” id ' corporation tax rates. 


strong fight in Congress to shave ; However, from this source and 
that levy. Some Observers here^go j frdm shutting loopholes, the Presi- 
80 far as to predict that no bill ? ^Jeht said he hoped to increase the 
reducing wartime excises ydll pass - tax take bv a net of $1,000,000,0.00 
If it does not include the adinis- j > This Would be over and 

Sions item as well; as several j above what was lOst through cut- 
others:.: : { ting excises, Mr. Truman irn 

In his tax message to Congress that if no new taxes are voted he 
yesterday: (23), the President coy- 1 wUl veto the chts in excises: 


ered several matters affecting show 
business , but failed to indicate that 
Congress should ease up on either 


Excluded from the gyoup^ of con-- 
sumer excises in which a cut Was 
... .. . [recommended is another group of 

the 20% admissions levy or the : : which were, increased dur- 

20% of nightclub checJm* ! ing the war.^^^ C inter- 

In the message, the President ested in whether soilib of these 

should be toduceid. 


recommended: Changing the tax 
laws to make Hollywood's single- 
picture corporations illegal. 

Reducing the “entire group of ; were both 10% prior to 1942. 
retail excises” from their wartime ! are regarded as manufacturers* 
rates, but he did not include ad- 1 excises but actually all taxes jWe 



WILL MAHONEY 

THE iNlMlfASl-E 

I feel highly, honored in being »e-. 
lected to appear with the groiip^^ 

Por example, the taxes on cam- great artists at the AMERICAN IN. A- 


eras (25%) and raw film (15%) 


missions and nightclubs, which are 
generally considered in a separate 
category. • 

”^tode^ate increases” in the i taix ! 


passed , on to the consumer, The 
tax On. radios, phonographs, recr 
brds and accessories .is listed as a 
manufacturers’ excise, . although 


rates of corporations earning over j the consumer pay^ it.^ ^is 10 % 


$50,000 a year; which would; affect 
corporations in all branches of 
show business. 


was partly a wartime baby. 

Last : week; . . the ' Senate, 
straight* party lilies, nixed a 


on 


P^onemsnt b( ‘'the ta* on cor.iwhich would have eut baeh^ -^c 
porate Income earned abroad until ; wartinie excises (mcluduig 
^ - I missions . tax) to their, prewar 

levels. However, that was not an. 


accurate sentiment of how all the 
senators felt. The vote was a test 
of party strength and not a real 


missions tax. 


It is brought homCj” which would 
be a blessing to .film companies 
whose earnings are largely frozen 
In various countries around the 
world. 

Abram F. Myers, chairman of 
the Coiincirof Motion Picture Or- 
ganizations* taxation and legisla- 
tion committee, found some com- 
fort in the Truman statement, com- 
menting that the items . which the 
Presideht named as deserving tax: 
cuts “are not all inclusive and it 
Is apparent that they were men- 
tioned because of the moderate 
amount -of revenue involved and 

for no other reason ” Washington, Jan. 24: 

, “We insist;” he added^ “that pn •Treedom Fair,” the great expo- 

iSf SoulS sition pl^n^ lu ^n^ilon with 
be at the top of the list.’* , the celebration of Washington s 

Cpngress Support - Big j ^espui-Centennlal anniversary this 

The picture industry will find j year, is now virtually 

plenty of support in both bouses | P 9 stPU*^®d jintil l 95 L 

of Gongress. it will get almost 
solid backing from the Repub- 


TIONAL THEATRE AND' AG AD- 
EMY performance “THE ANTA AL- 
BUM” at the Ziegfeld Theatre, New 
York, on Sunday, February 29. 



The -film industry’s big push for i Theatre Owners Assn. • of 
repeal of the 20% Jlfederal tax on [ York, warned against any admis' 

theatre admissions will get under ' 

vvay nert week. i>irected by the 
taxation committee of the GouncU 
of Motion Picture Organizations; 
the drive Will tee off simultaneously 
on a batiohai scale, witb all wings 
of the industry mobilizing to in- 
fluence a tax-conscious Congress in 
■Washington. 

Initial step in the' campaign, will 
be: taken tomorrow (Thurs.) with 
the mass distribution Of propar ; 
ganda materiai to the nation’s ex 


Sion bite on either state or local 
level, firecher seeks to . f oresta 11 
actiob by the state in the event it 
hops in on a reduction of the Fed. 
ertl leyy:- ;^* ■ 

l^n Ite Pitdi in 




Fan magazines with ii total c ir- 

culatipn of 20,000,p()0 have agreed 

hibs, who will consVitiite the main [to ^pitch' inter tbp .^rrent ihdustly 

I .w a ^‘1 A . a, «K>i M Ett '.A ■ A .J ^ ^ A ^ ^^4 



A . fuller spelling out of juris- 
dictional Afuestions in video script- 


indication of the future of the id- f jjjg was achieved, last week by the 



Sometime 
within i;be next two or three weeks 
the Sesqui commission will an- 
nounce .the postponement and 
schedule the new opening for 
15, 1951. “Freedom Fair” 


1 leans, and the Califoniia delega- 
tion, irrespective of party, will 
generally vote for a reduction of, 
the 20%. In addition, many Demo^ ; would include the expositmn build- 

crats from other parts of the coun- rings and the big entertamment 
try have gone on record for the I midway. ; 

slash. , However, the plans are to go 

The single-picture corporations 2.^oad with other features of the 
wei'e mentioned during a discus- 1 Scsqui this y®ar* The commission 
Sion of loopholes in. the tax laws. [ will stage , Raul Green s histone 
The President commented: “In ad- I symphony dramai in a-new .amphir 
ditioii to the tax loopholes I have I theatre under construction In Rock 
described, there . are a number of ; Park. There, will be page- 

. others which also represent in- ; ^h^^y' pmades, fireworks and Pther 
equities and should be closed, j not dependent iippnrthe 

Most of the.se permit individuals, Fair’^ buildings, ^ree 

by one device or another, to take i a ve already commenced. 

unfair advantage of the difference 


Authors League National Televi- 
sion Conference. Its proppsed reso- 
lution was voted, 3-1, with Authors 
Guild, Dramatists Guild and Tele- 
vision Writers Group in f aVor and 
Radio Writers Guild, opposed. It is 
now being considered by Screen 
Writers Guild representatives who 
had to return to the Coast before 
the confab’s final meeting. 

The January confertnee reaf- 
firmed the: July compromise which 
pools jurisdiction, in a National 
Television Committee on which all 
ALA guilds are represented. How- 
ever, there was disagreement on 
-Paragraph 7 of the July^act, with 
RWG saying it was given the right 
to nanie a majority of NTC negoti- 
ating committees dealing with 
webs and agencies it now has con- 
tracts With. The other guilds took 
the yiew the RWG was given that 
right Only for siitiulcasts. 

As pinned down, RWG gets con- 
siderably less than it asked for and 
something more than the minimum 
interpretation. RWG gets the ma- 
jority of NTC negbtiatqfs in deal- 
ing with ABC and CBS news staff 
(Continued on page 24) 


3 PENDING D.C. BILLS 

', PICTURES 


Washington, Jan. 24. 
Congressional hearings on three 
anti-trust bills which will have 
impact on legit and film industry 


The irrternatiohal film festival is 
between the tax rates on ordinary ; stiir a possibility for this year. The 
income and the lower tax rates on Sesqui-Cehtennial celebrations this 

capital gains. ; year will continue off and on until ! operations will open early m 

‘ As ari example, under the pres- ^P'^- 22, a’ceording to present plans • February^ X!ongre.ssman Emmanuel 
erit Jaw producers of motion pic- [oT the commission, whose executive ' Celler (Deip., N.Y.), chairman of 
tures, '.and their star players, have ’’ dii'actor is. (parter Barron, Loew’s. the House’ .Judiciary committee 
attempted to avoid taxes by ^ ^ 1 and chairman of the subcommittee 


transmission belt in conyeying the 
industry’s' aims to the public. Film- 
goers will be harnessed Into the 
tak fight via the pitch that ail say- 
ing? resultmg from repeal will be 
passeiibnto the consumer. 

COMPQ’s tax committee is open- 
ing the fight with the shipping of 
20,00(),0Q0 prtltions to theatre Oper- 
ators. in addition, ‘^^it is . sending 
but 20,0()() posters for lobby dis- 
play; 20,000 prints of a 50^fpot 
trailer urging public support of tax 
repeal; 35,000 listings of the names 
and districts . of Congressional 
members,^ arid 40,000 stickers for 
boxoff ice windows calling attention 
to the tax at the priiritbf payriierit. 

Costs for the mass of paper am-, 
rriuriition are being . defrayed via 
nominal charges which exhlbs will 
have to pay. The trailers, for ex-' 
ample, are being ordered by exhibs 
at $1.50 from National Bcreen 
Service, Which is handling the ship- 
ment of the material. Although 
liis company is not a member of 
COMPO, Herman Robbins, NSS 
prexy, has been riairied a top aide 
to the taxation committee, 

; Basic Strategy 

Basic strategy of tht drive has 
been outlined in an eight -page 
brochure Which will also be put 
into the hands of exhibs. The 
pamphlet points out that the filih 
industry is asking for outright rer 
peak and not revision, of the tax 
on grounds that It is discrimina- 
tory and no longer justifiable by a' 
war emergency. Exhibs are urged 
to accent the fact that theatres are 
. mainly^ ^mall businesses with a 
slendei* ipargln of profit that is en- 
dangered by the tax. They are also 
advised to make tieups with local 
newspapers, radio stations, civic 
leaders and , labor organizations. 

■ While OOMP6 ha^ taken no for-- 
mal stand bn the question of pass- 
ing ariy tax gains to the ticket- 
buyer, exhib leaders asserted that 
it would be done as a matteri of 
course. Oscar Doob, Loew’s exec 
and rep of the Metropolitan. N. Y. 
Motion Picture Theatre Assri., said 
that all exhibs that he, had con- 
tacted haye agreed to cut back 


battle to slash the Federal 20% ad- 
mission bite; Meet staged ]a.st 
Week by mag reps at the Astor 
hotel. New York^ resulti^d* in a de- 
cisibn to support the drive: April 
issue of practically every fan pe- 
riodical will include a fuil-pageas^ 

saviit bn the tax. 

Filmgbers will be Urged to wi ite 
dr wire President Truniari. Mags 
will also prepare their Own pi-eseri- 
tatlori against the tax to be placed 
before the House Ways arid Means 
committee, 

GoriclaVe was called by Si S%d- 
Jeri Metro ad manager. Oscar 
Doob, LbeW’s theatre exec, Avas the 
chief speaker. 



Corithraed from pa.ge 1 


streets were lined with cheering 
mobs awaiting his arrival: u re- 
quired a dozen cops to get him into 
and out of the theatres. And there 
were times when even the blue- 
coats gave him trouble. Several 
held him up for autographs. 

At the RKO Prospect, Brobklyh, 
Berle’s arrival was the signal for 
the picture to be stopped, the lights 
to go on and the comedia n to be 
ushered onlo the stage. : 

A't the RKb Kenmore, also in 
Brooklyn, at a Saturday kiddie 
matinee, when he left, half the 
moppet audience werit along with 
him.'^ 

It was typical of wherever , he 
personaled. 

“I’U give you a hit in the head ” 
they screamed. , 

■I’ll keeeeeeeeeel you.” thev 
roared. 

“Oh, Uncle Milty,’^ they shouted. 

All this before he himself could 
emit those stock phrases which 
he u$es on his TV show. At no 
tiirie, no place, criuld he get off a 
single, joke, though he had planned 
to do around 14 minutes of clown- 
ing, not counting 20 for bows. 

They shouted suggestion.s at him. 
wanted to know how his moiii 


was, would -'he puh-leeze sing 
. 14^ , i. . I ‘‘Near You.” At the Kenniore, one 

their admission prices to the taxless kid, sitting In a box, was so ovec" 
The wording of the trailed, 1 come at seeing his idol that he of- 


cr eating temporary corporations 
Avhich are dis-solyed after making 
one film. By thib device, their in- 
come from making the film, Which 
ought to be taxed at the individ- 
ual income tax rates, Would be 
taxed only at the capital-gains 
rate; Thus they might escape as 


Decision to postpone “Fre'edom exploring the bills said: “Charges 


level. 

Which says “You have just paid 
20% more for your, ticket because 
of the Federal Yiuisance tax,” was 
designed with such a, move in mirid. 

Abram F. Myers, COMPO tax 
committee chairman, will tee off 
the Campaign in N. Y. today (Wed.) 
at 20th-Fdx’s meeting of ad-pub- 
licity staffers of affiliated and in- 
dependent circuits. Myers is slated 
to urge an all-out cbricentration 
of effort during the next couple of 
months to roll up a heavy grass- 
roots sentiment before Congress 


fered him not only marshrriallQW 
twist, |)ut also a hot tip at Hialeah, 
.which Berle ..ignored, reluctanlly. 

Kahn. 


tax Structure for the coming fiscal 
■year. . 


Fair” is due to the late start in baVe ; reached Us that a group ] fro^^^ 
arrangements and to the stew ere- beaded by Shubert Enterprises in 
ated by charges that one of the New York controls over fib% of, 
oificials v/as seeking kickbacks oii - the chain of legitimate theatres in 
construction contracts, vtt is: hoped ^be couritry arid the tributes ex- 
to run “Freedom Fair” riot only in keted from producers; authors, di- 



Contlnued: from' page 1 

in book by Scribners in late .spring. 

Fear of the eds is to wake up 
some morning and read that an- 
other studio has bought the , J 1 r.m- 
ingvvay story before they’ve even 
seen it. Since it is considered one. 
pf the most important properiie.s 


Reps of the entertainment labor j |b several seasons, being caught in 


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■■ rectors, etc. are unfair, affecting 
I drastically the health of the thea- 
j tre: it is also claimed that a thea- 


toeantlme; were, preparing 
for an active role in the tax repeal 
drive, Richard F. Walsh, ; prexy of 
the Internatiorial Alliance of The- 
atricM Stage Employees, . signaled 


tre ticket racket rtems in part 'rihe Various lA locals to enter the 
from ; this combination.” ' campaign In each of the exchange 

The bills will also affect the lb iNfew York, Herman 


consent decrees entered into' by 
, iriajor film companies Avith the 
Government- and the organization 
of combines for foreign operation, 
such as the Motion Picture Export 
‘ Assri. Ari amendment to the Webb- 
Pomerene act would set up stand- 
ards for .viK h coriibines to prevent 
thc.Tr being d . as a cover for 
illegal arts.;. 


Gelber, projectioriists’ Local 306, is 
taking charge of lA’s Cooperation 
ribe riietropOlitan area. Gclher 
said that I A projectionists would 
waive all overtime payments relat- 
ing to the showing of the tax re- 
peal trailer. 

D®^slatiire Urges Repeal , 
Adding its weight to the grow-- . 


situation like that is praciic«IJy 
an invitation to the gaspipe; 

What’s /particularly upset ting 

the story departments is Heniing- 
way’s unusual , procedure 4-. con- 
firmed by Rice this week— Of riarii^ 
ing Al= Horwits to negotiate the 
sale: on the Coast. \: iIorw’i^ 
former Philly riewspaper . man. is 
now studio publicity chief : for 
Uni Versal-Iutefnatipnal. He '' J** 
for a tiirie associated with tJte late 
Mark Helllriger and negotiated for 
Hellinger an option on a group of 
Hemingway properties., lleniing- 
Avay Was so impressed with hiin, 
he chose Horwits to .handle hi.s 


ing pressure^ for repeal of excise i property when it became available. 
;^^®®*/:New York state legisiatufe I Rice, however, will ink the pact 
Cantor Heads UJA ^®^*®*’^®V (Tues.) passed assembly for Hemingway. 

E Wic Oariinr Uct wcriir Curiously, the, fortlicomirig 

na.O. u natioiia! aamoai^h chairman is. not the one Avliifh 

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WednejMlpfy SS, 19S0 










The most reyolution jity chaiige-f 
in the New York pattern 

in year^ will occur withiii a few 
weeks when RKQ will open “Holi- 
day Affair-' to bidding by any the- 
atre which wants it in the terrir 
tpry. This means! the end of the 
rigid setup which has seen ell RKO 
pictures automatically go to RKO 
circuit houses' in New York. 

Company is making no public an- 
houncement that the him,, is open 
to: bidding, nor is it soliciting any 
RKO circuit house competitor to 
make an offer. Any operator who 
inquires, however. Will be. told that 
lie may put in a bid, which, if it 
bettei^ that of the competing RKO 
hpiKses, Will get himi the film. 

The ' Robert Mitchiim-starrer, 
which recently played Loew's State 
bn Rroadway , thus becomes the 
first picture to be ppehed to bid- 
ding by RKO in the. New York ter- 
ritory. Exactly When it wilt he 
available hasn't been determined 
as yet. That will hinge on when 
the RKO circuit asks the distribut- 
ing Company for an availability. In 
any event, every pic on RKO’^s 
slate following “Affair”^ will like- 
wise go to the highest bidder. 

it is known that two indie cir- 
cuits have already inquired of RKO 
and have either made bids or plan 
to make them. Flock of other op- 
erators Of key houses in opposition 
to RKO situations are expected to 
jump in with bids or else use the 
threat of taking product away from 
the RKO circuit as a means of get- 
ting improved clearance or other 
concessions. 

The opening of RKQ, product to 
bidding in New York follows simi- 
lar moves in making the company[s 
pictures available to RKO circuit 
opposition houses in Other terri- 
tories. This is in line with last 
year’s consent decree by which 
controlling stockholder Howard 
Hughes agreed to divorce RKO’s 
(Continued on page 20) 



DAVID LOEW’S COIN 
FOR 

Hollywood, Jan. 24. 

David ' Loew is reported liere 
wUling to finance joe Jiistman’s 
deal with United Artists to make 
18 to 25 pix in three years. Loew, 
Out of town, couldn’t be reached 
for confirmation, but top indepen- 
;dent executives here say the coin 
will be forthcoming. 

This will be Loew’s first financ- 
ing since he advanced money for 
Enterprise. Justman is reported 
ready to shoot with several indie 
package deals, once the coin is 
available. 


kramb’$ I[A :lludd|es < 

Hollywood, Jan. 24. 

Stanley Kramer, Screen Plays 
pf exy, and peof ge Glass, SP yice- 
prexy and publicity chief. Will 
head for New York following com- 
pletion of their cufrent produc- 
tion, “The Men,? to huddle With 
JJnited Artists fiomebffice execs on 
distrib plans. They are slated to 
arrive in the east Feb, 15. 

“The Men,’’ a documentary deal- 
ing With paraplegics“;is currently 
in the last . stage of production. 
Pic is being geared for the same 
type of distrib, handling and pro- 
motional buildup that Was given 
Kramer’s “Home of the Brave,” 
the first entry in the current cycle 
of pix with Negro themes 




Zitinemaii In 
N.Y; Talks bn Italy Pic 

ArthUt M. lioew, prez of Loew’s 
International; director Fred Zinne- 
man and scripter SteWart Stern are 
currently huddling in New York 
preparatory to Zinneman taking off 
for the Continent to Start "shooting 
on “Tmbsa,’’' Loew’s personal pro- 
duction fcBE Metro. LoeW himself 
will be on hand in Italy to super- 
vise When the cameras roll April 
10.; Steim, has been named script- 
ing and dialog director; 

Film will be done completely on 
locaie, crew first operating in Italy 
and then New York. Stern has just 
returned from. Jtaly, Where he 
scouted locations and held prelim 
casting interviews. Male lead will 
be American; femme, Italian. 

Lazarus Jr. to Coast 

Paul Lazarus, Jr,, exec aide to 
tfhited Artists prexy Grad Sears, 
leaves New York for the Coast Feb.^ 
7 to huddle with the company’s 
execs and producers there, to visit 
the Los Angeles exchange and to 
jtudy recent changes, in the L, A. 
theatre setup. . 

He’ll spend about a week on the 
Piast and then goes to Phoenix, 
Ariz., for a couple weeks of vaca- 
tion, returhing to the h.6. about: 
March!. 


Hollywood. Jan. 24. 

Independent Motion Picture Pro-: 
ducers Assn; has joined with AFL 
Film Couricil here in plea to Re- 
construction Finance Corp, for 
Government financing of small- 
budget, pix. 

I. E. Chadwick, president of the 
producer group, and Roy Brewer, 
head of Ikbor group, have written 
eight-point plea to Harry F. Smith, 
local head of RFC, arguing that the 
gpyernment agency can advance 
productions loans. Producer-labor 
missive generally points out that 
members of IMPP A are small busi- 
ness men who produced an average 
of 250 “B” pix yearly from 192,5 to 
1939 at a cost of from $32,000 to 
$ 100 , 000 . 

Due to foreign qiiCtas, “B” pro- 
duction declined last year to 80 
films, letter states, resulting'in ser- 
ious lack of employment. During 

(Continued on page 20) 


Rising Costs Dwindle 

Ranks of Hoss OFy 

Producers, Sez Krasne 

Rising costs and slow liquidation 
have thinned out the ranks of low- 
budget western producers though 
cheap mustangers always coin a 
profit in lime, Philip N. Krasne, 
producer of “Cisco Kid” series for 
United Artists, points up that bank 
financing has become tougher Since 
the slow payoff on each pic made 
the necessary large-scale annual 
output an expensive budget propo- 
sition. Krasne: for example, has a 
deal for 24 “Cisco Kid” pix to he 
delivered to “U A over a fpuhyear 
period. 

With patience, a Western pro- 
ducer can coin a substantial profit 
on each pic over a three-year pe- 
riod, .which is; the hormai; playoff 
lime in the action circuit: ..The gal- 
lopers, which are shot ; in' a light 
time schedule of Under two weeks, 
at about $100,0()0 per film, usually 
get booked Into a m^ximujin of 10,^ 
000 theatres, with over, half of the 
situations being straight aGtion 
houses Where the rentals are low, 
Krasne said live gravy on westerns 
comes tibm bookings as dualer 
supports in the large chains. New 

tContinued on page 2()) 


By HERB GOLPEN 

Possible weakening of the filna 
Industry’s policy of sclf-reguiatidn 
under the Production Code Adihin- 
istfatidn; as the result of diyorCe- 
nvent, is i getting riiuCh thought cur- 
rently by execs on both . coSsts. 

Bulwark of the cerisorship which 
the ; industry has voluntarily ini-, 
posed on itself during the past 20 
years has been the affiliated thea- 
tres. With most :.6f these houses 
expected to be cut loose as a result 
of antitrust action^ some filmites 
See a material weakening of code 

enfoi’Ceinent. 

There are two schools of thought 
on whether the results will be good 
or bad for the industry. Most 
majors feel that compliance with 
the self-censorship rules as now 
formiilated is a necessary evil if 
the for- worse evil of widespread 
political apd pressure-group blue- 
no.sing isn’t to follow. 

On the other hand, a good many 
indies are of the opinion that were 
the industry not under the obliga- 
tion of Adhering to PCA rules, it 
could help itself to higher picture 
standards and resultantly hypoed 
boxoffices. They feel they could 
then emulate with Hollywood pro- 
duction techniques the story mate- 
rial Which has made many Euro- 
pean pix popular in the U. S. 

Whether the separation Of thear 
tres from their production-distri- 
bution affiliates will actually mean 
weakening of PGA adherehce on a 
(Continued on page 26) 



Emil Stinii Refires 

ChiCagbv Jan. 24. 
Emit stern, one: of tb,e fouhdei's 
of Essaness Theatres, bas retired. 
Stern oWned a 25% interest in 
chain until 1945, when he sold oiit 
to Essariess president Ed , Silver- 
man. Since then, he has remained 
under contract as a Consultant. 

it is expected that general man- 
gger Ralph Smitha will be moVed 
into a v.p. position in line witb 
reorganization plans for next year, 
With Silverman devoting niore of 
his time to other interests. 



Carol Brandt Exiting 



Heads New Agency 

Mrs. Carol Brandt, $44,000-a- 
year head of Metro’s eastern story 
department, has tendered her 
resignation, effective next Jqly 15. 
On Sept. 1 she becomes chief of 
the offices to be set lip in New 
York by the new Artist Agency 
Corp. 

A AG Was recently organized in 
Hollywood out of an 
Upn of three top agenciefi— 
Levee-Stark, Inc.; GoldSfone^Will- 
ner, Inc., and, Orsatti, Inc; Mrs, 
Brandt, whose previous activities 
have been limited to the literary 
field, will be in Charge Of talent, 
literary and all other activities of 
the new agency in New York, 

Mrs. Brandt is the wife and for- 
(Continued on page 26) 


Enforced retreat of the Big Five 
from theatre . ownership m?y* /ind 
up as a temporary strategi* with- 
drawal. While a final decree is 
still in the incubating stage, top- 
strategy brass in several . epm- 
panies are understood to be ready- 
ing plans for a re-entry into exhibi- 
tioh on a 100% showcase basis. 
The way will be opened,, it is be- 
lieved, by court or consent decrees 
failing.*i6 bar the acquisition of a 
deluxer in any sizeable town or 
city. 

Whether these companies will 
seek judicial sanction before tak- 
ing on a number of showcases is 
still a matter of legal study. The 
Parampunt and RKO decrees, re- 
garded as likely patterns for those 
against Warner Bros., 20th-Fox 
and Metro, make no i 

(Continued on page 63) 


Failure pf Theatre Owners of.. 
America to approve prbmpt affilia- 
tion with the Council of Motion 
Picture Organizations is having 
the expected effect iii slowing 
down pledges 'pf adherence to ’ 
GOMPG by other groups. Allied 
States Exhibitors Assn * it was 
learned this week, definitely plans 
to delay full affiliation until it 
learns what TOA finally does, and 
the Society of Independent Motion 
Picture Producers has already de^ 
cided to defer action. 

Balk by Allied and SIMPP at 
joining up with the prdjected all- 
industry public^ relations setup in 
neither case indicates lack of sym- 
pathy With its aims, It is partly a 
political situation and partly a sin- 
cere desire for further informar 
tion. In any case, TOA’S decision 
Pf three weeks ago to throw the 
matter Pf its affiliation back to a 
special committee almost certainly ! 
will result in delaying formation of 
GOMPO, beyond the early March 
date contemplated at the all-indus- 
try huddle on public relatipns in 
Washington in December. 

Under rules set up at the iVasb- 
tngton and previous Chicago pow- 
wows, all Pf the 10 groups repre- 
sented must, give nnahimous : ap-v 
proyai to the proposals for estab- 

(Continued on page 26) 


Boston Holdup Hustles 
U Pic Into Release 

Hollywood, Jan. 24. ; 

Universal-In ternational’s “O u t- 
side the Wall,” priginally booked 
for iaie spring release, is being 
hustled into early distribution to 
take advantage of the publicity en- 
gendered by the $11500,000 robbery 

in Bo.ston last week. 

Picture, co-starring Richard 
Basehai't and Marilyn Maxwell, is 
based on a $1,000,000 holdup. 


' 'March of Time tppper Richard 
de- Rocheinpht reportedly took ah 
optipn last week on Dr. VannCvar 
Bush’s recent book, “Modern Arms 
and' Free Men.” If a satisfactory 
treatment can ^be worked out, it 
will becpine the third of the . oner 
hour features that MQT is now 
making. 

Di*. -Bush Is a prominent atomic 
scientist, C^arnegie Foundation chief 
and wartime head of . governmental 
research. His book is; on the best- 
seller list, Was condensed in Life 
and is to appear in Reader’s Digest. 

Now working bn a treatment is 
Tom Everitt, who recently; returned 

(Continued on page 63) 





January Jitters Clip Trade — ^Iwo Jima* Continues 
Champ; 'Samson’ Giant 2d, 'Battleground’ Third 


Rare French Phe 

to 



Holly wood, Jan. ,24. 

Mrs. Leon Schlesinger, widow of 
the cartoon producer, : donated a 
collection of rare French films to 
the Acadeniy . of MpUort Picture 
Arts and Sciericc.s. 

Pictures, produced between 1903 
. and 1908 in ; Paris, are valued at 
1 about $200,000. 


Biz at first-runs in key citie.s 
over the country is generally sag- 
ging this stanza but several out- 
standing pictures are continuing to 
rack up srhash trade in spite of all 
handicaps. Mild Weather pre- 
vailed in many keys, with break in 
severe cold helpiiig some cities? ; 

“Saiids of Iwo Jirna” (Repi is 
pacing field for . second week in 
succession. Marine opiis is way 
out ahead in total money, with tak- 
ings fine tp great or terrific. ;Pic 
is topper in two keys, and still 
Showing tile way even bn lengthy 
hbldovers. It is further standout 
in that Republic, distrib. of picture, 
has no theatre outlets. 

With “Iwo Jima,” “Samson and 
Delilah” (Par) and “Battlegrpund” 
(M Gt cortstitute the Big Three 
this session. “‘Samson” is copping 
seebnd place; with some additional 
bookings, with huge to giant tak- 
ings. It is nearing a hew high in 
one spot and best in three years 
in ^tnother. . “BMtleground,’’ sec- 
ond last Week, is strong third, 

, “My Foolish Heart” (RKO) is 
shbwing enough to take fourth, 
positiph while “South Sea Sinner” 
(U) will grab fifth money. “Heiress” 
(Par) is winding up sixth. Seventh 
spot goes to “Inspector General” 
(WB), doing comparatively better 
this round than recently. “Mrs. 
Mike” (UA), “Red Shoes” ' (ED^ 


how on pop-scale runs several 
places; “All King’s Men” (Col), 
“TheJma Jordon” (Par), and “Hasty 
Heart” IWB) round out the GMden 
Dozen. 

Runner-up films, in order of 
.strength, are “Ambush” (M-G), 
“.folson Sings Again” (CoD; “Bag- 
dad” (U) and “Fallen Idol” (SRO); . 

0f new product, ‘‘Mbntaha” (WB) 
inclines tb spottihe.ss currently. 
“ W hirlpobl;” also new, is in same 
category but good in one key city 
and fine . in another. “Eiffei, 
Tower” (RKQ ), whicb comes into 
N. Y. this week, is slow in L. A. 
but topping Montreal with ta.il 
■total. 

“Pirates of Capri” (FC^) looks 
good in Providence And okay in 
Cincy: “D.O.A.” (UA). is rated 

light in L: A. “On: town” ? M-G) 
shapes nice in Philly and sock in 
St, Ix)uis. “Brim.stone’’ (Repi 
IpomS !. pleasing i* Cincy. “Big 
Wheel” (UA) is fine in Providence, 
Pop-scale openings for “Shoes” 
turned, in. some surprisingly big 
totals.- 

“Malaya” (M-G) is doing nicely 
in Philly, “Dancing in Dark” 
(20th) looks fairly good in' Balti- 
more but mild in Chi and St. Louis ; 
‘Woman in Hiding” (U) Is okay in 
Louisville and good in Bosibn. 
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Slashing at the lack of injtiative'f 
and sho\yinanship atnong exhibs. 
SaiTiuel Goldwyn declarfiid that he 
has ‘/opthing but contempt for the 
way they are treating producers,” 
The^ thdie . producer, following ;hfe 
arrival in New York from the Coast 
yesterday indrnmg iTues.), singled 
out the Fox W est Coast ; chain as 
a special target in a sweeping at- 
tack against the exhibition phase 
of the. industry; 

”Ih*oduce?ra not only have to 
make pictures and meet , the ’ eco- 


TO: 

■ Ne^ Cp^Suf^ 

Frank Sotile has been upped by 
'Eagle Lion to a neWly-created spot 
of company superintendent of. ad- ] 
ministration; In his ne\y post, j 
Soiile Will be responsible for dir 1 
rectipn of all branch and ; h o, ad-r 
ministraition exclusive of intra- 
department Operation, V 
Exec will also handle real estate 


20 A Fiiigers CriiDe 

Holl3rwcfod* Jan. 24. 

Worldwide crime syndicates will 
be exposed by'20th-Fox iii *lhter- 
polv” a story based on the exploits 
of the International Pfijice Com- 
mission.' 

Sam Engel will '“produce, with 
HiChard Basehart signed for ohe of i 
the top rolesv . Studio is talking a j 
deal with Charles Bbyer as French ^ 
Surete .director. 


WednesidGiy, janiiarjr 19 S 0 < 


No.lFladDuh 




middle on Spits By 


ys. 

Series of suits which Sir Alex- > 


nomic conditions resultinig front ! leases and. .labor pacts be^^des su- J ander Korda has ^filed against 1 
reduced foreigh revenues,” he said, P®^smg Won-theatrical sales; • Eiavid O. Selznick during the past j 

• a’ •*' ’-I-. 1. ^ .-1 — I * ‘ i ^ iLi'AAly' 4-r. 


Arranging for plagues and scrflls to be hkhded worthy Holly- 
woodites continues to be a major industry nmong New York flack- 
eries, press agents seem to never end the quest for heW organiza- 
tions with which they orrange for the presentation of awards to 
their clients. 

Latest to hit the eastern plaque circuit is Sauiuel Cfoldwyn, who 
arrived in New York yesterday (Tuesday). He starts right off to- 
day with an awerd from the New York State Federation Of. Women^s 
Clubs, at a luncheon at the . Harvard Club, N.. y. Next Monday (30) 
heal be handed another by the Women’s City Cliib of Boston when 
he goes to the Hub for the New England preem. Of VMy Foolish 
■HeaA”--' 

Stanley Krainw, through the slices of a hyper^active New 
York praisery. is believed to hold the. present record for the num- 
ber of plaques, scrolls, cups and other hondraiY impedimenta 
handed hihi; He collected better then 100 of ttffcm, ip person and 
by proxy, mostly foir "Home of the Brave.’^ Paramount recently 
had Cecil B. DeMille touring the plaque route for ‘‘Samsipn and 

I5elilah” .imd he also picked up his. fair share. 



If its present business holds 


‘but wc have to spend our money 
bn exploitation and advertising. 

The more we spend, the less ex- j 
hihitors spend. Theatre owners do j 
this because producers have been ] 

'suckers'.”'; . 

Goldwyn added that the last re- I 
maining thing exhibs expected j 
producers to. do was“to stand j 

outside of theatres and grab peo- I __ ^ 

p!®' collars to drag them ; Febhiaiy/ Metro wdi sn^^^^ 

irisidp:’ . . better than $4,0Q0,ddp net :irrbfits 

Front this . a sp e c t, Goldwyn , fm* first six months of fiscal 
termed FWC ; as “the worst of- 2950, Gompany’s earnings for the 
fender.” He charged the on®m r quarter of fiscal ’50 

with h^iying ‘ .mqnopolistic Control ! are .funning just about eyen. xvith 
over its area . which allowed it toj;ijiQg0 gajuered in the equivalent 
make the stiffest demands on pro- I stanza of 1949^ it is reported: Pre- 
ducers, especially indies. Etating .j Qgjiug ^^jg ^^g Urst quarter, cpv- 
that he has been refusing to ^ : ering- the months of September, 
business with that circuit, Gold- ,{ October and November, ip which 
Avyn said he knew of one instance j profits ran ahead of those of the 
where another producer’s film ! preAdous year. . 

opened in a F.WC Coast house ini t COmpariy’s .fiscal year end.s Aug. 
the morning and was pulled in the I 31. ShbUld its business keep at 


afternoon because its daily receipts • 
were hot large enough. ^ 

(Joldwyn said that FWC ha4 100 
theatres which an indie producer 
“couldn’t get into with a shoe- 
bo'rfi,” ‘You either take their 

(Continued on page OSj 


the present level, Metro will haiye. 
scored its second succe.ssive gain 
for the first half-year. Net take 
in 1949 for six months was $4.1 17,«^ 
117 while that of '48 was $3,886,745. 

While Metro's fiill-year report 
for 1949 has, yet to be released, it 
is understood . that the figure ex- 
ceeds $6, 000, 000. This aiso repre- 
sents ah improYement over 3 948 
when the cohipany ■ came up with 
12-month profits of $5,309,669. Ac- 
tual figure is not expected to be 
aired for another month or sp: 
Anhual stockholder meeting, 

Ena of the day-and-date mn of j °rigiflaUy slated _for 
-Samson and DcUlah" at the Para- 1 been delayed until some time 


Day-Date End Cues 
lOG ‘Samson’ Rise; 
Probe Potential Biz 


mount, N. Y., is sending the gross, 
up about $10^000 at the Rivoli this 


I towards the end of March, Metro 
is preparing considerable proxy 
material which would not be avail-^ 


week. Pic opened simultanfebiisly | ' .. „ .. ... 

at the two Broadway houses Dec. i time^for ■ the . statutory lu^ 

21 ahd shuttered at the Par last I February meet^rovided 

Wednesday (18) after a four-week j m 

run. It is hoped to continue indefi- 1 

nitely at the Riv. j ior Louis B. Mayei% roim 

Par grosses during the run were I Pauy brst veepee, and. J. Robert 
comparatively better than those at ! Hubin, general counsel and veepee, 
the Riv, since the former had a [ r Stockholders .must a P pvove 
stage show, while the latter did ' they become 

not. Admish prico.s were the .same. | ®ff®®^*^®' ^ach, provision is 


: week puts City Ifivestiiig Go,, 6p 
j efatoi's of the Victoria theatre on ' 
; Broadway, ^ to jprecarious middle 
I position. If Korda on Friday (27) 1 
\vins the ihjttoctioii he’s asking; the, j 
ViC will be left Without a picture | 
next- • week.; . j' 

House is slated tb; open "The j 
Third, Man” next Wednesday ( j). 

1 Korda, who made the pic jointly 
\<1th Selznick to England, is at^- , 
t empting legally to toss put the : 
pact on the pic. He clai ms that • 
the Selrtiick Releasing Of ganiza- | 
tioh, which was supposed to be the ; 
Amertcairt distrib, has iio right to 
license the film to- the .Vic or any 
other house. ; 

, Doiibly embarfaSSihg if Korda 
succeeds in getting an injunction ‘ 
preventing the opehing is the fact 
that the Selznick outfit has arranged 
a Sociailite benefit preem; Hunr:: ^ 
d reds of tickets have been sold by 
the flossy patrons of the Light- : 
house of the New York Assn, for ; 
the Blind, which will profit by the : 
benefit. Many nhm in the blue 
book and show biz have been lined 
iip to attend. 

Selznickites have h®cu- .assured • 
by their attorneys; that Korda has ' 
a^o chance of winning the in j imc- 
t ion and are proceeding pri that I 
basis. So, is Maurice Maurer, op- j 
eratbr of the Victoria for Cl. If | 
worst comek -to the worst, he’ll j 
probably continue ;the present pic, 
Qblumbia's "Ali the King’s Meii,” 
although it has alfeady been ex- 
tended from its original Jan. 4 
closing date to accommodate 
‘Third Man.>’ , 

Following on his original action, | 
Korda has now slapped two '>more 
suits against Seltoick and. Astor 
Theatre Corp., operator of the Vic- 
toria. Focusing on the current 
hassle over ‘‘Third Man” and 
“Down to Earth,” .Selznick is 
charged with duping a negative 
from positive prints. This dupe 
was turned out after Korda re- 
fused to hand over the negative to ' 
Sqlznick, according to the com- | 
plaint. 

As for Artor, a subsidiary of ‘Ct. i 
action demands an injunction bar 



Welch to Produce 

Bob Hope’s 


Hollywood, Jan. 24. 

Robert Welch gets the producer 
job oil the next; Bob Hope comedy, j 
"The Lemon Drop Kid,” at Par- ' 
amount. 

Ed, Beloiii, who checked off the 
lot after Hope’s “The Great Lover,” 
returned to script "Lemon.” 



End of the Par run gave the Riv 1 !P^^® for WritmS 

the expected upward kick, gross 1 1 flctiun ucnmiius an mjuncuon oar- 

Jumping from . $32,000 the fourth, j anti-trust suit becomes ] j.jng the opening of "Third Man’ 

week to $42,000 lor the current ^ | at the house. Argument of this | 

stanza. , : 1 a a ! application for a temporary in junc- ] 

"Samson” had its first group of | Local Autonomy Won . ition comes up Friday (27). Main 


out-of-town openings ill four cities 
last week. Par execs, who were 
keeping a close eye ori results in 
light of the tremendous budget 
and heavy adTpublicity carnpaign 
oh the pic, expressed thcmselvea 
as pleased. 

At the St. Francis, Sah FPancisr 
CO, the De Mille epic \v ill get ap- 
proximately $35,000 this week. 
That cpmpare.s with $30,0(30 gar- 
nered by the producer’s previous 
special, ‘The Unepnquered,” durr 
Ing a holiday week ih 1947. 

At the Century, MihneapoMs, it 
W'iir hit about $24,000, compared 
with "Uncohquered’s” $20,000 for 
(Contiiiiied on page 26) 


UNIONS HAY ‘ 
INDEIILLE 



Sari Francisco, Jan.. 24. 
The first evidence of a union 


Back by St. Loo Grips 

St. Louis, Jan. 24, 
Local autonomy was restored to 
the AFL Stagehands Hnlori, Local 
NO. 6, last week, and thus ended 
the local being ruled by interna- 
tional officers ; since September, 
1946, when the Activities of John P, 
Nick, former head of the local, and 
squabbles in the organization were 


purpose of all three actions is to j 
cancel Selmick’s U. S. distribution 
rights and to restrain exhibition of ; 
the pix here pending cancellation. 1 


Korda in Suqirise 

Visit to America" 

Sir Alexander Korda am ved in 
brought tp the attention of the big- ' New York from London by air 
gies in the national body. i Monday (23). He plans to remain 


The action last week was taken 
on a petition signed by LeRoy Up- 
ton, president, and El mef V. 
Moran, .business agent of the local 
at the time the authority of 1 Peal 
officers were suspended, and other 
mciribers and officers. They, vvere 
declared, elected when supportex’s 
of. Nick . did not put up any . ppppsi- 


u rttil the weekend, when he ’ll fly I 
back to Britain. • i 

Producer’s arrival was corn plete- | 
ly unannounced, it is presumed at ; 
least in part to be in connection 1 
with the series of suits he has filed 
against David O. Selznick on' 
"Third Mari” and "Gone to Earth;” 
which they jointly produced. Kor 


Net loss of $373,143 was suffered 
by Cinecoior Corp. in fiscal 1949 
which ended Oct. 31 against a profit 
of $266,204 for the equivalent 
stretch of -48, tinting outfit’s fihari- 
cial report discloses. Taken into 
consideratipri in the repprt is the 
sum of $615,286 Which Cine has 
written' off from the amount due it 
from Film Classics, fonnerly a sub- 
Sid of the color company. 

. Company , also indicated efforts 
to liquidate the amourit of $1,491 ,. 
491 which it states in its report is 
due it , from FG. Balance sheet 
lists an, indebtedness of $822,194 
from FC but declares that no for-, 
giveriess has been agreed upon for 
the larger amount, Cine estimates 
an eventual recovery of $230,000 
frorii the Government on payment 
of the previous year's income tax. 

According to John D. Kerr, Cine 
prez, company has perfected nega- 
tive developing apparatus which 
will handle tfie new Du Pont, Ansco 
and Eastman color processes. Cine 
will use its pi:pcess to print posi- 
tives fj-oin negatives shot in any 
one of the three color systems. 

Brotherhood Luncheon 
Honors Trio Feb. 2 

Barney Balabari, Paramount’s 
prez; playwright Maxwell Ander- 
son and film ths^per George Miir- 
■phy wnrlje guests ot nonor“aT the 
annual brotherhopd iuncheon, Feb, 
Hotel WaldoiL-Astoria, 
N. y, Trio will be handed special 
awards for active participation and 
leadership in the brotherhood 
movement dhring the past year. 

Ted Gamble, national chairman 
of the film division of Brotherhood 
Week, and J, Robert Rubin, Metro; 
veepee, who is general chairirian of 
the airiusement wing, will dole out 
the laurels.. 


. Underlining the optimism for 
theatre television ; as a boxoffice 
boon oil the part of the / major 
film companies, it Was reveaied 
this Week that The new production- 
disinbution com p a n i e s being 
formed by divorcement among the 
majors will retain their interest in 
large-screen video. 

At the same time the Theatre 
Owriers of Anietica, marshalling 
forces for the industry-wide pitch 
for theatre IW channels at the up- 
coming hearings before the Fed- 
eral Comrimnications Gommis.sion, 
named as cpTchairmeri of its then-, 
tre 'Tv plarining committee Nathan 
L. Halperhv tele consultant to 
Fabian theatres, and Robert H. 
O'Brien, secretaiy - treasurer of 
'United Paramount Theatres. Duo 
are to direct and coordinate all 
activities^ of exhibitors, lawyers, 
engineers and others iri develop-, 
ing the case for assignment of 
cbahnels, Which is to be laid before 
the'FCCy, 

; With the major companies ex- 
pected to give up their theaties as 
a result of divorcement, it had been 
thought they would also give up 
their plans for theatre TV. Newly- 
formed Paramount Pictures Corp., 
lipwever, revealed this week tluit 
it would retain its hold on theatre 
(Continued oh page 63) . . 


ited Par Named 


m 

Anti-Tnlst Action 

, , : Washington, Jan. 24, 

United .P a r a m o u n t Theatre.s, 
which came into being only this 
month as a result of the big mo- 
tion picture anti-trust suit, wa.s 
charged last Week with perpt^tiiat- 
ing illegal exhibition deals out- 
lawed by the Supreme Court. 

UPT was named by Hampton 
Theatres, Inc., of Hampton, Va,. in 
a treble damage suit against the 
majors for $450,000 and fequest for 
a permanent injunction which 
would bar the majors from with- 
holdirig product from Hampton 
Theatres, until after its compel i- 
4.oi^have-4:uri 

Inherent In the suit .filed in the 
U. S/ district court , here was Hie 
suggertion that Hampton Tliealre.*! 
might ask tl^ anti-trust diyisiou of 
iConttoued on page 20) 


tion candidates at the special rricet^ da, it is khown, is planning hud- ; 

. . dies with Louis Frohlich of ' 

The petition signed by Upton Schwartz & Frolich. /his counsel 


carn^im aS "ecil B. ^ f asking the internrtionai ; on the matter 

Mine's "Samson and Delilah” has A® a_lsp_ confab On a joint 


Mine’s "Samson and Delilah” has f T ‘ msp wnwo on a joint 

eroDDed ud in San Francised ^ faction, production deal with another U.S. ; 

T a? repudiated a contract nego- indie wliich is now being necoti- i 



wyn to meet with him on their di.s^ 


The card charge.? DeMille With be- ^ 

fn«# fhA >.aK;A wbo was Wfcn fo pot© Return of the- Piriiper- < 


Ing "(tne Of the most rabid anti- .7 .hT,;:.. • 

union peisohalities in the countnr;" ?,*!' produced, 

It lages mQn members ta 

UP this mighty epic ^hen it e.^e» ^ . . 


up 

to ypijr city, 

DeMille has heen; to the center 
of a Union controversy .s|nc«^ Iris re- 
fusal to jpiay a $X assessment to the 
Ainenirtrt' Federation of a d i p 
Actor.? while acting as ;emcee of af UL 

tiTc “Lux Radio Theatre.” ito was 
siiibsequcntly forced to exit jiie “ “pvR 
.program.' by AFRA/' ' 


Koifer 

. - ^fgii.ed 'f o ' 

direct. ' • SteWart..'. 




ftuH 


i 


N. Y. to Euro)pi< 

peter Ash more 
lum Me Cmtchley 
Doriald 

.Vf ervyn. t^Roy 

Aibeil 

Jsirften E, Perkins 
Antui Verripn 


N. Y. to Li; A, 

Sid BUimenstock. 

Gower Champiorti 
Robert, Gillham. 

Joseph H: Hazen. 

W ii liaifi J, Heineman. 
.■Lisa,Kirk. 

Edwin Jaester. 

William C. MacMlilen. 
Mort Natharison; 

Lariy Robert?. 

Henry C., Rogers. 

Bernard Schubert 
J. Donald Wilson, 

Max .Youngstcin. 

Europe to N. Y. 

N. A; .Bronsten 
Lester Ferguson 

“VRchel FeiTy 
Dickie Hurren 
Sir Alexander Korda 
lino Ros.si 
Ppv ell Weill 


I 


L: A; to N, Y. 

Harry Ackeririari, . 

In'ing Allen. 

Edward Arriold» r? 
Lauren Bacall,; 
Huinphrey Bogart. 

Eddie Cantor, . 

Joseph Cotten. 

Laraine Day. 

Richard Diggs, 

Walter DoriigeF, 

D. A. Doran. 

Margaret Ettinger. 

Alice Faye. 

Leoii Gbldberg. 

Farley Granger, 

Jed Harris; : 

Phil Harris, 

Paul F. Heard. 

Jiick Lait. 

Jock Lawrence. 

Herman LeVin. 

Tom Lewis. 

Evarafd. Meade, 

Edmund Paley. 

Louella Qi Parsons, 

Lina Romay. 

Cesar Romero, 

Bill SaaL 
Paul Stpwart. 

Herbert J, Yates, , 

Parry 1 F, ; Zanuck. 


UTednci^ay, Jimiwry 2S, 1950 


riCTTOlUES'' 









Price of the average ticket purchased by^ filmgoer^ during De- 
ceriiber continued the drop seen earlier in the year, according to 
surveys by Dr. George Gallup'S Audiehce Research, Inc; Average 
tap paid; includihg all taxes; was 45.9c, That cbmpares with 47.2c 
in%oveinber arid 48.1c in 'Ja^cember, ; 1948. 

Year’s end disclosed that the average for the 12 months v^as 
about tiie sa’me as for 1948. It ^yas estiiriated at 47,1c for 1949 as 
compared with 47.2c for the previous y^ 

Prices started medium low in 1948 arid rose to their alltime peak 
a uring the first quarter of 1949. Third quarter of 1949 saw ' a 
rri'ent low of ; 45;4c, which rose to 46.8c during the final quarter.. 

Hgures as reported by^^^A are arrived at by querying a crossr 
sectiori bf-population oyer 12 years. old on the price of the last 
ticket theyr bought. It includes prices of tickets purchased at 
morning, afternoon and evening performances at all types of the- 
atres, ; Fluctuation may not represent changes in actual, hbxoffice 
fees so much as differences in attendarice habits. Thus; a switch 
of the public from evening to matinee performances, from .week- 
ends tp weekdays or from first-riihs to subscquents, would be in- 
dicated in a lower ARI avera^^ 

Here are further trend figures: 




;'1940 . . 

1947 . . ... .' i 

1943.. .'* . ... '. ... 

1949 i , 


AVERAGE PRICE PAID 
(Including Taxes) ^ ^ 

.43.4c ;‘v. ■■ 

45.9 1st ' quarter 

46.3 2nd quarter 

47.2 3rd quarter 

47.1 4th quarter 




1948 
. . . 46.9c 
.:.47;1 

.v:47.2:\ 

.47.8 


1949 
48.7c 
47.5 : 
45;4 
46.8 



Further reStrictipiis imposed by 
Britain On U. S; films might: make 
It unprofitable to distribute there, 
Ellis G. Arnall, prez of the Society, 
of Independent Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers, declared upon his arrival 
in New York yesterday (Tuesday) . 
Arnail’s return to SIMPP general 
headquarters followed a series of 
huddles With member-producers on 
tiie Coast and a visit to his hoirici 
near Atlanta; where he Is being 
boomed for a repeat engagement 
as governor of Georgia. 

SlJViPP prexy is preparing to go 
to the Amei'ican industry’s meet- 
ings with Rritish government offi- 
cials in London on Renewal of the 
present Ahglo-tJ. S. agreemerit. He 
said he anticipates the sessions j 
v'iil be held toward the end of 
March; He again expressed the 
view, reinforced, by his talks With 
the producers, that the U. S. Statd 
Dept, should be represented at the 
meetings. 

If the Motion picture Assn, of 
America and* SIMPP can't, through 
strenuous effort, interest the State 
Dept, in giving active assistance, 
Arnall said, “the American indus- 
try will have to work out a solu- 
tion to its problems as best it can” 

Arnall echoed reports that the 
British may attempt to cut the $17,- 
000,000 now permitted under the 
Anglo-U. S. pact by the 30% rep- 
resented by devaluation. This is 
understood to have been suggested 
by British Board of Trade prexy 
(Continued on page 22) 


Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 
Irving , W. Mencher, a stock- 
holder, filed suit in Federal 'court 
against Warner Bros, and .United 
States Pictures, chargihg nepotisni 
and demanding ' an accounting Of 
profits. 

Plaintiff .declares that profits ac- 
quired by United States Pictures, 
headed by Milton Sperling, Harry 
Warner’s son-in-law, should belong 
to Warner Bros. 




to 





to America 


V London, Jan. 24* 

J. Arthur R^nk, accompanied by 
nis wife, sails for the U. S. on 
his third annUaV visit March ■ 15 
abbgrd the Queen Mary. British: 
film tycoon is due in New York 
on the 20th for a stay in America 
of. foui'Tsix weeks. He will head for 
the Coast after a few days in 




Hollywood, Jan; 24. 
Contract discussions between the 
Screen Writers Guild and Assn, of 
Motion Picture Producers present- 
ly are stymied by inability of the 
union to get around the Authors 
League council battle with the 
National Labor Relations Board 
over Taf t-Hartley nori-Gommunist 
affidavit requirements. 

; Monthly meeting of the SWG 
Monday (23 ) night failed to i*each 
a deci.slon bn \Vhether to support 
the Authors League stand or not.^ 
League, on Jan. 11^ passed a reso- 
lution asking 90 days in which to 
convince the NLRB it should 
change its stand in regard to SWG 
negotiations requiring the League 
to subscribe to a non-red path de- 
cree. ; S W G officers have filed af^ 
fidavits, but the League still balks. ■ 
NLRB demands tile Xeague M 
davits are .necessary in ;.SWG pego-r 
tiations because SWG is; affiliated 
with the Leaghe. .. . *• 

Halt of contraGt discussions j 
comes at a , time; umpri . produce^^ 
have agreed . ib raise, ilie writers’ 

i'V ■ X .J ' ■" S' /\ 


By IRA MVrt 

Sizing up the. overall overseas 
prospects, for i the American filrti 
biz during the year just starting. 
Consensus of foreign dept: opinipn 
is that rib general improvement, 
eithex’ dpllar-wise. or in gross rev- 
enues, lies ahead in 1950. “All in 
all,’’ bne fbreign-wing exec said 
this week following receipt of final 
figures; for 1949, ; “our best hope 
is that revenues will hold at their 
present level. A general imprbve- 
niieht is riot in the Cards. 'V 

Dollar take during '49 :fell spriie 
12%-15% behind the year pre- 
vipiis, depending pn hpw active a 
majov company was in production 
overseas; Use of money for this 
purpose brings it into the cash 
category. As for worldwide gross 
business, it slipped some 10% in 
the course of thp past: 12 months. 

All foreign Pxecs agree that the 
big unknown in 1950 will be the J 
British. Two-year Anglo-American 
film pact expires at the end of 
June, and there is still no teiling 
whether the half-year foilowing 
will show a further drop in dollar 
remittances. Eric JohnstOh, Mptiori 
Picture Assn, of America’s prexy, 
disclosed recehtly that the U, S. 
coiripanies extracted $39,000,000 in 
One form or another during '49 
frpni Britain. ; - 

Disregarding the British situa- 
tion because of its uncertainties, 
foreign dept, execs, in a country-by- ■ 
country analysis, can see no up- 
grade possibliity for the majors in 
the riext 12 months. Germany and 
Indonesia promise considerably 
bigger returns but currency re;* 
striettoris and selfrimposed quotas 
yby the companies will prevent 
their influence from substantially 
affecting the general picture. 

Breakdown of the survey shows 
Italy; most important current mar- 
ket on the Continent, still holding 
to. the strong levels, of the past 
couple pf years, but not turning 
up any gains. France has slipped 
slightly from its previous high. 
Yank companies will likely get out 
as much as in '49. on a dpUar hasis 
in France, and Just about the same 
in grosses. 

Belgium Biz at Peak 

Belgium business is at a peak. 
This free dollar market cannot, pro- 
duce any greater revenues than in 
the past year. As for such niinpr 
revenue - producers as Holland, 

(Contihued on page 24) 



Beari Bear WitK ; WB 

As the Warner Bros;? ebm- ^ 
ippn stock rides upward on the 
basis of' current coriserit de- 
cree talks with the Governor . 
ment. Wail street bearis are ; : 
begihriing to show interest in 
the possibilities of a fast dol- 
lar. Apparently cprivinced that 
WB ’ common has cliiribed too 
highj bears have increased 
their : short \ holdings in the 
stock to a high pf 12,325 shares 
ffom a preVipUs 7;75T. 

At the same tiihe. lJitiversal 
Short holdings have dipped 
sharply. Only 860 shares are 
held shprt agaihst a total pf; . 
5,160 some 30 days ago, 


GrtMiam f ' y , T ""' ' minimum . from: $ 16 $250 

y tliam to visit his daughter and , weekiv. Old contraefveMired^^ 


son-in-law, Fred Packard, (?Plum- 
Wd prpduce.i% 

High on the agenda will uh- 
douDtedly be a trek to Toronto fpr 
a coinpiete survey of liis Ganadiari 
organization, UnderstPod that a big 
shuffle in Canadian setup, inckid- 
Jng the Odepn chain and the dia- 
\Ubiitioh ePmpariy, is in the cards. 
Additipnally, he. will meet with top 
jxecs pf Univex’sal and Eagle Lion, 
s two Yank distribs. 


May, hut remains jri; force pending 
a mevv' /one,. . 

:]!^tro;Mserbi'$t^ r .. 
As ‘BaUleg^ 

Hollywood, j£iri,/24. 
Metro’s followup Pn “Battle- 
grpiind^’; will he “Gp fpr# ;^oke.” 

story of tile famous heroic all- 
Nisei 442d regimentai.'Combat team. 


Foreign Negative Cost 
Whittled Down by U 
In Statement for 1949 

Universars a nnual financial 
statement for. 1949 is expected to 
di.sclPse a sigriificarit change in 
I the company’s amortization table, 
which w’hittles down the amount 
bf negative cost allocated to for- 
eign sale.s. U’s report will ; be dls- 
trihuted to stockholders late this 
week or;;early next. It calls for 
the company’s annual stockholder 
mpet March 8. : 

Under the allocation previously 
vised by the company, 75% of 
amortization' charges were slPtted 
against domestic rentals and; 25% 
against . foreign. Because of; de- 
yaluatiori of currencies abroa,d and 
restrictions generally imposed 
against dollar remittance.s, the 
25% proportion ^ will be knocked 
down .a number of percentage 


Iri tiie light bf .the latest devel- 
ppmerits in the Governihent-.s anti* 
trust suit: against the . industry, 
MetfO: shapes uP es the sole major 
likely to. t^ke its.' f;ase ..once again 
to the U. S. Supreme CPurt “on ap- 
peal. If present thinking b^^^^ 
Metro's top brass holds, company 
will file a iipw appeal without at- 
tempting to reach a settlement ; 
With the Government. The Little 
Three— Universal, : United Artists 
and Columbiar---are no longer in 
the. same, camp.'^ 

'Only one victory, by Metro ll 
likely . to halt an appeal. That 
would be if the court grarited 
M-G- s pitch for a clecree provision 
Gallirig for : divorcement in five 
years, with the : added conditipii 
that no divorce would be required 
if monopoly conditions faded with- 
in threpyears^^ ^ 

; However, the court’s thinking, as 
demonstrated in last week’s : de- 
cree hearing, is that “what’s good 
for the! goose is good for the 
garider.’' . 'That phrase was tossed 
around by the judges in reference 
to the Paramount and RHO con- 
sent decrees when the Governmefi? 
sought to make thPse against the 
remaining defendants soiriewhat 
stricter. It thus becomes V^biy 
that Par and RKQ dpcuriients will 
he the riiodel for decrees against 
Warner Bros., 2(}th^Fox and Metros 
therebj^ hegatihg the possibility of 
a' five-and-three-year clause, 

. Both Warners" arid 20th are weil 
along in settlement talks with the 
Dept, of Justice. Any deal by these 
companies, of Course, takes them 
but of the appeal categoi^ As for 
the Little Three, their fight for a 
separate decree was grarited by tlie 
court last week in the course of 
the hearings. Since this was their 
writeoffs , of $8,252,564 j biggest gripe, an appeal by them 
Avhich have been pushed through I becomes highiy improbable as in- 
by RKb management during the • dicated by their attorneys, 
years; 1947-48, plus operating : Vulnerable in N. Y. 
losses hi distribution of $4,000,000- wkiio > '• - 

$5,00b;db0 in i949', are regal-dcd as- 

part of a necessary readlustmcnf. i remaining in tjie case 



Howard Hughes’ economy pro- 
gram and reorganizatiqri of the 
RKO studio are viewed by Wall 
street as prefacing the way for re- 
newed profitable operatibiis of that 
company, That view is hammered 
across by B.^ L. Taylor III Jk Go., 
member of "the N. Y, Stbek exr 
change, in a lengthy stiidy bf 
RKO’s “when issued” production- 
distribution common stock, which 
tags it as one of the best buys 
open to investors in* the film in- 
dustry. 


‘.‘Fortunately for RKO ; these vari' 
bus write-*downs,” report states, 
have proyided a certain amount 
of tax shelter to the continued 
generous theari'e earnings ajnid it 
may well be that the delay in con- 
suiiimatiori of the reorganizatibn 
has been a blessing in disguise, 
in- that substantial Income taxes; 
have been saved, while the studio 
part of the business has been 
placed on a sound financial- airid 
operating basis.” 

Extended period of operating 
losses and writeoffs, inaugurated 


joined in pressing for the five-and-* 
three provision, it was pfiginally 
drafted by John Davis/. M-G at- 
torney, for that cbmpany’s primary 
use, Metro feels it. is only vuL 
(Continued on page 69) 


h 




Of 



by Hughes, now appear at an end, | Total 


Washihgtori, Jan. 24. 
of 1,057,720 shares of 


Taylor outfit opines. Noting that | Paramount common stock was re- 


five films are currently before the 
cameras, analysis then declares: 
“The cost structure, of new films 
appears to be in line with pros- 
(Continued on page 20) 




London,; Jan. 24. 

; Presuniably; as a preliminary step 
in filniing the Greta Garbo starrer, j bought as many as 40,000 shares 


tired by the parent company on 
the eve of its separation into two 
units, a report filed with the Se- 
curities & Exchange Commission 
dLscloses, Representing over bne- 
severith the entire outstanding 
.stock, these shares were , amassed 
in . Par’s treasury during some 30 
months. All stock was bought on 
the : open piarket at & cost well 
oyer $20, OpO, 000. 

In pecember, Par^ a^ 21,- 

105 shares; . At times, company 



oo ^ sifted here following the Feb. 
^3 British elections,. If so, it would 
oe a pairallel to his U; .S. trip two 
years ago, which took place during 
ihe talks that resulted in the cur- 

(Contittued qh page 24); 


tieground,’’ is scripting arid will 
direct, . Ayith produGtiph si ated f or 
late fail: 'Obmhat-. t e a m.. -fought 
he^icaliy iri Europe; from Anzio 
until the Oerinaii. ■•'Suriendci* iri 
Italy.' "-.K.-,’ 


U's way of handling the devalu- 
ation varies from that alrcb^^ 
aired by Paramount and Warner 
Bros, although the net result is the: 
same. . Par and WB put through 
dollar write-downs bn their books 
for the estimated loss. U will 
show a bookkeeping loss for fiscal 
1949 which can be made up in part, 
at least, by returns in later years, 
Devaluation has meant srnaller 
weekly returns from overseas 
while, curfericy rcstrictioris slow 
tli^ dollar remittances. Because of 
this, U’.s^ doniestic take. has become 
larger in rAtio to revenues from 
abroad, thereby necessitating the 
change. 


“Lover and Friend,” Walter WAm [ iri a riionth, This drive; along with ; 
get hakregfetered A British produc-} the fact; that stock in the new pro- ‘ 
tion company with capital of $2,. ' ductlari-distributioii company has 
800. Listed as his co-directors are t been issued on the ba.sis of one- 
Joan; Bennett, Montague Marks and i'for-twp, has. shAtply cut the total 
Sir Edwin Herbert. j outstariding shares. Result; has 

Although finanbirig ; dimculties : been the lohgrrange aim; pf proxy 

have plagued Wanger and his part- ! Barney Balaban. 

ner, Eugene Frenke, since the film i; Meanwhile, two other majors 
was first conceived last spring, ; continue huyli^ up preferred 
budgetary problems are now said; stocks with the idea of the ulti- 
to be splved via British pounds se- ! *^^^® ”^Hrement of special issues. 

cured from Romulus Films arid dbl- ? Colhnibia picked up ahother 300 


lars advanced by Telinyest/ " 


shares of cumulaliVe preferred 
Adapted from Balzac’s ribVei; ! during the inonth. it riow^has 2,- 
“Duchesse de Lafigeais, •’ the; pic-H 870 shares, of *the special stock. ^ 
ture is slated to roll iri April. At A Universal 40 
British studio, with Max Opuls di-; i shares ^of cumulative preferred. It 
recting. Aside from the ^oin ebri-* j VOrrently holds 4,320 Shares, 
tribbed by Romulus and Telin Vest, ’ ' 

\Vanger and Frenkc reportedly 1 iiV rv‘ - 

haye kicked In with $150,000 Of ^ V I/lVVy 

th^r own money. I Universal has 

Wanger last week registered the jterly dividend of $L06i,4 per share 
title “Miss Paris” with the Mbtipn 'qn thesr company’s cumulative pre- 
Picture As-sri, of ATneriba. It is ;ferred stqck. 


believed this Is for another; .pic 
cpritemplAted for European prbdiit- 
tion... 


Pieferred .stockholder.s of record 
Feb, 15 will divide the pie 
March li 


PICnjRES 


Ja0ii gS, 1950 



Oft-repeated monopoly charges^-*'- — ■ ' ■ ' .. ■■■ 

made against the Motion Picture i ™ ^ jji* 

Export Assn, by the Society of j Ha^en-WalllS Huddllllg 
Independent Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers threaten to break out bri 
another front if application by two ' 


MPAA Predating 
For State De|^ T^ 
r^t O’seas Ciirls 

: While ; the part that the State 
w Ml u - Lu j , Dept, will be called upon to play 

pasting ^wll , be -gabbed 0^^^ V** : In the American industry’s forth- 
Goast. Hazen s_aid. T>uo :wiU also ! with the BHt. 


in 1948. 

If the pards give the nod tO; the 
British production, question of 


Oh Prod, of British Pic 

Joseph Hazen, partner with Hal 
SIMPP niembers for Japanese im- ; WaUis m WaUis--Hazeii,.IneM indie 
port pemtlfs faU of apiproval. Ap- 1 fenlnejni “"It which releases 
plications, which will be, filed ' through. Paramount, plan^ for the 
Shortly by Samuel GoldWyn and j Cnnft-. dnnng the_ we^ ■ acepmr: 
Wait Disney, are being viewed by ; Ffi/ea •’X, i 

SlMPP in the nature of a test ct I will huddle on tte gues^ 

maintains, in Japan. : j turn oijt another dim m Britain 

■ . ^ ' during the summer. Last pic made 

The two BIMPP ^embe^,^^^b^^ by Wallis in England was the Ann 
distribute through BKO.^wmeh m starref / “So Evil My Love/' 

“ tiirh releases through ; . MpEA : in 

Japan/ They ate aiming, howovet, 
to release their product through 
their own licensee in .Japan, just 
as they do in Germany and some 
other countries, if they can get 
import licenses. They have indi- 
cated that preliminary effoi^ to 
obtain permits haVe been delayed 
by an exclusive tieup that hais | 
been made by MPEA With Geh. . 

: Douglas MacArthur’s ; Supreme ; 

Command of Allied Powers. 

: There has been no direct charge 
or hint, however, that MPEA is 
blbdkirig the SIMPP applications , 
and the Eric Jphnxton group may 
Well : choose to urge SCAP to 
grant them licenses rathet than 
lay itself open tm the monopoly 
charges.: It would obviousiy - be to. 
the advantage of MPEA member 
companies, rieverthcless* to force 
the indies to distribute in J^pan 
through. MPEA, since the number 


Latiza ypped by M*G 

Hollywood, Jan. 24, 
Mario Lanza's film ^contract, 
calling for $500 weekly, was 
torn Up hy Metro aiid .replaced 
by a hew pact calling for a 
he^ivy wage .boost; ■ ^ 

In addition, the studio hand-: 
ed the tenor a bonus of $25,- 
000 . ; 




Continued from page l 


, ,, . ^ TT ,1 J coming negotiations With the BriL 

talk next two Hollywood projects, i industi^ Is still a matterof dis- 
4<i\/r„ li'i.ian/i T,.fw>« uir^iof»> oriVi 1 mo mqusiry i.s slui a qib 

cussion, the Motion Picture Assn. 

of America is using every effort tp 


My Friend Irma Goes West" and 
l a Biirt Lancaster vehicle. ■ 
Hazen returns in two-three 

■ weeks.' ' 'I' l' 



enlist States Dept, support in deal- 
ings with other countries. De- 
partment was called on last week | 
to help fend off restrictions omfilm’ 
earnings in France^ I Israel and 
'Spain;, 

John G. /McGarthy, dii’ector of 
the MPAA’s international division, 
was in .. Washington from New 
York last week to start the ball 
rolling with State Dept, reg^ding 
the three coiintries. He expects 
to be in the capital again this week 
to give the matter a further push. 


change bf stance pn video is the 
.dispassionate; way the theatremen 
view it now, as compared with late 
1948 and early ’49. There was evi- 
dent then among a lot of exhibs a 
real fear that the "new demon’’ of 
the amusement industry wbiild, de- 
velop so fast that it would: swal-* 
low them up within a. f e\y years. 
There’s no such fear new. 

' There is h gt’eat- divergence, of 
Coiirse/; In the- seriousness -with 
which varied exhibs look on tele. 


It runs the gamut all the way from 


Underlining thr film industry’s 

'growing acceptance of television as 

an ally and not an bneiny, film dig, 
tributors are opening pp piore and 
njore old features f be sale to TV 
broadcasters. With the film oldies 
Still ah important part oL TV pro- 

gramming, the networks weleptne 
the aboiit-face attitude/ as a new 
njethod of cementing friendly re^ 
latibnsmhs with their affiliate sta- 
tions, and also as a means of open- 
ing up more available time for lu- 
crative spot announcements; 

Film companies* switch in atti- 
tude bn the old pictures, of course; 
is based Oh economic cohsideta^ 

tionSl /Video stations, playing to 
- ’a steadily-expanding audienGe. are 


now charging more for spot time 


and so can afford more for the pix. 
Ih N. Y., for example, a good lea- 
ture with name stars can draw up 
'to $70d for a one-spot showing. 


On France, McCarthy presented 
Major Company foreign chiefs i arguments of the U. S. industry 
ibi SIMPP releases, could then be have extended the Hie of the Mo- i W reopening the Blum-Byrnes 


controHed. On their hwn, the m- 
dies will undoubtedly arrange for | Picture Export Assn, in Japan 

distributibn of a flock oLpix Which j for one mor0 year from the end 
have accumulated since the begin- j of June in a special meet held last 
ning; of the war. i week. At the same time, the cbm- 


agreement which; was adopted iij 
1947: This pact and a subsequeht 
modification now limit U. S. com- 
panies to ' the dubbing of 121 pix 
annually for the French market. 


Anv laree number of indie pix , panies gave every indication ’that j Some companies have too many 


going into Japan directly would the MPEA Will Continue to bper- 
rneah a smaller divvy for MPEA j ate in the Iron Curtain countries 
cbmpanies out bf the $1,600,000 • after June 30, without withdrawal 
appropriation which SOAP, con- 1 by any distrm^^^ 
trbls to gyarantee cohyertibility of . r Confab was called by the MPEA 
Americari film earnings there, to sound the companies on whether 
MPEA has held releases down to i any of them had ideas of pulling 
104 ai year. . /oiit when the year elapsed: Ex- 

Roy Disney, president of Walt j ploratory talks showed no such de- 
Disney Pfdductions; James A. Mul- jsire by dlstribs to narrow further 
vey, prez of Samuel Goldwyn Pro- j the jurisdiction of the MPEA. Last 
ductions, and Robert J. Rubin, } week’s kicking around of the sub- 
counsel for SIMPP/ are expected Iject demonstrated that the dif- 


to go to Washington shortly to hud- 
dle with , Army I officials on the ap- 
plicatipns; In the meantime, Disney 
and Goldwyn have dispatched a 
joint sales rep, Alexander Caplan, 
to Tokyo to start making distribu- 
tion arrangements there. 


U.S. Filmites 




Via New Currency Deal 

American pic industry during tjie 
past week won imj^ortant gains on 


ficulties iriVoived in doing film 
business in Sovief-dbminated coiinr 
tries negated any plan for with- 
drawal. 

Renewal in Japan perrriits the 


films for their quota and others 
haven’t enough. Yanks now want 
this whole quota setup eliinihated, 
clairning that the French economic 
situation has considerably im- 
proved in the past few years and 
there is no reason for continued fe-« 
strictipns. 

lii regard to Israel, -McCarthy 
protested against a high surtax 
which it . is reported the govern- 
ment contemplates levying against 
American pix earnings. He wants 
State to register a squawk with the 
Israeli foreign office. 

The effort in Spain is to have the 
Department attempt to win a fe- 
yisiori of the pre.serit plan of giving 


circuit bpef ator Si Fabian, in New 
York, Who sees enough of a threat 
to be Working posthaste to install 
larger-screen tele in his houses, to 

smalltimers in non ^ TV areas ; and can get as- much as $500 iii 
Whb’ye never even seen a set in . Chicago. Broadcasters realize they 
operation ; : j Will probably never be able t o ob-. 

FablaiiV Stand 

Fabian is in the vanguard of the to pay fiy the films as the 

ana , “if Vjou - can’t - lick * ’em - join- jkey tn them, future availabiJit v 

1 ’em” school, and he has virtually ! ,2? •“"PPrtaiit, iic- 

- ' the whole exhibitor fraternity be- ; ^ is the 

hind him, for . that matter. The j growing real^atioh on the^ part' of 

feeling of a great many operators if 

in this regard is summed up in the i their boxoffice 

statement to Variety of M. ^ J Fuss kicked up by many of the fi 
Rosenberg,' Pittsburgh circuit own- when Some ^pf the indie 

er and former; pfexy of Allied 'Producers first began turning over 
Statek exhib association. He de- fheiij JJWlesJo^vldeo has gradually 
dared: :Subsided. In fact, TV has proved 

“I haven’t done -anything yet to ;.® fremeiidous, boxoffice hypo for 
meet the so-called corhpetitioh of ^^bme film characters, such as Hop- 
television because I hav^’t felt it; valong^Gassidy. ^ Latter, as played 
My feeling is that if and when tele- i by Bill Boyd, hJjs risen from far 
vision does become real competi- J back in the cowboy ranks during 
tiprt, something will come along in i^^be last: year tp almost the top box- 
the film business to help us meet i ofll®® grosser, strictly because of 
it and wdll take advantage of it ■ ^be. new audience created among 
at that time.” " : kids by the playing of old 

Toledo theatreman Martin G. ! westerns on video; 

Smith, ah official of Independent | -Indicative of the better type of 
Theatre Owners of Ohio, likewise I Pmtures now being opened up to 
feels that exhibs will eventually be Itbe broadcasters Is a group of 23 
ioinmff rather than fiffhtihp TV i obtained from various distributors 


MPEA to start negotiations for the i import permits. The permit 
1950—51 period with the u/ S. 1 ®®s®® bas become a 

Army. Armed service granted the i with Spanish distribs, 

companies $1,600,000 for the ’49-: 

’5Q operations Ih Nippon. MPEA 
will Seek to boost the sum in the 
coming year. Coin is in dollar re^ 
mittables, the Ai'my taking the 
equivalent in frozen yen earned by 
Yank pix. 

GeiLany^a^d Jackie Robinson 


joining rather than fighting TV , 
arid when the time comes they’ll be lAwring the last week by Nat Fpw- 
turning it to their own use. He i 1®^' » head of ABC-T V’s film depart- 
sees a parallel in drive-ins. They .*^®hL Group, all of which were 
were originally looked on as a ; released originally between 1940 
threat to standard theatres. Now ianfl 1945,. is topped by such box- 
most of them are being built and [office winners as John Ford’s 
operated by standard theatre ownr .“Stagecoach”; ‘‘Sundown,” slairing 
ers, who are making money out of Tierney; “To Be or Not to 

them. Smith sees exhibs eventu^ B®/" with Jack Benny and the late 
ally eashlng in on tele in similai' j CaroIe Lombard;“Crystal Bail ” 
manner; 1 with Ray MiUand and. Paulette 


Exhibs* Attitudes Mixed 


; Goddard, and others, a. 


. While some of these originally 
Qddlyj enoiigh, the difference in major company release, the ma- 
approach ^to TV _by various exhibs jors for the inost part have turned 
bears: htll® relationship to devel- ipver TV distribution rights to indie 
opment of the new medium m ; distribs. Paramount, hoWev'er. has 
their particular area. It doesn t i been programming its ownCd and- 
V ^ ^beatre ops in ?^®w , operated KTLA in Hollywood with 

Yoik, Philly, . Chicago and Lps^ An- 'some of its old feature product. 

^WihcIffeiAf^ AilflofI liiT FI I f ! According to Fowler, who aliribuh 
wf inSlOW AQ06u ®y "Vl^f3T, ^bickestf . are the most con- ’Pd his success in digging up the 


Eagle Lion has fattened its 
burgeoning fihn schedule for 1950 


Norway have agreed to increase 
the convertibility of frozen kroner 


to an amount equal to the approxi- , a last-minUte proposal of that sort, Dhagers’ second ^sacker WilkSav 
mately 30% currency devaluation the ■ earlier-than-usuai conclave K,? i 


they instituted last September. 

Denmark went further by pef- 
niit ting additional convertibility 
by an amount that the Miotion Pic- 
ture Assri. of America, which nego- 
tiated the deal, refused To disclose 
yesterday (Tuesday). Still another; 
important change by , the Danes 
was permission granted to the 
Yahk^ to credit frozen kroner to 
the accounts of the .parent com- 
pariies. in the U.. S.^ rather than to 
their Dariish subsids. . 

This latter permission Will, saiye 


W'as staged. 


hiniself. Company has also inked 
[ firial papers for U. S. distribution 
j of Sir Alexander Korda’s “The 
Winslow Boy.” 


’50 


With the! baseball seasdri.' Urider 


oldies to his constantly-.searching 
tb , staff, ABC has found 2;500 films 
idtiring the last 18 months which 
iBUth as the external situ- ^^ere not available before then. In 

TT A 1 - [addition, he revealed that ABC will 

Dnihite [publish a directory in a few weeks 

whncip titles that the web 

hv^ f r ' bnows are available, with in form J- 

i.ce.d .. by thiee stations , (in Dallas whpcp to buV 

and Fort Worth) and thus .might i tl” _ ■ ^ 

cerimd’lsk'tatan’® ’ While the webs are not very 

“Mv’ onitr T’TF : Cpncerned aboUt getting the film 

that wp’rp ^iin Oldies.'for their o&o stations, I’eoi- 

that were up against it.’ he de*.:i„g they can program those ivilh 


Robinson pic goes before the j cUrad fac^ttouslv ”irth^^^ no' 

imprac In FoKi-,inmr niifK « ««« IS mat It IS gO- 


live and kinescope shows. 

stations are using. I’ni afraid that; f ' 


kaSS :t>’® ;pl®5'®r' >!«® ‘h®'.?'* J® 

a; survey Of theatre ptemium coni: I of ***1’^^ V* ! 'rtW' swear off eve- their affiliation relationships, Moi e- 

panies on New York’s film row ' ! Picture anywhere, 

showed last week. Spokesmen for ' TV No n.Y. Bugaboo 

several organlzatlohs’^Dointed but " “ 


over, by programming the pix m 
; segments, both the nets ; and si a* 
tions have found; they can! sell: par- 


several organizations pointed but exhibs, who; were . .. a u n. .zv,,. 

that the heavy inroads of televi- j when the :.A: 


'■ ments to advertisers. 


the American firms large sums In |;5ierh plus lack of quality fihn fare, [Sum^^Sff-steS 


epunts"&m wh^'/f^liew n;Ses, ffiwe S^^^rt^ce, the;’i^^^ a 

had in the past. of . £100,000 forgotten tha^ Though there p®'y ®^ ^®venues. toi 

u ($280,000 ) in frozen; currency. I are more sets in the tprritnrv Piir casters. 

Majority of exhi^bsxre usiug Jin- Film goes into distribution within ^rehtW thiS ^ 

rw^are in an effort to sfiitiiiiafp triT j -rhyyj v^oio seems to be no par 


' taxes. As . long ; as the frozen 
money was credited to ' the dbmesr 
tic subsids Of the Yank companies, 
they had to pay taxes ori it.^^They 
won’t hereafter.. All the chiinges, 
both iri Denmark 
came, effective Jan 
npunccj yesterday 
Caivthy, diieetbr 

ternational division, although word cuffb IG-inch dinner plates for an 

heis just been received pf ratifica- initial seven-day period and eVeiy ' A/ Green are eymg carefully the 

f-^Way and Saturday thereafter,” 


Wilh . spat 
moi'e 


u A- t. j u 1 unconcerned over last year’s 


new Qgre‘ ,\vith .tlie 
time and agree, that it 
( Swallow them up ta-, 

w, or next .year ; . 

Groupwise, Theatre Owners m 
America have Been most active in 
the field through the urging m 
exec director Gael Sullivan. H® 


. . r Life.’’ as weil as William^^H^^^ before a Congr^sioSl^bmrnSSe i^SSe yw^m^ 

tail. They hope that the ^clianges I Copy described the por- last year, ?! i ^hat cha^^ 


Will be, .significant in encouraging ; cehain as “beautiful early :Americriri 
other countries to make allowances ; dinnerware luxuriously trimmed 
for devaluation and to mease ' with 22-carat gold." Premium firms 
American '■ “ - , . .. 


F-P Plans Canadian Ozoner 

criean firms from paying taxes j agreed that kurtnesf'M“i95'o"is f Famous Plavera''wUr build a 
on frozen coin which they can’t j bound to be at Yeast 10 or 15% :$150.000 Mrfvti" 
use; I above tlia/pnast year. I outside of city. 


®,xliibs are ih exactly the same pOt | located for theatre yideo. M.olion 
sition as yirtually all other theatre ; Picture .Assn, of Aria erica, inadc k 
operators in the couritry. Few y similar plea, indicating in 
have done anything but 'watch its • the majors in the future of I/'®* 
developrtient and talk about it-— 1 even if the lesser iridies s-ire tJ|KintJ 
and how there’s even less talk as j the competitive threat surpi’isiriM^)'^ 
exhibs get accustomed to the pres- I calrii. 



COMPANY DELIVERED THESE PRIZE- 
WINNERS ! IV THE SNAKE PIT, A LETTER TO 






GERR/ ATKiNS 

War-i^r C'^:'j I Aihan, N >' 

ISABELLE AUSTIN 

PoxH healre, N. Y. C 

EMIL BEPNSTECK 

Wildy Corn , A'bn'a G j 

PAUL BOISE 

Walter Reade T^^eitres, N *' C 

OLLIE BROCKS 

Biitt^rLpId Ci^'^i’i! Detro.;, M.:- 

LOU BROWN 

Lee.'' s Pji Ne.N Have'". Cy-n 

HARRY BROWNING 

Ne.-. Engl.yd Tn»r; Ir: By.lon Ma:: 

H BRUNNER 

" W:s:. Amsm ;Ccro. Mii.',3i:K -a W-^' 

EVERETT CALLOW 

Warner B.-oa, C.r:y; Prida Pj 

DOROTHY DAt' 

Cr”:ra. Slalea T-:y De: M: - e: ly-a 

RALPH CPEWP'' 

P,:z Thej're T.i'y Qi-'a 

0 K EDWARDS 

y Tdea'r^- y;’ Ly ^ C Ula" 

ERNIE EMEPl'NG A;:, v,- 

'u'.e.'.'s Tnea’re: N, v C 

DANN FINN 

B ri 0 Ti'-aaire^ he, Bca'y M y-. 

HARRY freeman 

For Theaire Phila, Pa, 

EMANUEL FPISCH 

Rjndlor'.e Circuit. BrooKlyn N Y 

IRWIN GOLD Gc'ie^ji M-;r 

Randtorce Circuit, Brooklyn N Y 

HARRY GOLaiER;G 'Adv M^r 

. Warner's Theatres. N. Y C 

EDGAR GOTH, Adv M,:r 

Fabian Theatres. N Y. C 

LARRY GRAYBURN 

Odeon Theatres. Toronto Canada 

NORRIS HADAWAY 

'Carolina Tneatre, Greensboro. N C 

H. D. HEARN 

Exhibitors Service. Charlotte, N, C. 

KEN HOEL 

Hams Amusement Co,, Pittsburgh Pa 

IKE HOIG 

Ute Theatre, Colorado Springs, Colo. 

J. C. HUNTER 

Ritz Theatre. Tulsa, Okie. 

BOB JOHNSTON 

Franchon 8. Marco, St. Louis, Mo, 

HANS KOLMAR 

Fox West Coast Theatres, Oakland, Cal. 

SENN LAWLER 

Fox Midwest Theatres, Kansas City, Mo. 

PAUL LEVI 

American Theatres, Boston, Mass. 

JOHN MAHON 

Penn Paramount Corp., Wilkes-Barre. Pa. 

HARRY MANGEL Adv. Mgr. 

RKO Theatres, N. Y. C. 

NICK MATSOUKA5 

Skoiiras Theatres. N. Y. C. 

MAURICE MAURER 

Victoria Theatre, N. Y. C. 

JACK MclNERNEY 

United Paramount Theatres, N. Y. C. 

MORRIS MECHANIC 

New Theatre, Baltimore, Md, 

M. A. MOONEY 

Cooperative Thtrs. of Ohio, Cleveland. 0. 

SEYMOUR MORRIS 

Schine Theatres, Gloversville, N, Y. 

J. NAIRN 

Famous Players Can. Corp,, Toronto, Onl, 

SEYMOUR REISER 

Fox West Coast Thlrs., Los Angeles. Cal. 

HOWARD PETTING 

Florida States Thtrs.. Jacksonville. Fla, 

TOM REAOE 

Lucas & Jenkins, Atlanta. Ga. 

JIM REDMOND 

Tri-States Theatres, Des Moines, lo-va 

FAY REEDER 

Fox W. Coast Thtrs., San Francisco. Cal. 

ROGER RICE 

Video Theatres, Oklahoma City. Okla, 

HAROLD RINZLER 

Randforce Circuit, Brooklyn. N. Y. 

EMMETT ROGERS 

Rivoli Theatre, Chattanooga. Tenn. 

MONTAGUE SALMON 

Rivoli Theatre, N. Y. C. 

ROBERT SELIG 

Fox In^er-Moiintain Thtrs,, Denver, Colo, 

SONNY SHEPHERD 

Wometco Theatres, Miami. Fla 

MYRON SIEGEL. Adv. Mgr. 

Century Circuit, N. Y. C. 

SPYROS SKOURAS. J' 

Skouras Theatres, N, Y. C. 

HARRY SPIEGEL 

Comerford Theatres, Scranton Pa, 

BERT STEARN 

Cooperative Thtr. Serv., Pittsburgn, Pa 

KNOX STRACHAN 

Warner Circuit, Cleveland. Ohio 

CHARLES TAYBR 

Buffalo Paramount Corp,, Buffalo N, i 

E. E. WHITTAKER 

Georgia Theatres, Inc., Aitanta. Ga. 

DAN WILKINSON 

Neighborhood Thtrs., I y. N, H.. Co-^. 


W^ednesduy, Jantiiury 25, 1950 



P^IcImesswiube^od for 

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Los Angeles, jaiii^^ 2^^^ >; 

; Outside of a respectable $47,000 
expected for “Montana’* in three 
theatres; local firstruns are nearly 
all slow in cuirent session* Five 
new^^bills, with two exceptions, are 
doing hotbing more than just fair, 
^‘The vHeiress/’ in two Parainpunt 
houses,, looks mild $26,000, “Mari 
on Eiifel Tower” shapes Slow $24 j- 
OpO In- 'trim; sppt^ ■ 

“South Sea iSiririer” may reach 
iiice $28,000 in five locations, 
nearly all very small theatres.; Nerir 
.picture, “D.O.A..”shapes. only light 
$26,000; also five situations. ; Ei^ht- 
day second \veek of 4* Adam’S Rib” 
is accounting for pleasinfi $27,000; 

“Foolish Heart” is taking a; spurt 
on its extended-rutl, sHooting near 
$5,000 in fifth frame at Four Star 
after bouncing up above $5i000 in 
, fourth week;': ' 

Estiinates for . This Week 

/Beverly ;.|liUs, Downtown, Hawaii, 
Hollywood. Forums Music Halls 
<Prin-Cor) (834; 902; 1,106; 512^ ^2,- 
; 100; 55-$l:)-^“IXO.A.” (UA) and 
“Bomba Panther ; Island” (Mono). 
Light $26,()p0. Last week, “Without 


.4 BrostHway Grosses 

Estimated Total Gross 

This Week $560,000 

(Based on 18 theatres) 

Last Year ; . V $654,000 

(Based ori 16 theatres, ) 



Honor” (tJA) arid “WClf Hunter” 
lldono) (2d^wk-6 days), $15,300. 

Chinese,^ Los Angeles, Loyola, 
Uptown; Wilshire (FWC) (2,048; 2,- 
097; 1,248; 1,719; 2,296; 60-$l)^ 
“Whirlpool” (20th) arid “Radar Se- 
cret Service” (Indie) (2d wk-5 days). 
Only $20,000 or near. Last week, 
thin $38,500;. 

Downtown, Hollywood, Wiitem 
(WBV (1,757; 2,756; 2,344; 60-$l)— 
“Montana?’ (WB). Good $47,000. 
Last week, “Irispector General” 
(WBi (3d wk)> $25,000. 

Loevp’s State, Egyptian (tJ A) (2;- 
404; 1;538; 60-$l)^“ Adam’s Rib” 
(M-G) and “Square Dance Jubilee” 
(Lip) (Statfe only) .(2d wk). Nice 
$27,000 in 8 days; Last week, $32,- 
■■600; •■' 

Pantages, Hilistreet (RHO) (2,- 
812; 2,890; 50-$I)— “Man on Eiffel 
Tower” (RKO) and “Sorts of New 
Mexico” (Gol); Slow $24,000. Last 
week, “Nevadan” (Col) and “Mark 
of Gorilla” iCpl); nice $30,600. 

Los ' Angeles, Hollywood Par a- 
inounts (F&M) (3,398; 1,451; 50-$l) 
—“Heiress” (Par.) and “HOedown” 
(Col) (L.A. only); Mild $26,000. 
Last week, “Thelma Jordon” (Par) 
and “Call of Forest” (Lip) .(L,A. 
only) (2d wk-5 days), $11,600. 

United Artists, Rita, Studio City, 
Vogue, Culver (UA-FWC) (2,100; 
1,370; 880; 885; 1,145; 60r$l)— 
^’Soulh Sea Sinner” (U) and 
“Ridel’S of Range” (RKO). Nice 
$28,000 or close. Last weeki “Free 
For All” (U) and “Undertow” (U) 
(2d wk-4 days), $6,900. 

Orpheum (D’town) (2,210; 50-95) 
— “Blondie’s Hero” .((jol) (2d run), 
with , 8 acts vaude. Oke $16,500. 
Last week, “Girl’s School” (Col) 
.(2d run), with vaude, $15,400. 

Four Star CUA) (900; 60-$l)-^ 
“My Foolish Heart” (RKO) (5th 
\vk). Excellent $5,000. Last Week, 
about same. 

Carthay Circle . (FWC) <1,518; 85- 
$1,50)— House dark for refurbish^ 
irig. Last week, third week of 
“Sands Iwo Jima” (Rep), neat $8,*^ 
800. 

Arf^ YFWC) r679» 


Cincinnati, Jan. 24. 
Five new bills; an extra measure 
here; and a pair of plumpish. hold- 
overs ar,e holdirig downtbrim biz 
okay for second i straight round. 
“Inspector Generai” and “All The 
King’s Men” are neck and neck, 
with best showing by latter, sturdy 
at Palace. “Pirates: of Capri” ahd. 
“Brimstone*’ hold an edge pn 
“Intruders In Dust.” V' 

■ Estimates for This Week 
Aibee (RKO) (3,i0P; 55^75) -- 
“Inspector General” (WB). Sharp 
$16,000. Last week, “Great Loyer” 
(Par); ditto. 

Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 55-75) ^ 
“Intruder Iri Dust” (M-G). Mod- 
erate $6,500. Last . week, “Ori 
Town” (M-G) (3d wk), brisk $7,000. 

Grand (RKO) (1,400; 55-75) — 
“Brimstone” (Rep), pleasing $7,- 
500; Last week, “Great Dan Patch” 
<UA), fairish $6,000. / 

Keith’s ((ility Inv.) (1,542; 55-75) 
—“Pirates of Capri’.J (FC). Favor- 
able $8,500. Last week, •“Heiress” , 
(Par), (4th wk-4 days), $5,400. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,444; 55-65) — 
“Sands Iwo Jwnai” (Rep) (m,6.). Big 
$8,000. Last week, “Red Shoes” 
(EL), three days (4th downtown 
week), split with “Raiders Desert” 
(indie) and “Legion Lost Flyers” 
(Indie) (reissues), modest $4,000. 

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 55-75) — 
“King’s Men” (Col). Hefty $16,000. 
Last week, ‘Two Jima” (Rep), 
atomic $22,000, theatre's biggest 
grosser, for over a year. 


Omaha, Jan* 24. 

Sleet and cbld ai*e proving rib 
barrier tb bi§ grosses here this ; 
week. ' Openings in this ; bad 
vreather were big but went higher 
when weather cleared over week-? 
end. ‘Trispector , General'’ shapes 
sock at the Orriheum; “Battle- 
groririd,” with plenty bf bally; had 
a smash . opening at small State but 
ought to do terrific week. “For- 
syte Womari^’ and “Story of Sea- 
biscuit” also ate Okay, 

^ Estimates for This Week 

Orpheum (Tristates) <3,000; 16- 
65) — “Inspector General” (WB) 
and “One Last Fling’’ (WB), Sock 
$15,000. Last week, “Sands of Iwo 
Jima” (Rep), tremendous $18,000 
and hit new house record for pic- 

state (Goldbergl (865; 16^65)— 
“Battleground” (M-G)/. Will do 
$10,000, terrific for small , house. 
Last week, “Adame’s Rib”; (M-G) 
(2d wk), fancy $6;5O0.: ; 

Paramount (Tristates) <2,800; 16- 
65) — V’Fprsyte W (M“G)- 

Shapes slim $8,000. Last rireek, 
“On the TbwnV (M-G), $11,000. 

Brandeis (RKO) (1 ,500; 16^^65)--^ 
“Seabiscuit” (WB) and “Ryan, De- 
tective” (Col). / Good $7i5p0. , Last 
week, “Baby Mskes ’Three’* (Col) 
and “House Across Street” (WB), 
$7;000. 



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: Estimated, Total Gfoss ^ 
This Week . : $2,842,000 
( Based on 24 ■ cities, 210 
theatres, chiefly first runs; in- 
. eluding N. Y^ ) 

Total Gross Same Week 
Last Year . . ;$2,932;000 

( BOsed on 2$ cities and 224 
TheatreSi) 




St. Louis, Jan. 24, ^ 
“Sands of Iwo Jima” with stage- 
show is out in lead this stanza 
ririth sbekeroo se^ibn at the big 
Fox, best at ' this house in Iriany 
months. Reenactment of raising 
of the flag bn “Iwo Jima” on thea- 
tre's stage by local Marines is part 
of show; which was cooked up by 
Fanchbn & Marco publicity staff; 
“On Town” also is smash at Loew’s 
While “Bagdad,” ambther new eritry, 
shapes strong at Missouri. “South 
Sea Sinner” will do well bn second 
downtown week at Ambassador* 
Estimates for This Week 
Ambassador (F&M) (3,000; 50-75) 
-r-“South Sea Sinner” (U) arid 
“Prince of Foxes“ (20th). Nice 
$13,000 for second downtown week. 
Last week, “Ihspector General” 

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•‘Fallen Idbl” (SRO) (9th wk). 
About $3,000. Last week, nice 
$3,800, 






Tasty $16,000 in Balto 

Baltimore, Jan. 24. 

Biz continues fair here Vic 
Damone Will help “Trapped”; to 
nice session at Hipp. “South Sea 
Sinner” looks big while “Hasty 
Heart” looms light. 

Estimates for This Week 

Century (Loew’s-UA) :(3,000; 20- 
60) — “Malaya” (M-G). (Dpehing to- 
riiorrbw (Wed.) after week of 


Indianapblis; Jan.; 24. 

Biz is running at good ley el at 
firstruris here this week* “Ambush’’ 
Is leadirig straight filmers at Loew’s 
arid “Red Shoes” is strong iri pop 
price stand at Circle. “South Sea 
Sinner’’ shapes solid at Indiaria, 
Estimate^ for This Week 

Circle (Gamble-Doile) <2,800; 44- 
65)— “Red Shoes” CEL). Dandy $12,- 
000. Last week, “Free for All” (U) 
with Xavier Cugat orch onstdge, 
hot $25,000 at 50-90c scale. 

Indiana <G-D) (3,300; 44-65)— 
“South : Sea Sinner” (U) and 
•'Hollywood Varieties’’ (Lip). Solid 
$13,000 or n e a r. ; Last week, 
“Sands Ivvo Jima” (Rep) (2d wk-4 
days), nice $7,000 arid, sock $23,000 
total for run.; 

Loew’s (Loew’s) (2,427; 44-65)— 
•‘Ambush” (M-G) arid “Challenge 
Lassie” (M-G); Hefty $14,000. Last 
week, “Outpost Morocco” (UA) and 
“Too Late for Tears” (UA), $1 1,000. 

Lyric (G-D) (1,600; 5()-85)-^“Port 
New York” (EL) with Renfro Val- 
ley Barn Dance onstage. Slick $13,- 
€00. Last week^ “Stoiy Molly X” 
<U) and “Savage Splendor” (RKO)j 
$5,000 at 44-65C scale. 


'”S6ufh Sea" Sinrier” (u) at bTgi 

$ 10 , 000 . 

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,240; 
20-80)— “Trapped’’ (EL) plus vaude 
heaided by Vic Damone. Damone 
helping toward nice $16;000 or 
near. Last week, “Story Mollie X’’ 
(U) arid vaude riarring Jerry 
Wayne $14,200. ; 

Mayfair : (Hicks) (980; 20-65)— 
“Sands Iwb jima” (Rep) (4th Wk). 
Going great at $7i000 after prCvi;- 
;ous starizas cracked hbusC high. 

New (Mechanic) (1,800; 20-60)-^ 
“Dancing iri. Dark” (20.th). Fairiy 
good'' $12,000: Last week, ‘?]PririCe 
of Foxes” (20th) (3d wk), $6^800: 

Stanley (WB) (3,280; 25-75)— 
“Hasty Heart” (WB) Getting most 
of trade at night and doing light 
$11,000. Last week, “Heiress” 
(Par) oke $16,300 in lO days. 

Town (Rappaport) (1;500; 35-65) 
—“Red Shoes” (EL) (2d Wk). Re- 
turn at pop pribes is paying off 
mightily at $13,000 oh heels of re- 
soimding opener to $15,400. 

Coast Par Ad Huddiles 

Max ; Ybungstbin, Paramount's 
ad-pub director; Morfc Nathaiison, 
eastern publicity chief, and Sid 
Blumenstock, ad manager, plane 
for the Coast today (Wed.) for Stu- 
dio meets on upcomirig film eam- 
paigns. 

Trio are slated to return to New 
York within a week. 


^ Philadelphia, Jan: 24. 

The war is being fought over 
again here this week, with “Battle- 
ground” still bulging the Boyd, in 
second week, and “Sands of Iwo 
Jima” terrific at Stanley. ’^Latter is 
topping town. “South Sea Sinner” 
shapes well at Earle while “Whirl- 
pool” looms fine at Fox. 

“Hasty Heart” is very slow at 
Mastbaum. “Red Shoes” is solid 
at Karlton on pop scale. 

Estimates for This Week 

Aldine (WB) (1,303; 50-99) 
“Malaya” (M-G) <4th wk). Nice 
$10, poo. Last week, $14, 000. 


“Battleground” ^^(M^G) (2d wk). 

Boff $30,000 after smash $38,000 
opener. " 

; EariC (WB) (2,700; 50-99) — 
“South Sea Sinner” <U). Lively 
$18,000, Last week; “ChinatoWn 
Midnight” (Col) with Ella Fitz- 
gerbld, ;Buddy Johnson onstage, 
$25;000. 

Fox (20th) (2,250; 56-09) .— 
“WhirlpooT’ (2oth), Fine $20,000. 
La.st week, “Dancing in Dark” 
<20th), $18,000: 

Goldman (Goldriian) (1,200; 50*' 
99)^“Thelma Jordon’’ (Par) (2d 
Wk). Sloughed off to $12,000 after 
sturdy $17,500 opener. 

Karlton (Goldman) (1,000; 50-99) 
— -:“Bed Shoes” (EL). Pop price 
return is solid, $17,000. Last week, 
“Port of New York” (EL)^ $10,000. 

Masthauiii ( WB) ( 4,360 ; 50-99)^ 
“Hasty Heart^’ (WB); Slow $20,000. 
Last week, “Lady Takes Sailor” 
(WB),: $14,000. 

Randolph (Goldman) (2i500; 50- 
99) — “On Toto” \^M-G> (5th wk) 
Nice $14,000. Last week, $14*800. 

Stanley ( WB), (2,850; 50-99) 
“Sands of Iwo Jima” (Rep). Biggest 
thing in tpwri, terrific $42,000 or 
near; . Last week, “Heiress” (Par) 
(4th wk), $14,000* 

Stanton (WB), (1,475; 50-99) r- 
“Dayy Crockett” (UA) and “Great 
Dan Patch” (UA), Dim $7;500. 
Last week, “Undertow” (U), $8,500. 

Trans-Llix (’T-L) (500; 90-$1.26) 
— “Hamlet” (U). Gl'Cat $7,500. 
Last week, $8, 5pp. 


? : W^ 

. It?s : gerierally a humdrum ses- 
sion with only ‘My Foolish Heart,’’ 
at Trans-Lux; and “Sands of Iwo 
Jima,” at Warner, living up to ex- 
pectations, “two Jima’? looks tb hit 
big total arid best coin in town for 
straighLfilmer. , / : / ' 

; Estimates for This Week 
Cariitbl (Lbew’s) (2,434; 44^85)^ 
“Molly X” <U) Plus Vaughn' Mbri- 
roe orch onstage.; Solid $29,000, 
Last week, “East Side, West Side” 
(M-G) plus vaude, far above hopes 
at fine $25,000. 

Keith’s (RKO) (1,939; 44-80) -^ 
‘(Bagdad” (U). Fancy $11,000. Last 
week, “Outlaw’^ (RKO) (3d Wk), 
$io;ooo. ; 

. Metropolltaii (Warner) (1,16^; 44- 
74) ^ “Scarlet Street” (U) and 
“Back Street” (U) (reissues). Aver- 
age $6,000. Last week, ‘(Great 
Lover”. (Par) (m;o.), husky $7,5O0. 

National (Heimari) (1;600; 44-74) 
—“Silent Dust” (Iridie). New house 
low of $3,000 for British import. 
Last week, “Girl in Heart” (Mono), 
$3,500. 

Palace (Loew’s) (2;370; 44-74)— 
“Battleground” (M-G) (2d: wk). 

Holding well at $19,000 after smash 
$28,000 last week. 

Playhouse (Lopert) (432; 55-96)— 
“All King’s Men” (Col) (9th wk). 
Still strong at $6,500 after good 
$7,000 last Week. 

Warner (WB) (2,164; 44-80) ^ 
“Sands of Iwo Jima” (Rep), Torrid 
$2 1 ,000 or over. Last week, “Hasty 
Heart” (WB), not up to hopes at 
$19,000 in. l6 days. 

TrariS-Lux (T-L) (654; 44-80i — 
‘My Foolish Heart” (RKO). Great 
$12,000 Iboms. Last week, “Facts 
of Love” (Iridie) (2d< wk), $3,000 in: 

• 6. 'days.' 

‘Montana’ Stout $20,000, 
Deiivet ; ‘SaUpr’ OKfe llG 

Denyer, Jan. 24. 
Springlike weather is putting a 
dent in biz generally this week. 
“Montana’’ will, cop top coin but 
just good in three houses. “Lady 
Takes Sailor” looks okay iri two 
spots.; 

Estimates for This Week 
Aladdin (Fox) <1,400; 35-74) — 
“Lady Takes Sailor” (WB) and 
— Be'putyHVIarsbal“=“MpT)f'day-date 
with Paramount; Good $3, 000 or 
over. Last week, “Baby Makes 
Three” (Col) and “Riders Whistling 
Pines” (Col), $2,500. ^ 

Broadway (Wolf berg) (1,500; 35- 
74)-^“ Adam’s Rib’’ (M-G) (5th wk) . 
Nice $7,000. Holds again. Last 
week; $7>500. , 

Denham (Cockrill) (1,750; 35-70) 
“Heiress” (Par) (2d wk): Good 
$10,000. Last week, fine $14,500. 

Denver . (Fox) <2,525; 35-74) 
“Montana” (WB) and “Girl In 
Heart” (Mono), day^date with Es-, 
quire, Webber. Trim $15,000. Last 
week, “Sands two Jima” (Rep) and 
“Belle Old Mexico” (Rep), sock 
$ 20 , 000 . ^ . 

Esquire (Fox) (742; 35-74) ■— 
“Montana” (WB) arid “Girl In 
Heart” (Mono), also: Denver, Web- 
ber. Good $2,500. Last, week; “iwo' 
Jima’’ (Rep) and “Belle, Old Mex- 
ico” (Rep)i big $4,000. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 35-74)-^ 
Intruder in Du.st” (M-G) arid 
■.Stagecbach Ki&* (RKO). Very 
$6,500. Last week, "Outlaw” 
and “Threat” (RKO) (2d 
wk), big $11,500. 

Paramount (Fox) (2,200; 35-74)-^ 
,/ Lady Takes Sailor” (WB) and 
i Marshal” (Lip). Also; 

^ week, 

Red Light (UA) and “Square 

^ fair $7,000 
35-74) — 
“Girl lii 

Heart ^ (Mono). Good $2,500, Last 
I Iwo , Jima” (Rep) and “Belle 

I. Old Mexico (Rep), great $4,000, 


; Boston, Jan; 24. 

Flock of newcomers at mbst ma- 
jor houses Is helping biz this stanza 
with . grosses holding up fairly well 
around town. “Sands of Iwo Jima” 
at Paramount ; and Fenway , shapes 
standout in twb spots at huge to- 
tal. “i^hirlpoor? at Memorial is 
fairi “Theliria Jordbri!’ nt Melt 
looks nibdest. “Live By Night” at 
Boston is average, : “Malaya” at 
State ;and Orpheum arid “Woman 
iri Hiding” at Pilgrim are holding : 
nicely in second stariias, 

Estimates Ibr This Week 

Aster (Jaycox) (l,2O0; 50-95)—; 
^‘Prince of Foxes” (20th) (5tH wk). 
DbWh to about $8,000 after oke 
$9,500 for fourth. ; : ; 

Bestbii (RKO) (3,200; 40-85)— 
•‘Live By Night” (RKO) arid “The 
Threat” (Col). Back to pic policy 
after three weeks bf p.a, of Jane 
Russell, house should average $17,- 
500* Last week, “'The Outlaw” 
(RKO) plus Russell wound up three 
weeks with big $24,00O. 

Fenway (NET) (1,373; > 40-85)-^ 
“Sands of Two Jima” (Rep) and 
“Belle Old Mexico” (Rep). Wow 
$17,000 or close. Last Weefe “Lady 
Takes Sailor” (WB) and “Panther 
Island” (Mono), $6,500. 

Meiriorial (RKO) (3,500; 40-85)— 
“Whiripobl” (20th), Fair $19,000. 
Last week, “Red Shoes” (EL), inild 
$14;000.-:S' 

Metropolitait (NET) (4,367; 46^85) 
—“Thelma JordOtt’’ (Par) ^ and 
‘■Zamba” (Morio). Modest $20,000. 
Last week, “Irispector GenCfal” 
(WB) and “Blonde Bandit” (Rep), 
$20,000 for 10 days. 

Orpheum (Loew) (3,000; 40-8.5)^ 

“Malaya”^(M-G) arid “prison War- 
den” (Col). Neat $19,000 for sec- 
ond week after solid $26,000 in 
•first. / . ' 

Paramount (NET) (1,700; 40-85) 
.—“Sands Iwo Jima” (Rep) arid 
“Belle Old Mexico’? (Rep). Huge 
$27,000 or near. Last week, ‘‘Lady 
Takes Sailbr” (WB) and; ?‘Panther 
Irian d” (Mbno), solid $15,000. 

Pilgrim (1,700; 35-85)— “Woman 
in Hiding” (U) and“Wulf Hunter” 
(Mono) (2d wk). Good $8, 500 after 
nice $12,000 for opener. 

State (Loew) <3,500; 40-85)— 
“Malaya” (M-G) (2d wk). Satls- 
f actoiy $ 1 2,000 after sturdy $ 1 6 
000 in first. 




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Minneapolis, Jail- 24. 

Never rains but what it pours, 
and tha is the setup locally this 
round with no, less than three ace 
bills,, “Samson and Delilah ” ‘‘All 
King’s Men” arid “Battlegrourid ” 
arriving simultaneously. “Samson'' 
is gigantic for the fairly small Cen- 
tury, while “Men” is sturdy at Or- 
pheum, Makes the going all the 
tougher for such other newcomers 
as ‘-Beyond the Forest” and 
“Trapped.” 

Estimates for This Week 

Century (Par) (1,600; 74-$1.20)— 
“Ramson and Delilah” (Par); Play- 
ing roadshow scale but on grind 
schedule arid sans reserved sSeat.s. 
Helped plenty by a “terrific bally. 
Crix praises and favorable word- 
nf-mouth--rand — -advance • national 
build-up also factors. Zooming to 
$24, GOO, colossal for this house. 
Last week, “Great Lover” <Par) 
(3d wk), good, $5,000, giyirig it boKf 
$38,000 for rUn* 

Radio City (Par) (4,000: 50-70)— 
“Battleground” (M-G). ; Unanimous 
agreement bri this one, with huge 
$21,000 looming. Last week, “The 
Heiress” (Par), $17,000: 

RKO-Orpheum (RKO) (2.800; 50- 
70)— “King’s - Men” : (Gol); Prof* 
Robert Penn Warren, author of 
novel from which it Was adapted, 
is Minnesota U faculty member. 
Okay $13,000, Last week, ‘’Baby 
Makes Threfe”* (Col) and Dick Con-* 
tirio show Onstage^ great $23,000. 

RKO-Pari (RKO) (2,600; 50-70)-- 
^.Trapped” <EL), Light $6.00(1. ^ 
Last week, “Dangerous Profession 
(RK(3), $6,500. 

State (Par) (2.300; 50-70)— “Be- 
yond Forest” (WB). , Fairish $10*^ 
000. Last week, “Prince of Foices 
(20th) (2d wk)> good $9,500 in five 
days after virile $18,060 first week. 

World (Manri) (400; 50-90) r— 
“Prince of Foxes” (20th) (hi o,)* 
Fast $3,000. Last week, “Fallen 
Idol?’ (SRO): (3d wk)r good $2,200. ; 

N Y. FILM COURSE 

City College institute of Film 
Techniques, N. ;Y,, is offering the 

general public 12 evening courses 
this spring in the production and 
use of documentary ; motion pl 
tures.- 

. Semcrier starts Feb. 0. 




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Cliicagq, Jraii^ 24> • 

Bi2 continues liere, PPS^' 

sibly because of a few> new good 
pix.^ Cold weather in middle of 
fast week kept patrons away. One 
of few houses, dping okay is the 
Palace^ which nas -'Sout^^ Sea Sin-, 
her’' with $15,000, and tJnited Art^ 
ists Where “Amhush” should bring 
ih neat $12i000. ■ 

' Holdovers generally are 'sagging, 
with two of them in fourth Weeks. 
They are; “Ihspectbr General,: at 
Woods, dim $12,000, and' "Outlaw,’' 
at Grand, nice. $15,000. Other hold- 
dvers are allan their second ses-^ 
sions. "pan^ng in Dark,” ^ with 
Jules iVIunshin onstage at, Chicago, 
is down to slow $40,000. Oriental 
is off to light $30,000 with "Whirl- 
podl” and Willie Shore onstage, 
"Mrs. Mike/V at Roosevelt, is not 
^top sluggish at $10,000. 

Estiniates for This week 
: (B&K) t3AOOr 50-98)-- 

"DanGlng in Dark’’ ^20th) with 
Jules Munshih onstage (2d wk). 
Drab $40,000 likely. Last week, 
mild $48;000. 

Garrick (B&K) (900; 50-98)— 
"Desert Victory” (20th) and "Tu- 
nisiari Victory” (M-G) (reissue's). 
Light $5,000. Last week, "Act of 
Murder” (U) (reissue), $6;500. 

Grand (RKO) (1,500; 50-$1.20)— 
"Outlaw” (RkO) C4th wk). Holding 
well at $15,000. Last week, smash 
$20,000. 

‘ Oriental (EsSaness) (3,400; 50-98) 
—"Whirlpool” (20th) with Willie 
Shore in person (2d wk), Slow 
$30,000, . Last weekj $39,0()0; 

Palace (RKO) (2,500; 50-98)^ 
"Sputh Sea Sinher” (U) and 
"Stagecoach: Kid” (RKO). Fairish 
$15,000 in; yieW. Last week, 
"Challenge Lassie” (M-G) and 
‘•Barbary Pirate” (Col), $9;000. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 50-98)— 
^ "Mrs. Mike” (UA) (2d wk). Down 
to okay $10,000. Last week, solid 
$14,000/ V ; 

Selwyn (ShubertT (1,000; $i.20r 
$2.40)— "Red Shoes»V (EL) (58th 
wk). Going Into filial two Weeks 
and iooksr fair $4,000. Last week, 
$4,000, 

State-Lake (B&K) (2,700; 50-98) 
-/‘Hasty Heart’^ (WB) (2d Wk). 
Pull $10^000, -Last week, mild 
$i4;000. 

:United Artists (B&K) '(1,700; 5Qr 
98)— "Ambush” (M-G). Pert $12,^ 
000., Last week, ‘Traveling Sales- 
woman” (Col)' and "Once More 
Parling” (U) (2d wk), $5,000. 

Woods (Essaness) (1,073; 50-98)— 
"Inspector General” ( WB) (4th wk). 
Thin $12,000 or near. Last ifreek, 
$17,000. 

; World (indie) (587; 80)— "Fame 
Is Spur”. (Indie) (5th wk). Tidy 
$4.000, ; Last Week, $3,800. 


Estiniates A^e Net 

Film gross estimates as re- 
ported herewith frbni the vari- 
ous key cities, are net, i.e., 
without the. 20% tax. Distrilm- 
tors share on net take, when 
playing percentage, hence the 
estimated figures are heti^ inV 
'■■■pome; ’ 

The parenthetic admission 
prices, however, as indicated, 
include the Ur S. amusement 
■ tax.; ■; 







in Pitt; 

'Shoes’ Fast at $11,500 

Pittsburgh, Jan. 24. 

Penn’s first stageshow for combo 
houses in 1 5, years is going way up 
into upper brackets, with Frankie 
Laine the magnet. Vaude has 
"Trapped” as film. Tuinaway biz 
there helping "Montana” at Stan- 
ley and holdover of "Jplson; Sings 
Again,” at Harris, both of which 
are getting lotg Of the overflow^ 
“South Sea Sinner*' at Fulton is 
not doing so well. Barry, switch- 
ing from dual grinds to ■ become 
town’s latest firsfruhner, has a 
Winner in "Red Shoes” at pOp 
^prices. •••.; 

Estimates for This Week 
. Barry CSkirball) (1,100; 45-80)— 
•Red Shoes” (EL) , Long-time dbwn- 
town home of horror pix now is 
Eagle Lion’s firstrun showcase with 
; pop-scale run of "Shoes.” Should 
get at least $11,500, terrific. Last 
Week, siibsequentrf un. 

.^Fulton (Shea) (i,70p| 45-80)^ 
‘South Sea Sinner” (U). Moderate 
$7 ,500, Liast Week, . “Sands : Iwo 
Jiina”, (Rep) (3d wk-9 days),- bet- 
tered $10,000 to grab sizzling $43,- 
000 on run. That’s better, than 
previous long-hinningwinnex* here, 
Rep s "Wake of Red Witch,” Which 
ran tour full weeks. 

.Harris (Harris) (2,200; 

Sings AgaUi” (Col). (2d wk). 
tioiding up nicely at better than 
top 01 last week’s big 

$22,o00. 

l^nn (Lbew’s) (3^300; 60-$i:i0) 
7“ . trapped” (EL) and Frankie 


San Frahci.^0, Jan.- 24. 

Biz is soaring here ; currently 
With "Sarhson and Delilah,” way 
out • ahead at St. Francis where 
breaking three-y bar hd use record . 
Cecil B. DeMille opus is getting 
money that is Unheard of at this 
l;4()0-seater. "Battleground” also 
is smash at Warfield while “Inspec- 
tor General,” big at Paramount, is 
other big bbxoffice gun this stanza! 
"South Sea Sinner,” apparently 
feeling the cbmpetition, is not big 
at Orpheum/ 

Estimates for This Week 

Golden; Gate (RKO) (2,044; 60- 
85)_“Port New York” (EL) and 
“Square Danbe Jubilee” (Lip), Fair 
$13,000. Last week, "Bride For 
Sale” (RKO) and "Apache Chief” 
(SG)r $14,500. 

Fox (FWC) (4,651; 60-95)— "Mon- 
tana” (WBL and "Blonde Bandit” 
(Rep) (2d wfck Down to slim $9,000 
in 5 days. Last week, okay $20,500. 

Warfield (FWC) (2,656; 60-85)-^ 
"Battleground” (M-G). Sock $35,- 
000. Last week, "On Town” (M-G) 
(2d wk), big $19,000, 

Paramount (Par) (2,646; 85-$l,20) 
—^"Inspector General” (WB) and 
"Bells of ; Coronado’’ . (Rep). Big 
$25,006. Last week, "Thelma Jor- 
don” (Par) and "Cowboy Prize- 
fighter’ (EL)^ $19,500, ; 

St. Francis (Par) 1.1,400; OO-^O.^)*^ — 
“Samson and Delilah” (Par); Terr 
rific $35,000. Last Week, "Hasty 
Heart” (WB) (3d wk), fair $6,500, ; 

Orpheum (No; Coast) (2,448; 55- 
85) — “South Sea Sinner”; (U) and 
"Undertow” (U). Moderate $13,000 
or near. Last week, "All King’s 
Men” (Gol) and ‘‘Blondie’s Hero” 
(Col) (3d. wk), big $22,000 in 10 
days,;' 

United Artists . (No. Coast) ( 1 ,207; 
55-85)— "Mrs. Mike” (UA) (2d wk). 
Fine $8,000. “Last week, sock $12,- 

500;'-;..; 

Stagedoor (Ackermah-RoSener) 
(370; 85-$l)— "Fallen Idol” (SRO) 
(4th wk). Still big at about $6,500. 
Last week, $7,000. . 

Clay (Roesner) (400; 65-85)— 
"Devil in Flesh” (Indie) (4th wk);j 
Good $3,200. Last week, fine $3,- 
600.' ■ ■ ' 

Larkin (Roesner) , (400; 65-85)— 
"Devil in Flesh” (Indie) (4th wk). 
Good $3,000. Last week, $3,600. 



BOFFOaSG, 
TORONTO; W12C 

Toronto, Jan. 24. 

Business is soniewhat spotty btif 
"Jolsori: Sings Again” is- doing 
smash, with "Mfs.'Mike” and hbld- 
over of "Wore Yellow Ribbon” 
away tip on coin garnering. “Sam- 
son and Delilah’t is holding up 
well oh; fifth week. "Sands of Iwo 
Jima”^ looks in for a fine session. 
Estimates for Th Week 

Capitol, N brto Wn , Shea’s ( PP) 
(1)079; 959; 2,386; 40r70)— "May- 
time in Mayfair” (EL): ' Mediocre 
$12,000. Last week! "Dancing in 
Dark” (2Qth); okay $14,000; 

Downtown, Glendale, Scarbbro^ 
state (20th) (1,059; 955; 698; 694; 
35-60) ^ "Traveling Saleswoman” 
(Cbl) and "Chinatown Midnight” 
(Gol). Light $11,000. Last week, 
"Trapped” (EL) and "Down Mbm- 
bry Lane” (EL), ditto. 

Eglinton, University (FP) (1^080; 
1,556; 40-70)--" Joison Sings Again” 
(Cbl): Smash $25,000. : Last Week, 
"Whiripool” (20th), good $12,000. 

. Fairiawh, Qdeon. (Rank) (1,200; 
2,390; 5Q-$1.20) — "Madness of 

Heart” (EL), Fair $11,000; Last 
week, "Tell to Judge” (Cbl), dittb; 

. Hyland (Rank) (1,500; 50-70)— 
"ChiltexTi Hundreds” (EL) (5th 
wk). Steady $5,000 after last 
week’s $5,500! 

Imperial (FP) (3,373;' 40-70)— 
"Wore Yellow Ribbon” (RKO) (2d 
Wk), Swell $lg,000 after last 
week’s big $17,000. 

Loew’s (Loew); (2,096; 40-70)— 
"Mi’S. Mike” (UA). housing $14,- 
000. Last week, "On Town” 
(M-G) (3d wk), fair $8,500. 

Uptown (FP) (2.743; 40-70)— 
"Sahdis of IWb jima” (Rep). Fine 
$12,000. Last Week, "Challenge 
Lassie” (M-G) With vaude headed 
by ink Spots (75-$1.10), $25,000. 

Victoria (FP) (1,140; 75-$1.20)— 
"Samson and Delilah” (Par) (4th 
wk). ■ Great $14,000 after last 
week’s $17,000. 



Broadway continues to; suffer 
from jaiiUary boxbfflce jitters, the 
current spotty business trend be- 
ing punctuated, by numerous Very 
sluggish performances. Although 
four liew bills opened during the 
past week, billy tlie Capitol ap? 
proaches expectations. The Re- 
gents exanis in the city ace help- 
ing matinees this week htit not as 
much ’ as : expected. Bain and 
threatening w e a th e r yesterday 
(Tubs.) ^helped; if anything, after 
.so many days of mild iempera- 
, fures. 

"Ambush.” hew Robert Taylor 
starrer, with Ink Spots, Sam Lev- 
ehson and Bobby Sherwood band 


and Eva Reybs, Buddy Bbgers, 6pen 

FebM.. '.■'■ . 

Radio City Music Hall (Rockefel- 
lers) (5,945; 80-$2AO)— "My Fpol- 
ish Heart“ (RKO) and stageshow. 
Looks barely okay $125,000. Holds. 
Last week, “On Towh” (M-G) With 
stageshow (6th Wk), okay- $101 ,000, 
reaching $873,500, new high for; 
six-week •run.v ■'':■. 

Rialto (Mage) (594; 44^98)/^"Iroh 
Crown” (Indie) (reissue). Played 
here before, and is getting only 
very Slim $5,500. In ahead, "Ten- 
sion” (M-G), $8,500. ; 

Rivoli (UAT-Paf) (21,092; 90^1, 80> 
^"SamSon and Delilah,” '(Phr) (5th 
wk), Present session' ending /today . 


very good $75,000 in .first 
days of week ending today (Wed.) 
at the Cap: "My Foolish Heart” 
with stageshow is disappointihg 
with $125,000 in first week at Mu- 


toppihg Stageshow, is reaching f (Wed.) perking up to hear $42,000; 

, . -’“’"'smash, after big $32,000 

round. House is' obviously reflect-: 
ing end 4)f "Samsop” f un at Para^ 
mount on Jan. 17. : 

. ^ . , Roxy (20th): (5B86/ 80-$^^^^ 

SIC Hall; being perhaps the slowr ; "Whirlpool” (20th) plus Andy Riis^ 
est opening Week since last spring ! sell, Jay Marshall, Copacabana 
Crix barbs did not help. | Revue onstage (2d-final wk). Down 

"Hasty Heart,” with Gordon j to $47,000 oh blowoff session bf 6 





ne ohstage. First flesh at this 
years proving biz sizzler 
bt $41 .000 or better, terrific. Last 

(Continued oii page 24); 


Louisville, Jan. 24(.. ; 
Biz is sloughing off a bit In. cuc- 
fent stanza, after the heavy holi- 
day biz whieli tyas shared by^ all 
doWntowri Ii b it s e s. ‘.‘The 
CsSs” at Rialto looks like best of the 
lot. ‘ 'East Side, West Side” at; the 
State is so-so while "Woman m 
Hiding” at Mary Anderson is okay; 

Estimates ^r TWs^ W^^ 

Mary Anderson (People’s). (1,200; 
45^5 1 W Woman in Hiding (U). 
Okay $6,000. Last week, ‘ Hasty 
Heart” (WBI, ;$7fi00. V 
Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000; 
45;.65iV_:"Heiress"v (Par^; Shaping 
'good as singleton vat ^l4,o0O or 
more. Last week. . , "Sands Iwo 
Jiina” (Rept, smash ,$17;pG0 and 
inoveover. 

Btate iLoew’sV (3!000; 45^5). >- 
“Ka.st Side, West Side” iM-(j) dnd 
‘‘Alary Ryan, Detective” (Coli. Fair 
$12,000 or near. Last week. . South 
Sea Siivner” (U' and ‘‘Prison War- 
den’; (Col». heat $14,000. ' ^ 

Strand .iFAi (1,200; 45-65 
‘‘Great Dan Patch” (UA). and 
“Blcmde Bandit” (Rep), $4,;; 

500. Last week, Tijappcd • (BL) 
and "Fighting . Bedhead (EL), 
fairish $5.000. . 


Detroit,' Jan. 24. 
"Samson and Delilah” is climb- 
ing to sensational $40,000 at Madi- 
Sbh, which breaks house record 
and way ahead of other new pix 
currently. "Battleground’’ is not 
even close but solid at bigger 
Adams. : "The Heiress” is shaping 
good at Michigan. “Dakota 
.” looks sluggish at the Fox. 
‘Two Jima” still is in the chips in 
fourth' Palms week. 

Estimates for This Week 
Fdx (Fox-Mich) (5,000; 70-95)-^ 
"Dakota Lil” (20th). Light $22,000. 
Last week, "Whiripobl” (20th) and 
"Girls’ Schobl” (Col), $26,000* 
Michigaii. (United Detroit) (4,000; 
70-95)— ‘The Heiress” (Par) and 
"Grass Always Gf eener” ( WB). 
Fairly good $24,000. . Last week, 
‘‘Inspector General”' (WB) and 
"Mary Ryan, Detective” (RKO) 
(2d wk), $15,000. 

Palms (UD) (2,900; 70-95)— "Iwo 
Jinia” (Rep) (4th wk). Fine $13,000. 
Last week, nifty $15,000. 

United Artists (UD) (2,000; 70-95) 
—‘‘Thelma Jordon” (Par) and 
"Rusty Saves Life” (Mono). Fair 
$14,000. Last week, "All King’s 
Men’’ (Col) and "Baby Makes 
Three” (Col) (4th wk). $12,000, 
Madison (UD) (1.800; 75-$1.20)— 
"Samson and Delilah” (Par). May 
hit new high at $32,000; looks in 
for a long stay. Last Week, “Stormy 
Weather” (20th) (rei.ssue) and 
‘‘Cowboy and Prizefighter” . (FC),» 
$5,000./ 

Adams (Balaban) (2,900; 70-95)-^ 
"Battleground”:(M-G)y Swell $18,- 
OOO. Last week, “Bagdad’’ (U) and 
“Tbugh Assignment” (Indie) (2d 
wk), $5,000. 

Downtown (Balaban) (2,900; 70- 
95)— "Malaya”' (MrG) and . "Riders 
in Sky!’ (Rep). Okay $12,000. Last 
week, “Stbri' Molly X” (U) and 
"UndeftOw” (U); $7»500. 


MacRae, Miml Behzell and others 
onstage,; is bringing the Strand 
only an okay $50,000 or less, also 
rated highly disappointing in view 
of praise heaped on pic by a ma- 
ibrity of reviewers.. ;"Thelma Jor- 
don” plus Jean Carroll, Bill Law- 
rence arid Jerry Wald band, top- 
ping stage bill, looms drily fair 
$60,000 at Pafatnburit. ; • v 
Second wek of "W^hirlppbl” with 
Andy Russell heading stageshow 
is way down to $47 ,000 or under 
for six days at the Roxy. "Sam- 
son and Delilah,’* on the other 
hand, climbed to about $42,000 in 
fifth week at Rivoli , approximately 
$10,000 ahead of fourth frame. 
Conclusion of film’s run at Par 
flagship, after four weeks, undoub- 
edly is responsible for much of 
this imprbvement. 

"Sands of Iwo Jima” continues 
going great guns at Mayfair in 
face of this downbeat, with sock 
$36,000 for fourth round, “Battle- 
grpund” also still is traveling at a 
fast clip with $24,000 for 11th 
week at Astor. not far from pre- 
ceding session. Elsewhere trade is 
dull tb drab, with; several new bills 
already annouriced for early 
launchihg: 

Estimates for This Week 
Astor (City Iriv,) (1,300; 60-$l. 50) 
—"Battleground” (M-G) (11th wk). 
Still very big at $24,000, after $26,- 
000 last week. Continues. 

Bijou (City Irtv.) (589; $1.20- 
$240)— "Red Shoes” (EL) (66 th 
wk). Present session continues 
high at about $10,000 after $9,500 
last week. Stays bn., 

Capitol (Loew’s (4;820; 80-$l!50) 
— -‘‘Amhush”. (M-G) f)lus Ink Spots, 
Sam : Levens>ori, Bobby Sherwood 
orch (2d wk )! Initial frame of 8 
days eliding today (Wed,) hit very 
good $75, OOO or close. In ahead, 
‘‘Adam’s Rib” (M-G) with Eddy 
Duchin orch, Mitzi Green, De 
Marcos onstage (3d wk-10 days), 
$60,000. "Malaya” (M-G) comes in 
next, with “Black Hand” (M-G) 
likely to follow. 

Criterioii (Moss) (1,700; 59-$ 1.75) 
—"South Sea Sinner” (U> (2d wk). 
Slippirig to mild $9,000 after okay 
I $16,000 opener. "Man on Eiffel 
[Tower” (RKO) opens Saturday 
(28). 

Globe (Braridt) . f 1 ,500 ; 50-$i .20) 
i —‘‘lied Light” ( UA) (2d wk-5 days). 
[Down to dull $6,500 oh initial hold- 
over round after $14;000 opening 
week, "Backfire” (WB) Opens to- 
morrow (Thurs.). ; ' 

Eniba.ssy (Guild) (550; 50-$I.25) 

[ —"Hidden Room” (EL) ( 3d wk). 

! Second stanza ended la.st Satur- 


days after okay $62,000 for first. 
“12 O’clock High" (20th) opens 
with special preem toiriorrow 
(Thurs.) night. Regular run, with 
stageshow headed by Dean Murphy, 
Roily Rolls, Betty Bruqe, opens Fri- 
day 'm)/ 

State (Loew’s) (3,450; 50-$1.50)— 
"East Side, West Side” (M-G) (5th 
wk). Down tb mild $14,000 this 
round after okay $16,000 for fourth. 
"Key to City” (M-G) opens Feb 1, 
accordirig to present plans. 

Trans-Lux 60th St. (453; 74$1 SO) 
"Tight Little Islarid”. (U) (5th wk). 
Beatirig last week’s figure with 
$12,00o invfourth frame ended last 
Saturday (21) after smash $11,500 
in third week. Continues. 

Strand (WB) (2,766; 55-$2) — 
“Hasty Heart” (WB) plus Gordon 
MacRae, Mirini Benzell, Paul Gray, 
Mitzi Mayfair Dancers. Doing just ; 
bkay $50,000 or thereabouts. Holds. 
In ahead, "Inspector . General” 
(WB) with Vaughn Monroe orch 
{3d wk), $33, 000; 

Sutton (R & B) (56i; 70-$1.20)— 
"Fallen Idol” (SRO) (11th wk). 
Tenth frame ended Monday (23) 
held up to $11,000 after great $11,- 
!200 in ninth ; week. Still hoi ding. 

Victoria (City Inv;) (1,060; 95- 
$1.50)— "All King’s Men” (Col) 

( 12th wk ) ! Eleventh round ended : 
Mortday (23) was:' off tb $11,500 
after okay $15,000 in previous 
week. Goes eight days in 12th 
session, with "Third Mau” (SRO) 
opening with preem for benefit of 
Lighthouse Assn, on night of Feb. 
1. ' Regular run starts Feb. 2. 

Ciigat Tilts ‘Honor’ To 



in 

‘Hiding’ 12G, ‘Dust’ Sahie 

Kansas City, Jan. 24. 

Best money of week is combo of 
Xavier Cugat band onstage bop.st- 
ing "Without Honor” at Orpheum 
to sock $20,000, at house In its 
three weeks of vaude. Other fronts 
not so good. "Woman in Hiding” 
at Tower-Uptown-Fairway is aver- 
age. "Intruder in Dust” at Mid- 
land is dull. Weather is rated a 
help with one of mildest January 
rhonths on record. 

Estimates for This Week 

Esgiiire (Fox Midwest) (820; 45- 
65)--"Dracula’s Daughter” flndie) 
and "Night Monster” (Indie) (rels- ; 
sues). : ' Fair $2,200. Last week, 
"Sands Iwp jima” (Rep) (m.p!), fine! 


‘Roseaiina’ IMcCoy $10,000, 
Seattiei ‘TKelnia- $9,06Q 

, Seattle, jan. 24. 

, Break; in weather is bposting biz 
all ever town in surprising man- 
ner, with some spots doing as well 
oil second weeks as opening rounds. 
Top newcomer is ‘‘ROSeanrta Mc- 
Coy,” good at Liberty with“Thel- 
ma Jordon” doing surprisingly 
well at' Coliseum. "Dancing in 
Dark’; is barely; okay at Para- 
mount. 

Estimates for This Week .. 
Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,877; 59^ 
84)— Thelma Jordon’’ (parji and 
‘‘(■owboy Prizefighter” (EL). Good 
$9,000 or near. Last Week, “With- 
out Honor” (UA) arid "Sarumba” 
(EL), good $7,100. : 

Fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2.- 
349; 59-84)— !‘Hcire.ss” (Par) arid 
(Cpntirtiicd on page 24) 


$4,500 for third week downtbwri:i 
day (21) was off qt fine $8,500 after i Midland (Loew's) (3;500; .45-65) 

' sock $13,000 bperier. Goes only —‘‘Intruder in Dust” (M-G) and 
third week, with house reverting to . “Big Wheer’ (UA), Big send-off 
policy Of newsreels and shorts i from crix for“Dust” but $12,000 
! after that. i is dull for this .spot. Last week, 

I Mayfair (Brandt) (1,760; 50-$l. 20) : "Malaya” (M-G) and“Mary Ryan, 
— "Sarids. of Ivvb Jiriia’’ (Rept (4th ,;.Detec,tive” (Col), $,11,000 in 6 days. 
wk>. Still making plenty of money I Missouri (RKO) (2,650; 45-65)':'-'- 
I with big '$36,0()0 likely thi.s session !“Dangeroiis;Profes.siori”: (RKO) arid 
I after sockb $44,000' . last week. i “One Last ; , Fling’’i fWB)* Mild 
. Stays on. ; r$6,000 in 4 days. Last week, 

i Palace (RKO) (1,700; 55-$l. 20)— “‘Eeave Them Laughing”.( WB) and 
"Giri. in! Heart!’, iMbno) with yaude.J “House Across Street” (WB), 

I Sagging way down tb dull $17,000 I $11,000. 

i or close; Last week, ‘‘Nevadan” •[ ; Qrpheuin (F.px Mid\Vest) (1,912; 
(Col) and vaude, fine $23,000; over ; 55-65-85)— ‘‘Withput Honor” (UA) 
expectations. . . I and Xavier Cugat orch omstage., 

Paramount (Par) (3,664; 55-$t.50) '•'Sbek $21,000, about all house can 
. ^"Thelma Jordon” (Par) with Joan ’ hold. La.st week,“Story Molly X” 
j Garrotl, Bill Lawrence, Jerry Wald (U) with vaude headed by Celeste 
' orch heading stageshow (2d-finai Holmr $13,000. 
wk). Openirig /week ended last v Paramount (Par) (1,900; . 45-65) 
night (Tues.) was just okay $60;()00. ' — '‘The Heiress” (Par) (2d wk). 
Stays only two weeks as planned. Down to $9,000 despite extra pre- 
Last week "Samson and Delilah” j view. Last week, fine $12,000/ 
(Par) with Russ! Case orch heading i Tower-Uptdwn-Fairway (Fox Mid- 
stage bill (4th wk-6 days), .fine '$63 ,t 1 we.st) (2,100, 2,043, 7d0; 45-65).-^-* . 
.000 and $405,000 total for run, near . "Woman in Hiding’^ (U). About 
house high for that period. “Dear ' average $12,000. Last w(ee k, 
‘Wife’’ (Parl> Celeste Holm, Raul, “Dancing in Dark” (20th), $11,000. 






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Pix SIv in Ai|. Widi 2IK'in ’49; 




Buenos Aires,; Jan; 24. if- 


U. S, pix distributors in Argen-^ t^ Qp4. fnr Tli^lr 

tina released only 205 pictures dm- j lOr AUSim iilSK 

Repressing m America 

Vienna, JaUv 10. 
Emil W. Maas, local hiusic^^^^^^ 
fand VARiEty mugg) has lined up 
arrangement with Bpbert H, 


ing 1949, dr 56 less than in 1943 
and 170 less than the previous 
year. On the other hand, the numr 
ber of locaily-'made releases in-: 
creased from 36 in 1948 to .47 in 


1949. The total number of noy ci- 
ties released during the year was i Greenwell of Washington Music 
356; whereas; in 1949 it was 453; ! Bazaar for shipment direct; from 
This shows a steady decline as the' j here of hiast^: disks for repress- 
.19.47 figure was 557. i ing in '.the.U. S. 


Up Pic Bow in London 

London, Jan. 24. 
Barampunt ■ inay be forced to 
i hold up the release of its picture, 
“The Heiress, for some, time, 
judging by the reception accorded 
Godfrey Tearle and Wendy Hiller, 
who have just stepped in to replace 
Sir Ralph Richardson and Peggy 
Ashcroft in the current London 
j stage version. Par is committed to 
withhold release of the pic, star- 
ring Richardson and Oliyia deHaV> 
illand, nntil the legiter closes. 

The play has alreaidy run almost 
one.'ydarv-- 


Although Italian di.stributor.s 
only . started releasing towards the: 


OVTaas’ outfit, Astoria Verlag, 
which undertfikiBs to ship niasters 


middle of the year,, when the ban | ; State^de skiers, both old 

on their material .was lifted by the 1 numbers, .from both his 

' own and other, catalogs. Greenwell 
is to press copies and remit royal- 
ties through Austria’s Hatibnal 
’Bank.-'-; ' ‘V 


c 1 0 s i.n g of an ; Italo-Argehtine 


agreement, allowing for yearly di^- 
tributibn of 20 Argentine pix in 
Italy, they soon cau^t up and toi)k 
second place on the list, 'With 48 
pictures, released in the year, ext 
ceeding the figure for 1948 by 
seven and that of 1947 by another 
■25 pixv 

Other imports y Were as follows: 
Mexico, 14 pictures; Britain, 13; 
Spain, 11; France, six; German, 
six; Hungary, one; Chile, two; 
Sweden, India, Cuba and AustraliH, 
one each. 

U; S. distributors reissued 3(5 pix 
in firstrun ; nietropolitan houses, 
JMo /Russian or Czechoslovak ma- 
terial ’was released. Of "the U. S. 
distribiltbrs. Universal took first 
place in the numher of pix r$- 
leased. The totals were: Universal, 
33; Colunibia, 32; Lion, 28; 

Republic, 23; 20th-Fox, 18; .Metro,. 
17; Monogram,, Paramount, RKO 
and Warner, 16, and United Art-^ 
ists, six. In 1948 the leaders were 
Monbgramf yniversal, RHO, M-G. 

Top grosses of the year was 
"Avivato” (Interdinericana), a lo- 
cally-made comedy, which is still 
running in its 20th week at the 
Gran Palace, and has • groped ’| 
$146,000 (U.S.), -‘Belinda’*' was the 
runnerup, with a score of $116,534 
for 22 weeks. Other records were 
set up by reissues of American 
oldies, most start! in g amongst 
these RKO’s reissue of “Bambi” at 
the Gaumbnt, which grossed. $26,- 
067 for four weeks, while “Gone 
with the Wind” held on 45 weeks 

(Continued on page 15) 

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Bximrt permit applications are, 
now before Austrian trade authori-i 
ties. Action has been slow, due to 
newness of the idea here. Bank 
wants .s<^e assurance ; royalties 
will be. bhanneled back -as prom- 
ised, to benefit of Austria’s dollar 
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’ LONDON 
HIT WITH OLIVIER 

London, Jan. 24. * 

Opening of “Venus Observed” 
at the St. James last Wednesday 
(18) had a dual significance, as.^ it 
marked Laurence Olivier’s debut 
as ail actor-manager at the theatre, 
on which he has taken a four-year 
lease, and . was Christopher Fry’s 
second West End triumph. His 
first, “The Lady’s Not for Burn- 
ing,” folded last Saturday after a 
successful run at the Globe last- 
ing more than nine months. 

Fry’s superb, mastery of Words, 
his immaculate poetic language 
and pis brilliant wit provide a rare 
treat for the connoisseur. The im- 
peccable cast headed by Olivier 
and newcomer Heather Stanhard 
take full advantage of the fine 
script 


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Madrid, .Jan. 10. 

Argentine .filmactors Sebastiao 
Pibcpne, Lalo Maura and vMimi 
Marshall have . arrived in Madrid 
to work in Spanish studios under 
an agreement for exchainging, film 
artists between the ctiVo countries.. 
|jWhat .will happen to the .Agree- 
ment between the Spanish and Ar- 
gentine film industries fbr the dis- 
tribution of their pix in their re- 
spective cinenias, now that Argen- 
tina hai^ denounced the economic 
agreement with Spain, is a matter 
for speculation. Pix agreemeht 
may also go by the Jbbard. This 
would be 'very bad for SpAin, 
wlTlch until now has had . the bet- 
ter .of the bargain. 

Miekican star Maria Felix has 
started wdrk here for the, Cesareo, 
(jonzales-Suevia. Films producticfrir 
“Saturday ,Nighti” based on a 
script ; by Jacinto Bena vente. The 
pic is directed by Rafael Gil and 
also stars Virgllio Teixeifa, Portu- 
guese actor, and Rafael Duran, a 
Spaniard. Teixeira is also busy 
these days, working as well at the 
C.E.A. studios with Miriam Day as 
stars of “Tortured,” under the di- 
rection of Max Guindal. 

Ginemartin studio is working oil 
the Cifesa production, “Triumphaht 
Souls,’’ directed by Luis Lucia 
and . starring Amparito Rivelles 
and Ana Mariscal. The C.E.A. has 
the Filmofono production, “On 
Duty on the Sea,” directed by 
Suarez de Lezo and starring En- 
rique Guitant and Toni Leblanc. 
The Roptenee has Faro Films pro- 
duction, “Story of Two Villages,” 
directed by Del Amo and Vstarring 
Nani Fernandes and Carlos Munoz. 


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Dublin, Jan. 17. . | 

Rights of “Deep Are the Roots” j 
for Ireland have been inked by 
Stanley lUsley and Leo McCabe. 
Drama is skedded for spring ; p^o^ 
duction at the Gaiety With Ida 
She pley, Earl Cameron and Dor- 
othy Rolston, 

Other plays set by same; pro- 
ducers for Ireland include Tennes- 
see Willianis’ ‘‘The Glass Menag- 
erie,” for . w-hich Bessie Love, now 
in the London run of “Death of a 
Salesman,” has been Jnked. Ter- 
ence Noble is to do the staging. 
“The Late Edwina Black’’ is to j 
have Daphne Maddox in the lead, I 
and last play for season will be | 
Janie.s “Bridie’s London .success, i 
“Daphne Laureola.” " : J 

“Company ' will do tryout with 
plays in Cork before moving into 
Dublin. 


Frankfurt, Jaji. f 3. 

The federal government ofi; wiBst^ 
^’ern Germany approved the 1956 
motion picture import prograni pf 
l6 American companies/ ’rhus, a 
total of 150 U. S. pix, 15 each df 
Metro,/ 20th-Fox, Warner “Bros., 
Uniyersal, Rkp, Paranibunt, Cp- 
lumbla, United^ Artists, Allied Art- 
tlsts (Monogram) .and Republie; 
will be shown here during this 
periodi The 15 pix per. year quota 
was voluntarily approved by the 
majprs; ■ 

Ho.Wever, with ; negotiations for. 
: 1 951 releases coming up in the 
near f u turd, Marion “F. Jordan, 
.Motion Picture Assn, of America 
rep here, expressed anxiety over 
into what the present situation'^ 
with Getnfians’ having the impoiJts 
control— might deyelop. A recent: 
law of the three Western Allied 
High Commissioners has ordered 
the Germans to import only such 
goods for which they can pay in 
dollars. 

The present import of 150 ul S. 
pix Will not be paid for in dollars. 
'Gt^osses will boost the frozen ac- 
count of the now defunct MPEA, 
which is around 25,006,000 marks 
(about $6,000;OQ6). Actual’' dollars 
reimbursements from a special 
EGA fund is how being negotiatr 
ed in Washington; however, this 
has no connection witlTthe overall 
Marshall Plan' “pact between the 
U. S. and the federal German re-.. 



Rossellini ^Assisi ■ Gete 
Undlerwiy Outside^^^^R^ 

;;.vRom%.Jah“17:..,- 
Roberto Rossellini production of 
the film Francis of As^si” 
Stai ted this week (16) at a locatioh 
set in the Lake ; Bracciano district, 
jUst outside of Rome., The picture 
will not go: to Siena, as previously 
anrvpunced. Script was written by 
Fedeficb Fellini, Who also Scripted 
“Paisan’^ and “The Miracle” in 


Father Morlion, of the Vaticanj 
has hifiD in conference with Ros- 
sellimWand Fellini . for the past 
weeks as technical advisor and re-, 
searph expert. Father Morlion repr 
resented the Clbrgy on the judges } 
jury of the Venice Fil m festival 
last season. 




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London, Jan. 17. 
The 1950 Shakespeare Theatre 


‘Almafuerte’ 

Pic for ’49 as 
Hands Out Its ‘OscAs’ 

Buenos Aifes; Jan. 17. 
The Argentine Acadefny of Mo- 
tion .Pi cture A rts & Sciences . 1949 
awfirri for the , best picture went to 
“Almafuerte” (Sono), while honors 
also went to “Danza de Fuego” 
(Emelco) and “ApenaS uir Delin- 
cuente.” . Both “Almafuerte” and 
“pariM de Fuego” are grbssing big, 
arid SO far have run into five and 
fourrWeek runs, respectively. Nong 
of the Academy awards: Went to 
“Avivato,” year’s best grosser, ex^ 
cepting for a mention to its script- 
ers Ariel Cortazzo and E. Caheri 
Salaberry. “Apenias un, Delin- 
cuentc” is not aniong ■ the best 
grossers, although its producers 
had expected much of it and had 
an “English-subtitled., version sent 
to the U. S. for distribution there. 

The Academy selected . Daniel 
Tihayre' as the best director, for 
his . Work on “Danza de Fuego,” 
while second mention went to 


Vienna, Jan. 17 

Only Si town which ; takes its 
riiUsie and theatre as seriously as 

this * Danube capital could haye 
niade a page 1 running story in ail 
papers for close to a Week; over 
the' Parisian niisadventures of the 
Hubert Marischka-Ludwig Schmid- 
seder operetta, ; “Waltz Queen 
Production; after a huge local sui;^ 
cess, was a quick flop in Paris 
where it carried hopes of show biz 
and public here that Austria iriight 
actually once again have some- 
thing- artistic to lekport. Prbduc- 
tions' hab also been planned for 
London and Brussels, and it was 
said the Preres ShUbert had an op^ 
tiort on ‘‘Queen” for Broadway: 

Big question, Which' the papers 
are : still hashing at length; js 
whether egg laid by " the piece at 
the Champs 'Elysees theatre in 
Paris was due. to bad directioh and 
too much revision of the original 
production (as charged by M a rr 
ischka), by bad performance of 
Elfie Mayerhofer in the lead (as 
reported in Paris press ) , or by 
fihancial iffesponsibility of the 
French prodUcefs, who are pres- 
ently under criminal charges in 
Paris for issuing bouncing checks 
in connection with the show and 
failing to refund price of tickets 
When last ' perforruance wrs cari- 
celled due to nori-payment of cast 
and musiciaris, 

“Queen” was first produced 
here at . Burgertheatre by Maris- 
chka, veteran operetta king, with 
himself and Mayerhofer in the 
leads. It drew raves and pi ayed 
50Q perforrnances, : a sensatiojnal 
record for Vienna,. where a run of 
150 is smash. By the time the Paris- 
ian productibn Was set; to open last 
December, Marischka was starring 
in another operetta hit, “Farewell 
Waltz,” in tbe saihe pattern at the 
same^ theatre, and couldn’t! travel 
ta Paris to direct. 

In addition to “Farewell Waltz,” 
Marischka also produced and di- 
rected “Spring iri Prater,’’ with 
book by his . brother Ernst and 



Hugo Fregonese for “Apenas un Stolz. now doing 

DeliricUente.” Fregonese is now in Stadt theatre here, 
in Hollywood directing James Ma- 
son in “Death bn a Side Street.” 

, Narciso Ibanez Menta has , been, 
acclaimed Unaniitiously, nbt only 
by the Academy, but by all critics, 
as the best actor of the year,, for 
his playing of the poet “Almafuer- 
fte” in^ the film of that' name. Luis 
Sandrirti was picked as secohd best , , 

for his acting in “Jiran Tenorib.’’ pe for sale 

Amelia Bence got the award for IP Britain, report.s 

best actress for her work in “Danza . i ■ pPl* Pf Gomnrierce The 


Washington, Jah. 24, 
An Irish newsreel, dealing ex- 
clusively with items of news in that 


Fesa^rT Sravon'wm lde Fuego ■■ while, JZulIy Moreno by Tfet 

Was mentioned for “La Trampa”i-;,^“ Gorp., and IS made pri- 
(Sono), and Mirtha Legfand for . W ^creening^^ in Eire, 


be the longest in history. It will 
open March 9 and will continue at 
least until the end of Septeniber. 
A strong conipany: of producers, 
players arid designers has already 
been assembled for the program of 
five plays. There will be an inter- 
val of at least a niontb!^ between 
each production in order to provide 
maximum rehearsal time. 


her comedyX actirig in “Vidalita” 
(Emelcq). ^ ^Tita Merello got the 
“Oscar” Fbr the best femme sup- 


Less than two months old. it is 
being made under the direction of 
Josephs Furness, exdechnical lab- 


porting part ip “Juan Tenorio.” | oratory manager for Briti.sh Movie 
Evai Caselli, who reached the i^^® H^ws. He. is now i.n charge 


screen via a “Labor Queen” beau- 
ty contest, has been distinguished 
for her small bit in “Almafuerte,” 


of laboratories and processing de- 
partment being constructed in 
(bounty Dublin. The company plans 


Two newcomers to StratfOrd-oH- for her playing [f- 


Avon this year will be John Giel- 
gud and Peggy Ashcroft. Others 
bobked for the season include 
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Leon 
Quartermaine, Anthony Quay le, 
Harry Andrews and , Andrew 
Cruiksharik. The season opens 
with “Measure for ^Measure,” to 
be fplldwed by Tyrone Guthrie’s 
productibn of “Henry , VIII-” . Next 
will come t'Juliu.s Caesar,” pro- 
duced by AnJ;hohy Quayle, followed 


Robert Mortcy^ currently in Mel- 
bourne for J. G. Williamson tvith 
“Edward, “My Son,” 


(Figures show weeks of. run) 

London, Jan. . 24. 

“Annie Get Gun,” Col’s’m (138). 

“Beau Strategem,” Lyric (39). 

“Black Chiffon,” West'ster (39). 

“Bohaveiiiture,” Vaude (7)V 
. “Brigadbon,” Majestic (41). 

“Castle Air,’^ Adelphi (7). 

“Daphne Laurbia/’ Wyrid’m (44). 

“Death of Salesmari;” Phnx;. (26), 

“Eliz. Slept Here;” Strand (13). 

VFallen Angels,” Ambass. (7). 

“Fblies Bergere,” Hipp. (16). 

“Harvey,” Prinbe of Wales (56); 

“Melress,” Haymarkef (52). 

“Her Excellency/’. Savilie (31), 

“ice Vogues/’ Stbll (28). 

“King’s Rhapsody,” Palace (19). 

“Me and My Girl/’ Winter (7). / 

“Murder at Vie/’ Playhouse (6)1 - and 
“Oklahoma!” Drury Lbrie (138)/ 

“Old Vic Rep,” New (15); 1 

“On Monday Nbxt,” Comedy (34). 1 
“One Wild Oat/^ Garrick (60). j 
“Philly Story,” Dutch’s (8); } 

“Sauce Tartare/^ Cambridge (36), I 

t , London, .Ian : 24. 

, I London's West End qudta for 

. -Travelle^/SiV ’/crlterioH i£i5) i vau^e-yille; artists of 5(1%, 

“'rreasnre Hunt,” Apollo (19)’* i 5’^^ covered the 

“Venus/* St. James (1) i Palladium and Casino, ha.s now 

“Worm’s View/’ Wiiitehan (144) been extended to the Empire, Lei - 
“Young Wives Talc/’ Savoy (28).' ! tester Square, which recently in- 
troduced a vaudfilm policy. 


in “La Trampa, 

Alberto Closas was decl^ired best 
supporting male player for his 
playing in ‘'Dpza de Fuego,” with 
Sebastian Chiola a close.' run rier- 
up for his playing in “Apenas un 
Delincuente” and. Enrique Disce- 
polo for “Yo no Elegi mi Vida.” 
There was hO' official merition of 
Jorge Salcedo, who made a hit in 
“Apenas un Delincuente,” but he is 
generally conceded to be the “dis 


to make full-length Cnterlaimrierit 
features a little later. 



, MacDuff; No Jokes 
Till After Brit Eleetion 

/ .London, Jan,. 24.\ 
The state-cbntrolled.“B.r i t i s h 
BrOadcristlr^ Corp,, Which governs 
;all the radio networks in Bri ta in . 


by Guthrie’s' production of ‘‘Much ^ 1 »s taking: bvery precaution to in 

Ado- About Nothing,” arid : finally 
King Lbar,” produced jointly by 


.(Jielgud Will be appearing in four jde Fuego” (2) A.^Etthebehbr 
Of the productions, as King Lear, I “Almafuerte/’ ■ 

oc?. D ■4 v% * ^^Tl/Ti A .A ' t ' - 


{ as Benedick in ;“Much Ado,” as An 
gelo in ‘‘Measure of Measure” and 
as Antony in “Jiilius Ciiesar.” Mi^s 
Ashcroft will play in ‘^Much Ado’’ 
Lear” for the first tirrie. 



inat picture, although he had been I sure cOniplete partiality until after 
plying bit parts for some time. I the general election. 

(^omediafts who are known. : for ' 
their gaigis arid quips at the ex/ 
pense of the government rind in- ; 
r.^ X . . ; I riividual /ministers, have been 

dec^r: (l ) Alvaro Dura- warned off for the time being, and 


nonri V Vedia, ‘.‘Danza de Fuego,” | instruction has gone out to afi pro- 
d. “CMa eri las Es- [ dUcers to see that thore is no slip- 


(2) J. Ji Renard, 
treUas/’ 


a’sh'r^ musieal. .score: Albero Gin- 1 used political cracks as 

material 

Ca tl.Ullan Bautiste. “^ Anpnjic un wilh. imaanf '4 


p. ^ Bautiste, “Apenas un 

Delincuente”; J. Ehlert; “Dariza de 


Harry Wren; Ausisie indie pro- 


— 1,” did “DrJ ducer; hope.s to get his “HellzApbp- 
Knbck” for Lux on commercial ' pin”’ show into Sydney .shortly ; 
radio hookupx ^ .'after a hot Melbourne run. 


This decision was taken by the 
Variety Artists Federatipn, who 15 
months ago, extended the West 
End concession froris 46 to '50%. 


x-su,- story; Pedro Miguel 

Obligado and Betisario Garcia ,ViJ- 
lar for “Almafuerte”; Chas de Gruz 
aiid Hugo Fregorie.se. Calcagno and 
DemichelU for “Apenas un Delin- 
cuente. ’ Best adaptation ; Ariel 
CorUzzo , and E. Cahen Salaberry 
for Avivato”; Carjos Hugo Ghris- 
whsen for Arturo Pimentel for “La 


up. Many radio Gbmedians wlio'vc 

the baiik- 
are faced 
with urgent rewriting , jobs before 
they are .able to go on 'the sir 
again/:'/ 


T manager of 

Wee^^^ Inc., resigned last 


Aii$sie pic May’ Be Nixed 

Sydney, ; Jan. i 7. 

Michael Gordon’s indie piri- 
“Prelude,” biog of Aussie pianist 
Eileen Joyce, may be scrapped. 
Gordon is at present in London re- 
vising script. “Prelude” was set 
for production at Ealing’s Page- 
wood rtudios. 

Gordon shot quite a bit. of foOtr 
age before returning to London 
for ridditional story confabs, • 



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WUHam G. McKinney, niew pul^ ’ 
lie Relations dilator for the Iiide> 
pendent Theatre Owners of South- 
ern California and Arizona, is 
heading a membership drive aimed 
at eventual affiliation with Na- 
tional Allied. 


Contlnned from pai o 5 



Stv' Louis, Jad 2A ; 

William A: Universai’s ■ 

distrihiition veepee, called for . a . 
chan ge in the “oh^lete idea of . 
dearanceis’* ^ a way towards f ur- ‘ 
therihg good ludustty relations in 
an opehlDg talk at a company ^ 
sales meet starting here today 
(Tues;).; On that point, Scully 
addedt ; “No One wants td :^V^ up I 
what they have, aiid . everybody ? 
thinks they are entitled, to what ! 
they • ve got, and Wh^n an exhibitor 


In addition to Greeting puhUc|wmch t^^ 
relations; McKirmey's duties in- UmpossibTe for American producers 
elude the handling of day-tb-day forquaUty mms to furU^ deplete 


Harold Wilson to MPAA execs dur- 
ing his recent visit to Washing- 
ton and New York. 

^Begarding thist AruaU declared: 
“Conditioiis , could be imposed 
which would make it practically 


probleuiS 

members. 


that arite ampug . the 


FOR AM ON riCTDRESi 


remittances further curtailed, there, 
will be no inducement to send pic- 
tures cintp the English market.^' • 
#1 Arnali reiterated his stend of a 

Establishment 6f 10 arbiteationfe^t^-^ 
offices throiighout , the country \ boycott _ m mmd, .but 

plus three partrtime spots for use 

requests clearSriee over ahqther. ' bj live.and-let-31ye poMcy.” He 

he feels enUtled tq it. and the : M^^ kated that only i%lssues and 

qther .one who ; to play ii® ^tees^re be^^ can go Into England, 

On® drive-ihs. Scully disiltiscd ’ film companies since, payraenta ^ 

that U vull offer them ‘‘ah avmi-! Ha liAAel 

ability the same as the subsequent j i * ^ MOWS WO BOOSl 

runs, and in situations whert we 

do not believe it is going to affect taj^. op hearings on clear- 

first-mn revenue, we see ho reason ; 

Avhy these accounts should not be | AAA is still . hopeful that -the 
plaving pictures earlier."' Scully Majors will agree to a modified ar- 
lUaihtains that drive-ins will help bitration system despite the pleth- 
the industry .generally without cut^ ; pra of consent decrees now rhap- 


First big meeting of the new 
United Paramount Theatres circuit 
winds up tpday (Wed.l in Boca Jla- 
ton, Fla., after a two-day session. 
Entire executive setup at the h.p., 
leiF by Leonard' Goldepson, chain's 
prez,:made the hegifU south; Sumr 
moned from the field and partici- 
pating ih the meet are John Bala- 
banv Martin MulUn,. Bobert Wilbyr 
Abraham Blank and H. F. Kincey 
Walter Gross, veepee : aind gen-^ 
eral couhsel; Robert O^Brien, sec- 
retary-treasarer, and division nian- 
[sti ctibns are imposed and dollar j agers Hobert M. Weitmari and Ed- 
ward Hyman accompaUled Golden- 
son. H, Or contingeucy is expected 
to returh tomorrow (Thute.); except 
for Weitmah, who will .first tour bis 
southein’teiTltory. 


their residuals by marketing their 
pictures in England. Many pro- 
ducers feel that if more drastic ife^ 



in- 



E SICA.iR(^EtUNI 



attendance at regular 


ting into 
theatres. 

Sbme 120 honiebffice execs, 
headed by Nate J. Blunil^rg, 
prez, 


r — district managers, ex- 1 once Government 

change beads, salesmen and book- j suR is out of the way. 


ing. On the other band, majors [ vorced 
are reported willing to return to 
an inexpensive setup as a hedge 
against anti-trust suits by exhibs 

anti 


ers from 21 western, branches are 
in attendance^ Meet follows ac 
New York conclave over the pastj 
'Weekends . ... . 

At the Gotham meet, Blumberg 
threw the ball to exhibition, declar- 
ing that “public relations begin at 
home." Industry never had so 
many good plx, Blumberg said, 
“which nierely means that exhibi- 
tors not only baye the buriness of 
advertising and exploiting pic- 
tures, but should constantly point 
cut that better pictures are being 
shown," 

Blumberg asked for exhib coop- 
eration in building new personali- 
ties. ‘Tt is the public , who finally 
makes stars, but it is the exhibitor 
who must get them before the 
public in the most propitious 




Five oldie Martin and Osa John-, 
son features covering their ex- 
plorations in Africa ate the sub- 
ject of a New York supreme court 
action filed by Osa Johnson, Inc., 
against Morro Films, U. S. distrih 
of the pix. . Plaintiff , asks for ah 
accotmtihg of profits and addition- 
ally seeks a court order cancel- 
ling the distribution dehl made in 
1946. 

Among ;the charges listed In thei 
complaint is an assertion that the 
distrih played up the pix as 
“sexual, lustful and pornographic/' 
Ad campaign hurt Mrs. Johnson's 
reputation/according to the com- 
plaint. - Morro is also charged with 
taking secret kickbacks on 
Morris Hosensweig, formerly as- 
sociated with Her Laboratories, 
heads Morfo.* Pix involved are 
To recapture its “lost audience,” “Congorllla,’' “Baboona,” “Borneo,” 
Hollywood will have to change its “I Married Adventure” arid “Afrl- 
production and distribution formu - 1 can Paradise.” Benjamin Gollay 
las, Gilbert Seldes, author and [ is attorney for the plaintiff, 
critic, told the eariern Screen Di- 1 — — — — ^ 

rectors Guild at its fifth annual i 


manner. 


♦* 


Urges Non-Fondnla 
fix as B.O. 


Rome^ Jan. 17. 

Vittorio DeSiea, director of “Bi- 
cycle Thieves,” today 1 Tues. ) 
started on the film, “I Poveri pis- 
turbano” (“The Poor Are DistUrb- 
irig'’) at the Cihe-Citta riwdios. 
Previously it had been announced 
that he would handle “Angeli 
?Nella Finestre^M “Angels iri the 
^ •• i Windows” 

Paramount’s first releasm& an- Meafiwhlle. both DeSlia and Ro- 

^outtcem^nt smee the .company di- i berto ftosselUiu reporU^^^^ are on 

vorced itseU irom^^ ite theatres , jb verge of inktrig deals with Sir 

*" its volume.^l , Alexander Korda; Latter’s cohtt-: 
piJt HFttlim the same pace a^ the i jjbntai European manager, Wladi- 
coinpany fias; been. gmng|for the i jjjjji Lissim js said to be carrying 

past couple of years,. Par has now , the negotiations; In the event 

^t eighty ^s for the first, five iRossellini ionieS within the Korda 

the prodneer^director would 


set trade expectations that Par 
would speed up. releases In the 
wake of divorcement. 

Hal. Waiiis production, “"Thehria 
Jordon,'- is slated, during' the Curr 
rent irioiith. “Captain China'' arid 
“Dear Wife” hit the screen in Feb- 
ruary. Another Wallis opus. “Paid 
in Full,” is set for March. 

Frank . Capra’s o“Riding High,” a 
Bing Crosby starrer/ and “After 
Mi^lght," with Alan Ladd, will 
be released ^ in ApriL May entries 
are “The Lie'V and *’The Eagte arid 
the Hawk.” 


make , a film either in Italy dr 


convention dinner at the Shelburne 
hotel, N. Y„ Saturday (21). Seldes 
said the film Industry has “to ac- 
cept the basic principle of good 
busines.s^supply what the people 
want, bring out different models 
to suit different tastes, keep the 
base-product going for the audi- 
ence you have and keep adding 
new products fb bring in other 
a u diehces. The creation of non- 


Onbrio Eilibs in Pusli 
Vs. Biigo as B.O. 

Tbrorito, Jarii, 24 
In an all-out drive against bingOf; 
the Motion Picture Theati-es Assn, 
of Onterio has retained Joseph 
Singer to present a brief to At- 
tomey-General Dana Porter bn 
Feb. 11, with the MF^ AO staunch- 
ly determined to do all possible to 
“protect our theatre members 
against this illegitiiriate competi- 
tion to boxoffices.'^ While MPTAO 
will not release details of the 
! brief in advance, it’s known that 


Philly Exhib FUes 270G 

iSuit yS* Mr jOV DlStnbS i one strong point will be the 'fire 
Philadelphia, Jan. 24. | hazards incident to iamming bingo 
Harry Felt, owrier of the Park ! Players in church basements and 
m suburban Highland 


9 New Pix, 1 Reissne 



Metro has come up with releas- 
ing plans for the three months 
beginning February, calling for 
nine new plx and one reissue. 
M-G’s slate is identical with that 
of last year, when the .company 
slotted nine new pix arid one oldie 
for the same period. . 

“Intruder In the Dust,” “East 
Side, West Side” and “Kty to the 
City” go into general release in 
February along with “Blossoms in 
the Dust,” a Greer Garson reissue, 
in March, “Nancy -Goes to Rio,” 
“Black Hand” and “Conspirator” 
are set. “The Yellow Cab Man,” 
“Side Street” and “The Outriders” 
make the rounds In April. 


theatre 

Park, has filed a triple-damage 
suit for $270,000 In U. S. district 
court here against the major dis- 
tfibs. 

The plaintiff estimated his losses 
during the past nine years at 


formula pictures is the first sjiep ! $90,000 because of the seven-day 

Vn. 5 rkrrlr«cf o o V i? f rvo+i'rvM ** . —J ^ 'xi-.- m • » 


in bringing in a non-habit patron. 
-S<ades^-^ded— that_/^excep_t_for 


clearance enjoyed by the Terminal 
heatre. in Upper Darby. Felt eon- 


the manufacturers of baby-foods, i tended that his Park theatre was 


the motion picture industry is the 
only enterprise that willingly loses 
a large percentage of Its customers 
every yeai\ In a sense,, the movies go 
lurther. They deliberately' 1x111 ' off 
their own audiences. The makbr 
of strained foods expects his cus- 
tomers to thrive arid grow on his 
product; the manufacturer of films 
expects his bustoriiers to stop grow-^ 
"Ing/’ 

Robert Flaherty, documentary 

f roducer, was the ^est of honor. 

ack Glenn, senior director of 
March of Time, was unahimbusly 
reelected BDG. ptexy for 1950. 
Other officers elected were Dana j 
Noyes, first veepee; Cullen Landis, 
second v.p.; Leslie Rpush, reebrd- 
Ifig tecretary; Warren Murray, 
treasurer. Joseph Henaberry, Gepe 
Martel, William Resnick, ; Herbert 
Kerkbw and Howard O’Neill were 
named /riembers. of the guild's 
board of direetors. ' 


not in substantial competition with i 
the Terminal or with the two keys 
in Upper Darby, the Tower and 
Opth Street. He asked injunctive 
relief for a run independent of 
the Terminal. 


J, C. Graham Leaves 

Estete of $S46,858 

. ^ St. Louis, Jan. 24. 

John Cecil Graham, retired film 
executive^ left ah estate valued at 
$546,858, according to an inventory 
filed last week in the St. LOuis 
probate court. Graham, who Was 
76, died at Falls City, Neb., last 
Nov. 23. He bequeathed the en- 
tire estate to his daughter, Mrs. 
Dorothy Greenhill, of London. 

A native of St. Louis, Graham 
formed a film distributing firm 
here in 1910 and later served in 
executive Spots for Universal, 
Paramount and Fox. His estate 

TBFl ' AU has 'alstt prepared “iTiftctrT^‘‘>y^^‘^d^l;: 

;to be submitted to .Premier Leslie I $515,500, $14,000 in: Cash, 


halls having reputedly faulty fire 
exits. 

(MPT AO’s 327. members own or 
Operate 511 theatres in Ontario, 
with a seating capacity of 335,575. 
Members include Famous Players 
(Canadian), Odeon Theatres (Rank) 
of Canada Ltd., 20th Century The^ 
atres (Nat Toyior).) 

With the backing Of labor unions. 


Hollywood, Jan, 24 

Acadbmy of Motion Picture Arti 
and- Sciences holds special board 
of governors meeting Fridsy (27) 
to find ways to finance this year’s 
.Oseqr derby> although first pay-, 
ment of $3(),0()0 h^ been received 
by Academy from Bulova for right 
to mariufacturiB Academy Award 
watches, coin can't be used for 
derby; It must bC; Used to retire 
stock on Academy building arid 
theatre-' 

Adiiiission price of $12 to affair 
at Paritages theatre, which seats 
2,890, covers actual show expenses, 
but not other large outlays , for 
I pre-derby screenings, etc, Bulova 
I will have its 'watches ori Jewelry 
counters March 24. 

Five technical classlfieations in 
j the Oscar lieirby drew 46 en tries, 
i Of these, five in erich ciassifica- 
1 tion will be riominated for the 
final heat; Entries are; 

Editing^“AlI the King’s Men,’* 
Columbia; “Battleground,” Metro; 
“Champiori,” vKramer; “Sands of 
Iwo Jima,” Republic; “The Set- 
Up,” RKO; “Task Force/' War- 
ners; “The Window/' RKO; “The 
Heiress,” Paramount; “Twelve, 
O’clock, High,? 2 Qth 7 Fox; “Jolson 
Sings Agairi,” Columbia. 

Art Direction black and wh ite-- 
“Battlegrouridi” , Metro; “Cham- 
pion,” Kramer; “Come to the 
Stable,” 2Qth-P0X; “The Fountain- 
head,” Warners; “The Great Gats- 
by,” Paramount; “The Heiress,” 
Paramount; “A Letter to Three 
Wives,” 20th-Fox; “Madame Bp- 
vary,” Metro. -y . 

Art Direction, color-^“ Ad ven- 
tures of Don Juan,'.? Wamers; “Jol- 
son Sings Again,” Columbia; “Lit- 
tle Women,” Metro; “Qh, You 
Beautiful Doll,” ; 20thrFox;v "She 
Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” A^gosy- 
RKO; “On the Town,” Metro; 
“You’re My Everything,” 20th-Fox; 
’•Saraband/' J. Arihur Rank. 

Cinematography* black and 
white— -“All the King’s Men/’ Co^ 
lumbia; “Battleground/* Metro; 
“ChainpiOn,’' Kramer; “Come to 
the Stable,” 20th-Fqx;“The Foun- 
tainhead/’ W ariiers; '’‘’Th e Heiress /’ 
Paramount; “Pinky,” 20th-F6x; “A 
Letter to Three Wives,” 20th-Fox ; 
“The Prince of Foxes,” 20th-Fpx; 
“Sarids of Iwo Jima,” Republic. 

Cinematography, color - “The 
Barkleys of Broadway/* Metrb;; 
“Blue Lagoon/* J. Arthur Rank; 
“Little Women,” Metro; “Look for 
the Silver Lining,” Warners; “Oh, 
You Beautiful Poll,” 20th-Fox; 
“Red Canyon/* Universai-Inteiiia- 
lional; “The Red Pony/’ Republic; 
“Sand,” 20th^Fox; “She Wore a 
Yellow Ribbon,” Argosy - RKO; 
“Jolson Sings Again,’® Columbia. 


Memphis, ;Jari;v 24.? 

Despite a recent ruling handed 
down by the Tennessee Supreme 
Court which stated that: “Chair- 
man Lloyd T. Binford of the Mem- 
phis Censor Boeld had no aiithpr- 
ity to ban motion pictures because 
of the preserice of Negro actors in 
the cast,” Birifbrd said: bere last 
week he was in. /Moubt toy- permit 


Frost, asking for a reduction of 
tho present 20% amusement tax 
and pledging that members Will 
not increase admission, prices if 
tax reduction is granted. Argu- 
ment is that films are the working 
man’s and hik family’s chief eri- 
! tertainmertt outlet, though 
I wartimP . measure Is still 
tained; 


$15,000. in personal property and 
$1,500 in notes. > 



SDG Head 


atre. The, pic* a reissue, arid han- 
dled here locally through Screen 
Guild Productions, stars Claudette 
Colbert arid features Negro actress 
• V I V V . 1 •r 1 . ' Louise Beavers, 

Uphbldt Oriental Verdict i Later Binford announced thrit 


the showing” of U’s “Imitation of j Holly wood,;: would fight extradition 
Life” at a ;dowritpwri Memphis _the- [te MichigariS to fa<*e bpuricing- 


; Hollywood, Jari; 24. \ 
William Holmari* former studio 
this manager for RK(> arid General 
mairi- Service/ succeeds J. P. McGowan 
I as executive secretary of the 
i Screen Directors Guild. McGowan. 
Pair to Fight Extraditioii 1 72/ wanted to resigri a year ago; 
Tkiti li. 1 tehe SDG board Of directors 

To Mich, on Check Rap i wouldn’t listen. 

v v ’ Monroe; Mich., : Jah. 24v « 

Monroe County officials were in- 
formed last week triSt two execu- 
tives Of the Mirimar Film Corn., 


check charges. The two 'are Ray 


Chicago, Jan. 24. 

Master •? in - Chancery *1: h p m a s 
Sheehan this njorriing (23) upheld 
his decision recommending that 
the Oriental theatre be turned oyer 
to James Booth after hearing op- 
posing Essariess briefs,^ ^ 

Hearings before Judge Corneiius 
Harririgtoh in Cook County su- 
perior court start Feb. 1. 


Pierson, producer, 
Erickson, director 
“The 


and Harold 


George Marshall, SDG prexy, 
announced a forthcoming testimp- 
nial dinner in hPnor. of the retir- 
ing seerriary; 


New Fbreijgh Distrib 

Aaron Productions, Inc., newly 


M T, -. I formed releasing outfit, has gone 

J 4 14 * Part of the film was ; mto the dlrtribution of foreign 
filmed in Monroe last fall. j films. - - * 


Los Angeles County authorities 
seized the pair at the request of 
Mpnfoe County Prosecutor Robert 
N. Sawyei:. Ari extradition hear- : Man apd Devil 


^ „ Gohipany, headed by Jp- 
seph Zeiden, producer and direc- 
tor of Negro and foreign films, 
1 1 has released Its initial entrx? “God. 

- : Man and » pi^; Yiddish 


he and his board would screeri the 
pic again here but expressed 
“doubt” as to passihg the film. 

When asked about the State Su- 
preme Court opinion /in regard to 
banning ‘ 

“That doesn L uuuieji me « ou. i ! Dusmessman, wno saia ne nap f 'Jrg .is currentlv Wnvlrin*# «« fW 
will contiriue to ban pictures which ; been given a Worthless $1,200 /release of anbthep io ; 

I think are not to the public goodi check signed by Pierson and Erick- 1®' 

for both the white and Negro ! son. 
races." 


ing was set for Feb. 16. The cbm - 1 with English titles rinenpd iVc” fi'pcf 
’ourt opinion in regard to ! plaint against the film officials was i American date at thp I 

of “Curley,” Binford said: ; signed by William Noland, MOnroe ; N. Y., Satrirday (21) ^ ' 

. haa I prg is cuffently wqrkihe bh th/ 




. , . . “Three Daughters ’’ Other 

'The check was in payment j execs with the outfit &e Darnel 

Silver and Saul G. Bvnri i 


J of hotel rooms and seryices. 


B&K Nabs ’BatHegronnd’ 
Oypr $£S tmd RKO Bids 

* Chicago, Jan. 24. 

Balaban & Katz grabbed off the 
first-run booking of Metro’s “Bat- 
j tlegrolirid” for its State-Lake thea- 
tre in spirited bidding against two 
other Loop houses. Vying for the 
pic were Essaness chain fpf the 
Oriental and RKO for the Palace. 
State-Lake is making a guarantee 
against a percentage and will also 
go all-out on an ad campaign. With 
Metro sharing the costs. ;• 

“Battlegrpund” will have an in- 
definite run due to a ruling of 
Federal Judge Michael Igoe, who 
lifted the tWo-week ceiling which 
generaily applies to Lopp first-runS. 
It Was the first application for an 
extended run riiade by : Metro; 

Pecora 4«ks 

Ta Clarify Decision 

N. Yi supreme court justice Fer- 
diriarid Pecora yesterday (TU'es.) 
refused to Confirm an arbitration 
decision granting Local 306, Mb- 
tipri Picture- Operiitoi^ union, 
upped wage scales against J, J. 
Jpelsori’s Earle and Luxor theatres, 
and serit . back the case for clarifi- 
cation.. Award raised prbjeetipriist 
pay becaute the two Bronx houses 
are now playing first-run nabe pol- . 
icies along with the RKO chain. 

Award provided that; the scale 
should drop to its former, level if 
the theatres revert to their old pol- 
icy. Court asked for a definition of 
reversion in brdering new hear- 
ings, Monroe Stein reps the Joel- 


From key cities/ smoli towns. North/ 
East/ West and South, come the some 
reports: BUSINESS IS EOOf^lMG WItH 

THE CURRENT U-l t>ICTUkES. 

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And even bigger thijngs are expected from 
the $don>«tO‘‘be~relea%4d “BORUERUNE,” 

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and that comedy of comedies, ‘‘FRANCIS.”' 


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iTcdnecday, Jittowy 23, 1930 



New UiS.^eX Pk 



Boston; Jaii. 24. |the cimiit plans a nww 600^ar 
Mayor Jo^n B; i^e$ has 4ro|H j drive-in ■ ^ Ahilene at cost ol 

ped the idea of panelling ^ve-in 1 <? 


licenses previously S r a h t e d by 
f onpaer Meyor James Ciirley Hi?- 
roiier ba$ announced that the city 
law dept, has informed him that 
permits griunted by Curley cannot; 


New ^ "Vrson House in Texas 
Beaumont Texas. 


. Mexico City, Jan, 10, j 

Details, are beiiig completed for 
the start early In Febriiaiy pf the 
first pic of the latest production 
coinpai]^^ the U. Si-Mexican-backed 
Filmadorh Interhacional, prei pf 
which is Ocn. Ignacio M, Beteta, 
chief of the goveniments miinitipn 
plants and coiisin of Finance Min- 



|>A i^»raiiv i^votipd. Haiisle there- i is part of a hew cOmmuriity center 

for '^mS to in^ end in this city I psylj™ ^ ^am^ fw two d^gh- 

after 'a coht^ove^;^^ with Michael bead of 

Redstone, dnve^in opetratori who 


Jeffc son Aii^Co'^ oDfehedloew ' Rainon Beteta. ^erican in- 
1, 4fiil^at (^lynn hero? House jifre^s^ are represented Ryland 

* ■ VR;:. Madison.:-.: 

’ Steve Sekely is here to meg the v: 


had been sustain^ by a previous 
court decision. 

Althou^ reridents and ininr 
Istefs of Dorchester and Weri: Bpx- 
wbere the drive-ins are to 


New Clevc, i,6iM-Seaier 

Cleveland. 
New • Berea;; l,6(M)-seater opened 
here 


pic, “Furia Rhja’V (“Red Furj^-), { 
which will be made in An$cp cplor. 
Veronica Lake and Pedro Armen- 
dariz w'ill play the leads. Madison 
and blallo Rubio, Jr, will produce. 


re by Perc Esslck and J. Jossey ] l t TT« xi*i:xnwr 
be erected, opposed the ozoners as as third bouse to be constriicted by ,• UfilUiain LdgulS Up ijnellj 
a citic ; nuhanee. Mayor Hynes re^ r their Modern Theatres, Inc. , . this ; IVa *Tf ftrti Wn wPp’ 
portedly object^ to the Ucenses ; yea^^ replaced their old small- llOrnpiOWer 


solely, because ex-Maj'or ; Curley | capacity Berea, which Will 
erred in^ i^^ thp pprinits. Mean- ! . V'tp g^age or 


be 
busihess 


while, Hynes awMts a study by 
city's law department before he 
moves one way pf another^ 

National Assn, of Drive-in IhOp 


building. 


New Texas 686-Seatcr 

; Mexia, Tex. 

The 680-seat Me>da formally 


atres alsp injected itself into fight j The 680-seat Mexia formally 
by wiring Mayor Hynes' a protest ■ opened he^ ^ Maurice gaster- 
•‘against any ' arbitrary. . acUon . third local house. , Easter- 

which would Jeopardize this im- on^^rates ; the Coolidce: 


portaht segment t drive-ins) of the 
great picture industry,” 


Ban on Chi Drive-Ins Invalid 

Chicago. ; 

Local ordinance banning out- 
door theatres within Chicago city 
limits was held invalid last week 
by Cook County Circuit Court 
Judge Harry M. Fishef on 
grounds X h at it discriminated 
against certain class of busi- 
ness. Judge Fisher held the Coun- 
cil;jcould pass legislation establish- 
ing zones where ozoners would be 


ling also operates : the Goplidge; 
Coplidge,.Tex. 

Rocky Ml Buildibi Upbeat 

Denver, 

Norman Probsteih, owner of 


London, Jan^. 24. 
The lights have gone up again at 
behham. They ivill bhly be on for 
a few weeks unless J. Arthur Rank 
i$ able to finalize his co-production 
deals witii either RKO Of Columbia, 
Last Monday (16) Warnefs mov- 
ed Into the studipsv Which have 
been shuttered since Christiiias, to 
start filming on “Captain Horatio 
Hprnblower,” the Gregory Peck 
stafrer which Raoul Waleh is di- 
recting. The Unit Will be in the 
studio for four weeks, will be out 
for a few days and then return 


Denver and St. Louis theatres, is j 
planning a ^4(>6,000 shopping cen- j lensing 

ter on EasrColfax tp include a ! '^^^ure actual completion on loca- 


ST. LOUIS 

(Continued from"^ page 10) 

(WB) and “Free for AH*- (RKQ), 
>11,500.:.^.^ 

Fox (F&M) (5,000; 50-75) 

“Sands of Iwo Jima” (Rep) and 
vaude. . Wham $32,000, best here in 
many months. Last week, “Woman 
in Hiding” (U) and vaude, $15,500. 

Loew's (Loew) (3,172; 50-75) 

“Oh Town” (M-G). Sock $25,000. 

Last week, “Battregrbund” (M^G) 

(3d wfc), $14,50b. 

Missouri (F&M) (3,500; 50-75)— - 
“Bagdad” (U) and “Undeftow” (U), 

Stout $16,000. .Last week> “South 
Sea Sinner” (U) and “Sky Liner” 

(SG). $15,500; ; ; ; , i . 

St Lonii (F*M) (4,000;: SO-TO).^ . 
“Dancing in Dark” (20th) and ; 5ojOuO, 
“Hold Baby” (Mono). Mild $11,- 
000. ; Last *week, “Prince of Foxes” 

(20th) and“Maify Ryah, Detective” 

(Col) (2d Wk), okay $1(),()0Q. „ 


Iwo Jima' Solid $20,000, 
To Lead ProT.; 'Bagdad* 



VBands of Iwo Jima” is 


at 

Loew’s State to pace hew entries. 
StiU big in second stand is Majes- 
tic’s “Inspector Generai.” RKd 
Aibee is ; doing okay : with ‘‘Bag- ^ 

dad/^■' 

Estimates for This Week 

Aibee (RKO) ; (2,200; 44-65) 
“Bagdad” (U) and “Apache Chief” 
(SG). Nice $13;00(k Last Week, 
Dangerous Profession” (RKO) 
of Forest” (SG), slow 


■HASTY’ SI W 


1,200-seater. 

Owen. West, Desert Oil Co. 
owner, building 650-seater costing 
$200,000, to be named the West, In 
Rock. Springs, Wyo. House to open 
[-by end pf year. 

Louis Yaeget and other busihess 
nien building $80,000 t h e a t f e. 


banned. Decision was handedr down [ Gtanby, Colo.; to give that town 
In suit brought by liberty National i Its first real house. Opens about 
Bank, trustees for owners of a 32 V^ ] Nov. 15. 


acre site on southwest $1^, which 
plans building 2,000-caf ^rive-ih/ 

Texas Drive-lh\ Program Bodnia 

Houston. 

Claude Ezell & Associates plan 
constfuction of five drive-ins in 
this area to cost nearly $1,000,000. 
Circuit now operates three ozoners 
here and recently opened one at 
nearby Pasadena. Each drive-in 
will have capacity of 800 cars. 

E. L. Williams, who operates 
several theatres^ in western Texas 
and New Mexico; started construc- 
tion on 400-car drive-in to be 
located on Route 6 near Merlin. 


tion. 


British Okay Mayo 

Hollyvvood, Jan. 24; 

British Actors Equity has okayed 
Virginia Mayo for “Captain Hora- 
tio Homblower.” 

Union earlier had demanded that 
a British actrdss’ be used; but 
switch* came over last weekend. 
Miss Mayo left today (24) for 
London. 


Six New Indiana Ozoners 

ForiW^^ 

Rarii of new drive-ins breaking 
out in Indiana. These include 500- 
car project near Ellettsviile, by 
Cascade Amus. Cori>., Vmcennes; 
drive-in also near Ellettsville to be ( 
op erated by James Cramer, Mar- J S^‘“rland and the Norse eoun- 
tinavUle; a 400-car ozoner two miles i’teies, no real improvement is sight- 
muRi of Jasper, for John Acker- 


British As 1 

Continued from paeb S 


man and Associates, Jasper; a 300- 
car outdoor theatre east of Mt. Vefr 
non, .to be operated by Thomas 
Baldwin and John H. Leffel, a 300-? 
car; drive-in north of ' Jasper, 


ed this year. 

Counterbalancing any slight im- 
prbvemention the Continent is the 
fast slGddihg situation in Latin 
America. Dollar prospects aside 
from Venezuela are deteriorating 
rapidly and very little hard cash 


$19,000. 

. Strand (Sliverman) (2,200; 44- 
65) ; — : ‘’Big Wheel’* . (UA) and 
“Blondle’s Hero” (Col). Fine $t2:- 
000. Last week, “Thelma Jordan” 


- - _ , owned by Jasper Drive-In Theatre ,, 

Jack Groves, head of Post Oak j Corpi.; a 700-car oiitdoorer north of 1 1s seen forthcoming during 1950. 
Corp;, started work here on $185,- f Muncie, owned j>y Y & W Manage- > For Inrtance, Brazil, heretofore the 
000 amusement center which Will | ment Corp. and a 7G0-car drive-in ; only big market of free remitr 

west of Fort Wayne, being built for. i tances in S;A., is currehtly falling 
Horace E. Shock, Llriia. j behirid on payments. Argentine 


\ Carlton (Fayl (1,400; 44-65) — 
“Pirates of Capri” (FC) and ‘ ‘ Lo v- 
able Cheat” .(Rep). Good $7,000. 
Last vreeki reissues. 

; Fay’s (Fay) (1^00;“^ 
“Neptune’s Daughter” (MtG) and 
vaude. Fairly good $7,000. Last 
— ^ ^ .week “High : Seas” (M-G) and 

RIIFF^ * IIIVI A’ 1 SG H O [Yaude, fair $6,500. 

DUrr, Jllll/I lpu^ (Fay> (2,200; 44-65) 

24. ' ‘jnspector General” (WB) (2d \vkv, 

“East Side, West Side” is doing Neat $14,000 after sock $17,000 
all right at the Buifalo but rise- j first round.;; 
where it is mainly hpldbyer for a state (Loew) (3,200; 44-65) — 
few extra days. ‘‘Hasty Heart’’ i “Sands of Iwo Jihia” (Rep). Sturdy 
shapes; fairly bice at Center but not : $20,000.. Last wicek, “Malaya’,’ ; <M-. 
big. “Iwo Jima” looks to hold big ! G) and “Chinatown At Midnight” 
in second session at Century. 

‘'King’s Men” is rounding out 11 
strong days at Lafayette. 

Estimates for This Week 

Buffalo (Loew’s) (8,500; 40-70)— 

“East Side; West Side” (M-G) and 
“Trail of? Yukon” (Mono)i Good 
$16,000. Last week, “Mrs. Mike” ! 

(UA) and “Spring - in Park Lane” i 
(EL), $13,000. ‘ : 

Parambirnt (Pari (3,000; 40^70) — 

“Whirlpool” (20th) and “Holly^vood 
Varieties” , (Lip,); ,“)pens today 
(Tues.). Last week, “Thelma Jor- 
don” (Par) and “Square Dance 
Jubilee** (Lip.) (9 days), okay 
$17,000. 

Center (Par) (2,100; 40-70)— 

“Hasty Heart” (WB). Fairly good 
$11,000. Last week, “Inspector 
General” (WB) (2d wk), nice $9,000. 

Lafayette (Basil) (3,000; 40-70)— 

“King’s Men” (Col) and Blondie’s 
Hero” (Col). Strong $25,000 in 11 
days.. “South Sea Sinner” (U) 
opens tomorrow. Last week, 

(Wed;). ■ 

Century (20th Cent) (3,006; 40- 
70)— -r“Sands of Iwo jima” (Rep) 
and “Belle Old Mexico” (Rep) (2d 
wk). Holding well at big $15,000. 

Last week, smash $22,000. 




include 700-car ozoner. 

Cole Theatres announced that 
construction is under way at 
Ro.senberg on 580-car drive-ih. 
Wilson . Grisham will be manager 
©f new ozOner coming to spot from 
Lamaiv Theatre, Richmond. Tex. 


situation has worsened to the point 
L’ville Negro Ozoner Nixed [ where the majors are almost com- 

Louisville. ! pletely out of product for distribu- 


Permission to erect a drive-in tion there. Berides the refusal to 
R " V/ lienyck"^^^ 1 theatre for Negroes on Newburg ' grant film import licenses, the Pe- 

©neratbrs of six Louisiana houses Road, north of railway crossing re^ i ron government has blocked dollar 
plaTcon^?uctlon^t Ma^shairor; fused by Planning and Zoning : shipments for several years. 
$5(),000 drive-in. Ozoner will have ‘ Gommissidn. Objections to ozoner j Declining prospects are also seen 
5G0-car capacity. i centered on a _ claim that it would | for much of the Far East. Philip- 

' cause a traffic hazard near the i pine Islands, an impbrtant source 


1,000-Car Cantoii, O., Ozoner 

Canton, O. 

A $125,000 drive-in to accommo- ' 
date 1,000: car.s will be built at ' 
Route 30 and Trump Road by A. 
G. Constant Theatres which oper- 
ates the Palace here. An April 
opening is planned. 

Start Phiily Prive-in 

Phiradelphia. 

\Vith city officialdom present to 
deposit first earth needed to level 
the site, construction on the new 
South City drive-in has begun. It 
Is first ozoner construction inside 
Philadelphia city limits. Project 
tnay cost $350,000 and will haye 
1,200-car capacity. 


railfbad crossing. 


RWG Slapped 

Continued - from pag;e Z 


Don Hicks Picked Ih :Pes Moines 

De$ Mbines. 

Don Hicks is liew Chief Barker 
of Des Moines Variety Tent.; Other 
new officers include Rudy Faulds, 
first asristant; Carl Olson, second 
assistant; Charles lies and Harold 
McKinney, Dough Guys. 

Pallas Holds Boys’ Ranch Party 

Dallas. 

Annual Chrirtmas party given by 
tnembers of Variety Club ior kids 
of Boys’ Ranch was held at new 
ranch quarters near Bedford this 
year, 

Dallas’ suburbs will get fourth 
drive-in : lylthin a year, proposed 
TOO-car layout being planned for a 
mile south of Garland by James 
McQuade and C. Jt Leon. Other 
ozoners opened iii recent months 
Include One on Highway 80, west 
of Grand Prairie; on Highway 175 
near' Pleasant Moiind and on 
Buckner Blvd. 

Interstate Theatres announced 


and continuity scripters and NBC 
news scripters (NBC coniinuity 
staffers not doubling in both 
media). It’s considered likely that 
SWG will Okay this compromise 
and that the RWCi reps, evpn 
though they voted against the reso-r 
lution, will ask the membership to 
accepVthe deal. 

This week members of the AG 
recrived ah official report on tee- 
yee by Bob Landry, NTG member, 
in a move to keep the book and , 
magazine: writers informed. TV i 
has particularly worried the RWG 
and SWG, Landry wrote, “but the 
DG and your bWn AG have an al- 
most equally urgent interest.” He 
added, “Both coasts and aU Guilds 
recognize that intra-Guild strife 
would be disastrous” and it is es- 
sentiai to secure action while pre- 
serving harmony. 

Meanwhile, he reported; many 
authors unfamiliar with tV prac- 
tices “haye let themselves in for 
disadvantageous deals, or have un- 
dersold their own established rbtes, 
or have .unnecessarily ceded cer- 
tain secGndar,v rights and uses,” 
He advised writers: npver sell all 
rights; filni companies don’t allow 
kinescopes, so if a prior sale has 
previously been made to Hollyr 
wood it may not be legal to sril 
rights to TV; never write oh spiecu- 
latioh* 


of revenue, is leveling off after ex- 
tremely high postwar profits for 
Yank pix. China is completely writ- 
i ten off. India and Pakistan are still 
1 important sources of dbllars; it is 
not regarded as likely that rev- 
enues from those two countries 
will be bettered. 

From the angle of gross business 
rather than dollar revenue, the 
prime British market has been 
tapering in the past semester. To- 
tal earnings of American films are 
off some 10% in the United King- 
dom, reflecting the Same setback 
suffered by British pix in the iden- 
tical period. Some Improvement is 
conceivable since much of the loss 
was due to freakish weather rather 
than, tightening of the entertain- 



Cohtiiiued from page 5 


‘EifM’ Towoii^ lAG, 
HonlL; ’Hike’ tril 7G 

Montreal, Jan. 24. 

Three new entries and three, 
holdovers at deluxers are bringing 
in okay returns. Best newcomer Is 
RKO’s “Eiffel Towri” which got 
\ off to a solid start with personal 
appearance^ of Franchot Tone and 
Burgess Meredith for world preem 
last Friday (20) at Capitol. Shapes 
lofty to pace city. 

Estimates for This Week 

Loew’s (C.T.) (2,855; 40-65)^ 
j “Heiress” (Par) (2d wk). Holding 
! nicely at $14,000 after sock first 
at $19,000. 

Capitol (C.T.) (2,412; 34-60)-- 
“Eiff el Tower” (RKG). Tall $19, r 
000 and best in town. Last week, 
“Bride for Sale” (RKO), $11,500. 

Palace (C.T.) (2,625; 34-60)--- 
“Forsyte Woman” (M-G) (2d wk). 
Fine $12,000 after strong : first 
session at $16,500, 

Princess (C.T.) (2,131; 34-60)^ 

' “Whirlpool” (20th). Good $9,000. 

: Last week, “Dangerous Profession” 
(RKO), $8,500, 

Imperial (C.T.) (1,839; 26-45)— 
“Fighting ‘Kentuckian” (Rep) and 
“Loyable Cheat” (Rep) (2d /wk); 
Nice $5,000 after solid 
opener, 


Cleveland, Jan. 24. 

“Mrs. Mike” is /mushiiig along at 
a fairly brisk pace at State for 
one of best showings this round. 
“My Foolish Heart” looks . sti*ong 
at Esquire but “Hasty Heart’’ 
shapes dull at the Hipp. 

Estimates for This Week 

Allen (Waimers) (3,000; 65-7())-— 
“TeU To Judge” (Col). Okay $11.- 
000. Last week, “Dancing in Dark” 
(20th), $12,500.; 

Esquire (Gommimity) (704; 55- 
70)— “My Foolish Heart”, (RKO). 
Strong $10,000 or near. Last week, 
“Jolson Sings Agrih” (Col) (l2th 
wk), $3,400. 

Hipp (Warners) (3,700; 55-70)-^ 
“Hasty Heart”. (WB). Modest $15,- 
000. Last week, “Beyohd Forest” 
(WB), $16,500. 

Lower Mall G(ommunitv) (563; 
50-85)— “Fallen Idol” (SRO) (4th 
wk). Mild $4,000. Last week, 
$3,500./ . 

Palace (RKO) (3,300; 55-70)^ 
“Brute Force” (U) and “Killers” 
(U) (reissues). Sad $7,500 in 6 
days. Last week, “Bagdad” (U), 
; neat $15,500. 

State (Loew’s) (3,450; 55-70)— 
“Mrs. Mike” (UA). Not so big 
$16,000. Last week, “East Side, 
West Side” (M-G), $15,000. 

Stillman (Loew’s) (2,700; 55-70) 
—-“Battleground” (M-G) (5th wk). 
Steady at $8,000 in 8 days. Last 
week, fine $10,000. 


Orpheum (C T.) (1,040; 34-60) 

I “Mrs. Mike” (UA) and “Threat” 


SEATTLE 

(Continued from page 11 ) 
“Blonje Bandit” (Rep) (2d wk), 
N ice , $7 ,000 after satisfactory $8 
300 last week. , 

Liberty (Hamrick) (1,650; 59-84) 
— “Roseanna McCoy” (RKO) and 
“Hollywood Varieties” (Indie). 
Sturdy $10,000; Last week, “King’* 
Men” (Col) - and “Girl’s School” 
(Gql). (4th wk-5 days),: slow $3,000. 

, Music Box (Hamrick) ( 850 ; 59- 
84) ^“King’s Men” (Gpl) : and;. 
“Girl’s School” (Col) ^h w k). 

Good $4,000 in 6 days. Last week, 

$7,500 ' “Bagdad” (U) and “Free for All” 
i (U) : (3d wk), $2,600. 


rent film pact His absence then 
caused cohsiderable comment both 
here and in America. 

Canadian shuffle is now impera-- 
tive, since it has been learned that 
Earle Lawson^ head of Rank’s 
Dominion org, is again seriously 
ill. Lawson is back in the hospital 
in Toronto after a relapse from 
a siege of glandular fever which 
confined , hiixi a year ago. 

Hence, Ra^. will probably . name 
a successor. Dayid Grlesdorf ; was 
taken on some time ago to run the 
theatres. His promotion would not 
be surprising. Reyamplng of the 
Canadian org Is overdue, at any 
ratri George Pelers. • 


Music Hail (Hamrick) (2.200; 59- 
1 84) “Mrs, Mike” (UA) and 


$7,000. Last week, i ‘‘Apache Chief” (Indie) (2d \vk). 


“Without Honor’ ’ f U A ) a n d 
“Search for Danger” (UA) (2d wk), 
$4,000. 


PITTSBURGH 

(Continued from page 11) 

week, “Mrs. Mike” (UA), okay 
$15,000. • 

Stanley (WB) (3,800; 45-80)— 
“Montana” (WB). Thin $I4VOOO. 
Last week, “Thelma Jordon” (Par), 
$ 10 , 000 . 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 45-80)— 
Heart” (WB) (3d wk-5 days). 

, - better* comparatively here 

i than on pervlous-stand at Stanley, 
nice $5,000. “Man On Eiffel Tow 




Immense $7 ,000 in 4 days but mov- 
ing so '’Battleground” (M-G) can 
opfen. Last Week, fine $8,000. . 

Orpheum (Hamrick) (2,600; 59- 
84)--“M6ntana” (WB) and“Square 
Dance Jubilee” (Lip.) (2d wk). Fast 
$8,000 after about same last week, 
; Palomar (Sterling) (1,350; 40- 
69)— “Bride For Sale” (RKQ) f2d 
run) and vaude. Good $5,000. 
Last week, ;“Bey qnd Forest” < W13 ) 
(2d run) and stageshow headed by 
Mel Torme, brisk $8,000 at .50-$l 
scale. - 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3.939; 
59-84)--“Dancing In Dark” f20th) 
and “Call of Forest” (Indie), pkay 
$9,000. Last week; “Iwo Jima 


er’’ (RKO) opens tomorrow (Wed); i (Rep) and “Belle of Old Mex, 


>1- 


Last week, $7,500. 


(Rep). (3d wk-ib days), oke $6,000. 


ITediieidayt J«n>u7 25, 1950 




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A sitf ong item. Biim Daily calls it fine, tense, i 




emotienalv dimnatic, brintiul of aetion. 


big leagne * Bpxofiice comments a meaty bit 
of stem entertainment. Should prove a 
pmfit^Me booking venture* ^e Exhfintor 


cheers it as taut, welbdirected, welbacted^ 


THIS FEMALE' MEANS BUSINESS! 


much suspense. Hairisbi^s reports tense 


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suspense. Should go over .The Independent 
applauds it as action to hold an audience 
in suspense. Unusual twist. Sho\mieu*S 



says suspense and action at hi 


out, exciting entertainment. 


it across m any 





situation. 



action. 






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starring 

PEGGY CUMMINS 
lOHN DALL 

ft KING BROTHERS PRODUCtlON 
with BERRY KliOEGER • MORRIS CftRNOVSKY 
Produced by MAURICE and FRANK KING 'Directed 
Joseph H.Lewi$>S^^^ by MacKinlay Kantor 
and Millard Kaufihan 

Fiom tlie SATURDAY EVENING POST Story 
>‘GUN CRAZY” by MacKinlay KantOf • . 




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^ITediMsdayf Janiuury 2$^ 1050 


Chain Reaction on COMPO 


CdnUnaihd from pace 3 


lishment or COMPO before it * tbev Wasbington^ provided 

oohies operative, Only two organi- ’ that the IQc^ per $100 fee should 
Nations have stamped their okay on ; be paid by e^ibitors and by “pro- 
it to date, the MetropoUtah ; Mo- ' ducerrdi^rlbutors/* That *'produ- 
tidn Picture Theatres Assn, of New ‘ cer^istribtitors" is what the SIMPP 
VOrk and the Mptioh Picture jn^ ■ exec cbbiniittee wants clarified. It 
dUstry Couhcij of Hollywood. - ; desires to know Avhether Indie pro- 

Allied board is slated to meet in ducers will have to pay the entire 
Washington Feb. 9 and 10. Up to i IOC. out of theij share of rentals, 
the time of the TO A’s decision to ' or whether it will come off the 
defer pending further exploi^tion i top so that the distributor shares 
of methods of financing COMPO. it > in it. ' . ^ ; 

had been; almost a ^regone con-Jl 
elusion that Allied would approve ^ 
affiliation : for One year ■ without I 
■eonditions."', 

in e30laining the chang^^^ in Al-, ; 
lied thinking, a tpp' official said j 



Continued from pag^e 3 


this week that TOA’s approval of York City, however, is virtually a 
anything but the setup ’ promul- closed situation since the double- 
gated in Washin^g^ would neces-' , feature houses insist On playing, tivo 
sitate changes in several points in j top pictures^. 

the COMPO organization. Hence, } Video's accent oh westerners for I 
Allied could not approve, since it j its film fare has boosted iuterest | 
would be moving into something a ; in the mUstangers, according .to | 
bit different than what was set up ; Krasne, Exhibs are reporting that • 
in Washington. j a new audience. Which heretofore ' 

Key to AlUea’s Decision [shied away from hoss o^ 

. It is: hgtired that the best the . are ashing for heavier oater 
Allied febard will do is approve to video stiinulation. 

COMI^O in principle, just as tOA ' I^ashfr however, said it was a 


TOA’s Poll on COMPO 

Before the Theatre Owners 
of America gives final ap- ; 
proval to the plan to finance 
the Council of Motion Pic- 
ture Organizations through a 
i/iO of 1% tax oif all e&ib^ 
itor and distributpr rentals^ 
the group will: probably poll 
its members for their ideas bn 
the subject. In its recent 
Washihgtoh bbard of direcr 
tors’ meet, TOA voted to table 
■approval .until the executive 
board could muli the 
"^.tion,;. 

• Meeting of the exee board 
is slated to. be summoned 
within the next fcouple v of 
weeks. However, there is con- 
siderable doubt among T0A 
toppers whgther any final 
ptoyal should, he granted 
Without a preliminary canvass. 
Should that be done, it will 
likely delay ratificatioh of 
COMPO for several months. 





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Contiimed from page 3 




has done. Back of Allied’s deci 
sion also undoubtedly will be a 


take for dlstribs . to sell regular 
westeins to- TV^i^ of spe- 


feeUng that the i00% indie exhib [ WWch wb^d nbt 


organization can hardly okay a tie- 
up with the majors^which is what 
GOMPO would be — - while TQA, 


compete with regular exhibs. 

Krasne said there had been no 
marked chainge In the western pix 



Continued from page 4 


which includes affiliated ; theatres, j formula since the inception of that 
has not given full approval. category. The -’Ciscb Kid” series, 

SIMPP exec committee met oh j however, has a slightly stronger ro- 
the Coast receritly with Gov. Ellis [ mahtic pitch than the usual run of 
G. Arnall, the organization’s prexy. thataways in order to make it more 
Committee is said to have deferred suitable as secondary items in the | 
action in view of the fact that the chains. Krasne, who has com- 
Motion Picture Assn, of America j pieted four pix on his UA deal,; has 
had not yet . given its okay to ) had several **Cisco Kid” features 
COMPO and in light of TOA’s booked Into the first-run Fox-West 
balk, Goastchain.asdualbiUbbttom- 

A prime reason for SIMPP-s de- renders. , 
lay, however, Is also a desire to I Krasne returned to the Coast j 


know more definitely how the con- 
templated 10c. on every $100 of 
rentals is to be levied. It Is by 
this plan that COMPO hopes to 
raise as high as $600,000 a year to 
finance itself. 

The fiscal resolution brought out 
by Harry Brandt’s committee at 


last week after spending a week in 
N. Y. huddling with TJA execs bn 
exploitatlph of his series. He has 
set up a personal appearance toiir 
for the ’’Cisco Kid” costars, Duncan 
Hinaldo and Leo Carrillo, who Will 
tour UA exchanges Starting late 
February. 


a holiday week. At the Paranioiint^ 
Atlanta, figure is $27,500 cbmpared 
with $24,500 for “tJhconquered” 
during a holiday session. Madison, 
Detroit, is getting $32,000. ”dolson 
Sings Again” got $27,500, 

"Pic has a group of preems tW^^ 
week in MiSmi, Miami Beach,: Des 
Moines, Oniaha, Cleveland, TiicSon, 
Phoenix; . Denver and Palm Beach, 

Paul' Raibpurn, Paramount’s 
veepee and financial pundit, has 
drafted a table of expected grosses 
for “Samson,” which lists hundreds 

of theatres throughout the country 
and the amount of coin which each 
must take in for the pic to do a 
minimum of $15,0d0,00b domesti- 
cally. Raibourn has turned bver 
the table to the distribution dept. 
SO that sales toppers can more 
readily judge how the pic Is do- 
ing from time-to-time. 

Figures are based on what these 
flickeries have turned in as rentals 
on a number of previbus Para- 
mount features. 


large scale appears Open to ques- 
tion. There seems tb be no doubt, 
however, that it .will remove an 
Impbifant prop to enforceruent 
leading to greater laxity among 
some indie producers. , 

;The affiliated theatres have been 
vital to enforcing, the code on all 
of Hbllywobd because these major 

circuits customarily would hot play 
pidturbs which did not carry the 
seal of Joseph Brefeii’s PCA.;\ 
prbdUGer %vanted to spend any im- 
portant coin in a film that he taiew 
couldn’t play the circuits, out of 
which the majority of rentals come; 

: ^ 1942 Rescinding 

: When the code was promulgated 
in 1930, theatres owned by mem- 
her companies of the Mption Pic- 
ture Assn, of Araerica were pledged 
J not to play pix without a seal. This 
i proyision was rescinded in 1942, 
j but the custom still prevails, 
j MPAA , member-Compariy-af filiates 
are now pledged to maintain in 
their theatres ’’mpral and pblicy 
j standards as exemplified in the 
I Ptbductioh Code and accompany- 
ing regulatioiis.” 

It is felt that these major cir- 
cuits, even when out from under 
productioh company dominatiph, 
will generally stick by the practice 
of avoiding ahytUing without a 
PGA certificate. However, it is 
also felt -that if a picture conies 
j along which exhibs feel will be 
highly profitable and hot cause 
then! too much trouble, there Will 
be a lot more chance of selling it 
without a seal than there has been 
In the past. . 

Much will hinge on the vigilance 
of the Catholic Church’s Legion of 
Decency in territories outside of 
the eight states and approximately 
60 cities which exercise Censorship. 
If the L. bf D. and other prepare 
groups are active in putting the 
clamps oh, It will greatly limit the 
nuihber and size of films exhibited 
without a seal. As a matter of fact, 
it was jUst such pressure that led 
to the estabtishnient of the PC A in 
the first place. 

Eyen now, however, most of the 



Hew liC^pn of Dttericy 
Rides Ww7 Exhibs 

Minneapolis , j an. 24. 

Pastoral letter sent by Twin City 
region for the Legion of Decency 
to ; all of the region’s Catholic 
churches, containing hew regula- 
tions, has exhibitors worried. Let- 
ters state that ’’All B and C movies 
and theatres in which they are 
Shown are condemned and are not 
to be attended by any Catholics.” 

S. D. Kane, North Central A1- . 
lied executive director, has written 
to ask if the letter means that all 

bf the region’s theatres showing a 
other than the Legion’s “A” classi- ? 
fication pictures, as well as the 
films themselves, are. to be perma- 
nently boycotted. 

If the reply is to the effect that 
the. theatres are to be blacklisted 
by all Catholics at times other than 
when they’re showing the ’‘B” and 
”C” pictures, too, Kane says he’ll 
call a North . Central . Allied direc- 
|.tors vmeeting to discuss what 
‘‘Would be a very serious situation 
for exhibitors/’ 


focials reqlly moke 
skjn lovelier r* 
toys thfs charming star-- 

Here's a proveef complexibh care! In 
recent Lux Toilet Soap tests by skin 
specialists, actually 3 out of 4 

“It's wonderful the way Lux Soap 
facials leave skin softer, smoother,” 
says Patricia NeaL work the fragrant 

Ihther /wcU in, rinse, and thch pat with 
a soft towel to dry,^’ : ; 

Try the generpus; new baffi a/ze cake, 
too— so fragraht, so luxurious! 


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foreign pix do hot win Breen cer-. 
tificates. They ; find playing time 
in art and class' theatres, of which 
there is a growing number. They 
cater mostly tb adult audiences, 
and it is the idea of some Hblly- 
Wood indies fo cash in pn this po- 
tential— and to Chance getting 
some circuit bookings, tob, if the 
pic is good enough-T-by filming 
stories bahiied by the PCA. 

A ndniber of Honywoddites have 
expressed the opinion that .they 
can make pix which will riin into 
no mbre than minor difficulties, if 
ainyi with State or city censors, biit 
won’t be bkayed by Breeh. Latter 
is concerned with casual moral as- 
pects as well as outright salacity, ; 
While civil censors mostly eye the 
latter. Most Hollywood producers 
have, no thought of going in f or . sa- 
lacibuSn^ss in the! event they can 
make pix! which will show a profit 
without a PCA certificate. Rather, 
they feel there is a beckoning field, 
as exemplified, in European prod- 
uct, for exploration of husband-, 
wife-lover relationships, divorce, 
drugs and murderrwithout-retribu- 
tibn material. 


'Dakota Lil* Nixed 

20th-Fox’s “Dakota Lil’’ drew a 
Glass ”B’* label from the Legion 
of Decency Ust week, Grou p placed 
the pic in its“morally objection- 
able In part for all” category be- 
cause of the film’s “excesrive bru- 
tality and suggestive lines.” 

Produced by Edward L: A1 per- 
son for 20th release, ‘‘Lil” stars 
George Montgomery, Rod Camer- 
on and Marie Windsor. 


Carol Brandt 

Continued from page 3 


mer partner of Carl Brandt, head 
of the Brandt & Brandt literary 
agency in New York, Her liew set- 
up apparently will put her in the 
..DO&itiQa^.nf _ ,pQmpptlng .. wit Jlir 
husband. She has been with Metro 
for almost five years and. had about 
another year to go on her contract 
beyond her July 15 resignation . 
date.'' 

Tremendous salary (for an east- 
ern story chief) , liberal expense 
aceburit! and. .unusual bousing., allpw- 
ahees Caused cbhsiderable surprise 
in /New York film circles when 
Mrs, Brandt initially took the post. 
Her departure from Meiro is elicit- 
ing little surprise; since it had been 
frequently rumored during the 
economy wave that has overtaken 
the picture industry during the 
past few years. 

Reports of Mrs. Brandt’s de- 
parture have/ been particularly 
rife since Dore Schary took 
ascendancy in MCtro.’s prodiiciion 
Setup. She was appointed belpre 
Senary's dajT by -a~gfbu^bf ^tirdib 
execs who have been . eclipsed by 
the hew productioh chief in active 
day-to-day operation of the lot. . 

Mirk Brahdt heads for! Lbnclon 
in September. She’ll establish Eu-^ 
ropean headquarters there . for 
AAC. .piiri Clark; Metro’s eastern 
story ed, who . preceded .Mrs- 
Brandt and- continued during her 
regime, will head up the depart- 
ment following her departure, it .is 

understood* 










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Wedlnesdaf^ Jannary 2S9 1950 



CHICAGO 


'prompted by ’ recent visit , to Can^ 
. ada ot Jobn pavls. Hank’s Tight 


En|lev{p<^ ^ s^we^ 1 man- lik^ that Pa^d 


from old BowUnd and Clark days 
who qtdt short time ago as man- 
ager ot Metropolitan in Bloom- 
field district, now managing Mervis 
Bros/ Rialto. 

Property recently purchased in 
MeadviUe, Pa.; by Park Theatre 
Corp; for erection of another fihh 
house sold to Brooks Bros. 

^nator has finally become avail- 
able for overtures from those seek- 
ing to convert it ; into legit house 
With Harris Aihus. Co. ahhounce^ 
ment that it would not renew lease, 
which expires Feb. ‘'27. Marcus 
neiman and Tony Conforti, : who 


i Griesdorf, who was appointed gen- 
at estimated cost of $75,Q00. i eral nmn^er pf Oc^n . Ijist siim- 

Claude. Rubens, ’ Balabim and j iner, will Step into vicer-presidency. 

Katz circuit mamtenance head, in- j Morris Stein, eastern division 
Jured - in aiito: crash near Taylor- j manager of Famous Players (Car 

yille, tod. • “nadianh is new Chief Barker oft ^ * 

Howard Pearl . and • Walter Hoffr ; Tent 28, Variety totematioiial, sue- ; Nixon^ theatre. , building to 
man added to midwest e^xploita- • ceeding J. J, , Fitzgibhons, FPG j Aluminum Company, were onpe tct 
tion staff for “Sainson and Deli- : president. First assistant Chief i ported interested m ^Senator but 
lahi” ifiarker is John Chisholm. ■ lefused to make 

j rdoe Dunn, . former niai 
Capitol, St Catherines, a 

distribute pic imports. ' Company i wsistant jipanager, of Vp«‘a*i ! "'“o'Tfx?' leeit-" wreikSfc' cre*< 
will service Chicago. Indianapolis, : Toro^o, flagship of pmous Play- , ««<>“ »e|>V ^^^,8 

Milwaukee. Minneapolis. Omaha, rerg (Ganadian). Jack Trotter, of : wm go to wprg on ii m 
and Des Moines. vUmperial, becomes manager of the 


Broadway Binbassy 

Back to Newsreels 

‘ Just when newsreel theatres ap- 
peared bn the skids to New York 
City, the Embassy, pioneer news 
house on Broadway* announced it 
will return to its old policy of news 
clips and shorts starting Sunday. 
(29). House has been playing fea- 
tures, now on first-run with “'Hid* 
den Room,” for about two months. 
Cost of running feature-pic policy 
is held respoiirible. 

The Park Ave. Embassy^ Which 
Coptihues with features, still uses 
iiewsreels and shorts daily up. un- 
til ./■ 


Irving Mtodel and Jack Toronto, 

named delegates to . Variety tote^^ 
national.; 

cSelznick Releasing Organization I 

held two-day sales conference here ^ Top brass from San Antonio 


DETROIT 

Saul korman, of Korman Thea- 
tres, spoiisoring “Hillbilly Hits” 
hour ort WJLB nightt^^^^ plug 
■ three of his hbtisesv 

^st week to disbuss plans and air force installations j Nell 6. Hogue, of Republic, re- 

len Idol” and “Third Man.” were among guests of Metro and ' elected president in recent elec- 

Variety Club shuttered its Shet- - Interstate circuit at trade showing tiori of intemational Alliance of 
aton hotel quarters last week and , of “Battleground’ • held in that city. I Theatriebl Stage Employees (AFL), 




Dbeal B-25. 

Sam Carver, veepee of Inde^ 
pendent .Theatre Owners of Michi- 


is looking for space near Filin Row. i B, J. Wright named manager of 
Date for opening Of Stony the- , Texas theatre at Carrizp Springs, 

atre delayed from Dec. 29 to Jan. coming^ hero from Houston ^ re- 

13. places J. E. pewis, transferred tp i gan and secret^ur for Detroit Con- 

The MercuiY» w^st side suburban ;Post in LpUisiana. , Isolidated ; Theatres, resigned as 

houses opened recently. i Hiram; Parks, circuit operator in manager of Grand. 

Forter Leiderbach,: formerly a i Lubboclq gave $500 to start a fund 
manager for Schoenstadt’s circuit, for survivors of eight Latin-Ameri- 

i oined staff of RKO Missourian,. can cotton pickers killed in rail-' 
fansas City, Mo. ; road grade crossing accident near 

A1 Hautau takes over operation ' that city. ; 
of trie Rand, house formerly op- 1 Gaines County News, weekly 
crated by Mrs. Lillian Solomoh. I published at Seagraves, giving 
Roads Theatre’s $750, OOQ anti- away two ducats to selected rural 
trust suit against majors set for subscribers of paper, good for p)x 
hearing May 1 in Chi Federal dis- . theatre there. ^ ; . . 

trict court before Judge William ! The 511-seat Lawn leased by 
Campbell. ^ ^ to Edward 

Van Nomlkos disposed of; his in-* « Rubin fpr one year. Rubin an- 
terest in RKO Grand to that coin- 1 nounced it will be the home of 
pahy. the Rubin- Players and would be 

' Lou Holleb, former owner Of the i made available, to Dallas Little 
Imperial, Zanesville, Ohio, appoint- i Theatre and other groups. House 
ed Chi city sales manager of Pitoir ' will be renamed the Playhouse. R, 
ack Trailer Co. ; Jv O’Donnell, general manager of 

Jerry Hartmto, of Grossmto cir- I Interstate, said the Lawn was 


cuit, back after month in Florida. 




PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 
ity council granted authority to 


leased to ^ubiii upon his earnest 
represehfrtion' that the nonprofes- 
sional drama in Dallas needs facili- 
ties. , 

The Knox, North Dallas house, 
closed Jan. \ 7. It Was pperated 


J. O. Brooks, chief film buyer 
and bbpker for the, Butterfield .cir- 
ciiitv Will direct a new coordinating 
dept, established over the ad-pub 
activities of the , big Michigto 
chain. Spot vacated by Brooks 
will be ; taken over by Edward 
Stuckey, foriiier Paramount branch 
manager, who now heads up biiy- 
ing-hooking.. 

United Drtroit Theatres an- 
il bunced a ; series of managerial 
shifts last Week. Richard SklUcki 
moved from downtown Maditon to 
Regent, nabe house. Former Re- 
gent manager, August Serinb, took 
oyer at Madison. Other nabe man- 
agers shifted were Bill Ahrens, 
from Mel to Rosedale; Glenn Ram- 
sey, from Rosedale to Annex, and 
William Cadmus, Annex to Mel. 


200 |& Budget en to f ilin 

Vienna, Jam 18, 

Filmstar Paula Wesscly has 
formed her own production com- 
pany. Ottp Duerer has been inked 
as production manager fpr the first 
pic, bio of Cathrine Schfatt, ina- 
morata of the late Emperor FTahz 
Joseph; "■ 

Friedrich Schreyvogeh will write 
the scenario, with Miss Wessely in 
the^lead/ , 

Budget is set at 5,000,000 schill- 
ing ($200,000); Intended output is 
tv^ pix annually. Americah pro- 
ducer Moritz Gruenstein vis eph- 
tributing tnprt of the coin, 


Harry E, and Clarice, B. ;Yoken to l as a nabe pic house for 10 years 
establish a drive-in, with certain | by Interstate Theatres, which still 
restrictiohs, on Lafayette Highway, I owns the lease, 
about two miles from centre of | Bobby Wilkes opened own office 
city. ’ here as In depen d e nt theatre 

Governor’s Reorganization Cpmr ! booker ®nd buyer; formerly was 
misrion approved amended plan ; wth United Theatre Service. 


under which state fire marshal’s 
office would be merged with the 
state police departihehtv Marshars 
office is responsible for enforce-, 
merit of fire prPtectioh regulatiohs 
at theatres. 


TPRONTO 

Besides resignation of 
Peters from vice-presidenCy of 
Odeon Theatres of Canada Ltd., 
other departures from j. Arthur 
Raiik sbtup, include Charles Green- 
vfield, chief comptroller; A. E. San- 
lerson, personnel manager; An- 
Irew Rouse, manager of Odeon’s 
’^confectioneiy departmeht. Report- 
ed that resignations were not 


Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hardin took 
over management of two L. N. 
Childress theatres at Slaton, the 
Palace and State, Which recentiy 
Were purchased by Leon Circuit. 

Mr. and Mra. RPhert J. Huddle^ 
ston of Fletcher, Okla., are new 
owners of Alvord at Alvord, 


INDIANAPOLIS 

Denise Darcel slated for person- 
al appearance at Loew’s ahead ojf 
.“Battleground,” opening Jan, 25. 
Shelley Winters coming in Tues- 
day for round of p,a.’s with “South 
&ea Sinher*’ opening this, week at 
iridiana. 

Marev Wolf, 'Ted Mendelssohn 
and Manny Marcus added “41 
Dri^e-In” at Princeton to their 
String of outdoor operations. Piir- 
chased from ,J., H. & S. Drive-In 


20lh-Fbx Resumes 
: After Week^ Idleness 

Hoillywbbd, Jan.. 24. 

Shooting was resumed on the 
26th-F6x lot after a week of idle- 
ness during W'hich Betty Grable arid 
[Dari Dailey rehCaPsed dance num- 
! hers for “My Blue Heaven,” 
j “Heaven” is back before the cam- 
eras, accompanied by a new eritry, 

■ Where the Pavemerit Ends,’’ co- 
starring Gene Tierney arid Dana 
Andrews. 

Meanwhile, the cbiripany has two 
other pictures shooting ori Ibcation, 
“Rawhide” ht Lone Pine arid “Out- 
break” iri New Orleans. 







RADIO CITY MUSIC HAll 

Rockefeller Center 

- SAMUEL dOLDWYN’S 

f-^’M-f-FOOMSH-HEART 

^ ■ ' 'Starring 

DANA ANDREWS • SUSAN HAYWARO 
DIrectnd by MARK KriBSON— , 
^Distributed by RKO. RADIO PICTURES ; 
4 Spectacular Stag* Presentation 


Retoianurtt ffttitnrs 

BARBARA STANWYCK 
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MINNEAPOLIS 

Newspaper surveys here show 
Bob Hope to be local No. 1 male 
boxoffice star arid Betty Grable at 
top' of femme luminaries. . 

Herb Blass, Warner Bros. Twin 
City salesman, vacationing in Cali- 
fomiav 

Booth operators’ union elected 
Fred Schilkeri; Jr., business agent. 

Frank Eisenberg, former United 
Artists salesman, joined Realart 
sales’ staff. , 

Ralph Maw, Metro district man- 
ager, recovering from flu attack 
that laid him low. 

S. P. Jories, not now engaged in 
show business;, announced plans 
tor a IjOOOrcar driy e-in theatre in 
Mirinetorika suburban, district. 

Bennie Berger, circuit owner 
and North Central Allied presi- 
dent, due back from California var 
cation Feb. 1. 

Ralph Maw, Metro district mari- 
aiger; out of hospitai. 

Walter Branson, Jerry Gittleson 1 


Gregory circuit has leased Dyric 
theatre , property at Connersville, 
fornieriy leased and operated by 
Joe- Schilling. Plans $25,000 re- 
modeling program. 

Shirley Wilcox, state treasurer 
arid ex-New Albany exhibitor, is 
theatre chairman for March of 
Dimes Drive. 

Astociaied Theater Owners of 
Indiana board meeting named Sam 
Neall, Kokomo; Alex Manta, East 
Chiegd; Dick Pell; Rushville; Eddie 
Ornstein, Marengo; arid A. J. Hari- 
sbn, Greenwood, to new Drive-In 

committee. 


FABUN, ROSEN FEIED 
BY AiBiunr TARiErr 

Albany. 

Albany Variety Club celebrated 
Fabian’s “Kiiigs For A Day” Mon- 
day (23) night at DeWitt Clintori 
hotel. This honored Si Fabian and 
Sarii Roseir for their recent Denial 
Day Concert at Palace theatre 
here,’ Which was given to aid Al- 
bany Boys Club, sponsored by lo- 
cal Variety Club/ Priricipal speak- 
er was Cpr. Jim Healey, Statiori 
WOKO boss. Lariy .CqWent Fabian 
1 publicity director, arid Ray Srtiith, 
{local WB exchange manager, had 
^charge of the program. 

Tent 32 Installs. Officers 

San Francisco; 

Tent 32 Variety Club of -North- 
ern California, iristalled its 1950 
officers and at the . same time 
mapped: plans for its. first annual 
Great Heart Award banquet to be 
heid at the Fainriont hotel here 
Feb. 1. Local attorney J.: W, Erh- 
lich, who headed a campaign , to 
establish a :iriilk furid for needy 
children, will be recipient of the 
Great Heart Award. : Prize is be- 
stowed for putstariding deeds of 
. charity/ •/ 

Tent’s new officers include: . El- 
lis W. Levy, TClenew's Theatres, 
Chief Barker; Nate Bluiri'ehf eld* 
Blumenfeld TheatresV first assist- 
ant Chief Barker; Ken Daily, Bert 
Levy circuit; second assistant Chief 
Barker; Mel Klein, Gotumbia Pic/ 
tures, Property Master; A1 Grub- 
slick, Screen Guild, Doughguy; 
Williairi CouVert, Gk>Iden State 
Theatres, assistant Doughguy; Cliff 
Giesscriian, North Coast Theatres, - 
Canvassman; G. L. Karski, Motion 
Picture Service Co;, Carivassman; 
Rotus Harvey, Westiand Thealres, 
Canvassmari; Neal East, Para- 
mount Pictures, Canvassman, and 
Spericer Love/ Fox West Coast, 
Carivassman. ; 




Grand ’Volcano’ Preem 

Rome, Jan. 24., 

“Volcano,” the Arina Magnanl 
starrer, is scheduled to . preem in 
Rome Friday (27 ) at the grand ball 
to be held at the Grand hotel. Event 
reportedly is the biggest social 
function of the year. With 
Artisti Associati releasing : ,in 
Italy> the pic Will open day- 
and-da.te the following day at. 
the Fiamma, Metropolitan and Su- 
percinema theatrps, all in Roirie, 
as well as iri Milan, Turin/ Naples 
and Palermo. , _ ' , 

Budget of 8,000,000 lireT ($12,826) 
has been allotted for a'dvertising 
and promotion . Of the Italian pre- 
view showing, according to the Mo- 
tion Picture Sales Corp., distribu- 
tors of the film iri the U.S. , 


PHILADELPHIA 

William Goldman’s $8,400,000 
triple damage suit against Warner 
circuit and majors set back until 
March on Federal Court caleridar. 
Several years ago Goldman won 
$435,000 damages On a similar, 
anti-trust- suit/ ^ 

Police grtobed an alleged safe- 
cracker, caught in act of breaking 
into strongbox of Imperial, West 
Philly: nabe. 

David Supowitz, Chief Barker of 
Tent 13, . Variety Club, named 
chairman 


MPIC Names Grbesse 

Hollywood, Jan. 24. 

Paul ^Groesse, president of the 
Society of Motion Picture Art Di- 
[rectors, was named co-chairman of 
tlie Motion Picture Industry Cburi- 
cil to succeed Ronald Reagan, 
Groesse will share the c 6-chair- 
manslilp,. with Roy Brewer, unibii 
leader. 

MPIC recently joined the .Con- 
ference of Motion Picture Organi- 
zations, the chief airti Of which is 
{"to siipport^the fight tor“:lrc~repeal 
1 of the 20% tax on theatre admis- 
sions; 


London. Jan, 17. 

■ The. Kiriematograph Renters’ 
i Society, which includes every 
J American film rngjor, has informed 
( Board of Trade prez Harold Wil- 
} son that the proposed independent 
j body recommended to the Plant 
report would vert the head of the 
body with dictatorial powers and 
an authority transcending anything 
sanctioned by existing law. KRS 
also struck a blow at the report 
itsell* describing it as a haphazard 
mixture of good and bad which, 
would create more problems than 
it would solve. 

Meanwhile, the KRS is prepared 
to discuss“spe0ific recommenda- 
tio.ris with other ttode organiza- 
tions, excepting the advisory body/ 
hut advised agato.st dangerous lab- 
oratory experiments which were 
! rtiggerted in the report. Cihema- 
' tograph Exhibitors’ Assn, of Great 
Britain and Ireiand is also oppos- 
ing ereation cif an independent 
panel. 


of industry’s part of 
arid Herb Greenblatt, RKC) western I 9^ . ®^ Dimes drive in Philly. 
sale.s managor, his assistant arid } Cp-chairmen are Sidney Samuel- 




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'. district manager, respectively, here 
j for Ned Depirtet drive meeting. 

I Bill Elson, iridependent ; Circuit 
i owrieiv and wife leave tor five- 
week Mexican vacation Feb. 6. 


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PITtSBURGH 

New 506-seat Mars ope^ last 
week by LlOyd I. Wingert, C. 
Stewart Shumaker, J. H. Balsiger 
and Ralph P.; Adelman, / Latter, 
formerly with WB circuit, is man- 
ager. It is only film house in 
hometown of William Eythe; stage 
and screen star. 

Dorothy Elpern resigned from 
Film Classics to . joiri Monogram 
staff., ;• 

Joseph O. (Jack) Fontaine, head 
shipper for Far, celebrated his sil- 
ver anni with company last. week. 

Bob MUrin resigned sales duties 
at Eagle Lion. 

Mannie Voungerman, last here 
With UA, joined Avith .Eagle Lion 
in Buffalo as salesman. 

John, A. Reilly* theatre manager 


son and Ted Schlariger. 


ST. LOUIS 

Sanford Barnes, Of local Eagle 
Lion excharige, re-elected head of 
Film Exchange Front Office Em- 
ployes Uriiori. 

Eugene Prowell upped to mana- 
ger of Fox Midwest’ new Roxy, 
West Frankfort, 111. He was as- 
sistant manager: of Strand, same 
town, for eight years. 

Art Dillerr' owner of Town, Livr 
ington, 111., relighted house after 
10 days of facelifting. 

St. Louis exhibs will attend 
regional meeting of MPTOA of 
Eastern Missouri arid Southern 
Illinois at Poplar Bluff* Mo.* this 
Week*" 


JACOBS : EXITS SIRITZKY 

Arnold; Jacobs has bowed out as 
gerieral. manager of Siritzky Iriter- 
natiorial, foreign film distributing 
outfit in N. Y. Jaco.hs, who leaves 
the outfit Jan: 31; will take over 
the same capacity at, Discina in- 
ternational, another N. Y. foreign 
film releasing org. 

Discina has announced five films 
for release this year; Leading off 
the slate Will be “A Rpyal 
with Maurice Chevailier. 


Ne>y Colunibia Deal 

For Bogart-Lord Co. 

Hollywood, Jan, 24. 

Saritaria Productions, headed by 
Robert Lord ><and Humphrey 
Bogart, has agreed to a new dis- 
I tribution deal with Columbia call- 
4.in6“for two more pictures. 

! One of the additioris will be a 
Bogart starrer, “SirOcco,” slated 
for production in October froui a 
• sciipt by Andrew Salt; 


Itaid-French Pic in Rome 

Rome, Jan/ 24. 

The Itaio-French film, “11 Pdr- 
tatrice di Panie’’ (“The Bread Ped- 
dler”), is now underway at the 
Gine-Citta Studios just outside of 
Rome; Director is Maurice Cloche; 
from France, arid the cast includes 
both Fferich and Italian actors. 






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MEMPHIS 

. Memphis arid Mid-South exhibi- 
tors are currehtly on big drive to 
enlist support of the public in 
their battle . for repeal of 20% 
federal amusement , tax. 


Forest City. la.. Fire/ 

.Des Moines, Jari. 24. • 
Fire destroyed the Forest the- 
atre, Forest City, la. Although 
I there was an audience at the time 
the fire started in a furniture stock 
on the second floor of the biiild-' 
l ing, the patrons left in orderly 
fashion. 

operated by Central 
States Theatre Corp. of Des MoinOs 
in partnertoip with Mrs. Min 
Brown Of Forest City. Interior 
was_ eompletoly gutted, and is held 

1 JPlans for re- 

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Boston, Jan, 24 

Boston witnessed a presentrjay cduhterpart of the Boston Tea 
; iPaity (with scotch and bourbon chasers) wheii, last Thursday (19), 
the word was oificlaUy spread that Charles Luckman was exiting 
as- Lever ' Bros/ prexy.'- • 

Whereas the how-famous “Algonquin Party” kaged recently by 
the Boston Ghamber of Commerce, to mark the departure of Luck- 
mail from the Hub, was a solemn occasion tinged with deep and 
outspoken resentment, last Thursday was strictiy an occasion for 
festive imbibing, ah expression of how Boston, or that segment of 
it which counts, felt about Luckman and his deeision to pull up 
Lever stakek ahd quit :the Cambridge environs. 

Actually, thf resentment toward Luckmah, which resulted in tyo 
, known instances oif the Lever Brok’ prexy being socially ostracisjed, : 

;dates back four years ago when Luckman first assurned the presir- 
dency. At that time, he engineered an aflmihistratiye oyerliaul 
affecting 600 persons; inclivding a. number of, prominent Bostoinians . 
who were well placed socially, Luekman’s . a that he 

was moving the company oiit of Boston for new Manhattan quar- 
ters, which resulted in about 800 being left behind, only served to 
fanBoston’santi-Luckmanfeeling. v 
They're still talking 6f the Algonquin departure party for Luck- 
. man and of the speech made by one of Boston's top Backbayers 
who, speaking for the Chamber of Commerce and the citizenry as a 
whole, lit into Luckman and let him have it with both barrels. 

Luckman told the Boston leaders that the idea for the move to 
N, y. was, strictly his own; that he was taking fiiU responsibility 
(and the .Gpnsequences) if it proved a mistake; : 





It's considered highly unlikely 
that the exit of Charles Luckman 
as Lever Bros, prexy will in any 
way disturb the $10,000,Q()0 a year 
network ride of Its top-budgeted 
shows, despite the fact that Luck- 
man had long been, labeled as the 
m ost “show-minded" exec wdthin 
the Lever organization. (Only two 
weeks before announcing his resig- 
nation, Luckman, in fact, had 
tipped his plans for an ambitious 
entry into TV .in 1950, With a likely 
outlay of $3,000, 000") 

1 Cs believed to be a cinch that the 
Lever echelon Will do nothing to 
break up what amounts to perhaps 
tile most , valuable time franchises 
in the whole radio spectrum, not 
to mention its toptated properties 
and stars that for years have en- 
joyed a week-in-week-out Top i5 
payoff. These include “Lux Radio 
Theatre,'' “My . Friend 1 rm a,” 
Aitliuf Godfrey's “Talent Scouts,’’ 
Bob Hope, Amos *n’ Andy and “Big 
Town" The LuX-“Irma'’-“Talent 
Scouts'' back-to-back Monday night 
parlay oh CBS is the most envied 
singIe,r-sp6nSor bracketing in the 
whole range of radio advertising. 

Lever Bros^ advertising expendi- 
ture in 1948 totaled $16,657,000 in 
all media, with $5,250, OOO of that 
aiiiount representing network time. 
An additional $5,000,000 went into 
ta 1 e n t-pr oduction costs . 


B'casf Is a B'east Is a B'east 

“The Gertrude Stein Story,” a 
tribute to the late writer, will be 
aired by WNYC, N. Y., Feb: 1 at 
9 p.m. Program will feature guest- 
ers by Carl Van Vechten, Virgil 
Thomson, Bennett Cerf, Thornton 
Wilder. It will inCluUe some 
records by the emigre novelist 
never previously broadcast. 

Stanza is being produced by 
George Wallach. 


Figiii'cs on 1949 cigarCt ephsump- 
tidn and shift in brand popularity 
as revealed by thp Wobton Report 
(accepted by .tobacco men as the 
i definitive industry research job) 
have created no small measure of j 
jitters and apprehertsipn among 
agencies handling the lucrative ac- 
.epunts.: - ' 

While: on the one hand the Wil- 
liam Esty agency boys are- doing 
sbine chest-thumping Oyer the 
Wbptpn study, which shows Camel 
j moving into the 1949 leadership 
and ahead of Liie^^ Strike; the mc- 
lure in the other 15% commission: 
houses in anything but serene. 

As an indication of the agency 
“temper’' and unrest in the wake 
of the ; Wooton study; the report 
gained circulation last week that 
; American Tobacco’s Vinjjent Riggio 
; may yank the Lpeky Strike billings 
• away from Ben Duffy’s BBD&O. 

Same report put J. Walter Thomp- 
son in the favored spot for inherit- 
ance of the $10,000,000 cliunk. lAi 
I the time the. Lucky Strike account 
was moved out of Foote, Gone & | Whether or not the departure of 
Belding, it was reported that jWT . Charles. Luckman from Lever Bros, 
could have had the business for the i '^ill affect the status of 'Ben Son- 



WM 

Charles Luckm'an, the ; re- 
s i g n i n g Levbr Bros, pfexy , 
got the advertising agency 
heads together last Friday (20) 
at the Park avenue, N. Y., tetti- 
poiary Lever headquarters, lo 
meet the chairiiien of tile two 
parent companies; Sir Geoffrey 
Hey worth and Paul Ry kens . 

In; view of the “new broom 
sweeps cleari'Mmplications at- 
tending the Luckman exit; 
needless to say there was a 
10,0% turnouf among the ad 
agency echelon. ^ > 




asking.) 

While the trade as a whole last 
week was not inclined to place too 
murh credence over Riggio’s un- 
hapilness with BBD&O’s handling 
i of the account, the rumor, nonethe- 
less, was interpreted as reflecting 
i the present concern among the big 
; cjggie operators over the shifting 
trends in Consumer consumption. 

Since radio (and to a lesser de- 
gree TV) programming plays such 


nehberg as the company’s (and 
Luckman’s) public relations man is 
cuing considerable trade conjec- 

tu re. .Tile LuckmanrLeyer’ Bros, 
business rates as Sonrtenberg’s 
No. i accpiint, brlriging him a re- 
ported $100,000 a year, exclusive of 


^ : N has .moyed another step 
forward; inr eompieting its hew ad-; 
ministratiye pattern with the ap- 
pointmenj Of iEdward Maddeh; a 

non-radiOite/; biit with agency exr 
periehce. as assistant to Joseph IT* 
McConnell, the network president. 
Ho wove r; i known that Madden 
is in line for an administrative 
vicc-prcsidcncy to take over the 
whole AM operation, a role which 
exec veepee Charles R. Denny is 
nbw temporarily filUng, Move will 
thus permit Deniiy to return to 
his key administrative post of 
ovcrscCiiig the web's decentralized 
AM-TV setup along With prexy 
McConnell and board chairman 
Niles Trammell; 

Madden moves into the web Feb. 
1. He was managing direetpr of the 
no\V defunct American Newspaper 
Advertising Network Which adopt- 
ed the same sales techniques as 
the radip networks. He was a one- 
time exec at McCanii-EricksOii 
ageitcy,; in charge of new business; 

Appointment of Maddep accents 
anew NBC’s new opera tipnal pat- 
tern of bringing into the upper 
echelon brackets men with npri- 
broadcasting experience, topped 
by McConnell; ex-FCG chairmen 
Denny. Victor Norton, the new 
veepee for administration, plus 
RC A prez Fr^mk Fol spm’s sphere 
of inflitence in masterminding the 
NBC setup. 

In appraising the new adminis- 
trative pattern as evolved from the 
Booz, Allen & Hamilton study, the 
trade has been asking, in .effect, 
“Why all the accent pn bringing 


his other' accounts. 

Sonnenberg.’s .^association . With m top generals with veepee clicv- 
Luckmah has transcended that of j instead of giving top. status 


a public relations counselor, with 
Sonnenberg having projected him- 


j 3 dominant role in the Overall cig- i self prominently as an advisor to 


Harm-Faye In 


Hollywood, Jaii. 24. 

Prudential is cancelling “Family 
Hour of Stars” on CBS after Feb. 
26 broadcast, closing out 26- week 
cycle. Insurance company recently 
announced Change of agencies 
from Benton & Bpwles to McGlin- 
tpn, Carlock & Smith; which will 
prepare a hew show for next 
season. 

Prudentiai will pass up final 
quarter of this semester and use 
the saved coin for a promotion 
campaign in the interest of its .up- 
coming 75th annivefsary. Weekly 
time and talent costs bn “Fabiily 
Hour” run to hptter than $20,000 
per week. 


gie, advertising impact oh the con- 
sumer, the agency jitters have au- 
tomatically translated themselves 
into radio department watching- 
and-waiting. 

; Camel, which has one of the most 
i impressive— and expensiye — radio- 
! TV lineups, is represented in the 
No. 1 spot for 1949 With sale of ! 


the resigning Lever prexy.. Son- 
nenberg, it's reported, has played a 
key role, on . the Washington front 
iri Luckmart’S closeness to the Ad- 
ministration, resulting in President 
Truman appointing him to the 
chairmanship on Civil Rights, his 
current membership on the Presi- 
dent's Committee on Equality of. 


to the web’.s creative privates?” 

NBC. in the realiigned , setup, 
now has 14; veepees; still under 
CBS’ - |7 hut topping ABC’s 13. 
Mutual, with Itk streamlined opera- 
tion, ; has settled for five. (See 
separate box . on Page 30). . 


97,000.000 000 cigarets, with Lucky | Treatment and Oppoftuhity, arid 


! Strike ill No. 2 spot with 93,000, 
i 000,000. Ches.terfield, . handled by 
j Cunnirighain-Walsh agency (ex- 
i Newell-Emmett) has 68,500,000,000. 
; Interesting to note is that all 
I thi ee major, ciggie companies took 
i a nosedive compared with 1948. 



his appointment as chairmari of 
the national Jefferson-Jackson din- 
ner of 1950. 

If. asi lias been suggested in i Boston. Jah. 24. 

some quarters, the parent Unilever ; „ , , ^ ^ 

organization lopked askance at ' Roston ha.sn I actually abandoned 

Luckman's strong Identificatibri .hopes of enLlcing Lever Bros: to re- 
when Wooton figures showed ] with the Deitiocratic regime (bn | turn to its l or m e r Cambridge 
Luckies iri the lead With 102,000,-. ' the premise that “there are thou- thj* f'hanihnr Af rnmYrtoi-nA 
000,000; Camel second with 98,000,- ] then Sonncnherg’s advisory master- 1 ^ 7 - . 7 ■ 

000,000 and Chesterfield third with j miriding; it’s expected, inay come . 

69.500 000.000. 'under surveillance. : there pitching. And although the 



;P.hli Harris-Allce Paye~show and 
Re.yall Drug are expected to come j 
to the parting of the wisys at the 
coiiclusiori of the present cycle. 
Reason is the drug outfit’s drop- - 
ping sales; ! 

During their trip east, liarris 
arid Miss Faye (Mts. HaiTis ) will 
parley with NBC execs about their ' 
plans. KtBC is interested in keep- 
ing the stanza as part of its Sun- 
day night lineup, if and when ' 
Rexall bows out. Last year the 
s li Q w had been wooed . by CBS. 







By GEORGE ROSEN 

Practically everybody iri the 
Irade during the past week lia.s 
been secorid-guessing the reasons 
behind the checkout of Charles 
Luckman as president of Lever 


parent Lever company, in its stater 
inent announcing prexy Charles 
Luckman’s resignatipn, spoke in 
terms of the future 'Lever House in 
Nk ,Y;. the Hub^s top citizen.s still 
Cling to a hope that the high LevCr 
miahouts will see the error of 


I inent wa.s not disclosed in the joint 
statement issued by Luckman arid 
. 1 he cliaii'meri of the two . parent | 

, coinpariies, Sir Geoffrey Hey worth 
(Creal Britain) : and Paul Rykens | 

.1 the Netherl ands) ; those close to 
t lie picture (to whorii the resigna- 

j lion came as no surprise) : saw a I probably rubbed the wrohg way . . rAf,.|.ninrT in Cam 
('pinbination of ciFcumstances lead' ' willv tlu! Unilever combine. ^ ^ ' n g to Cam 


man’.s p.s.vchological squeezg-oub of | . r “ 

•sooie I. ever , employees important i ^ ..i , „ 

in I lie Bo.'itoii social sphere; capped ' it r<?n>eai',v. the for sale si„n on 

. , by his ultimate decision to taive ■ •''i'^War^ 

s I llie <o,npan.y out of Cambridge and a 

jhnlo New York, didn't help 

- I cause any. it's recognized, and * 




■ Triiriourit Clothes, via William/i 
Weintraub, has picked lip the var | 
cant quarter hour on- ABC's “Stop : 
the^ Music.” 3uit manufacturer, j 
which had . been on Mutual with ; 
“Slieflock Holmes” until last sum- j 
moi . has pacted for 18£) stations. ,] 
^ Trimount is taking the segment 
orop^ed by Old Gold on Jah. 1. j 
Did GO'd, still backs one quarter- 
ripiir. Starting March 5 .Sterling 

Drug replaces Smith Brosi 


No sooner had the slateriient 
been issued that Luckman had re- 
si g n ed foliowing a disagfeem e n t 
with the top , echelon of the tvvo 
p a r e n t orgariizatioris, than the 
dopesters Went into action; 

, Immediate trade conjecture cen- 
tered aiourid 1) Luckman’s .flit lire 
operational sphere; 2) who would 
succeed him; 31 wW ; effect the 
rertgriation of the $300,000 a year 
“siiowminded” exec would have on 
the multiple Lever radio progranl- 
riiing. representing an annual out- 
lav of $10,000,000; and 4) whether 
the temporary moVedn of the pa- 
rent company hlerm-chy fiom 
abroad would invite fresh agitation 
to icstorc the Lever ba.se of bper'<- 
tions to the serCnity of the Charles 
.River in Cambridge' 

While the riatufe of the disagree- 


ing to the final split. 

First ofl', - they say, the Lever 


Wh e thcr of not Luckman 's over- 
seas ho.sses resented, the seif-ag- 


vvild but erroneous report that tire 
compan 
bridge. 


Also .spiked during the past week 


riihi, Uii, nicy My, Liii; P*^*^***^- was a rcoOrt that the Huh Charri- 

compapy under rthe Luckman r^- ; grandizeinent ai^eCts of his close- 

; g, me has been, left .out m centei' ; nes.s to ilie Admimstration is a eptissary to England, to register a 
fveld in competing with Procter & ; rnool pomt. *ome .say Luckman 'sgtiawk with thg parLt Unilever 
Gamb ic in. the merchandising and did it for motives that would re- co. over Luckman's decisidn to 
, sale ol detergents. They point to .doiind lo; the Lever organization; Iniovpfu^ com nan vtn Npw Vnrk 
; til e fact that, while Luckman may . that by projecting himself bh the AetualJy ohe of Boston’s riio.st 

have ra(*ked up an amarthg sue- ; D. C. scene he could better pave pfof„inem ’ cHizcris dm to Eng- 



j tergerit field. 


tan. arid iri Los Arigelcs. Report is. ' The d e a 1. 


If; as how seems apparent, the > however, that the RFC has nixed thf ouch 


deserting, 
su bscquently , , fell 


parent , compahy bra.ss forced the i the loan to Luckmari, at iea.st on , 
issue in parting company \\4th ; the L A. project; | 


, Luckman. it’s seen stemming from 
i two other operational facets a.s 
well:— in Luckmari casting himself 
1 as the ‘'Villain,” particularly in the 
I sensitive New England area, and in 
■ the belief that Luckman was over- 
; proirioling himself. 

; The lllrwill generated by Luck- 


Some are inclined to think that 
Lrickman will wind up in a Gbv- 
erninent career, probably on the 
diplomat front.^ ; 

In crystaJ-balling the Lever fu- 
turcv they .see a Frank Stantpn-type 
of operator ultimately landing the 
berth. 


at Bat 


Ex-President Herbert Hbover 
will make one of his rare air ap- 
pearances, as guest on CBS' “Joe 
DiMaggio Show” March 11. 

Hoover wl ll go to, bat for Boys* 
Club Week. 



Wedliej^ay, JaimaMry 25, ,1^50 


Washington: Jah; 24. 

Ai- . 'bill . ' 'hroadoning s<inctions' . •■||•.• ■ • ■ ■ vnAIlT ci • ■■ ■ 

•ga^st ra4ip stations. for violating I Mag^nUU $ WOV ScneS ' 

FCC rules was introduced in the; ^ 

House today «Tues:) by Rep: George Mag^oraniv 'Star of. 
Saddwski <D. MiehJ, chairman of “The l^cycU Thief,” is set for his j 
«?Ml>CQt TnTn ittp^. of the House interr- transcril^d series of dramatic 
state . Commerce Committee. The . shows fpr WpVj^^^H^^^ 
measure also provides for creation^:: Titled “The Way Ahead,-’ the 
of ah; independent Frequency Coii- series is scheduled to start within P 
trol. Board to handle radio' alloca- ; two weeks. Shows are being record- 
lions and; clarifies ^ Commission j ed in Rome, 
rules regarding imlitlcal broad-; ^ 

. casts.:;;';'' .V-. j-. 

In intrpducihg his measure Sa- | 
doWski told the HoUse there has | 
i)een\a great deal of . pressure; on : 
the committee to take up the M<y \ 

Farland Bill which passed the Sen- ] 

. ate in the last session, but it .needed 
time to study FCC operation^ tjn- 
der Sadowslu’s bill the C^mmi^ 

sioni in addition to its power to. i Strike; .by the Radio-TeleVisipn | 
yoke a iicerise, would be given aiu- 1 Directors Guild against the net- [ 
thprity to suspend a license for a works looms as a' near - certainty ! 




BEN LUDIiOW 

MUSIC 

MR. FEATHERS^MBS 



K Rdigbso W 

National Council of Protestant 
Episcopal Churches, is backing’ a 
onetim.e quarter-hour shot oii MU-. 
tual, March 12, at llrSO .a.iTi;. ^ 

. Agency, oh the . account , is Wil- 
liam H. Eiynon. Eynpn was accOuht 
executive at the liumphfey agency 
for the religioso grpup: when it 
sponsored .“Great Scenes Ffohi 
Great Plays” on MBS last year. 


period up to three months, to issue after J an. 31, following failure of 
cease and desist orders, and tp :pe-, | mediators to bring the parties to- ) 
nalize licensees or construction I gether^ Before the .RTDG-web 
permit holders np to; 3500 a day i paiCt expired the member- 

during period of a violation. ^ ! ship authprized the union council 
Subcpmniittee will meet this ; to , call . a strike when .deemed 
week to plau its^ course of action | necessary, • but mediators sue- ; 
oh the SadoWskl .Bill and other .ceeded in ; getting the networks to 
radio legislation before it. Sadow- 1 reorganize the RTDG and got a 


«ki hopes that hearings on his bill ; mohth^s extension for parleys, 
will be held in three weeks 




Maritle Does One-Shot 


However, according to umon 


Washington, Jan. 24. 
Conferences between FCjC and 


spokesmen, the webs “are saying j hetwork legalitps wiU be held in 



m 



‘no’ to all demands for wage in-» | New York next month with a view 
creases and improved working. Con- ito mUing a date for court ; arguv 
ditions” and the memhership has ments on the lega^^^^^ of the give- 
1 been alerted that a strike is possi- | away ban* 

' ble after the Jan. 31 deadline. A 1 Commission litigation chief Max 
I membershit) meeting has been set Goldman, who will probably argue 
j for Jan. 30 and the following com- the case* before the three-judge 
Fletcher Markle, , missing from mittee chairmen selected: Welfare, court of the Southern District of 
the scene of N. Y. radio operations i Ed Byron; public relations, Robert -New York; plans to meet with in- 
since he departed last season’s! [Louis Shaypn and Leo Hurwitz; dustry counsel in a few weeks on 
“Ford TheMre” on CBS, put m l pickets, Charles Harrell, and free- i P^ns for the trial date. It is ex- 
pn appearance last week at his old : lance-agencv liaison Ted Corclay. Pccted the lower court will hand 
Stamping ground— Canadjv— for a ’ ^ ^ . 

one-shot performance bn the Cana- 
dian Broadcasting Cprp. facilities; 

Markei is scheduled to shove off 
for Hollywood next week. 

Both Markei and Vin c e n t 
McGonnor. who woCked together 
on the old “Studio One” CBS ra- 
dio show and were allied in the 
Ford series, have packaged a halfr 
hour TV dramatic series, w hi c h 
MCA is currently p e d d l i n g. 

McConnor has just finished script- 
ing “Chautauqua” as a Broadway 
musical (he’s trying to line up 
Irving Berlin for the musical 
seore), and has completed two 
scripts for Wyllis Cooper’s TV 
‘•Escape” series; 


T o m Luckenbill, veepee in 
charge of radio for William Esty 
agency, which pours millions an- 
nually Into network coffers with its 
dock of Camel -sponsored shows on 
AM and TV, got put the prexy 
brass last week when he tossed a 
mi<lnight supper at his uptown 
Manhattan home. Shindig was in ' 
honor of Vaughn Monroe, who flies 
the Camel colors on his CBS pro-" 
gram. 

Among the late-eaters were 
Frank Stanton, CBS prexy; Joe 
McConnell, NBC prez; Frank Fol- 
som, RCA president; . and Bob 
Kintner, ABC prexy. .; 

Flock of AMtTV , personalities 
Were also on hand,, ihcluding Ken 
Muriray, Lanny Ross and Monroe. 


AM^ RELEASES 22D 
DISK IN MEDIC SERIES 

Chicago' Jan. 24. 

As part of an extensive plan car- 
ried out during the past nine years 
the American Medical Assn. here. 
tHtough the Dept, of Health and 
Education, has released the 22d of 
a sqries of radio transcriptions 
dealing with dramatic and histori- 
cal highilghts of the medical pro- 
fessioh for use on radio. Designed 


down a decision by late spring and 
[that the case should reach the Sur 
preme Court for argument in the 
j October term. 

However; the New York tribunal 
^Continued on page 46) 


ABC Gels 250G Frisco 
Bonanza as Agency Yanks 
Bob jarrett from KCBS 


Novel project of the European 
Cooperatiph Administratibn, which 
will supplenient ■ its “This Is Eu- 
rppe” ,st.an^ on Mutual, has been 
wrapped up ; by ECA; radiP director 
Ed Gruskiii, who is in New. iYorfc 
for a week to • com plete : ^rrange- 
ments. A series of 13 hour-long 
concerts is being transcribed, un- 
der the title. “Orchestras of the 
World.” to be heard on five con- 
tinentai webs and made available' 
to independent stations in the 

'U: s. 

-Broadcasts are being made by 
major European orchestras under . 
their, permanent, conductors andi 
taped in their histpric .^concert 
halls. The orgahizatipns include 
the Rpme Symphony, Greek Na- 
tionar orchestra. Vienna Philhar- 
monic, French National orchestra, 
and the British Broadcasting Corp., 
Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Por- 
tuguese, Dutch. Belgian, Turkish 
and Berlin orchestras. 

The disks; which will include a 
five-minute intermission corhmen- 
tary by Bill Murray, will be made 
available through the National 
Assn, of Brp'adcasters’ Unaffiliat- 
ed Stations ' Committee, Indies de- 
siring them have been requested 
to write to committee chairman 
Ted Cott, at WNEW, N. Y. Wax- 
ing .will also, be distributed in 
Italian, Beigiah, German and 
French for mutti-lingual outlets.’ 
Steve Campbell and Margaret 
O’Neill . are production coordi- 
nators. 




Macon, Ga.; Jan. 24. 

Most important matter before 
two-day meeting Pf Georgia Assn, 
of . Broadcasters was discussion pf 
plans fpr drawing up a' libel 'Saw 
to prptect radio newsmen. Session 
ended Wednesday 118). Approxi- 
mately 100 delegates representing 
29 Georgia Yadio stations attended 
meeting^ Cities represented were 
Maconi Savannah, Atlanta, La- 
Grange, Athens, Vidalia, Daltpn, 
Thomastpn, Newrtan, Augusta, Co- 
lumbus, GainesviUe, Waycross, 
Thoihasville; Dublih and Americus. 

Plans for Georgia Radio Insti- 
tute, sponspred jpintly by (lAB 
and Henry Grady Schppl of Jour- 
nalism of the University of Geor- 
gia, were also announced. Insti- 
tute will be held at the University 
in AfhctiSr Ga., May 18-20, Louijs 
poster,, of Athens, was named 
chairman of committee on arrange- 
ments for institute. 


San Francisco, Jan. 24. 

, ^ J ^ , A $250,000 SlapdbWn by ah ad- 

to enlighten and advance concepts I'vertising agency against KCBS is : TOMMY I'FF I FAVF^ 

of medicine, they were developed indicated in the abrupt switching : *''‘W** LlitXlliO 

by. Dr. William. W; Bauer of AMA. of radio time froin that Outlet ..to 
This latest series, “Doctors. Make ABC. by Brisacher-Wheeler, top 
History,” describes the m as West epast advertising agency, in- 
Well as civil achievements of 13 ; volving the Campbell Soup ac- 
famouS physiicians, recorded oh as count; 

many different platters, each 15 The action followed hotificatiori 
minutes long and narrated by Jim by CBS to agency that the 10-min- 
Ameche; Handled through Mar- ute Bob Jarrett news show would 
shall-Hestor Productions in New : have to move up from 5:45 to 5 
York, they were produced here J p.m., because the web was recap- 
with the assistance of Frank Baker, turing the time for eastern-origi- 


Washingtoh, Jan. 24. 

Hassle is developing in the .spe- 
cialized subscriptioii music field 
Muzak Corp. is being threatened 
by the eompetitioii of FM stations 
and, in return, is applying either 
for perihissioii to get into the FM 
field or fpr the FCC to stop some 
of its broadcasting competitors. 

Last week Muzak and Paul A. 
Porter, of the Arnold, . Fortas 
Porter law firih; petitioned the 
FCC to change its regulations so as 
to permit FM frequencies to be 
used for supplying specialised 
music to hotel, restaurant, factory 
and store subscribers. It also asked 

for a hearing. 

Preyiousiy Muzak had notified 
WWDC here that it would hot re- 
new its pact with the station and 
other FM Which are in trah.sit cast- 
ing, ft said it objected to “com- 
mercial use” of its disks. 

The Miizak note was arisWered 
bY Ben Strouse; veepee-generai 
managet of Capital Broadcasting 
Co. here, who charged that Muzak 
had ‘'distoried and withheld the 
basic information as to why Muzak 
recordings are. being withdrawn 
from the transit radio field .” lie 
said that Muzak “is now sweating’’ 
because FM - is threatening . its 
“beautiful little monopoly” in the 
functional music field. The WAV DC 
topper declared; “FM stat ions 
.throughout the nation— including 
WWDCtFM-— - are how going into 
the functionai music bu sin es.s on a 
competitive basis. WWDC-FM i.s 
already niaking arrangements to 
supplement its present music .li- 
brary ; froih sources other than 
Muzak.” 

Stfpuse said that the type of mu- 
sic used bn his and other FM sta- 
tions can be. used “in comihCrcial . 
and nonrcommercial establishments 
how using music supplied by the 
Muzak monopoly.” 

Muzak has 75 franchise studios 
in U. S. cities supplying its special- 
ized canned music via ; high-fidelity 
telephone lines. FM-ers feel ing 
an- economic pinch are turning to- 
ward specialized iharket.s, such as 
transitcasting, storecasting and 
would like to crack into Muzak', 
lucrative subscription-music fiel d. 

Some. FM outlets use a- super- 
sonic signal which, blanks out the 
Commercials that would be dislM rb- 
ijng . in hotels and eateries. They 
rent the necessary receiving equip- 
;irient to their subscribers, while 
(Continued on page 46) 


$10,000,000 TO ONCtE j (jrop Qf Announcers 

Hnl l\/\uAnH ' Ton OA » ...» 


Hollywood, Jan. 24 
In one of the shortest wills oh 


of Reincke, Meyer and Finn. 


McEniiry Back to KLZ 


; nating sponsorship. Agency flared 
I and hired jarrett away, after 12 
[years in that spot, taking time on 
; ABC for six days a week at both 
i7:30 a.m. aiid 6:05. p.m. In addi- 
tion to Campbell Soup, Peter Paul 

Food accouftts, 


Denver, Jan. 24. 

Matt McEniry, one of KLZ’s and Dennison 
pioneer radio personalities, is re- . which agency moved, it further 
turning to KLZ Feb. 1 as Public : larded ABC with Pictswegt, vrith 
Service Director, Hugh B. Terry, j total running almost to $250,000. 
KLZ general manager, announced I Move is result of smoldering op- 
this week. [ pOritlon of local agencies to toss- 

McEniry succeeds Mack Switzer i. ing around resultant When local air 
who ha$ resigned to enter a Den- 1 slots ate usurped for coast-to-coast 
yer advertising agency. i shows. 


record, involving “importaht” 

money. Tommy Lee, who inherited 
his father’s (Don Lee) radio, tele- 
vision and auto interests, named 
his iincle, R, D. Merrill, retired 
lumber tycoon of Seattle, Wash., 
sole beheficiary. Estate is esti- 
mated at $10,000,000. 

In his own handwriting, he exe- 
cuted the document 16 years ago 
with these words; “I leave every- 
thing to R. D. Merrill to do with as 
he sees fit.” L. G. Patee, husband 
of Lee’s maternal aunt; witnessed 
the signing. 

Merrill, in his 70’s, said he is en- 
tirely satisfied with the manage- 
ment of the Don Lee network and 
TV station by Lewis Allen Weiss, 
board chairmah, and Wlllet Brown, 
prez, and contemplates no changes. 






’V.P. 




CBS' 

Board Chairman Wim. S. Paley 

President Frank Stanton 

Joseph Ream 

Hubbell Robinson 

Larry Lowman 

Harry Ackerman 

Howard Meighan 

Adrian Murphy 

Jack Van Volkenburg 

Win. G^^^ 

Les Atlass 
AVm. Lodge 
Herbert Akerberg 
Earl Gammons 
Frank Falknior 
James Seward 
J. ke.lly Smith 
Howard Hausman 
Arthur Hull Hayes 




•:kBC 

Board Chairman Niles Trammell. 
President Joseph MicGonnell 
Charles R. penny 
Victor NortoiT ' 

John Royal >v 

Wm. Hedges; - 

Charles Manimond ■ 

'Harry Kopf 
O. B, Hanson 
Sidney Strotz 
Sydney Eiges 
Chick Showerinan 
Pat Weaver 
Gustav Margraf 
\Vm. Brooks ; 

Frank (Scoop) Russell 

:.MUT|JAIi' 

President Frank White 
Ade Hull 
Abe Schechter 
Bill Fineshriber 
£ar| M. Johnson 
Bob Schmid 


ABC 

. Board Cha irman Ed Nob! e 

Vice Bd- Chairman Mark Woods ; 

President Robert Kintner 

Bud Barr.v 

Tom .Velotta 

Bob Saudek 

,Lee Jahncke 

C.^icholas Prieulx 

Frank Marx , 

Joe McDonald 
Fred Thrower. 

Murray Gra bhorn i 

Bob Hinckley 

Frank Samuels 

John Norton 

Earl Anderson 


in 

New York. 

Editor, Variety:" 

_ In answer to your banner ques- 
tion, “WJiere are the new an-, 
ncuncers?,” in a recent is.siie, I’d 
like to submit that some, of them 
are here at Fdrdham U., receiving 
professional training in the Radio- 
TV division and w o r k ing on 
WFUV-FM. Ten years from now 
Variety may well run another 
“those were the good old day.’^ ’ 

tide and point out the headliners 
who stepped out fro rh this talent 
incubator. We’ve been prepping 
them for commercial work for only ^ 
three years ;how, but many of our 
grads are proving in the field that 
they’ve got what it takes; 

From Malone, N. Y d own to 
New Orleans, our alurnni are in a k- ■ 
ing good as announcers and in 
some cases giovihg in as junior 
execs. Up . jn Pittsfield, Mass., 
at WBEGv for example, “iviac” Me- 
Garry is making a liame as a per- . 
sbnality disk jock and doubling as 
program director. ' Down in Angus- . 
ta, Ga., Charlie Smith is managing 

•vvDEc..' 

Or take a lad from la.st yvar'-s 
June dass---‘‘Vin” Scully. Gradua-. 

tion day; found him woiking at 
WTQP, CBS’s Washington (uitlel. 
and in thO fall the ;nati6n heard 
him reporting .in each Satinday 
for Red Barber’s foot ball and 
sports. roundup. Now, we hear that 
Barber has signed him as li i as- 
sistant for, next season to broad- 
cast and telecast the Brooklyn 
baseball games. Here is one of the 
Ted Husings of tomo^row^ 

But , you mentiohed . comedians. 
.Oeorge Conley stepped from Ford' 
ham’s Radio-TV Division t hrough 
vaude Appearances up and down 
the east coast, to Ed Sullivan fi 

(Contihued p|i page 70) 


ITetlneBday* Janiiwry 25, 1950 



llABIO 


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Tlie^ word has ibeeu spread that > 
Henry Heichhqld, 4he millionaire 
ciieniical mail ; who formerly “ah- 
geled^^ the Detroit Symphony Oi^ 
thest ra, is once ihpre manifesting 
iriterest. in bankrolling a major 
m ii^sical organization (though not 
tiie Detroit symph* with which he 
has perniariently split following a 
succession of union snarls, etc.). 

Avvare ; of Reichhold's back- 
ground in sponsoring the Detroit 
ensemble on network radio, agen- 
cies and webs have been alerted to 
the potentialities of a ReichhOld 
spending-spree aiid have lost no 
tiine in trying to woo him back 
into the fold of Institutional ad- 
•• vertisei’s. ;-^'.v, 

ABCi for one, has been making 
a pitch- for tho Reichhold coin 
M'itli its “Metropolitan Auditions 
of the Air.’' it Was ABC that took^ 
the rap on the Reichhold cancella- 
tion of the Detroit symph spon- 
so red series, after the web had- 
successfully negotiated a switch- 
over of the ensemble from Miitual 
* a couple years back. ; 

. Meanwhile the agencies former- 
ly identified with Reichhold biz 
have not been idle, either, making 
their own presehtations. 

it’s all in the “ilfy’* stage,: based 
more or less on rumor. All of 
which points up the madi scranible 
for business on the part of the nets 
and agencies. And since Reich- 
hold. as a strictly institutional ad- 
yeriiser, has no direct selling pitch 
to the consumer public, and ^nce, 
top, the era of institutional adyer:- 
tising Iri radio is fast fading, some 
entertain considerable doubt as to 
whether . Reichhold will ever . re- 
turn to the radio fold. 


The New Hoopei 

Jack Benny (CBS) . . ; . . ! . 

rs ' ^ 
24.7 

Lux Radio Theatre (CBS) 

24.3 

“Talent Scouts (CBS) . . . . . 

22.2 

Walter Winchell (AbC) , . 

21*2 

Fibber & Molly (NBC) . * . 

21.0 

My Friend Irma (CBS);. . 

19.3 

Bing Crosby (CBS) . . . . . . 

;i6;7 

Bob Hope (NBC) ; . . . . . ; . 

18.0 

Groucho Marx (CBS);...' 

17.7 

People Are: Fuiiny (NBC) .: 

176 

Big Town (NBCJ) . . .. . . . . . . 

17.5 

Bob Hawk (CBS).:...... 

17*0 ' 

Mr.; Keen (CBS) . . ; . . . 

16.4 

Amos ’n’ Andy (CBS) . . . , 

16.3 

Edgar Bergen (CBS). ... . 

16.3 




Joan pav^s^ Friday night CBS 
show is headed for the cancella^ 
tiori route, with American Tobacco 
Co., which sponsors the show in 
the 9-9:30 p.m. segment on behalf 
of its Roi Tan cigars, failing to 
pick up its option after the initial 
26-week cycle. 

Program, “Leave It To Joah,V 
is a CBS package which, oddly 
enough, has been garnering one of 
the heftiest ratings on. the Colum- 
bia Friday night schedule. (New 
Hoopers give it 11.6, topped only 
by Procter & Gramble’s 7:15 Oxy- 
dol show, which has 12.0.) 

Likewise, the Davis show has the 
top rati nig for the 9 O’clock stretchy 
toppin g NBC’s Screen Directors 
Playhouse on the one hand and 
AB.<C’s Gzzie and Harriet: on the 
other. 

U’s considered a certainty that. 

CBS will continue the stanza on a 

Alt hough General Foods is epm^ • susta i ning basis, in view of its 

mil led to ride out the season with i particularly^ 

a fil m iq-week nact on Gertrude ' its rri- 

t 1 i .5y week pact on uertrua night lineup with the new 

Berg s AM version of the “Gold- ' Ronald Colman “Halls of Ivy,’’ 

'bergs.’^GF, via Young & Riibicam I which drew a lO.Q in its first time 


Agency, is nitilling the idea of buy- 
ing out the contract and moving in 
A\ith a new show this season on 
belialf of its Sanka product. 

Revival of the radio version of 
“Goldbergs’* has been a keen dis- 
appointment to the client, despite 
the critical and Hooper acclaim ac- 
corded the video show. 

GF lias been eyeing the CBS siis- 
tainer “Escape’* as a possible sub- 
.slitute show and relinquishing the 
f^iday night time in favor of a 
Satm day night pickup. 


up. 

Frida.y night situation now ap- 
pears to shape up as an ABC vs: 
NBC standolf for top Hooper 
laurels. 






Chesterfield, a ir e a d y repre- 
sented as one of the major cigaret 
spenders in radio, is splurging for 

another half-hour 'ioif CBS Arthur 
Godfrey , tinie, New Saturday night 
show, in the 9:30 to 10 period, 
Now that the Ronald Colmans i starts this week (28), and will be 
(.Benita Hume) are entrenched: in called “Arthur. Godfrey Digest.” 
radio With their “Halls of Ivy” j Show will he transcribed reprise 
Schliiz-sponsoredT NBC ser ies, lof the choice bits culled from God- 
wh ich garnered a criticaX aiid f rey ’s cross-the-board morning 

shows, including the top vocal and 
in'stTumeiital spot.s, gabbing, etc.. 
1 Godfrey will also transcribe a 
Hali-hour dramatic program ' special intro for each stanza, 
series starring the Marches is be- . Cunningham & Walsh is the 
uig packaged by Nat Hiken, Who agency. 

M'as Fred Allen’S top scriptef and ' — : — — 

Who\s been missing from the ranks ; 
of radio’s top writers since last 
>«eaSon’s Milton Rerle radio piti- 
gram. (Hiken won a hefty cash 
se tt lenient when Texaco cancelled 
out on the AM version of the Befle 
sliow.) 

March show is scheduled for a 


ler payoff; the Fredric Marches 
(Florence Eldridge) look set for 
their own air show. 


Macquarrie Freed In 



Newspapers, which once thought 
radio was synonymous with sin, are 

now beating a path to the broad- j 
icasters’ door to buy air time; or set 
up time-for-spaqe swap deals. : 

In New Y ork City an additipnal 
hypo; to the trend has been prbr 
vided by the circulation war Which 
has followed the demise of the Sun. 
The World-Teiegram-Sun on Sat- 
urday (21) added Ivy League bas- 
ketball games to its sports : cb-spoh^ 
sorships bn WMGM; via ; Donohue 
& Coe. This week it wrapPCd up a 
doUar-f orTdollar trade deal with 
WVNJ, Newark. It will take over 
today (Wed.) a daily five-minute 
newscast and a 10-mi:^te cross- 
the-board participation irTan after- 
noon disk stanza; Publication also 
buys spots for cash on a number of 
local outlets. v 

The ebrnpeting Jburnal-American 
has a tieup with WNEW on “His 
Hbiior, the Mayor,” a deal with 
WOil-Mutual in which the “Roy 
Rogers comic, strip and air show 
plug each Other, and other time-^ 
for-space pacts With W JZ, WOV, 
WNBC, WiVlCA and WWRL. Papet 
specifies spots, while the stations 
sometimes save their space allot- 
ments to get large displays. 

A ripley to mdustryites is that 
the Hearst papers in Gotham, 
which are Somewhat anti-radio, 
nevertheless want heavy air pro- 
motion for .circulation pitches and 
projects such as the Milk Fund. 
Mirror and Journal- American run 
incomplete radio listings and the 
latter doesn’t have a radio cplumn. 

Dailies also are getting plugs via 
their supplying of news. HeraW 
Tribune supplies WMGA with 
hourly bulletins Which it plugs in 
a prominent box and has a nightly 
newscast over WOR on a space- 
time arrangement. Times, which 
owns WQXR, is increasing its use 
of. tile station for promotibh. In 
addition to the hourly newscasts it 
is “sponsoring” four hours of 
classical music and supports the 
“Times Youth Forum” on the in- 
die. WNEW gets no space for its 
hourly Daily News newscasts, other 
than a box touting the servicei but 
feels that the 20-man staff which 
the sheet maintains to write thierii 
pays off. I n ilie multi-lingual field 
WWRL has tie lips with some 30 
foreign language papers, as well as 
Negro and community weeklies. 

On a national basis, the Hearst 
journals use two transcribed pro- 
grams, “(^omic Weekly Man” which 
dramatizes the comics, and “Front 
Page Drama,” a feature bn the 
American Weekly. Heart’s national 
radio director; Tom Brooks, has 
helped Ibcal papers set up deals. iri 
Baltimore, Chi, Detroit, L. A., 
’Frisco and other citieS; including 
both TV and AM. in L. A., for ex- 
ample, the Examiner’s pfbmptions. 
in both fnedia with Don Lee in- 
clude fashion shows, foriims and 
sports everits, In Chi, the Herald- 
Amefieart has. in addition to other 
d ea Ls . an i ris t i tution'a 1 link . with a 
storecasting operation and supplies 
96 -secpnd news bulletihs in return 
for the air plugs. 

Quest ion fa ised in some quarters . 
is whether it’s bad 16 give time 
avva.v in fetufn for space. Answer 
genbraily is that it doesn’t niake 
tnuch difference whether or not 
money; changes hands (in soriie 
cases token checks are exchanged). 
Real qiieStiori. it’s stressed, is 
whether a particular swap will pay 
off in. ihereased circuiatiori for bPth 
media. 



To Lilienthal Spot? 

Washington, .jan, 24, 

To the question intriguing 
the trade: “,Whe.re does a 
Charles, Luckman (with a 
$300,000 a. year; salary ) go 
from here? taik hef e is that 
he’ll definitely wirid up with 
the Government, One repprt 
has it . that Luckman will be 
named : as David Lilienthal’s 
> successor bn the Atomic En- 
rergy Gemmission! Another 
links his name with an Am- 
bassadofship; 

At 40, Luckman, it’s known, 
isn’t interested in retiring. He 
has a large cattle ranch ih Cal- 
ifofnia ; (part of .which he . 
owns, part of which he lea.se d 
from the GoverrimentL hut in 
the past he’s only spent t\vp or 
three weeks bf the year pii it. 

MBS: Wre Still 



The .Mutual financial picturb in 
recent weeks has been cuing soirie 
sales department haridspfings. 
Over and above the $3,800,000 
advertising splurge and the fact 
that the web’s first-quaf ter billings 
is shpptihg toward a record $5“00,- 
000 mark, the heartening aspect of 
the MBS boxolfice upbeat is the 
network’.s identification with major 
agency accounts. V 

The new bfz spf ea d encompas- 
sing accounts but of J. Walter 
Thompson, Young 
BBD&O arid Foote> Gone ^ Bold- 
ing, figures importantly in enhanc- 
ing the web’s staivding, pi^riige- 
wise, with the additioh of Cham- 
berlain Hand Lotion (John B. 
Kenned.v); General Foods (Hopa- 
long Cassidy)- The Ford Dealers 
multiple program buys, and Aha- 
hist (“True or Fal.se” arid “The 
Faicon”)— -a recognition, sti.v the 
web toppers; “that Mutual’s still 
arourid and in the bigtime, sweep- 
stakes.” 


, Hollywbod, Jan. 24. • 

Fred Allen is i^bported set to 
make his entry; into televisibn next 
season bri NBC. Despite repeated 
denials’ that he : is esfeheWihg all 
actlyity aside frbin fadio guest 
shots because of 'ill health; it’s 
been leafried that the network is 
preparing a show pattcim that he 
is said to favor’ NBG^^; eXclu*^ 
sive Call on his services for bbth 
radio and ’rv When he comes out 
of; “retirement.” . 

Ailbn has long been a fan bC 
Dave Garroway, Chicago comic, 
whose teevee show has won critical 
acclaim. . Gafrbway’s dry wit; 
style and delivery are similar to 
Allen’s " and he is partial to a 
format that allbws him to be; irt- 
formai without; adhering tb a writ- 
ten script. 

During hiS ctifrerit stay for 
guest shots with jack. Benny, Bing 
Crosby and Bob Hope, Allen has 
been studying show techniques 
here. He , bypassed TV here be- 
cause of his dislike of kinescope 
biitTs said tb/be partial to film but 
more insistent bn the live telecast 
in the; east* 

NBC Is said to have its choice of 
several sponsors for a half-hour 
shbw, which would: be patteiTied 
after the variety type . now so pop- 
ular with advertisers. One client 
is reported ready; to spend $25*000: 
weekly for a show on which Allbn 
would be emcee and swap banter 
with his guest ^perfonners. “Al- 
len’s Alley” would be one of tiie 
features . retained from his defunct 
radio shpwv 

Allen is said- to beV definitely 
through with radio on a basis of 
regular;; weekly broadcasts. While 
he has found much fault with the 
conduct of television, program- 
wise, he has been won oyer to the 
new medium by NBC TV execs 
and the William Morris agency- His 
health, while nbt*yet robust follow- 
ing -a seven- week con fi nein en t i n 
New Ybrk, is. said to be , consider- 
ably Improved. 




Hollywood, Jan, 24. 
Frank, Haven Macquarrie, radio 
fail teeoff. Right, now; theyT'e in producer, has been, acquitted bf 

manslaughter charges in connec- 
tion with traffic accident resuiting 
in the death of a woman pedestrian 
Oct. 7. 

Macquarrie had been prOduciri.? 
“Noah Webster Says” until its 
termination shortly after the fatal 
accident;. The court halted trial 
prbeeeding.s S a t u r d a y (21 ) on 
gl*purid.s;e\Mdence showed Macquar- 
i l ie was not guilty*. 


I , 


the pre-Broadway tryout of “Now 
I Lay Me Down tp Slebp.” 

MltES SETS 

Miies Lab has set Feb. 6 as the 
leeoff date for their ^sponsorship of 
15 minutes of “Ladiea Faig” on 
Mutual. Product being plugged is 
labcin, an anti-histamine tablet, 
will be heard erbss-the- 
at 2-2:30 p.Jh. 


i 


Gby’i . AFRA Card 

The National Board of the 
Americari : Federatipn of Ra- 
dio Arti.sls has approved the 
request of the Wa.shingtbn lo’^ 
cal for an honorary member- 
ship card to Wayne Cpy, FC.C 
chairman, in appreciation for 
cboperatiort extended . to the 
union. 

N ati onai boa I'd urt animou.siy 
pas.se(l a resolution favoring 
t, h e honorai-y membership 
alter inquiring whether such 
acdon would embarrass him. 


Effective Ecb. .‘5, Columbia Rec- 
ords, via McCann-Eiickson agency, 
is “buying” a half-hour of Sunday 
afternoon lime on CBS to plug its 
Long-Playing disks. Programv fea- 
turing LP pops and longhair re- 
cord ings , w i 1 1 be heard on 45 sta- 
tions around the eountryy With the 
reebrd company taking . over . the 
4:3[0Ub 5: p rri. segment following 
the New;; York Philharmonic stanza. 

Since Columbia Records is a 
subsidiary of CBS, it’s miore or 
ies,s a case of bbokkeeping ’in 
switching funds from the .s.ub.sid 
to th® PUr^nt company: (Situation 
has a closb parallel in RCA's spbn- 
sorship of its half-hour dramatic 
show pn NBO, a subisid company), 

A few weeks back CBS caiTjed 
a fuH-hoiir of Sunday afternboh 
LP disks, but it was a two^week 
ride limited io the vveb-s owned- 
and-pperated .Stations. ’ 


In reply to VAbirTv’S story of 
two weeks ago that C’. E. Hooper 
and A. C- Nielsen; have Initiated 
talks for Nielsen’s takeover of the 
Hooper organization, the latter last 
week press-released the foiiowing 
Statement: 

“It is true that (here .have been 
discussions between A, C. Nielseh 
and me regarding lus purcha.se of 
certain portions of our network 
audience rating sorvices. 

“Most emphatically the pro- 
posals do not involve his reported 
absorption of oui* busine.s.s or or- 
ganization: Such proposals are 

not firm or final and are contingent 
.upon approval by Nielsen stock- 
holders and direetbrs. 

“If and when 1 : have: received a 
firm proposal, the, trade . will learn 
of our reaction to it. without delay,” 

Left unsaid, ho\vever, was the 
fact that a; year ago Nielsen went 
to . Hooper to initiate ;talks but it 
wa.s no dice then. Jn . December 
Hooper went to Nielseh. 


Philadelphia, Jan; 24. 1 

Harold L. Slmonds, veteran, with 
28 years in radio, has beemappoinl- 
,ed sales manager bf WFIL. Si- 
mbnds will assume .supervision and 
control of local radio business for 
the station. 

The dean of all Philadeiphia far. 
dio men in point of continuous 
Service, Bimonds entered broad- 
casting in M.arcli, 1922, as a staffer 
on WFI, predecessor to WFIL. 


WINS PURCHASE BID 

WFDR-FM, N. “ station of the 
International Ladie.s. Garment 
Workers Union, yesterday (Tues.) 
sent a letter tb Jahies Shouse, 
Ci osley Broadcasting board chair- 
man, reaffirming its offer to .buy 
WINS, N. Y. Deal for Generoso 
Pope’s WHOM, Jersey City, to pick 
up WINS for $312,060 fell through 
when the ; publisiier^ridustrialist 
couldn’t pact a buyer for WHOM 
by Grosiey’s Jan. 5 deadiine. 

Directors of AVCO, Crosley 
pafent company, meet in New York 
tomorrow (Thufs. ) when brie of the 
questions will be whether to hold 
on to or divest themselves of 
WINS.' 


jTF is greedy. It devours manhours. Jt de- 
mands many’ specidl talents. Demands a big, 
separate department ^un' impressivp invest- 
ment in highly-paid, highty-skilled specialists. 
This, every advertiser has a right to expectt 

• TV has been the ^tom borhb of the adyertis- 
ing agency world. 

It exploded on the advertising scene and a 
whole new cloud of problems and challenges 
mushroomed lip. 

Here was a whole new concept. Sight and 
sound together in seiling. Here wete the ele- 
; ihents of theatre and movies and radio and 
vertisingr all intertwined into a new and intri- 
cate force. 

In all other media, for 17 years, sales-results, 
readership ratings and all yardsticks of effec- 
tiveness have demonstrated the power of Esty 
advertising techniques and point of view. 

Now, with this new rriedium, came a new and 
wider stage for the ernployment of these dy- 
namic techniques. Action , drama . human 
interest . . . newsiness . , . exciterrient . . . all these 
qualities characterizing our advertising m all 
other media fitted TV to yperfection. It was 
made to order tor 

So We plunged right in. Immersed' ourselves 
in the medium since its earliest beginnings. Irt- 
doctrihated all Obr major creatiye afid adminisr 
trative personnel. Built up a well staffed, sepa-. 
rate teievision departnient. With the result that 
we are one Of the largest operators in television 
todays One Of the top three. 


In 1949, we telecast 528 hours of programs, 
3800 minutes of commercials — probably mote 
than any other advertising agericy — arid 619 
spot announcemertts. In the last eighteen 
months, we have produced 191 ft/m commercials 
alone. 

Naturally, with all this intense TV activity, we haive 
acquired a mine of evidence and information on the 
poWer and performance of this new medium. We’ve 
assembled the facts and figures in fast, easily digestible 
form. Here, in all probability,_are a lot of the answers 
to those questioiis you’ve been asking yourself when-. 
ever you contemplated the spending of advertising dol- 
lars in TV* we show you this presentation? No 
obligation, of Course, Just phone MHrray Hill 5-1900. 


• Just to demonstrate the complexity of 
, producing a typical , television program^ 
here’s a chart of the Esty personnel re- 
quired to put on just one half hour of 
drama, the COLGATE THEATRE. 




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COMEDY ... Many of the presentations of the 
ColiateTheatrei each Sunday night are light, 
gay, young comedy. An4 here’s an interest- 
ing thing about this show--in spite of the 
fact that it has a low budget, a recent 
Hopper rating placed it fifth highest of all 
TV programs. 





VkiMiky . , Ralph Bellamy; 
stag^ screen, and now televi^ v ; 
sion star, ih Man , Against 
Crime f an aetipn-packed, cph^ 
fUct- loaded ‘‘whodunit.” But 
putting on a ‘fwhodunit? is no ^ 
guarantee of TV success. The 
**h6\^- it’s done, the “know- 
how’Vmust be there. And that’s 
your agency’s responsibility. 



528 HOURS OF 







SPORTS . i . Baseball . . ; track . . . football 
basketball.., boxing... the rodeo... we have 
telecast them all. And We’re rather proud 
of the “fieldnien” on our staff— the nien who 
go Out and put on the telecast. It’s a high- 
tension, split-second, quickHdecision opera- 
tion, and they’ve got to be good. 


NEWS.. . Here is a familiar sight to millions 
. . . Cbiiimentator John Cameron Swayze 
and the five-night-a-week newsreel over the 
NBC-TV network. It is a matter of record 
that the William Esty agency has pioneered 
in adapting news and newsreels to this new 
medium. 



TV SPOTS.. . Advertisers will be spending 
millions of dollars in spots on television, “ 
just as they now do in radio. For some ad- 
vertisers they are an ideal selling tool. You, 
perhaps? Here is a shot from a spot we re- 
cently filmed for “Eveready’’ Batteries. 




ANIMATED COMMERCIALSj . . . Animation IS 
one of the most complicated jobs an agency 
faces. Here you need a lot of special talents. 
Specialized writers art directors with 
Hollywood experience . . /musical technic- 
ians .. .prpductipn men with very sharp pen- 
cils. We have them all ... on our own staff. 



VARIETY . . . Camel Cigarettes presents a 
new contender for top TV honors . • .a vari- 
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A 1? j u- 


a Hollywood guest star. 



COMMERCIALS (live and filrh ) 

• . . When all is said and doiie 
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heart of the matter: the story 
of your product told in a fresh, 
interesting, corivincing, rosult- 
producing way. We’d like to 
discuss our experience with 
commercials . . .with you. 








JaniBuy 28, 1>50 


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Washin^Oit/ Jan; 24^ 

Aside frOni the impact of its color TV demoiistratidns? here, CBS 
has heen enjoying a flood of publicity from ne^^spaper accounts of 
home-made converters. Following Ap and UP stories of a Roselle, 
electrician whp adapted his video set for color with 30 cents 
worth of red, blue and green cellophane, an old phonograph motor 
and some plywood, local papers dug: around and learned that a 
number of Washingtonians have been doing the same thing for 
liibnths. Demand for colored cellophane is evidently mounting. 

The Washington Post surveyed thd situatiph and fouhd that seven 
WTOP engineers; Several employees of the FGC, and several Navy 
laboratory wprKers converted their sets at costs ranging from 30. 
cents to $5;87, dbpendihg on materials available, The Washington 
Star discovered a television serVicemah and it Bureau of Standards 
techniciah, who have been entertaining friends every evening since 
CBS has been broadcasting in color. The B of S man said six of his 
friends are building converters. 

; .All those inteirvie wed said it’s a simple thing to make a con- 
verter. “Anybody could do it/’ said one. /‘for almost nothing-’ 
provided one knows a little about the workings of television. 

hast September PCC engineers rigged Up a color converter at a 
cost of four dollars, and tuned in CBS colorcasts; M of this, 
was made; by Commissibrier Frieda Hennock in the early phases 
of the color hearings^ but the disclosure was given little; attention 
in the welter of industry testimony at the time -to the CBS system. 

’Dr. Peter Goldmark, inVentpr of the CBS whifUn 
. gave a one-sehtence rep^^ herb recently to a question bn the ad- 
vantages of his /syrtem. “It works arid it’s chebp/’ he s^^ 

CBS meanwhile; is trying to ^ how big an audience its 

Color video demonstration program^ are gettirig: Spurred by activ- 
ities of TV -‘hams! - in building their own converters, the web liow 
sends put, announcements with its test shows requesting those who 
have built converters to write in. CBS says it will tUrn over data 
■tovFCC." 



Washington, Jan. 24. f 

There are now about 4,000,000 
television sets in the U. .S*. This 
is the estimate of the Radio Manu- 
facturers Assh. in its report on 
peceinber receiver output, which 
puts production for the year 1949 
at more than 2,800,000 sets. RiVIA 
estimated 1948 turnout at 975,000 
"sets.-^ ^ 

Last year’s output, it appeared, 
far surpassed %idustry expecta- 
tions that 2,000,000 receivers would 
be produced. The Conserviativeness 
pf the prophbtri was based on ber J 
lief that not more than that num- 1 
her of cathode ray tubes would ! 
be available. BUt the tube bottle- j 
neck was broken in the fall of the j 
year and production zoomed. 

While no dollar Valuations were 
given in RMA’^s rOport, simple “cal- 
culations showed that the public 
has iiow invested at leart /$ 1,000, - 
000,000 in Tv receivers. . This 
figure is based on A*' average- rer 
tail cost of $250 per set, probably 
a low average considering higher 
prices of sets In 1948, and much 
of 1949. Nor does it include cost of 
installation, which was ai substan- 
tial item on most earlier types of 
sets. ■ 

Applying the $250 average to 
1949 sales, it would appear that 
the public spent $700,000,000 last 
year for television sets. 

Despite factory emphasis bn 
video, production pf radio sets Was 
stil^l .^considerable, ampuntirig to 
over 10;000,000i This was about 
tvvo-thirds of the 1948 output arid 
about half the record turnout bf 
,1947. 



; Washihgton, Jan. 24. 

With its public color TV demon- 
strations here attracting national 
attention, CBS is now mulliug the 
idea of a ti’ump play to Wind up 
field tests of its system before FCC 
resumes its video hearings next 
month. While nothing definite has 
yet been arranged, it’s reported 
the web is considering public shpw- 
ings in New York, with a Broad- 
way locatioii to accommodate 
larger audiences, than can be 
squeezed into Its father limited 
quarters here, which hoi: about 
500, lnclu(iihg standees, at brie 
time, 

Should the stunt , mater ializc, it 
would probably be staged for a 
week dr. 10 days prior : to tlie offi- 
cial comparative demonstrations of 
the yaripus systems (RCA, \C.BS 
and (GblOr , Television, Ihc. ) to. be 
held here Feb. 23 in conjunefTon; 
with the final phases of the FCC 
color hearings. CBS has committed 



Hooper s TV Top 

Texaco Star Theatre . . . 
Talent Scouts 
ToAst of the Town ; . 
Godfrey and Friends 
Fireside Theatre 
Gilletfe Sports 
Stop the Miisic V 
Lone Ranger ; , . 

Ford Theatre 
The GoldbergA . 


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if., - Proposed transfer of all sCven 

Empire State Bldg, tower, which 


strations Feb. 8 in Atlanta arid any 
New York showings, therefore, 
would presumably follow this date; 
The current public demoristfationS 



Holly vvpod, Jan. 24. 

An all-Negro Variety show is be- 
ing packaged for television by Mu- 
sic eprp. bf America. Agency will 
supply productipn staff and per- 
formers, with Bob “Smokey” Whit- 
field already biked to emcee the 
show. Thesp will soon do a. role 
iri Metro’s ^‘Right Cross.’ ' 

Show is as yet urisponsored. 



Addition by WOR-TV, N. Y., of 
three kid shows , and consequent 
axing of other airers points Up the 
high mortality rate of video stan- 
zas on the butlet. Of the 15 pro- 
granis with which the station took 
tp. the air thibe months ago, only 




Dodge MotPr Co. iriay be the, 
next autompbile manufacturer to j 
shift into high on television. Com- 
pany is now Gorisidering an KoUr- 
long variety show being pitched by 
the Music Corp. of America, Which 
calls for a time and talent: budget 
of $50,000, If the deal jells, the 
slvoAM vyill be aired on CflS-TV on 
an alternate week basis. Agency 
for Dodge; is Ruthrauff & Ryan. 

Program will combirie the f or^ 
mats of the radio show formerly 
PVodueed by Howard Telchman for 
the American National ThCaitre and 
Academy And a projected package 
of indie producer Martin Gosch. 
Show is to be labeled “Make a Hit 
V'ith America,” title of Gosch ’s 
package, in order to provide the 
(Continued on page 48) 


remain. 

The five “veteran” series of the 
20 airers now on WOR’s sked are 
“Dinner at Sardi’s,” “What Hap- 
pens Now?’’ “Al Siegel’s Music 
Shop,” “Apartment 3 C” arid “Old 
Knick , Music ;Hall.”^ These have 
seen more ori less radical fbrmat 
Changes, such as “Apartment” : 
switching from a domestic cbmedy 
to a comedy With a whodimit ap- 
;proach-; ■ 

While other stations have 
lauhched arid scrapped riew pro- 
jgrams, the drastic turnover at 
WOR reflects the fact that it has 
been ‘‘auditlprting” shows bn the 
aiL rather than pre-testirig therti. 
When th e outlet pr eemed , OCt, 1 1 , 
(Continued bn page 48) 

bufliont’s 2 New Sponsors 

DuMont televisibri this week 
AM’apped up sponsors for two shows 
which have, been aired on a . su.s-- 
taining basis for thc; ia$t beVeral 
months. Uriicbrn Press, publishers 
of Funk & Wagnall’s encyclopedia, 
bought the Friday night edition 
of George Putnam’s “HeadUne 
Glues” for 13 weeks, starting this 
Friday (27). Contract calls for cov- 
erage , pn WABD- N. Y.; WAAM; 
Baltimoi'e, and WTTO, , Washipg- 
ton.. . . 

Dictaphone Uorp: of N>. Y. start- 
ed sponsorship Monday ( 23 ) of 
Chuck “Manhattan Spot- 

light” for local coverage only of 
the N. Y. market. Show Is aired 
I Mondays from 7 :30 to 7:45 p.m. 


CBS Tells Macy> 

Washington^ Jan. 24. 

CBS color deinonstration 
programs in Washington Were 
put on the coaxial yesterday 
(Mon.) for the benefit of exec- 
utives of Macy’s and Baniber- 
Ager’s, W'ho Viewed the shows 
from Macy’s board r ooih in 
New York. A color set Was 
installed by the web as a 
coiu'tesy to Bamberger’s, CBS 
said, for making available 
their, TV .stations in New York 
and Washington for test pur- 
eposes.-;;-;; 

It was learned; however, 
that Macy’s is considering 
the possibilities, of color video 
for advertising. 


in Washirigtori are; . scheduled to 
wind Up at the end of this month. 

The web, meanwhile, is Utilizing 
Its facilities here to obtain the 
greatest possible impact. Last 
night it showed its color to ah 
invited audience of senators, Cabi- 
net members, White House staffers . 
and Supreme Court jiidges. To- 
iribiTow ahd Thursday night show- 
ings wiU be held for members of 
the House of Represehtatives. Next 
Monday night it will entertain 
heads of the executive agencies. 
In all casek invitations include 
ri’ives;’ 

10,090 Sec peihonstratioiis 

The demonstrations here have 
now been seen by about 10,000 
people. So far, about 6,000 ques- 
tionnaires have been turned in. 
According to CBS bfficials, the re- 
sults bear out-rthe- re-tur-ns of- thri 


Washington^ Jari. 24. ; 

NAB prexy Justin Miller whs ac- 
cused today (Tries.) by FCC Coira-^ 
riiissiorier Robert; Jones of joining 
those forces who arc allegedly try- 
ing to block color television. 
Miller’s attitude, J ones phhrged, 
lends support to beel’s by small 
broadcasters that ■ NAB “speaks for 
the ppWer segments of the indus- 
try.”'' 

.; In a hot exchange of letters fol- 
iowing Jories* speech last week iii; 
New York to the American Market- 
ing Assn., the Commissioner tore 
into Miller for aligning himself 
“With those w'ho wish td preserve 
an exeCusive hlack-and-white re- 
ceiver iriarket” and “who wish to 
lick color with hothing.” . He chal- 
lenged the NAB head, “as a real 
demonstration of good Taith/’ to 
call on the industry to answer 
questipris which witnesses have 
iaised aboitit color. 

Jones’ remarks were in reply to 
a letter from Miller commenting 
pn the Commissioner’s criticizing 
“industry attempts ; . . to use the 
Commission to eliminate " the nat- 
ural forces of competition between 
established black-and-white arid in- 
fant color.” 

Miller wrote Jdries he rigreed 
with his conclusion but that he 
would “resent , , the Use of the 
power of Government to force as- 
sembly-line production, before the 
laborc.tpry work has been done, 

(Continued on page 46) 


would ease considerably the recep- 
tipn probteiri in the .metropolitan 
area, is believed unlikely;/ despite 
the first moves made in thM direc- 
tion this Aveek. ABC’s WJZ-TV is; 
scheduled to begin sharing the 
tower . before the end of this week 
with NB(/’s WNBT, which has held 
it exclusively until now,, and ne- 
gotiations are in the works for 
D uMpnt’s W ABD arid the N. Y. 

Daily ^News’ WPIX to follow. 

Other thre e N; Y. stations , however , 
are expected to retain their pres- 
ent transmitter sites. 

Move of the other stations to the 
tower; was inade possible this week 
through the. signing of an agree- 
ment by NBC and Empire State, 

Inc., for construction of a new 

multiple-use tower atop the buildr With television network, station 
ing, highest in the world. Pro-; and agency execs participating, the 
jected cost of the; new tower, which j Television Broadcasters Assii.’s one- 
will add 199 feet tP the btiil ding’s j day clinic at the Hotel Waldorf- 
height, will be over , $500,000, I Astoria, N. V., Feb, ;8,. is; expected 
which is to be shared by the sta- j to give broadcasters orie of their 



tions' using it. Plan.s fpr the edi- 
fice have not been okayed, which 
means eohstruetioh probably will 
not be completed until some time 
next year. WNBT's present 6 1 -foot 
antenna Will be taken dpWn but the 
station will operate on a temporary 


. best chances yet to kick around; 
video problems, Full schedule of 
speakers , was revealed this week 
by ABC veepce Charles (Bud) 
Barry, who wiir preside at the 
sessions. 

Young and Rubicam tele yeepee 


antenna meanwhile, ^ i Wiliiam Gillett is to kick off the 

. Of the three stations that have j discussions on “Program Prpduc- 
made no plaris yet^to share the tion Problems— Agency Style’’ and 
tower, WCBS-TV, the CBS outlet, : Klaus Landsber.g, mahager of 
iS' believed to, be the only possi- i RTLA. Hollywood, Will speak on 
bility. Web’s engineering veepee, ‘ local station production problems. 


William Lodge, declared this week 
that CBS has discussed it with Em- 
pire State execs but has not ma’de 
up its mind yet. He noted, though, 
that WCBS-TV has increased its 
power and improved its signal con- 
siderably during the last year, 


Session on buying and selling is 
(Continued on pagp 48r 


EVERYBODY’S OUT 

SATONNBG 



which would* indicate the web, is 

satisfied wUH Its preselit: antenna. | nbC, still trying td line up.the 
atop the Chrysler Bldg. ' requisite number of .participating 

i Tw o .Oth er station s, W^R-TV and 4,spQnsiM:s/fDX-rik_pcoj£Cl£iL t wn-a ndr 
first 300 tabdlated which showed j each spent close to a-haU-hour Saturday night spread. 


about 90% of the viewers highly 
impressed 1 
the systjem; 

Last week the web put oh sev- 
eral special colpreasts in addition 


$5d0,000 on, their transmitters in . this week put its top salc.smen on 

linpressed hy the performance of » resuU, th^eyjife,: fee .job/ 

cvcfgsm I not expected to move into trie Em-; Trammell, together vvith tele 

pire State plan. ; According • to ; veepee Sylvester L; (Pat » Weaver 
video engineers,: ;triere is little j and video sales chief George Frey 
j problem of one Ghanher iritefferi|ig I have been hitting the top agencies, 


j with another atop the tower, so indicatihg that plan.s for the show, 

• ° r, P’ rim that space ,;.iinight be available on which it was rumored NBC^ was 

ence drawn fioni music, ai.t and lit- i Empire ■; State, for projected dropping, are still definitely in the 


ierary cirdes^ H earned its wnjora ! stations, when j 

equ^m^ to rn National^allwy ^ they are ; bkayed by the FCC. 
of Art Thursday night, where far . ^ .• • 


mous masterpicce.s by Renoir. Ce- 
zanne, Fragonard and Van bogh 
were televised in color for the fir. St 
I time. Altbough as highbrow a pro- 
i gram as a TV audiehce , ha.s ever 
■seen, observers felt the advantage 


TS. 


and w( 

Web this week refused to Com-i 
: ment on DuMont’.s/ allegations to 
i the FCC ' that NBC is attempting 
j to monopolize network lime in lin- 
ing up stations for the Saturday 
night show. NBC filed its an.svVer to 
’ the DuMont Charge.^ la.st week. 


r y :.r- *u- t .. Extending the juri.sdictipnal conr Ciaim.ing its pitch to affiliate: oiit- 

01 .color \youid give ims- ‘■ypp; m trol of Broadway legit unions into lets was nothing more than an ex- 
subject ^att^- wide audience ai^ j yidep; theatrical wardrobe attend- tension of its standard affiiiatipn 
P? y J- ■ ! ants’ Local 764, International A1- ; contracts. FGC ha.s not yet acted 

Fin^y^ d^ector ^of the^ Galley, to g of theatrical Stage Em- on the charges, but NB(j, ;still try- 
[pieaict that color video, snouiq^^ p won its collective bargain- ing to sell the sliow, evidently he- 

r^dio has .done ; i^g giggtiPn at CB^TV. Local 764 . lieyes the FCC will decide in its 
tor ^ • ihaS filed a petition with the Nation- favor. 

I On Sunday night, the weh colpr- al Labor Relations, Board for a Under NBC’s plan, \vhich w^?* 
cast a Catholic University Player.^’ at NBC. deVised by Weaver,; ;sponsors Will 

! performance ^ of a one-act play by j a second electioii at CBS ; ba^ pay Qiily for participating spots at 
fThpriitort Wilder. Previously, the/ also resulted in a victory for various break-in points during trie 
same day, two outdoor progranis ; iAtSE T^ocal 798, repping makeup two-and-a-half hours. Thus^ while 
weie hroadcast from the iiniyersity j artists ahd Itair styli.sls. 'This local ; no sponsor Will be nicked for an 
campus, with John Nagy, illustra- /recently won in balloting conduct- 1 entire segment. Viewers will ie- 
. tor; Betty Furness, film star, and l ed among NBG employees In that ' ceive the impression that each is 
I (Continued on page 48) i category, I bankrblllng part of tile program. 


Exclusive Management 
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f*Iii my entii^ iw^ty experience as president of 

an advertising agency, I know no sponsored program 
that can accoinplfeh such phenomenal results/^— 

■^Nothing we have done has produced such widespread and 
favorable general commit on the part of both consumers 
and dealerSj as bur associetiob with you."’— ^S^onsor 

‘‘Since yOu started broadcasting, our sales have pretty nearly 
doubled. Our increase one year was better than ^ 5 %^— Advertiser 


Mary Margaret McBride can sell for yod in WGN’s yast listenirig^ 
Her record as a supersaleswoman is establisiied. 

WGN is aceepting participating Spons^ 




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Butj don’t delay Ayailabilities ane limited- Call ybur WGN representatiye to^^ 


A Clear Ch annel Station ; - - 
Serving the Middle West 


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Eautcrn Sale* Office: 220 Eaat 42ad Street, Nmw Yerk 17, N, V. 
WcatOoaac Rcprccciitatifea: Keenan. and EIckeIbcrS 
KS Montdomery St., 8an Fraheiaco 4 • 297S Wllahlre Bird., L«« AnSclea f 
71f l<ewia Bldg,, 333 SW Oak Stw Portland 4 




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is distrihuted in upstaie 
ISfeAV York and Western New England, you’ll waiit 
eftective adyertising i as iiiaily individual markets 
*as pOssiBle. you’ll find that One stationj WGY, has 
a iarge, consistent audience; in totecn 
in this area > . . more markets delivered than any 
upstaie N e>v York station^ 


In November and Deceniber 1949, C. {E^ Hooper 
conducted coincidental siii’yeys in each of these six- 


teen markets. The results; a sizable audience for 


WGY in d/Z sixteen cities . <• the next best station 
providing some listeners in only ten. WGY delivers 
20% or more of tlie evening audience in ten markets 
• • . the next station in only three. 


Hooper s Stations Audience Indices for the four stations delivering the largest number of markets 


Market 

Radio Families 

Evening 

1 Shore-o^-AudJencc— 6:00-1 OiOO PM Suri.-Saf. 

mHomeCounty 

Sets in Use 

WPY 

Sfo. 8 

Stq. C 

Sta.D 

Albany^ NY 

6Y.310 

32 J 

17,6 

24.9 

16.4 

5,9 

Amstordqnl^NY . 


34.0 


9.2 

5.9 

2.4 

Glens Falls, NY 

11, 450 

33.0 

29,7 

■ 

3.7 

. 1 


Glovorsville, NY 

H860 

32.2 

33.8 

2.7 

3.4 

2.5 

Hudson, NY 

13,520 

32 8 

3h5 

5.6 

76 

4.0 

Johnstown^ NY 

■*' 

29.6 

33.4 

3.6 

2.6 

1.4 

North Adamt/ Most. 

$6,160 

31.1'’ f:;: 

10.2 

18.6 



Norwich, NY 

11,580 

25.1 

32.1 


0-3 

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pheonto^ NY 

14,880 

■ 34.7 ' 

28*0 * . 




Httsfield; Mdsss. 


33.9 


37 


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Rome, NY 

61,180 

37.3 

2.9 




Rutland, Vt. 

11;770 

24.8 

20.0 


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Saratoga Springs, NY 

21,300 

34.0 

45.0 

8.7 

9.3 

5.5 

Schenectady, NY 

41,100 

37;9 

30.3 

23.4 

76 

37 

troy; NY 

35,630 

31.3 

17.7 

29.4 

16.4 

5.6 

Ufica,Ny 

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34:4 

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34.1 

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r<u* a presentation of radio 

J i sleiiing in these sixteen impprtaii t ; 
upstate New York and Western New 
England markets, Write br phone yoiir 
nearest NBG Spot salesman. lie can 
alioAvy ou dpcuniented proof that WO 
d eli vers mo«e listeners in more mark e is 
tiian any other station in the area. 



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Wi^ne»dayf Janunry 25, 1950 


CAVAtCADie OF BANDS 

Oiiy liombardo Orch, Ffedm^ 
: Robbins^ Tri^d, PafricU Bri^lit; 
Dunhills^ Kitty Kal|en» Bdrrah 
Minevitch's Rascals 
Froduceirs: Milton Douff1as,^^ari^ 

■■ Ross- 

$0 Mins.. Tucs. 9 



ROCKT KING, INSIDE DETEC- 
.TIVE . • 

lYith Roscoe Kams, Eotl Hammond 
Producer: Lawrence Menkiii, 
Charles Speer 
Director: Dick Sandwick 
30 Mins.. Sat;,. 8:30. p.m. 

Sustaining: 


evening IN THE NATIONAL 
ART GALLERY 

DRUG-^TORE- TELE— FRODLC- L.f fir ^ P'* Mont, from N. Y. 

Icry dircclor DaVidrFiiileyi^hier-' 

.curator John Walker. 

Froducer-director: Fred Rickey 

„ 4 , j I w 4.U 1 - r ii Mins., Friday (19), 10 p,m. 

Patterned along the line^ of the cBS-TV, from Washington 



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TIONS. INC. 

DuMont, from New York 

iStantdn B; Fisfier. Jne , ) 


Mont has the makings: of a good until the closing 20 minutes or so 
detective thriller. Preem show (21) that the full hour Budweiser show- 
indicates that the story line, al- ease began to generate some view- 
though not out of the ordmary, is er interest or excitement, Reveals 
. T, j j / Hi Tnr,cf o^Kifinne iinfAfi f buHt , aloUg 3 sturdy premise; and iiig ebnimontary is that, although 

by B r p a d w a y deluxe vaudfilm «oscoe Karris’ presence assures the j tliis is dowri on the CBS video 

houses, and theatres all over the A; i session of a good enactment in the books as a comedy show, the one 

; country, ytlris »e^v lluMont: sho^y ?s tyell ap » 


present ation style stage shows used CBS hit the jackpot the past 


The Rocky King . series Over Du ' tually got 


In its second time up last Sat- 
urday (21), CBS’ v'Keri Murray 
Show’’ ( as on the preern) never ac- 
tually got off its feet and it wasn’t 


seems like a 


idea. That it '; entertainment yaiue, ;the web, at 


■ luring Basil Rathboiie in the prison 



the liame 

,?* National Art Gallery as bbth its 
course to be accepted, Essentially : inU niice nf nriein the 

though, the opening show provided V oul to ui ^ - - - 

good entertainnient and succeeding iow-atiori iri ILt for' t^ ! ‘trough croolted means. Ip the jjurray hiittseU, who practically 

programs figure to be better once ' If' . Karns is ; threw the book at the audience in 

cVtAT4Aftryii-n>w.~ tl lerc , COUlU 06 Only; 0116 aiwwer .io incp!? . hi.is . Tank hut rnn- «ii 4 -v.a : - A/wnvr 


of a gambling ring tb complain ; nient w^^ the preceding vaudeo 
about the loss of a huge sum ' episodes^ Chief fsiUlt lay >yith 


the original are ironed out. necessary ?•’ This program, at least, 

vThe debut prbgram was guilty was meant for the life and hues b£ 
of a bit too much conversation be- color; in black and white it wbuld 
tween acts, a chore that Fred Rob- have beeii practically lifeless, 
bins, as m.c.y wasn’t too adept at jh a lightly knit, well integrated 
handling. His bccasional lines with show, built around 11 paintings 
maestro : Guy Lombardo left, a lot ranging from Hblbein; and Romney 


to be. desired, but, on the other 
hand; he did liice job dUetihg the 
pop, ‘Dearie,” with Kitty Kalian. 
Backed by the Guy. Lombardo 


framed,- loses his . rank, but con- i pesurpecting all the old corny 
tinues to look for his friend. He chestnuts. Somewhere albng the 
ultimately recovers everything he line there’s a place for originality 
had, at. the start of the session :and; in 'TV, particularly in the comedic 
gets .b conviction of the head of the i being evolved^ Saturday's 

A j X ' show might just as well have bebn 

At: timesv production seemed tb ; the Texacb, Sullivan bi* the Morey ' 

h^rd^p maintain its inood v^insterdam show for all. the, dis- 
of suspense.; Radio techniques- of .tinctive flavor br .individuality it 




at the Stork Club,” the preceding 
week, producer Fred Coe last Sun- 
day riight ( 22 ) turned to a grini 
adult theme in Henry James’ “The 
Marriages,” and with one of the 
most neatly east groups of actors 
yet, did a ffine job bn it. ; 

Adaptatibn by H. R. Hays, com- 
biried with the telling portrayals 
and the standout direction of Del- 
bert Mann, fully captured the mood 
Of the James story, dealing with a 
neurotic daughter and weak-willed 
sbii messing up the life of their 
widowed father. Margaret Pliilli ps 
as the daughter and Henry Dan fell 
as the father topped the standout 
cast, with Miss Phillips particularly 
good. Chester Stratton gave a good 
•reading as the son and Carol Gpbd- 
ner \vas fine as the American 
widow: Sally Gracie shoiyed well in 
a minor role as the hussy whom 
the son married; 


period costumes with keen, show- 


orchestra, which did a swell job of ; manship. For once, the screen let 
purveying pops 'and standards in color speak for itself without al- 
yarious slots down the line, the most literally screaming “See the 
program was p ace d much as a ! blues and the reds and the greens.’’ 
vaude layout would be, opening As a result, the audience pf SQQ 
with Trixie, a standard vaude act. : which jammed the room in the 
juggITng i^ber'liadls,; etc: I^RP"^W 5 llwUrButldih^;;^hei:^ 

Cia Bright followed, delivering yb- i demphstrations are held, drew 
cal takepils bf Katharine Hepburn, ' their bwii conclusions. There’s 
etc. This turn was too long for the little questibn that the “ayes” had 
impact made. Next came the Dun- it. 


in and Van Goch and two x v- ■ i xinccive flavor or inaiviauaiuy n 

10 uezanne anq van uogn, ana two , repetition are called upon too fre- . had Fd Sullivan incidentallv oUt 
sculptures, producer Fred Rickey frepuentlv On a visual medium it ' r® • • &uuiyan, inciaeniajiy, pui 
u/nvp musie hallet fashions and A ^ in a guest appearance and Jack 

wove music, Daiieti tasrilPriS , ana, aoesn t work put top weU, since ^ was also on hand, but : in 

some camera cooperation cpuld , cut the ;niairi the viewer could have. 

down on the wprdage. Otherwise, '^settled for the brief Rathborie 
production technmues. are okay. y 

.. Karns. gave a likeable enactment. 

There were Several devices used to • i i. A t x x 

make him one of the boys, such as^ After a couple of false starts. 


hills; dancing trio, also a widely 
known vaude team, who wound up 
involving Robbins in a handstand 
stunt a la Milton Berle, Miss Kal- 


It must be pointed put that skin 
tones, are still not perfect, that the 
camera : backfires now . and then 
and reveals obvious defects. For 


depicting pprt of his home life, andith?i,A*>e purrpws Wednesday night 


giving him a relaxed rnieri When 
not pursuing the show^s baddies. 

' Jose. 


len becupied the next to closing vo^amplo? bi one point the com- 
and got over nicely with a pair of mentator spoke enthusiastically Of 
popSy.one done Avith Bbbbins. > the green background bf a Tail 

Cajiper, however, was. the Bbrrah ■ — the eamera revealed a 
Mihevitch Rascals, a turn that sent grayish tinge, On the whole how- 
the debut show off to a good start ^ ever, the.tints were warm and life- 

since it was the closer. The bar- c^ymcing even to^an 

mohica turii is excellent teievision . than 

since closeups of the big laugh iu i riprmally famihar with the 


the act— rthe little man who’s air- 
ways being pushed around— bring 
out its best selling angle. Whatever 
went before, liked or disliked, was 


ings Spotlighted. The cameras 
wandered over the canvasses, dar- 
ing clbseups as well as long shots, 
and the general results Were au- 


simply a buildup to the effect this I thentic., Cectainly a persomseemg 
turn must have had on listeners; * paintings for the hrst 

Wnnii time via video, could get a good 
■ " . ' idea of the detail and the color. : 

I Format of the program was de- 
i signed for Variety? and achieved its 
emcee; . aim by relieving images of the 
I objets d’art by sidelights in the 
form of music - and dancing tied in 
with the period and spirit of the. 
paintings. Costumes were fre- 
quently . copies of those pn the 
cartvas, again subtly emphasizing 


THE SHOW GOES ON 
With Robert 0. Lewis, 
others.'.. 

PireetPr: Alex Lef twich 
Producer: Lester Gottlieb 
60 Mins.; Thurs., 10 p.m. 
Sustaining 
CBS, from N. Y, 


The attempt to dress up vaudeo 9°' i. talent chosen was 
in a new disguise stilr continues, laivly humdrum, hut ^^t^ general 
“The Show Goes On” is putting Was good. . 

a slightly novel tWist bn its fbrmat . Faye Liperson in a rather razzle 
but hardly enough to erase its : from one n£ 

basic similarity to “Arthur. God- P^lhtvngs she discussed,, ma 
frey’s Talent Scouts” and other eye fiUing, albeit rather |tilted^ 


such Variety showcase sessions. 


emcee. The scholarly Script obVi- 


LOOKAHERE ; : ; 

With Ray Heatheripn 
Producers: Jaiiies P. . Ellis,. John 
Irving Fields 
Director: Charles Bishop 
15 Mins.; W(^., 7:30 p.ni.-Fri,» 7:15 
•:p.ni. 

Sustaining 
WJZ-TV, N. Y. 


CBS show hit its stride last week, 
approximating the network’s con- 
ception of what a TV Burrows 
should look and sound like, Irv- 
ing Mansfield took over as pro- 
ducer last week and brought to 
the program a production fillip 
that blended neatly into the Bur- 
rows cOmediC pattern. It’s still a 
vaudeo show,, biit the accent is 
where it belongs— ^bn a Burrows 
who has substituted an off-the-cuff 
quality Of spontaneity for the pre- 
vious too-studied script job. One 
i episode which fbuhd Burrows cbm- 


Here’s a good idea for a. show 
that shimld have .definite staying j luA to"grip?'whjh ^ 
power, if it .;abandonS its present - bear was hilarious, comedy; 


attempt to be “cute.’’ Tt involves 
specially-lehsed film on yarious iii- 
terestihg arid little-knbwn aspects 
of N. Y. life which Could have 
plenty of Viewer appeal. Ex-band- 
leader Ray Heatherton; who “acts”, 
in most of the film, does a live com- 
mentary from ,. the studio, usually 
bringing on one or twb guests ebn- 
pected with each subject for an 
interview. (Idea is not entirely 
hew, incidentally. Both Kyle Mac- 
Dohnell and Tex McC rary and Jinx 
Falkeriburg worked similar stunts 
in early shows on the NBC-TV 
web;)-. . 

. Over-coyhess of the show, as, ih- 
dicated in its title, is carried 


iar turn to vaUde and cafe goers, 
but it , registered here as sharply as 

through with a heavy hand % i a 
H eatlierton, .with apparent at- ..c® 


Ed Sullivan’s talent collection on 
Sunday ( 22 ) was one of the strbng- 
est he’s had in some time. Show 
represented shrewd selection of en- 
tertainers inasmuch as show gave 
an aura of pacing and variety in 
Which the individual turns stood 
out admirably. 

Surprise Was the impact regis- 
tered by Joey Adams along with 
Tony Can^qneri and Mark Plant. 
Adams set himself, off well with a 
yarn before calling op the setvices 
of the former pug. This is a famil- 


tempts at humor winding up as sb.i - 4 , 

much com. On the show caught l 
(18), for example, he was lensed at 1 


rendition of “Sonny Roy” with 


This show is patented on the idea ously didn t come easy to the. fair 
of having talent buyefs audition nobody seemed to ,mind 

Various acts with the prospect of j;®? much. A stress ^ 1 ^^ .excedin^y 
inking them to dates in niteries, telcgeniCi and a .natural for the 
resorts and conventions. ! color camera . W hate v e r her 

tf»c scheme of make up was, it proved 

fpppvft fn to be most successful to date for 

the frequently merciless medium 

quality of the talent still remains QC pQiQr . ■ 

impo rtance. On fhe Museum director David Fipley, 
^preenr (19), a group^of-seven-acts in nis opening and clusing |■elnarks 7 


handled their chores with ease and 
assurance and obVioUs delight with 
the prospects of the buildup the 
gallery can receive through color 
tv; Finley did a little limb-walk- 


though routine entertainment. The 
budget for this show is obviously 
tight but maximum Values were 
cohtained.within its limits. 

Pivot Of this airer is Robert Q; 


Lewis who is getting his first : i hg in his introductory remarks 
chance at handling his own video when he said, “I hope color teler 
show. An affable gabber, Lewis visiori will do for the visual arts 
is once again displaying his neat what radio has done for music.” 
comedic touch ip the interviews At that, color television will do for 
With the various entertainment the visual arts what radio has dbne 
buyers.; Lewis can be ; expected for music.” At that, the results 
to warm up and ease up in the of Art’s debut bn tinted TV may 


emcee slbt as this airer continues. 
On fhe opener? there was a ten- 
dency to press a bit too hard and 
spiti e of the gags were appare ptl y 
set up in advance. Lewis has a 
flip lip and would do better to 
avoid the prepared material. 


well justify his optimism; 


Lowe. 


MEET THE MILLERS 
iVith Bill and Mildred Miller 
Producer-director: Beimie Ross 


30 Mins.; Tucs.-Thurs., 4:30 p.m. 
Talent op this show. Was about, 15 Buffalo • 

evenly Brand new husband-wife combb, 

and standards. yPhii I^eds, w^ho demonstratihg modern food prep- 
P? M 1 Jennie^ Grossingqr ^ ^ j ^ ^ ^ ^ -good commercial 

^ Catskill . possibilities on preem caught 

Patter, mostly ad 

Another Sid Raymond, did j||j flows naturally. Millers, old- 

neatly with a series of skilltul im- timers in show biz, make fbr easy, 
pressions. Two singers, ^ baritone niouth-waterihg Watching. He is a 
Wiltoh Clary and eonWalto Gloria , 10 years or 

Lane, delivered^ solid Iiumbere^gp ^ack. She. Was a piano partner 
Among Hie talent buyers were ;Anj jp pitery stints: They run a 
thOliy Darrell* 

Gordon, nitery operator, i ^ ; First chore was preparation of 

Lbmhardo, : who was auditioning pjfty lobster snack with frosted 
talent for his Long Island restau- j giapeS fbr six people that had con- 
rant, ' trol room drooling.; Camera work, 
The audio portion of this show j set and direction were topdrawei*. 
is taped for following night (Fri;) With a few more shows under their 
broadcasting on the AM chapnel. belts, this team should draw a 

Herm. sponsor. 


the American Airlines offices at 
LaGuardia Airport and at skater | 
tryouts for the Roller Derby. Both 
subjects could have been highly in- 
teresting if handled straight. 
Heatherton, however, interjected 
himself itito both with detrimental 
results. It might have been funny 


air of spontaneity, which was the ! 
.highlight of the entire session.; / j 
: Show Was also distinguished by 1 
the appearance of dancer Paul ' 
Draper, a skillful terper who gave 
the session a class curtain. Draper 
shrewdly mixed ballet, taps and i 
employed themes of American folk- 


to see hini staggering around the. j for good all-iu’ound effect. 


roller arena oh skates but he over 
did . this with his accompanying 
narratiph. 

Airline? incidentally, got a nice 


The bnener by the Rbulettes, a 
fast skating trio, provided a good 
warmup, while the comedy vein 
was started by the aero antics bf 


■f-cee-^plijg— -in — theL_nneA«i pqiieni^: 1 j f ,- ■ ^ scored 

With the necessary revisions, the f LeS Cauipagnon? de la 

show might . have interest for a i . ^ nme^man group of 


local sponspr. 


Stal. 


BILL EVANS SHOW 
With : Evans;. Bruce Roberts, ah- 
•riouncer^ ^ 

Producer: W. Biggie Levlii 
Director: Phil Ruskiu . 

60 Mins., Mon. thru Thur., 2 p.m. 
WBKB, Chicago / 

With a format designed for a. 
^‘Ippk at, look away’’ type of enter- 
tainment, having special appeal to 
busy stay-at-hOifiers; the “Bill 
Evans Show” is good afterhoori 
prbgrarhmihg. The potpourri of 


giiest interviews, household hints, « ^ =d 1 ' 

fix-it-youiseif instructions, news : ;the Rileys’ 

(on multiscope), book reviews, 
films, weather and idle chatter com- yarn had 

bine to give the show a high in- favor 

terest ratio. Continuity is main- 1 ohere of the 
taihed through the loose informal j Sor« Were 
style of Evans, who. While never : 

pushing himself, manages to make j | Jp* 'vveire nard^frt^r^ ®®r" 

transitions froib segment to seg- j 2 ^, family 


Gallics whb made their American 
preem several years ago with Edith 
Piaf, provided pleasant satire for 
another cla ss i oubh. 

Sullivan contributed Tjbhe ga„ 
based on the Bbston Brink caper. 
Not bad either: 


Arthur Schwartz’s “Inside U.S;A; 
with Ghevrolet” ambled along 
amiably enough for its half-hour 
bn CBSTV Thursday night ( 19) 
but lacked the solid impact that 
previous shows in the series have 
generated. Guestar Quy Kibbee 
kidded pleasantly with stairs Peter 
Lind Haybs and Mary Healy and 
the prbdiictibh numbers were good 
but the sketches, while clever, did 
not impress. Produceip Schwa rlz 
arid director Sherman Marks by 
now have virtually solved the proli- 
lem of transforming the 1 egit re- 
vue format to video arid, With the 
fine talent iiiVolved; the show’s 
success is dependerit almost en- 
tirely ori its material. This one 
didn't fare too well in that de- 
partmerit. 

Hayes;; and Miss Healy teed off 
with an okay npVelty skit, featur- 
ing their cat-talk imitations on 
‘‘Come Out? My Pretty Kltten.v 
Mary Wickes’ impression of a curb- 
side pitchman failed to click, prob- 
ably because of trie viewer’s assp- 
ciatirig it with Texaco’s Sid Stone., 
Hayes got some laughs in this one, 
though, as a moronic ■ customer. 
Dancer Sheila Bbnd, -production 
singer Stuart Wade and trie full 
chorus took over next With a fine 
wedding scene to “New Sun in the 
Sky,” which could haVe. been het- 
tei. if Miss Bond had been given 
more opporfuhity to dance. Hayes 
and Miss Healy teamed with K^b- 
bee on ;a corny but okay skit about 
selling a dilapidated house in the 
country. Three gals (Wickes, Bond 
arid Healy) closed the show With 
a trio song-arid-dance on “Don’t 
Be a Woniari,” one of the better 
sequences. 

Texaco Star Theatre seems (0 
have gotten into a fairly even 
groove. 

Tuesday’s (17) extravaganza was 
distinguished by the appearance of 
Dinah Shore? who has, as riiuch to 
offer via video as on personal ap- 
pearance work. Miss Shore, wlio's 
appearing at the Hotel Waldorf- 
Astpria’s Wedgwood Room, gave a 
^ charming account of hevself iri a 
pair of numbers which iiiciuded 
“Man Arourid the House,V which 
provided an excuse for clowning 
with her husband, George Mbiit- 
gomery, and Berle. 

One of the surprises of the show 
was the limited use of Burgess 
Meredith, who aided in the “Off to 
Siberia” skit in which he showed 
his ability ina;pmedic support. 

The other acts . included the 
trampolirie wprk of the Schalleri 
Bros, and the terping of Peggy 
Ryari and Ray McDonald, both of 
which were Well executed. Doc 
sfcartedr-riis^ma|dc_^u;t_I>uf_ 

With Arnold Slang arid Berle 
.stooging, he had little tb do. ;Bit 
itself Was fairly funny. 


“Life of Riley” has cbirie a long 
waj' since the beginning of its 
cycle. Program has shpwn a con- 
tinued improvement arid now cap-!* 
tures the warmth necessary for 
this type of domestic comedy; 
Tuesday’s (17) episode was prob- 
'y one ' of the best to date with 


merit With relaxed grace, 1 stf^tSvtod^tn^thic 

Though variation is maintained 
through the frequent changes of 
sequences, the s^et, which is not ®ave 
very atlractive, Consistirig of a L Gleason^s^idl^^v 

Single large desk and, drape back. I eori,ri,ercial? 4r^^^^^ 


grourid, seeims oldhat by program’s 
end. An occasional, change of 
scenery, occurring for instance at 
the time the emcee switches from a 
guest iriterview to a household hint 
demonstration, wOuld create a 
more see-.Wbrthy balance. 

Interviews with guests Frank 

. (Continued on page 48) _ 


executed. 


. “Priiico Teievislon Playhouse” 
has apparently started to ptoduce 
in cycles, mixirig the subjects of 

adaptations on 
NBC-TV to achieve the necessary 
change of pace. After staging a 
whodunit, Vera Caspary’s “Murder 


Canada Lee niade his tel.evisum 
bow Monday riight (23) on NBC- 
TV's “GhevrOlet Tele-Theatre” and 
demonstrated how a good, conipe- 
terit actor can hold together a weak 
show. Play was Frank Alexander’.'? 
“The Final Bell,” story of a has- 
been prize fighter Who refuses to 
throw a fight to a, man he know** 
he can lick: Story itself was 
g o 0 d, incorporating corisiderahle 
prize ring atriaosphere and sus- 
pense. Much of the impaet was 
lost,; howeyer, through the poor 
quality of the speGially-filined Df^ht 
scenes and , the nJs g. thesping of 
.some of the more important sup- 
porting players.; : : 

Lee, himslef a former profes- 
sional .boxer, scored with ease m 
the show as the one-tiriie pug who 
refused to compromise his et|iical 
.standards for the sorely-needed 
money he could have eamed by 
taking the dive, Roniola Robb as 
the frightened wife of his oppo- 
rient, over-acted and Bqhby 
Barry, as the punchy traineVr 
iriarred an otherwise . standout 
performance with some chin at the 
final curtaiii. Ed Wagner, as Lee s 

(Continued oh page 48) 


W€jiie8day, Januaty 25, 1950 




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'pN>graiii expos’* have haeh shs^ng 3^ehiri 


So ABC Went aheed and did it ! And (sdys Variety) 
chances are it tuill cU^ 

ABC has lynched a new exp^iinwt in day thhe 
radio: a daytime thriller . hannibal GOBn , a 
Monday 4hrough-Friday series of complete half-hour 
mysteries, is based on Look M fami^ 

Photocriine feature. And ‘‘good script and 
direction”, • .‘‘a seasoned cast”. . . ‘‘calm, competent, 
convincing acting” . ‘ ‘careful angling to i ^ 

I - Ifinasl [ 

add feminine appeal”. all combine to I ^ 

make Hannibal look like a daytime winner. I 


(iAiiSI 1^^ 


After all, /mysteries deli ver more homes per 
dolto than any other classification on 
nighttime radio. And the complete-story r 
on-each-program format has paid off 
handsomely on ABC in daytime 
radio. Put the two together and it’s 
easy to see why hannibAl Oobb is 
a great buy for a wide-awake 
daytime sponsor \v^ho’s looking 
for an economical NEW way / 

to intrigue the housewife. Why [ 












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Wednetidaj^ January 2S, 1950 



Washington, Jan. 24. V 
FGG scored an Important Adctory ] 
yesterday (Mori.) when the U: , 

Court of Appeals of D. C. upheld 
its authority to refuse a newspa- 
per a radio station because it in- 
dulged in monopolistic practices. I 
In affirming comriiiission’s denial 1 
of licenses to Mansfield arid Lorain ] 
tO:) newspapers, owned by ^ the i 


Under-Cuttiiig 

. J.. Donald Wilson, who re^ 
signed last jriorith as AB0 vee* 
pee arid national ptograin di> 

• rectbri was with program yee- 
pee Bud Barry when the latter 
vvarited to pay $500 fbr'a paint- 
ing of theVGra 
• Horyitz Bros^; court held agency ] , ‘‘Don’t do it, WUson^ said, “i ; 
determination Of ' ‘’probable : Con- 1 »» t «o*-. 

duCt” of the applicants in operat- j 
ing broadcast stations Was proper/ 

FCG action was on findings the pa- 
pers attempted to suppre.ss compe- j 
ti tiori by /forcing : advertisers into r 
exclusive contracts, to.the discririii- ■ 
nation of • local radio stations, and [ 
refusing to • carry local radio pro: [ 
gram ‘logs.- ■ 

Court held as not at issue argu- ■ 
ment that commission action 
aiiripunted to eriforcement oi‘ anti- • 
trust lawsi, but declai^d agency , 
was fully Avithin. its jurisdiction . 
ip inquiring into alleged nionopb- ! 
li Stic practices to determine qiiali- ; 
fications of an applicant 
Case ha s a / bearing on pen ding 
deterinination by coirirtiission of; 
eligibility of motion picture viola-V 


can make one for $100.” Last 
, week Wiison gifted Barry with, 
a canvas: he did of Monument 
■Valley, painted from phOtps ; 
he’d taken on location; 

Wilson left Saturday (21) for 
the Coast to set up a package, 
outfit and convert some of his 
properties, including /“The 
Croupier,” for filmis and TV, 

Band’ of Wfilary^ 
Govt. Brass to Be FOature 


More Power to WCCO 

Minneapolis, Jan. 24. 

WCCO, 50,000-watt Columbia 
outlet here< ha$ purchased new 50 
kw. Wpstem Electric AM trans- 
mitter, Wendell Campbell, , general 
manager, arinpuriced. . 

N ew equipment will be installed 
in existing WGCO transmitting 
building, using; present tower. 
Present equipment will be kept as 
auxiliary transmitter. New traris- 
missioii line will peririit switching 
frorii one to the other trarismitterv 



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Washington, Jah; 24; 

A “tramp band;’l parading here 



mow before 4be house, includes a i leur Hour show Feb.; 2 Jortti^ri 
provision which would prevent the } fil of the ^.American Heart. Assn.: s 
commission from investigatirig Nrihual fund drive^^^ 
anti-trust Violations of applicants. ! Combo will include Retired Gen. 

Separate action was taken last j Carol; “ToOhey” Spaatz^ former 
September against the Lorain j commander of the Air Corps; gui- 
Journal by the Justice Dept, in an i tar; Maj. Gen. Giark Riififner, man- 
anti-trust suit charging the Hbr- 1 doliri; Vice-Admiral Clark Wood- 
vitzes with practices similar to • ward, life preserver l5Te (they are 


keeping it clean); Paul A. Porter, 
former. OPA/ Administrator and 
foi^mer chairman of the Federal 
Corrimunications Co m m i s s i o ri. 
w a s h t u b bass; Navy Captain 


those found by F(i:C. Case is to 
be tried in; March before the D. S; 

Di strict Court in Gleveland. Court 
of Appeals brushed . aside “freedom 
of press” argumerits of the * Ohio 

newspapers against FGC’s action. 1 Ghristian Erigelman, Washtub;.Maj. 
Opinion stated ’‘the way the news- ' Carl Hoffman. M a r i n e Corps; 
paper is operated, in relation to. i kazoo saxophorie; Col. H. J. Micli- 
other media of communicatiori. is j enerj Marines, tub drum; and 
material. _ Mandate of the first/ Congres.smen Sidney Yates, 111,, 
amendment^ It held, does not pre- j griitar; Frank Boykin, Ala., kazoo 
elude the commission from fonsid- ■ uriibrena; Louis Rabout, Mich., 
ering the cpiripetitive practices of i souzaphone; Frank Chplf, Ky., 

. an applicant. Only by keeping the washboard; Mendel Rivers, S. C., 
dissemination of news free from kazoo; arid Wiliiam Wheeler, Ga., 
monopoly,” It declared,“can the 
constitutional guafaritee^ of' free 
speech and free press ever be fully 
achieved.” 



Bout Pickup After Beef 



kazoo trumpet. 

Sen.. Estes KefauVer, Trinn.; ridll 
GO n du ct. He wil 1 wear the same 
; coonskin cap in which he made his 
!; colorful Campaign for the Senate 
: in 1948. 

Finale, of the ABC radio show 
i now shapes up as a chorus which 
/ i 11 i n elude about 1 6 Senators and 
an equal number of Representa- 
tives; Statement commending the 
Of T • T AmatOui Hour show, which Avill be 

Ac Accr.o5.Jii u field in: Coristitutibn Hall, /was 

fimn P*^eed the Congressional Rec- 

lhO wTtP ® week by Sen; Alexarider 

; - Wiley, of Wisconsin. ; Statement 

bioaacast the feathci weight cham- . j^Qj. onlv nlugeed Ted Mack and 

and Chailes Riley, a local Negro, , cicareK fo- 

la.sl nveek was the tipoff that riin ^ cigaiels to. 

enabled natives to hear the blow- . 

by-blow stuff Via a local station. 

Mans Bernsteim the promote!/ had i-L-. 

announced as late as 6 p m on the JLOllCning lH6 lOWfi 
night of the fight that therie .would 
be no telecast. 

Then the AP dispatch was re- 
ceived here and the. heat w'as on. 

WIL, which carries all sports. . , .. „ . 

events for the Griesedieck Bros. [ columnist for th^^^ morning 
■ “Bl ew ihg Co.,, through Hutliraufi: ! Post-GaMtte-atnd'-V^TEoY-mti^^ 
Ryan, squawked to Boxing Corii- I fi^J 

missioner Charles P. Orchard; ’ with his once-!^ekly busr 

After cbn^der^le haggling WIL ' ' 

w as permitted to ah; the pibceeci- ; f If ® 

ings via the ether. The btlier Ibcal : J? ^ 


In WQRL, Bosku, Issoe 


Washington. Jam^ 

]Fbreign lariguage broadcasting is: 
iri the public interest, WHOM, Jeiv 
sey . City, told the FCC yesterday 
( Mori. ) in a brief requesting per- 
mission to .take part in the hear- 
ing On WORL; Bbstori, skedded for 
Feb;-.-6:- . 

Hearing is to be on an initial 
decision, involving six applicants 
for the vWpRL license, which said, 
in effect, that multi-lirigual broad- 
casting retarded foreign-born and: 
second -generation groups; from 
1 earning English and being assimi- 
lated into American culture; 
WHOM’s bnef, filed hy Cohn/ & 
Marks; D. C! legaLeagles, claimed 
that WHOM has a “riiajOr and di- 
rect interest , in the question ; of 
foreign lariguage brpadcastirig,” 
arid asserited that the pbteritiai for- 
eign language audience in the U.S, 
is estimated between 15i00(),000- 
20,000,000 people and that large 
liumbers of foreign speaking per- 
sons “dbpend almost exclusively’‘ 
on multi-lirigual broadcasts, / 

‘’The Gbrrimission should adopt 
no blanket policy tb the effect that 
broadcast stations must merely add 
to the already humerous media 
available to the English language 
arid not serve the seriously unsat- 
isfied needs pf the f Preign lam 
guage minority groups,” the brief 
declared. It added that wdthhbld- 
ing foreign language transmissions 
frbrii non-English-speakirig persons 
will cause withdrawal from .certain 
activities. H buttressed its plea 
with quotes from Jacques Ferrarid, 
Of the Commpn Council for Amer- 
ican Unity; /Prof. Carl Friedrich, 
of Harvard U. ; the President’s 
Committee on Civil Rights; the 
Fee “Blue Book,” and statements 
by James L, Fly and Charles R. 
Denny when the latter were with 
the Commission/ 



Returns to Pitt Air 

Pittsburgh, Jan / 24. 
Harpld V. Cohen, drama editor 


sla t ions, relying on Bernstein’s 
piigiijpl statement of no; bi pad- 
cast vyere caught short and WIL 


lion in Pittsburgh, where he Was 
a regular Saturday night feature 
fpr five yearsv 


time being, NBC outlet taking pro- 
gram on wdth an eye to showcasing 
it conimercially/ ! 

had the local field to itselL Sid . Previously Cohen did his quar- ' 
C Keener; Sports Editor of tire; the GB^. sta 

Star-Times which; owns /KXOK. a ^ " - 

Mu tual outlet, blistered Bbrnstein 
in an editorial .the day after the 

light which was copped bj’ Pep on , / ;■ ' ■ / / ■ 

a k;o. in the fifth of a skedded 15- , ^ o i. m A 

round marathon, Lou Viscusi/-! iVai^S, OCnoeiller AS 

PeiVs manager ^ ^ to be MBS ‘Europc’ Guesters 
1 espons i e. 01 e ’ Antbn Karas, the Austrian zither 

player whose musical backgrourid 
lor the:Sir Alexander Korda film, 
“The Third Mam” is hypoing in- 
WMCA, Ni V!, has signed con- r est in the/ old instrument even 
tracts in the past two wrecks for before the pic has been released 
$116,000 w^orth of biz, bringing its here, will guest on Muttiars “This 
total since Jah. 1 to $210,000, aq- / Is Europe” Sunday (29).. 
cordirig to general manager Nor-, Featured . solbist on the ECA- 
/riian Boggs, Figure doesn’t include supported Bhow, which is saluting ; 
its N. Y. Giants baseball billings. Austria^ on the broadcast* win be 
Sponsors in the new batch of ; Paul Schoeffler, Viennese bm-i tone, , 
pacts include Dranow Furs, Com-: who has just arrived in this coiiii- : 
munity Opticians, , Saciis Quality ' try to make his debiit vvith the Met- 
Stores. BrbWh & Williisimsori, Bress- ropolUan Opera in ‘ Salome” to- 




Her XV and Theatre Time. 


morrow (Tfiurs ). 


on 
as 

Washingtori, Jan. 24. 
City of New York’s Ipng-pending 
i application for higher power and 
' fuUtiriie operation for its munici^ 
pal statiqri, WNYC, finally got ac- 
tion last week from the FCC. It 
1 was turned down. Commission 
I rii led that proposed changes would 
inteifere vpth the CBS-pWned- 
! and-operated station in .Minne- 
j pol is; weep, Which has prioritj^ 
j on the 830 kc frequency. 

/ WNYG filed over tv^m yearis ago 
/ for a boost in daytinie power from 
j 1 kvv to 5 kw and amended its ap- 
I plication last June. It also pe- 
i titioned the Commission to change 
I its rules on the use of clear chan- 

■ nTTs^o perriiTrfireT'grant. ip JuiyV 

■ CBS foU.o.wed with a petition to 
FCC to dismiss the/ application. 

Caldwell, Ex-Lawyer, 

■Takes Over ‘Garden Gate’ 

Nashville, Teriri;, 

Sam ealdri^ell has been named 
to. conduct the “Garden Gate” pro- 
gram, originating at WLAG and 
heard Over CBS netwOrk On Sat- 
urdays 9; 45 to iO a, in; (EST), ; 

New series of timely garden in- 
formation will be. sponsored by the.. 
Ferry'-Morse Seed Co. of Detroit. 

Caldwell, a lawyor* succeeds the 
late Tom Williams, the old “Dirt 
Dobber,” who Originated the pror 
gram 16 years ago at the NashviUri 
\statiori. . He turned his atteption to 
gardening after finishing law school 
arid being admitted to the Terines- . 
see bar in 1933. CaldweU’s articles 
bn plant culture, arid garden plan- . 
ning have appeared in many farm 
riiagaziries, special publicatioris and 
books. - '■ ;■'•' 

Paul Oiiphant; long associated 
With the program at WLAC, has 
been named producer of the pro- 
gram/ iiCon Levine supeiwises the 
series from network Iieadquarters 
in New York. 


m ^EW YORK 


WJZ’s antique platter collector, Joe Franklin, to guest 6ri NBC’s 
‘‘We, the People” March 3 ... Sandy MpVarish, MBS audience promo- 
tion manager; and bride; Mary Plummcirr of promotion dept., honey- 
mooriing / / . ; Leonard Feather* WMGM disk jock, recuping at Knickei-- 
bOcker hpsp for :another two weeks. His wife, to juried in the same auto, 
accident/ was released last week /’. .ABC’s Sigmund Spaeth making two' 
speeches in Schenectady toniOrrOw aind Friday . , ; , John Deirr, (jes’ 
associate sports topper; due back today (Wed.) xrorri three weeks In 
Miariii . . . Hubert C. Sberik, ex-MaXon, new to Biow^^ a^^^^ soap ac- 

count exec /Eve Wygod, of Telewise Registry; snared a spot and a 
sporisor for Joe Rosenfield.bn WMCA; Fpririeri WOR insomnia jockey 
now doing a siniilar shoNV on WHOM, which has added three hours tO 
its sked / - Organist Rosa :Rlo f uguirig in her 0 wii ' show on ABC Mori/ 
day afternoons . . WCBS manager Dick Swift arid sales iriaftager Don 
Miller to Atlantic City over the Aveekend fori Food Brokers converition 

. / Author iviunrio Leaf iricluded/ Oil Queens College, forium ; oh chil- 
dreri’s books Over WNYG. tonight (Wed.) ; . . AB.C’s“Quick as!: a Flash” 
in promotiorial tijeup with Quick mag/ 

; Ed /Kobak" taking Off six to eight weeks in the spring to tour Europe. 
With the missus . . . . Morris Novik sun-tannirig in Cuba, to return Sunday 
(29) . . : . After • delivering a commercial for his real estate sponsor, 
WN JR disk jock Ed Bonner succumbed and bought one of the homes 
. . /Helen .Wood;^& reps, have changed the tag to Lionel 

COltori / ; Jack Stewart, whilom head of the radio writers at Morris 
office, has, joined Frank Cooper Associates/ as pxec . . .^.Metop tenor 
Ferruccio Tagliavini cutting traifecrlptlon .keries in Italian at WHOM 
for March of Dimes / .Twin girfs bOpn to the Andy Rooneys (he’s on 
Arthur Godfrey staff) in Albany Tuesday (17V; . ; .Red Barber/ (5BS 
sports; boss, to address seminar at American Press Institute meet at 
Columbia U. Feb. 15 . / . .Edythe Meserand in Benriuda for week’s vaca- 
tion f rOm /NyOR . /, ;. /Ed Weineri, p.a. and author of “Dairion Runyon 
StOrj',”,.. started jockeying disks On WINS, in the wee hours yesterday. 

/. .John D. Seymour and GcUc Leonard new to ‘’Romorice Of Helen 
Trent”. , . / Alex Sconriby and Charita Bauer join/“Gur Gal Sunday’’ 

/ Shirley Blanc to “Backstage Wif e” . ; . Jacqueline Billingsley and 
Iriene Hubbard added to “Just Plain Bill” . . . Daniel OOko and Nat 
Polen new ‘‘Frpik /Page F^ 

Ciariden City Seed Go. starts today ( Wed. V sponsorship of an hOur- 
long cross-the-board riewsreel on WVNJ/ with George Hogan and Jule 
Laberif announcing . . Mike Everett, radio actor, opens tomorrow 
(Thurs.) in Theatre Guild’s“As Y0u Like IF’ on B'way - .W<5XR AM 
and FM will connect with the FM Rural Radio Net for a jfive-miniite 
daily weathercast, backed by United Fruit, starting Feb. 6. FM I'elays 
are beirig used in all links except Gotham/, 

It’s a boy for the Ed Becks (Vera Larkin, head Of casting at Comptqn 
agency) bom in N. Y. hospital, , . . And a girl, Sheila, for WNEW’s Jack 
Sullivans (Joan Dillon) ; . . . Walt Franier, Who produces CBS’ “Strike It 
Rich,” observes 20th anni in radio Sunday (29) . . . ; WVNJ transcribing 
celeb interiviews and brie-minute plugs to be used by metropolitan 
stations to hypo N. Y.. Heart Fund Feb. 5 benefit at the Mark Hellingcr 
theatre : . . . Julie Beniiett into lead of ‘‘Grand Central Station” this 
Sat . (28) . Albert Taylor, formerly with the William Morris agbrioy 

radio and literary dept., has been named Veepee of Nasht productions. 

IN HOLLYWOOD 

Jack Benny, who already has one, goes to N. Y. early next rnorith to 
receive American /Ileart Association’s heart of gold for helping raise 
$1,500,000 as ‘/the walking man”.in the Ralph Edwards T or C teaser, 
lie'll do his B'eb. 5 arid 12 broadcasts froin Big Town . . HanS Conried 
and Elliott Lewis, two of the busiest top AFRANS in Holiywbod/havirig 
rip move acting worlds to conquer, have turned to directing house shows 
tor CBS Andy White, one of/the ‘’Ghdersleeve” writers, went sled- 
ding in the mountain snows and landed in the infirmary with/ a busted 
vertebra arid multiple bruises . /. Tony Leader, whose directing helps 
zoom “Suspense” to its highest rating, worked out a deal with Homer 
Canfield at NBC: and will have his own .show on the air this surnmer. . 
Bill Robscuii another of Columbia’s ex-aces, is now cueing NBC’s new 
mystery series opposite Jack Benny . ./ Paul Warwick (& Legler) arid 
Walter Craig Of Benton & Bowles around, but take oath it’s just routine. 
They must like that 6,000-mile ride , . ,/ Mann Holiner, ex-Lennen ^ 
MitclieU, ill M home and deriied Visitors. He and the missus, prpfes-r 
sionally Roberta. Nichols, are writing the book/ words and music, for a 
Broadway^ play ... .lack Stewart has joined forces with Frank Cooper’s 
agenting outfit Walter O’Keefe capped 10 years of dabbling in words 
and music with a pair of ^nes being recorded by Crosby, Sinatra and 
Hayines. His collaborator on “When the Sun Goes Down” and “Think 
It Over’- was IrV Orton, organist on his strip show. . . Marian and; Jim . 
} Jordan taping, a couple of shows so they can hit a few spots with the 
■ “Fibber and Molly” basketball teairi. winding up . in the home- town of 
j Peoria. . They’li take , in the Mar.di Gras before homing. . . Edith 
Xodesca , who has longest active service of any femirie exec in radio, ta k- 
ing tinie put from her CBS duties to convention with Zeta Phi Eta in 
Tucson, Ariz. . The trade is wpnderirig how Airios ’n’ Andy will get 
but of Aindy’s marriage venture without offending the holier-tlian- 
tliou’s. They’ve been in tighter spots and got out without impairing 
their popularity . ; ... Groucho Marx gifted his agent, Bob Braun of the 
MQrris_Qffice,.jyvjJiL^J;ie..splattei:ed-4vith- 


m CHICAGO 

Ben Park, who won the Peabody and DuPont public service awards 
tvyo yeaes ago for his productipn of “Report Uncerispred” has jpint/d : 
the NBC Ghi TV prpgrani sta'ff to produce and develop new program ; . • 
Jimmy Durahie, skedded for. a threeweek appearance, at Chez Paroc. 
Fep, I t. will tape, his Friday riight 8:30 Shows for web airing .at Wi\LV(^ 

I . /, - WGN’s studio one to close for: remodeling Feb. 5, Face lifting job 
Is expected to take a year, v . Willard C. Worcester, g.m.. Pulliam 
Ne.wspapers and. Radio Stations, from Indianapolis, addressed Chi Radio 
Mariagemerit club Wednesday (18) ./ : /The ‘’Dirk Courtenay Show. ’ 
WB/INB disk jockey feature, aired froiri 12:30 to 12:45 p/iri.. lias inked 
With the ABC affiliate for a i3-week renewal. / . .Glii’s WLS shbwei'cd 
with 1 092,039 pieces of mail during 1949. . /.Recent addition to the 
WGN announcing staff is Robert McKee who has been active in Chicago 
radio circles as writer, actor, and producer for 14 ; years ./Karl Sul- 
phiUf sales promotion manager of ABC’s Central Division, will take 
QVrir as account exec of the CD network sales dept. Feb. 1/ Stepping 

into Siitphin’s shoes is Dean Liinger, who has been promotiompublictly 
director of WX YZ. ABC affiliate in Detroit . . . /Paul Gibson, WBBM’s 
philosopher and riacoriteur, has aired more than 7,000 broadcasts over 
the Gh i CBS station . . . WMAQ is promoting a letter-writing contest 
with two “I like to listen to Station WMAQ because . . . / :” Avinners 
awarded trips to the Coast . . .NeW sales manager at WMOR is Marie 
Mason, forinerily of Abrahairi^^^^ Rfeynolds. . . . WLS cowbov Bob Atchcr 
was recently honored by Everett Bbriinah, “World’s Champion Cow- 
boy, ’-in Wickenberg, Afiz., when thb latter presented him with a prized 
buckle from his trophy collection ... Roy McLaughliiri WENR manager, 
and Ell Henr.v, publicity director of ABC’s Central Division AM and 
TV, to plane to New Yolk this week for biz confererices With the home 
office. , . .Mary Elaine; Cherry is newest addition tb the WGN public 
Illations staff . . . .Genell Doherty, formerly with WGN-TV/ is stepping 
into the WBBM Sked Dept. She replaces Ethel IVladis, who left Jan. 
20 to make her home in New York. 


Wcdnea^lay, January 25, 19S0 


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Aside to Adv^erY/sefs: 
attic to cellar, 

wnduplicated rating: 17 7) than those tuned in at Carletpn Morse’s 
“I Love A Mystery’’ time (MOnday^Friday, 7 :45-8 PM). Search 
anywhere and you’H find no better buy in network radio. 


The Mutual Broadcastihi System * U40 Bf^^ * New York 18, N. F.^i 






A series of hour-long drarnatic pro^ams 
Famous Holly wood- Slars^Favorite Holly wood Stories 


THE TIME* Every alternate 9:30-10:30 p. m, (EST) 

THE NET WORK* National Broadcasting Gompahy^ 



46 


RAIIIO 


Wedne^ay^ Janmiyy 25, 1950 




Continued troin page 34 


ivorv artists were executing '‘Far* ; ert Benchley and the autobiog of 
ivoiy dii ^ _ ‘ Will Rogers, with Frank Suliyan 


-AV^U Amaildd!:, a nd 
bling Rose of 


the 


“Mar ta. Ram- 
Wildwood?^ 


Father Time and the Beautiful 
riheess herself. - - 

It added up to a charming fable 
with Allen’s dryly witty narration 
' and Pay’s amusing interpretation 
of the shy, reluctant hero. Like 
all such allegories it had a moral: 
that It'S not unmanly to be.; scared 


Near th^ windup of the program ] evidenced by fact that WGFM, 
Daugherty and the topters scored j Washington; WVUN^ Chattanpoga; 


Will xvus^l^» vvitii f iciiiik k^uiiyau 

guesting. Int^^st^^ite^hDtrds” -Qt-4anger,^be^use^ f ear m 

Ko of wriTTW bravery f Commercial on Fam- 


heavTly as they presented “In The 
Good Old Summertime” in various 


WFMV. L. A., and WCUO, Cleve 
land, are also using the transertp- 


tempos, a distinct novelty; i.e : in j tions. Program is taped in studios 
Viennese waltz time; hillbilly ) of WGY. Schenectady: Bril, 

swing; as it might be played in 


PRESS CONFERENCE 


braVeryi 

ily Hour,” as usual, pointed put 
the inspirational vialucs of family 
prayer.-'.. 


Sen. Ar- 


;.New 


Dixieland; oh a player piano and 

in the bop kyle. Tunes selected j __ , . 

were of the listening type arid only * 

bhe modern, :^'The Old Master j .ttar Hr 
Painter” was among ’em. I 30 Min&, Wpd., 3 p, m, 

The propm. opened 
pin^St-Louisrasthetto 

then the tooters, playing softly, ^ ^ u- x . 

clicked with “Canyon copper. ' State radio history .was 

The first of the; vocal artism, HUl. ‘ iriscribed when “Press Gorilererice” 
a baritone, preserited the_ i^st of originated ( 18 ) in the new broad* 

threV castirig> television room of the 

for his first score. The others were , *: . . . hit • « x 

“Old .^Master Painter” and “Bye - Senate; w i t h Majority Leader 

Bye Baby.” Then followed Gaspy j Wicks as interviewee. Wicks, who 
with the bass viol, Burke, guitarist : supervised the 4$i;0d0;0Q0 vrefur- 

ahd Connor, playing ^tfip^ Vibes, and chamber; operied with a 


MiizakFM 

Continued from page 30 


constituting a trio to click in 
neat arrangement of “Stardust.” 


a 


tribute to the influence of -radio, 
television and thei press as means 


Eddie Grant, another hew comer ; of commuhicatiori. He said the in 
to the airwaves executed “To Whit , staUation made videocastirig of 


To Whoo” neatly in the first Of 
her two offerings. The second was 
“Among , My Souvenirs^” • Com* 
merciais at the tee off, iri the mid- 
dle and windup Were not too 
.lengthy^" 

Stihu, 


Seriate proceedirigs possible, if 
arid when it was decided to dp sp, 
New facilittes should give im- 
petus for ;Albariy and area stations 
to provide fuller coverage of Legis- 
lature arid Capitol Hill— -beats 
Which they have too long ignored 


SKIDMORE SCANS THE BOOKS 
With Ji , y. Mauzey, ; Coleman 
Cheney, E, Nelson Hayes; Her- 
bert MerrlU, guest 
.Producer: Lou Frankel 
30 Mins., Sun., 4:30 p.m. 

Sustaining 
WFDR, New York 

This stanza is a listenable and 
.literate book program iri which the 
tomes are discussed rather than de- 
bated. The. panel consists of three 
regulars, professors at Skidmore 
College, whose fields are philoso- 
phy, economics arid English. On 
the broadcast caught (22) their 
guest Was another Skidmore prof 
and the volume under discussion 
was “The Bending Cross,” a biogra-' 
phy of Eugene^ V. Debs, the late so- 
cialist leader, 'by Ray Ginger. In- 
terestingly, : Debs (whose initials 
are incorporated in the call letters 
of WEVD) was kudosed on WFDR, 
Whose call letters honor the late 
President Roosevelti 

The gab, which Was both in- 
forrried and informal, is not tpo 
highbrow and the works discussed 
show a broad range. Next Week’s 
opuses will be; a biog of :W. C. 
Fields, an a n t h o 1 6: g y of Rob- 


RADIO 


FM owners without the gadgets 
hekr the commerciais, time sisals 
arid statipn breaks. ^ 

Accordirig to Muzak’s coimsel, 
these FM stations ere “violating” 
at least five FCC rules pn identifir 
cation of musical records, an- 
nouncement of sponsored pro- 
grams, prohibition of special equxp- 
inent on transmitters, etc. Muzak 
wants the rules ari:xended so it pan 
enter the; ‘field .on an authorized 
basis/ arid, pending these changes, 
it; wauts the FAI-ers: using the sU- 
per$6nic fevices warned that they 
are ppeirating “contrarj- to the .ebm-' 
missiori’s regulatioris,’*^^,^. 

Miizak. is also askirig permission 
to use multiplex broadcasting, so 
it can beam a number of Separate 
programs to Various types of busi- 
riesses. FiVe years ago a Muzak 
affiliate. Subscriptioii Radios Inc., 
applied for FM channels in Goth- 



: NBC has dreamed up a scheme to help Gotham’s, water shortage 
Every star coming to N. Y. (Alice Faye, Phil Hanis, Judy Canova 
Gordon ^McCrea,. the Quiz Kids and Dennis pay are all skedded lor 
N. Y. junkets in the next few days) will bring . along a container of 
waterrtvhich-viiill-be-poured-into^an^BCXwateix-barrel in N. Y. 


dr uiiderpl ayed."" WQRQ~'Was’~piieT^mr’^^ -but-rdropped-ther -projectr-beff- 

cause it feit“FM v/as still in its 


of the first to break from the pack, 
but eyen now— with “Conference” 
and other shows— most of the air- 
caSting is beirig done by news- 
papermen. To them, radio is 
strictly a sideUrie. 

Half-hour in which Seri. Wicks 
Was quizzed by moderatbr Edward 
W. Bates (N. Y. Herald-Tribune), 
John Mooney (Gannett Service 
and Albany Knickerbocker News), 
Jerry King (N. Y. World-Telegram 
and Sun), Raymond Borst (BuiFalo 
Evening News) and Henry Leader 
(AP state editor), had punch, inter- 
est and news Value. Correspondents 
pressed Wicks closely oh State 
[.finances, welfare, gambling, the 
Legislature and 1950 State elec- 
tions, although they did not go as 
far as their Washington colleagues 
sonietimes trjavel on Webbers, 

Men varied on voice, diction and 
radio personality. King and Borst 
were two of .best on particular 
block, although Mooney was per- 
haps most persistent iii framing 
queried that would develop stones. 

Jaeo. 


infancy. 


ts 









Hotel New Yorker 

Koy KysCr't TV Show, NBC 

RC4-Vfcfor BliiMrd 


Fred Allen and Dennis Day 
starred In an engaging fairyrtale 
on Mutual’s “Family Theatre” last 
Wednesday (18). Scripted with a 
broad humorous approach to the 
medieval romance, the. drama had 
good contrast between Allen, as a 
cynical narrator, arid Day, as a 
trembling knight-e»Tant,' Sir Wil- 
liam the Terrified. Sir William's 
problem was that he^was afraid of 
being afraid, eveni as he slew 
ogres, dragons : and swonks — ^the 
latter being- three-eyed dragons. 
One day he saw 12 eyes in a dark 
castle, and calculated that it was 
either six people or four swonks 
It turned out to be swonks and his 
leg armor began rattling with 
fear, but nevertheless he dis 
patched them. Rest of ‘ the stanza 
dealt. with Sir Bill’s conquering his 
tongue-tied bashfulness in the 
presence of the Beautiful Princess, 
I With advice from Mother Nature, 





Oh, he hasn’t used a hammer and chisel for y<ears— ^ 
not since 1 started him on Wheatics^” 



Continued from: page SS 


is ixecessairy for the develop- 
ment of n e industrial pro- 
cedures.” MUler added he was 
delighted” that Jones occupied 
the “happy medium” position be-r 
tween ^‘retrenchive action” and “a 
method of a Stalin Who attempts 
to dictate procedures of science,” - 

Jones replied he was concerned 
with Miller’s “intimation” regard- 
ing use of Government power to 
force production and that he was 
“amazed” that a former judge of 
the court of appeals and the head 
of the NAB “should lend currency 
to this false shibboleth in the color 
proceedings.” He declared that 
Miller obviously misunderstood his 
speech and that he ! was “surprised” 
that Miller “Would suggest a 
usurpation of power that the Cpm- 
misSiori or its staff has never even 
dreamed of.” 

Jones said he would expect that 
Miller would be the last person to 
interpret the Commission’s color 
proceedings “as forcing Anybody to 
manufacture anything. There can- 
riot be any misunderstariding be- 
tween you and me. . . . and the 
industry 'doesn’t . misunderstand it 
either; witness its long record of 
not producing FM sets to irieet the 
public’s demand.” 

Nobody 1$ Urging that the Gpm- 
mission assume jurisdiction over 
receiver manufacture, Jones con- 
tinued. “On the other hand,” he 
said, “the industry again is im- 
plicitly trying to get a decision 


Web has planned publicity hoopla around the stunt, including visit- 
ing Stars boitPwing barrel water for emergency shaves, celehs having 
their bottles accidentally broken en route, arguments starting ove? 
Whether California or eastern water is better, arid /similar “spontarieoiis’’ 
occurrances, In addition, “The Great Gildersleeve’’ is sending a Civil 
War canteen of Water from station to station by relay. ; 

It says here the barrel; will eyentualiy be dumped Into the reservoir. 

.ti, S. Naval Air Reserve recruiting is being sparked by its greate.st 
lineup Of statipnsr-spme 1,500 in an--rcerrying; as public service ilie 
“Naval Air Reserve Shp\y,’’ accprding to Lt. GPmdr. Walter S. Kiriimeil,^^ 
in charge of the. radio drive. NAR ShPw offered stations consists pf 
26 quarter-hoUr platters, with Paul Westpn; the Starlighters, Tom 
Ready announcing, and with 13 name singers each taking two tutns 
gilesting; Program was produced by Kimmelh written by Kimmell 
and Fred Herder, and directed by Bob F^ackham. : Holly wood Gpordin at- 
irig committee and AFRA lined up the guesters, who all donated tiieir 
services, Scale was phid the regular cast members. Reported cost of 
the entire package to taxpayers, including everything fi*om coriceptipn 
to delivery of the disks to stations, was $6(1,000, bringing per-station 
per-prpgrami cost lb $1.5(). : , . / " 

Kimiriell reported that last year 920 stations .cairied the show, and 

the year previously, 543. Stations iri college cities are reportedly tile 
mPst effective in recruiting^/.; { ^ 

A $930 claim brought agairist the Americari institute of Food Prpdr 
ucts/Inc,, by the American Federation of Radio Artists, on behalf ipf its 
member Edtnuhd (Tiny) Ruffner, Was upheld by a... three^man arbitra- 
tion board in N.Y. last weelc/ Case resulted frPm Ruffner’s engage- 
ment as arinoUneer fPr “Ask pr, Eddie,” a transcribed Chicago airpr. 
Ruffner claimed that Robert A, Borries, producer of the show for 
AldFP, hired him, but failed to pay the sUm of $930 for work done on 
the- program. V 

The case was judged under the auspices of the American Arbitration 
■;AssnrArbltra11>TsWrerc'Abraharir’Malesr^rigeriri^AT-Schmidt~^ 

M. Westohi Jacob Rappaport repped the Institute, while Mortimer 
Becker; of jaffe & Jaffe, upheld AFRA’s stand, 

Radio Guild (GIO), which last week won a National Labor Relations 
Board poll to represent 600 white collar workers at GBS’/New York 
headquarters, has sent a foimal request to the web to open contract 
negotiations: A union meeting wlU he held tomorrow (Thurs. ) to dis- 
cuss demands and to elect local and chapter officers. 

RG won the election, 323-218, With 59% of the total Vote. The union 
had a contract with CBS from 1946 to Nov, 30, 1949, when the pact 
expired. 


“The Seedling,” special i5-minute drama starring Robert Montgom- 
ery, is being.transcrlbed today (Wed.) by Radio-Video Associates for the 
National Conference of Christians and Jews^ Ernest Kinoy scripted, 
and Jack Lloyd produced and directed. 

Show has been accepted for airing by stations throughout the country. 

Instead of passing the hat for contributions, WMGM, N. V., disk 
jockeys Jack Eigen and Ted Brown are passing out the hats. To hypo 
the March of Dimes drive. Eigen and Brown are conducting a slogan 
contest and Offering as prizes a dozen celebrities’ hats. 

Among the toppers to be awarded are those of Jack Benny. Bing 
CrCsby,. Al Jolson, Eddie; Cantor, Helen Hayes, Bob .Hope, .Mayor 
O’Dwyer, Mae. West, Ed Wynn, Ginger Rogers, Hedda Hopper and 
Danny. Kaye. 


white until they have exhausiied 
the raarketr Such a decision, which 
industry seeks and it appears you 
would favor, might well inject us 
into the-Staliri type^f-regulation-Uipp"^]^ 
of receiver sets which both you 
and 1 condemri,” 


shows which were in their prelimi- 
nary stages. This is said to be parr 
ticuiarly true in the case of un- 
affiliated stations which can’t fall 
back on the networks^ to fight the 
ban for them. As a result, pro- 
ducers haive been turriing their 
ideas to other types of programs. 
Of course, none of them Want to 
be caught with time arid talent 
commitments in the event of ari 
adverse decision. 

But even if the ban should be 
held invalid, it’s felt in some cir- 
cles the overall effect on radio 
should be to the good. There are 
many broadcasters who have never 
liked the programs and put them | 
oir only under pressure of compe- 
tition. With a large . part of the 
public sympathetic to the Gommis- 


Buffaio-^ohnny Dee, night clui) 
eiricee and bass player, joins staff 
of WXRA with early morniiig disk 
show. It’s first radio stint for Dee, 
Who has summer theatre experi- 
ence locally. 


Sion s move and trie idea of partici- 



Continued ftoin page 30 


rules on the; question, it’s believed 
certain the decision will be ap^ 
pealed. But there’s no certainty 
the Supreriie Court will review 
that decision. Some lawyers here 
suggest that a lower court ruling 
favorable to the FCC might.be ac- 
cepted by the high tribunal as 
finjal. In that event, the court would 
simply refuse certiorafi (review) .! 
when it acts on appeals in the fMl; 
and the ban would stick. 

Meanwhile, despite court actions 
in Chicago and New York last Sep- 
tember preventirig enforcement of 
the ban, the giveaway fever is said 
to have dropped considerably. It’s 
uriderstpod that some of the bigger 
prog^'ams have toned down their , 
formats to eomply \yith the Com- 
mission lottery rules dr are plan- 
ning to do So. Popularity of the 
shows, too, is said to be on the 
Wane. \ 

IrnposiUon of the ban also is be- 
lieved to have caused cancellatiori 
1 of plans for new prize arid money 


pating in a “lottery” being abhor- 
rent to many listeners, these cir- 
cles doubt the giveaways' will ever 
again attain their former audience 


Rules restricting giveaway pro- 
grams were to have become ef- 
fective last Oct. 1. When stay 
orders Were obtained in Illinois 
and New Y ork courts a few Weeks 
earlier,: the Commission postponed 
the effective date until the ques- i 
tion of their legality is finaliy de- i 
termined. 


FM Attracts 

Lynchburg, Va:, Jan. 24. 

Thieves who looted WWQD’s 
Boonsboro road transmitter of 
$5,066 worth of radio equipment 
last week put the station’s FM unit 
off the' air. Replacement of the 
stolen , mechanism to put the sta- 
tion back in bperation was com- 
pleted late the following day. 
There was no interference with 
regular broadcasts. 

Bedford authorities 
thieves Vdbviously had 
knowledge of radio.” 


“ARCHIE ANDREWS” 

SCRIPT #241 

By Carl Jompel 

CAST 

Archit ...... .Bob Hostings 

Jiigheod—^Jjo rloii Stone 


Mom . . . . . . . Alict Yourmon 

Dad .Art Kohi 

Yeronico. ... . .Gloria Mann 
pBotty . T .Rosemary Rice 


pireetbr . . . Ken MacGregor 
Announcer. . . . :Dick Dudley 
Prgqnist . . vGeorge Wright 

In a New Tame li 
NBC, Saturday* 7:30 P.M. 



Detroit— Arthur McPhillipSi traf- 
fic manager of WJR, has been 
nanied assistant general sales man- 
ager of the station, it Was an^ 
nounced by Harry Wismer, gen- 
eral manager and assistant to the 
president. McBhillips has been 
With WJR 20 years. 



Court«$y o# > 

•THE ©HEAT RUPERT 

For Gtttrgt Pal 
THE camel SH 0W_ ■ 
■very Friday NIte/ 9:30 E.S^ 

Mgt.! LOU CtAYTON 



What they said about “Camien’l 





“Made televis’m history". ^ “Beautifully cast. . # 
"A technicai aeceniplishment. v tteps:* 
“Dramatic impact . . tA beautiful Cstrmeh ". . ^ 


it was: 


notcn Singing . > iruiy exciting 
men". . “Done up to the hilt . . 


Carmen . -o. Gladys Sivarlhout 

Escamillo • Robert M errill 

Don Jose Robert Rounsevipe 

Frasquita Curtin 

Dancaire Robert Gay 

; Remendado Vellucci. 

Zuniga Norman Scott 

Mercedes .. • ■ •••.•• ■■■Ryalya. Sachs : 

Narrator arid Artistic pirector^ I Tihbeti . 

Produced hy Henry Sou vaine 
Staged and Pirected by Rpris Goldovsky 
Television Direction by Byron Paul 
Associate Producer, i?(irry. Wood 
Miisicai Supervision, Walter pueloux 
Setshy Richard Ryebtarik:: 

A production of CBS and Tbe Souvaine Company 


. .The Opera Television Theatre . * . made television his- 
tory. Opera is not ne\v to television,.. but Sunday after- 
noon’s ‘Carnien’ Was many many times superior iti 
every sense . .,. Herej then, was a -Carmen’ that'stepped 
right into your living room with all its yidlence,; passion 
and savage beauty. . y.’’ ; 

. Harriet Van Hornei IS-. Y. ; World Telegram & Sun 


“Here is unquestionably the most successful attempt to 
date to translate opma into terms of television. . . . Sou- 
vaine appears to be a master at opera packaging. . . . Sel- 
dom, in fact, has video captured such a broad canyas 
or achieved such perfect synchronization in camera 

Wm.k,.,. Rose, Variety i 

“...The opera was beautifully cut with an eye to its dra- 
matic impact...*"’ JSexvMoeeh 

i .That the telecast should have been such a technical '' 
accomplishment and, at the same time, that the artistic 
level of the performance should have been so high, is : 
something of a feat. The know-how., .and the finest musi- 
cal artists in the business .. .which had been brought 
together was tops. . . .” 

Albert J. Elias, H. Y. Daily Compass 

...Under the. musical direction of Boris Goldovsky, 
who also staged the work, ‘Carmen’ lacked none of the 
vigor or spirit it possesses innately.... The drama no- 
where lost powm’.... Gladys Swarthout was both a beau- 
tiful Carmen to look at and a pleasure to listen to. Robert 
Rounseville^ th^Don Jose, sang eloquently. Robert Mer* 
jill, the Escamillo, and the others all contributed effec- 
tiyely to the proceedings. . . 

Robert Bagar, N. Y. World Telegram & Sun 

...And a success it wari! Considering... the fact that 
all the significant action had to he concentrated in a 
space narrow enough to be shown on a small screen, it 
was really an extremely effective and dramatic show. . . • 
There wasn’t a performer that did not look the part he 
or she was supposed to be portraying and the acting was 


restrained and convincins....’ 


JVeuf York Times 


is hoppy to miM 


THE OPEM 


ion 0 


nni 


TRE 


‘‘. . .The -trimming of the musical material was intelli- 
gently done, with little of real consequence .sacrificed to 
compression. The musical direction of Boris Goldovsky 

• ..was exceptional.... Irving Kolodin, New York Sun 

. . .The Gpera Television Theatre’s production of ‘Car- 
men’... was an outstanding attraction.... It was done up 
to the hilt... Lawrence Tibbett handled the narration 
ably and unobtrusively....” 

Ben Gross, New York Daily Newa 

“A demonstration of how opera should be produced for 
television piirposes was given when ‘Carmen’ was pre- 
lented as the first of a series by CBS and The Henry 
Souvaine- Lawrence Tibbett combine. . . .Exceptionally 
good staging ... topmolch singing. . . . , 

Sain Chase, Billboard 

“On most counts ‘Canncn’, the initial offering of The 
Opera Television I’heatre on CBS Sunday was superla- 
tiye television. Music, productioh, and direction were 
truly exciting. Radio Daily 

the basis of ‘Carmen’ alone, the Messrs. Tibbett, 
Souvaine and llieir CBS colleagues have certainly epn^ 
Iributed something to television that it didn’t have before. 

. T hey made opera itself something close and familiaf 
to the average cusiomcr... .]t may very well be that in 
this new formv opera,., will find a new audience that 
never experienced it before..;.” 

Leo Mishkin, NiY, Morning Telegraph 


over the Columbia 



48 


RADIO-TBLBVISION 




Continued from pase 40 


IVicGaughey, architect and artist 
and Hal LeRby, tap dancer, were 
handled intelligently. Evans’ calm 
hersuasiyeness causes interviewees 
to present their most delightful 
Bide;; McCaughey’s water colors 
showed up quite vividly, despite 
the black and white impression. 
Highlight Of the telecast was Le- 
Roy - s demonstration of dance steps. 

‘Films; brief pne’-act sequences, 
and the multiscope news reports 
are show’s dullest pOirits. Ho\y- 
ever from the standpoint of acting 
as a breather for Evans and break 
for viewers, they serve; their pur^ 
/.•pqse-w^ih 

Because of tight quarters, cam- 

somewhat 


among area viewers. Format is 
woven around Steve Malibe, suave, 
case-cracking privajte eye. No leg- 
man^ Steve does most of his sleuth- 
ing from his desk. Flashbacks are 
used, liberally. While hard to 
handle technically and apt to; be 
confusing, they’re done well On 
this show and continuity is main-' 
tained., . 

First show of second year, 
caught Tuesday (17), had Malice 
chilled in on case by. daughter of 
sick man. Baughter suspected 
nurse who was in love With in- 
valid’s son, who would be cut off 
penniless if he wed the nurse. 

In show caught, ; commercials 
were better . than camera work 
which suffered on occasion by 


era work appeared 

erratic, with wide angle shots suf a a • , - 

fering most, and closeups coming j ‘ 

out clear and effective. ' 


day night (23) in its standard slick 
style. Titled “The Devil to Pay,” 
the yam was a modem-dress ver- 
sion of the hardy legendary theme 
in which an old savant trades his 
soul in for youth and. power. Work- 
ing the parallel very closely, the 
chief characters in the play were 
named Dr. Fastmann (Fauw and 
Marion (Marguerite) with ah ur- 
bane devil in elegant mufti 'also in 
evidence; • 

Play was carried by Arnold Moss’ 
solid performance as an aged scien- 
tist who invokes Mephisto via the 
usual Latin abracadabra. Convinc- 
ing as an old codger. Moss also cut 
an incisive figure as a young man 
who tires of a romantic liaison with 
his f ornierly muchrdeslred lab as- 
sistant, Alffeda Wallace neatly 
played the femme lead. Camera 
work in the magico sequences were 
excellent while Jack LaRue’s ma- 
cabre intro and the comniercials 
wore tied info the session’s super- 
! natural mood; 


junottiy 25, 195(l) 


Doilge Mnlis TV 


(pontlhtied from pace 35 


obvious commercial tieins for the 
sponsor. All proceeds are tp go to 
ANTA, same as with the radio 
show, which had been baukrolied 
by the Army. 

Series will comb all phases of 
the entertainment , industry f or the 
topmame talent that ”makes a hit 
with AmeriOa.” It will also feature 
a permanent emceor for which job 
[MCA is now dickering with pon 
iAmeche* ANTA has not been reP" 
resented on video since two years 
ago, when a series of half-hour dra- 
matic programs Were produced on 
j NBC^TV under its aegis. ^ Gosch 
was producer for “Tonight on 
Broadway,” which wound a 13- 
week cycle recently on CBS. 


WHO? WHAT? WHERE? 

With Bill McReynolds, Bill Yaiicy 
Producer: Pick Perry 
Director: j. R. Duncan 

30 Mins.; Tiles, 8 p. 111 . - , 

$ustaiiiing " ance: Gimmick is to spot the clue 

WOAI-TV; San Antonio before Steve tells all. In case you 

First local audience participation 
Show to make its debut is this opus ] 
titled “Who? What? Where?” 

Names of televiewers are selected FLe.ep your eye on the clu . 

as the program Opens; from the ! ; - , • 

files kept by the outlet of those | FLETCHER BUTLER BHO W 
listeners registering their sets, j With Butler; Alan Harvey, an- 
Cards are selected at random and • nouncer . _ ^ 

theii sent upstairs to the telephone Producer: Jpnuy vran 


were Rhoda Ann Baker, Marge ; ^ . 

Meyer, Art Hunt, Bob King arid Rather fanciful was “The Rock- 
Tranter/ All were good with , ingham Tea Set,” a melodrama 
Tranter, who is radio columnist on i which WestinghouSe’s Stiidio One 


operator who places the call so 
that there is very little time lost, • 

. Bill McReynolds serves as pro- 
'gram m.c. and keeps the flow of i 
chatter setting the stage for each [ 
question. Questions are in the; form 
of drawings made by Bill Yarity. 
Each type of - question is Vrorfh 
varied amounts. The highest any- 
one can win is $10, which slides 
down on a time scale to $1. The 
answer to the rebus is $5. 

Yancy is good With the charcoal 
and his cartoon characters are very 
good. It possibly would be good 
station publicity to also award the 
winrier the drawing which he iden- 
tifies. It would also serve as a con- 
solation prize to those not winning. 

Calls placed not only include 
those here in the city but in other 
towns in an 85-mile radius. Prp- 

f ;ram serves a$ a good promotion 
or the outlet but Would make a 
good sponsored telecast, Andy. 


THE CLUE 

With Jini Tranter, others 
Writers: Fred Keller, Ray Wander 
Producer-director: Keller 
15 Mins.; Tues., 7 :Z0 p.m. 

Steins Beer arid Ale 
WBEN-TV, Buffalo 

: (H. F. Weil) 

Snappy whodunit starring Jim 
Tranter , as Steve Malice riioves 
Into its second year. Show has 
shown consistent improvement in 
camera work, acting and sets over 
its 53-week run. Local actors turn 
in good character work and com- 
mercials are neatly handled with- 
out listener annoyance. 

As the only local dramatic video 
show to stand the test of time, 
^‘Clue” has built a solid following 


Buffalo News, turning iri the best ; presented pri the CBS-TV net Mon- 
job. Firiish was strong and con- [ day (23). Despite a brisk adapta- 
sideririg long run of show, was ' tiort W y producer Worthington 
overall good commercial perform- 1 Mirier arid Matthew Harlib fforii 
: .r,. - ._ X- ___x x,-_ ^1..- the Virgmia Douglas Dawson short 

story, the nature of the plot prob- 
ably made it more interesting to 
read; than to view. 

Cast; made a valiant try to make 
the tale of a nurse, who’s haunted 
by the spirit pf a dead patient, ap- 
pear believable. Louise Allbritton, 
however, tended to overplay the 
role of a paralytic. Grace 'Kelly 
Was a demure nurse, while Kath- 
arine Wiilard was a typical, dutiful 
mother. Supporting players were 
adequate. 




6:15 p.m. 



Contlnded from pas« 38 


Director: Fred Mulleii 
15 Mins., Moh.-thru-Frl 
ALLIED AUTO CO. 

WBKB, Chicago 

(Chatles S. Temkin) 

This 1 5-minute tele-segment f pa t- 
tures Fletcher Butler, Negro pian- 
ist, a raspiy-throated vocalist who 
specializes iri jazz Interpretations 
of pop and oldtiirie favorites. 
Crammed with six numbei's and 
two long film comiriercials, the 
show is beset by a rapid pace. 
Camera angles are chosen with 
care arid ingenuity in an effort to 
relieve’ the repetitoUs picture pat- 
tern of this single act frame. De- 
1 . spite these attempts to insure a 
lively program, contiriuous shoot- 
ing of Butler becomes monoton- 
ous, distracting from the overall 
entertainment value. Equally dis- 
turbing Is the set’s austere back- 
ground, The pianist sits at his in- 
Struirierit in frorit of a large open 
windowdfsuxTOunded by bare brick j 
walls that remind one of an' aban- 
doned warehouse.. 

Commercials are standard film 
plugs highlighting fine points of 
used cars; Good photography 
makes the old models seem spank- 
ly new, and arinouncer Alan Har- 
vey’s well modulated voice com- 
pletes the feeling that autos arc a 
good buy. 

Butler’s renditions follow a cab- 
aret style of intimacy which is well 
cut out for TV fare. He is neither ' 


TBACImie 

Continued from page. 33 




to be topped by Kprineth W. Stow- 
man, sales chief of WFIL-TV, Phil- 
adelphia, giving the station view- 
point, and Linriea Nelson, chief 
time buyer for J. Walter 'Thomp- 
son, on the agency side. Paul 
Adaiiti, g m. of WHEN, Syracuse, 
and Jack Boyle, studio production 
manager of WAVE-TV, Louisville, 
Will lead the talks on program- 
ming problems faced by iiitercori- 
nected and noninterconnected sta- 
tioris. 

Afternoon roundup will stairt 
With Edward Lamb, prez of WICU, 
Erie, Pa„ discussing profitable af- 
filiated rfatioriSr Speaking pn 
packaged film programs will be 
Russ J ohriston , sales veepee of 
Jerry Fairbanks, Inc.; Ralph Cohn, 
TV manager of Screen Gems, and 
Maurice ; Rifkin. exec of Ziv TV 
Programs. Ernest de la Ossa, NBC 
director of personnel and labor 
relations, will talk on TV’s juris- 
dictional problems, while Ned 
exec Veepee of Madison Sq. 


t6 go farther afield than, usu$l in j 
his quest for fresh video talerit. 
He’s slated to do . an excharige 
guest shot with the Quiz Kids 
show. FreCocipus riipppets will ap- 
pear on next week’s (31) program; 
while Berle will appeiir on the 
Quiz Kids’ show Sunday (28), 

: Morris ^gericy is still usinig an- 
other angle to line up talerit. For 
exairiple the Oxydol show came 
east for a few broadcasts, and all 
were signed for individual dates 
on the Berie show. Dinah Shore 
appeared last week, and Jack 
Smith arid Margaret Whitirig apr 
peared last night. 

Miss Shore, incideritally, was 
also slated for a shot on the Ed 
Sullivan show , Sunday .(22), but 
Berle ’s bankroliers objected to her 
appearance oil a rival session im- 
mediately after her Texaco stirit. 
She’ll be on Sullivan’s program 
this week instead with Vic ; Da^ 
mone. 



CBS 

Cpntlnued from page 35 


Garden Corp., N. Y., Will discuss 

original nor sensational, but his 

warmth and enthusiasm are enough Day s clinic will wind up with a 
to make him a Very likeable en- i^oundtable session on program- 
tertainer. 



continued from page 40 



Ono of the Iqrqost compdhiot 
prodiioing •yndteofed rqdio pro- 
grdpis offers q fpp position to a 
properly qurillfied mcreliaridise 
mom. The man we seek Is at 
present employed by one ^5* 
networks, by o lorge agency, or 
by q priie merchrindlse orgqnizq- 
tion. He has q wide ricgudliiit- 
qnceshlp among mqhufdeturert . 
and on Intimate kfiowledge of the 
problems of rodio owords promo- 
tion. His job with us will be 
to effect premotipnal drroiiger 
ments with molor mdnufdctiurcrs 
seeking porticipdtlon oh qrie of 
the country's best kiiowh syndl- 
edted giveawoy programs. Pres- 
ent employment in simlldr work 
is qn essential qudiificotidn. 
Write fully giving previous ex- 
perience, present connections, 
qnd money Wonted. All inquiries 
will be held In the strictest con- 
fidence. Our employees know of 
this od. Address Box ; y**9T62i 
Voriety# 366 N. Mlchigoii Ave., 
Chlcqgq 1, III. 


opponent, Charles Jordan as the 
crooked promoter arid Harry Bel- 

voice xri advance’ for playback dur ' e snow on . abl radio and TV. 


program- 
ming practices in the.^ east, mid- 
west and on the Coast, with Paul 
! Mowfey, national director of ABG- 
TV program sales, moderating. 
Milton^Berle, as a special limchepri 
giiest, will give his Views on the 
present state of TV programming. 
Also scheduled for the luncheon 
is an adaptation of “Stop the Mu- 


' ing the fight sequence, incidentally, ! toast- 

' might have been a necessaiy story . the lunch, 

bridge becausri of the program’s 
short half-hour running time but 
it also helped negate the story; 


WOR-fK 

Continued fFoni page 35 


“two For a Penny,” an Original 
senpt penned by Carol Warner 
Gluck, held the forf on NBC-TV’s i its offerings took a critical drub- 
Thetrire” Sun^ bight i bing, and the mariageirient has 
(22).,^ Pleas.antly-contnved story I since stated that it is pursuing a 

:.aT‘s “'S 

drama but made for okay week- i v 

end viewing. Both the script and . the station s new slants 

dialog became too cute and ploy- tlie appeal tp youngsters as 
ing at times, but Colgate’s pro- 1 strong influences on family view- 
I ducers are still to be commended I )bS Patterns. The new cross-the- 
for taking a chancri with an origi- i board kid bldcfc starts at 6:30 p. m. 

Thesps handled their chores ac- 
ceptably, with William Post, Jr., 
and Neva Patterson emerging best 
i as the conscience^stficken parents 
who could find no way out of their 
dilemma. Norma Jane Marlowe; 


! ‘“ the block Is “Comedy Camival,” 
moppetf escapfni’ S quarter-hour reels of old cPmedles, 

fault of Child* aCtoref 'eS t/^ ch^ 

Thomas a$ the school principal and ! th®^ sports, picture j except for the 

A. H. Van .Buren as' the :sehator I *«t““tes and the 


with “Mystery Bider,.’ which se- 
rializes western adveritures bri film. 
This is followed at 6:45 by “Time 
For Beany,” a puppet vidpic, pro- 
duced by Paramount TV Produc- 
tipris, which has been .aired on the 
Coast for a year. Final segment 


who finally set things straight 'were 
okay in lesser roles. Show was di- 
rected by Melville Burke for ‘ the 
l Esty- agency. 


“Lights Out” on NBC dished up 
another entertaining chiller Mon - 1 TV. 


inking of the Brooklyn DPdgers 
baseball gariies. Station has also 
grabbed the Westitiinster Kennel 
Club . dog show from Madison 
Square Garden on Feb. 13 arid l4, 
which was airecl last year by CBS- 


Patty Painter, Columbia’s “Miss 
Color Television,” participating. 

A special night demonstration 
was alsp staged for members of a 
scientific committee appointed by 
Dr. Edward Condpn, director of 
the Bureau of Standards, to advise 
the Seriate Comriiittee on Inter- 
state and Foreign Commerce bn 
color progress.; 

Pres. Truman Has Set 

In addition to eight special re- 
ceivers installed at the Walker 
building, where public demonstra- 
tions are held, CBS has at least a 
dozen color sets distributed in im- 
portant homes in Washirigton. One 
of these is in Blair House, where 
the President is liviiig. Sets have 
been provided for each of the 
seven epmmissioners of the FCC. 
Others^ have beeri made available 
to Chairman Edwin G. Johrison of 
the Seriate Committee on Iriteiv 
state and Foreign Commerce and 
to Seri. Ernest McFarland, a mem- 
ber of the Committee. Othef In- 
stallations may be made. 

Although FCC has had no word 
yet fr om RCA as to whether it 
plans pu Diic demonstrations; staff 
riiemhers were invited last week to 
the company’s laboratory in nearby 
Silver Springs, Md., to observe a 
new phasing system which has 
been incorpprated into its compati- 
ble color systpm; Previously, 
RCA’s top brass, includirig David 
Sarrioff , lirid members of the Joint 
Tecliriical Advispry Committee, an 
industry group formed t6 advise 
on TV problems, visited the lab- 
oratory to view programs which 
NBC has been broadcastirig daily 
in colpr from its video station here, 


London, Ont.> Jan, 24. 

Forty to 50 television stations 
wilI4>e needed to cover Canada- 

Stuart M. Finlayson^ general man^ 

ager of the Canadian Marconi Co 
Mqritreal, told Canadian Clubbers 
here. Cost Of setting up the 7,000 
iriiles of network and the stations 
will be about $40,000,000 and tele- 
vision can become Canada’s fourth 
or fifth largest industry, he said 

Only in Toronto and Montreal 
did Finlay son see any Teal progress 
iri establishirig televisipri. He said 
that by the end of 1951 there will 
be two to three stations iri each of 
those ciUes. Each station will cost 
about $50(),00(). In centres this 
size he estiniated the cost of a sta- 
tiori at $200,000; to $300,000. ' 

Buyers of television sets in Can* 
ada, need not fear that their re- 
ceivers will become outmoded, be- 
cause provision is being made to 
protect their investment, he said. 

A dozen Canadian coriipanies are 
prPducing television receivers at 
preserit but because there are rip 
Canadiriri stations iri operation, 
they are being used mainly at bor- 
der points and iri ceixtres in Eastern 
Canada near the U, S. In Witidsor, 
across the river, from Detroit, tele- 
vision is popular in the bars arid 
many homes ax'e equipped now. 
CKLW, prxyately-Qwned station in 
the Windsor area, has applied to 
the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. . 
for a, license but no action has 
been; taken by the CBC in girinting 
private fi'anchises. In fact,; the 
television work in Montreal is be- 
ing done by the natiorially^vvhed 

radio system. 

Unofficially^ it is reported Bell 
Telephone has piaris drawn up for 
iristallirig a coaxial cable from Buf- 
falo to Montreal. Toronto re- 
ceivers are repprf:ed getting good 
skip waves off Lake Ontario from 
television stations across “the 
line.” 

Finlayson claimed television is 
too big for ariy One gx’oup (infer- 
xung the CBC) to handle and xirged 
that CBG set a television policy for 
px'ivate television stations as soon 
as possible. 

In Westex’ri C.anada,\ the tele- 
vision screen looks dark. There 
are possibilities of ;tele vision ap-! 
plications from private groups in 
Winnipeg and Vancouvex' onlyi 
Otherwise the centres which are 
small will need CBG help to cover 
the wide expanses of px’airie. 

Ciricirinati;^Hefbert Flaig has 
rejoined the Crosley organization 
in . which he filled executive posts 
for 13 years before trarisfeiTing 
early in 1949 to the Sci-ipps-Ilbw-. 
ard WCPO-T sales staff, ^ow he 
is contacting advertisers fox* ; 
WLW-T. ... 



RECORDATri^^ 

. Pittsburgh, Jari. 24; ; 
yMue of a TV showcase at the 
bpxoft'ice was demonstrated here 
last week. When Al Morgari, Du- 
Mont rietwork star out of Qhicago, 
broke the alltime nitery . record 
here at the. Copai. Furthermore, 
he did: it in five nights, being un- 
aWe to show On Moiiday because Of 
his video show, in Chi. ■ 

On strerigth of Morgan’s show- , 
ling, Copa’s owner, Lenny Litmari; ! 
immediately booked him; for a re- 
tuxm ip March at twice the dough. 
Not only was his popularity Te- 
flected. in biz, but singing pianist 
achieved something of a matinee 
idol status, with ci’owds following 
hiriv every where. 


OLD-TIME 

PERFORMERS 

WRNTED 





Pld^imt lingerc, ebrnsdiant, dqncert, 
muticiant, aribbqts, ont-mah; bbiids, 


tow |ilciy*rs> animol oclc, ;*tc., for 
Full Hour Amqfbur Program. . . Oppor- 
tunity to .win $100 and Grand Prbb 
of $ 2 , 000 ; Winners determined by 
apploute meter; duplicate pri'^tp* 
awarded in 4 ase of tie. The older you 
ore the better. ; 8 end photo, deicrip- 
tlon of . yoiir act, your age and your 
phone number to BQk 74 ) 236 , 
VARIETY^ 154 W. 46 th St., New Ybrii 
19 , N. V, pledie writo Immediately. 



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by New. England 1000 Watt etatlon In 
city op 165.000. 'Excellent opportunities 
for experienced radio Mlesmen.. Sub- 
stantial base salary; and commissions. 
Write Box V-4144. Variety. 154 W. 46th 
Street, New York 19/ N. Y- 




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; American Sbclety of ;C(Mnposers,-f 
Aiith(V3 and Publishers hile limit- 
ing the run of its president to two 
cphsecutive one-year terms may 
he pushed aside this spring, when 
current prez Fred Ahlert’s second 
terih expires. ASCAP is in the 
middled of such importarit negotia- 
tions which may not be completed 
by then, such , as; the 'Dept. ot‘ Jus- 
tice consent decree, teleyision 
negotiations, etc., thalt Ahlert ihay 
•' be held ;pver^. ' 

ASG AP board mehibers appar- 
ently have begun to consider the 
possibility for ; they are talking 
about a third term for hirri, despite 
the tw6-^year rule. Ahlert's two 
years as head of the: Society has 
been the hottest period of the: orr 
ganization'S:, existence; draym-out 
negotiations with . televisioni the 
decision by ' Justice Vincent E. 
Leibell barring ASCAP from col- 
lectirig theatre performance fees, 
and the revision of the Consent de- 
cree all occurring, during that 
period. Only the network tele pact 
Is completed, the others still pend-^ 
tng., 



Denton, Tex., Jan. 24. 
Threes more North Texas :State 




Vic bamone is headed into the 


Lopg-Simmering dispute between 
writer members of the American 
Society of Composers* Authors arid + 

Publishers; over a change in the ' ^ . . 

. . method by which the society clas- ; uiusic publishing . business in as- 

college students will join band- I sifies its .composers and authors, ' with Shapiro-Befnstein,. 

leader yaughn Monroe’s show on i and pays them off accordihgly, ex^ Singer apd the estabiished music 
March s. 1 ploded into; a hot fight last \Veek ; b9US6- h^ set-up an, outfit titled, 

bipsy ppodlers, hillbilly . bur- j in New York.- Because the revising j Sandra Music, imo which m 
lesque trio composed of Robert : of the Society’s consent decree ; picked tip _ by^ the singer or S;B 
Irby, Adrian McClish and Reuben i with; the U. S. Dept, of Justice i Iqdg^. Mar^^^^ Gane will 


Noei; will join three; other exf-stur 
dents already With the. band. They 







insists on a different ihetHbd of al- 1 ® P® firm, under the aegis 

locating writer income Jthah jtiow yt ^-B; execs. : . u 

comprise three-foufths. of the i in existence, the subject must be ' , New company as yet hasn t a 
MpOnmaid quartet, vocalist group resolved; tune.-, \ 

with Monroe. I In three hitter, explosive meet 

ings last week, One lasting until 2 | 
a.m., apparently picked members ; 

I of the writer class fought it out. 

At one time the: Society’s execs 
were in favOr of and were talking 
I with the government about a plan 
I calling for distribution on the basis 
; of 20% for performances; 20% for 

semorlty; in itself based on per- ! Record sales continue to rise 

when fiist explained: to the yOung- ; larger number of recordings, 

. J V.- u At. f ! er element of the Society, which which disk executives feel is the 

semCrosby, Inc;, a new publishing i sleihed to saS‘ them^HowcTOr’ ^ Victor’s best-selier iist 

firm that will handle the score 'of , L >j,e |,„st few weeks the SoCietv’s last week, for example, not only 
all BingCrosbys films, written by j^op execs have for ah unexplained I accounted for a greater number of 
Burke-VH. Latter pair have been returned to the George W. . unit Shipments, but covered a 

Mwer plan, Revised By atop^atedl^j^^^^^^ number of recordings. 

rent method of splitting up the Records, which two weefe 

AM* MM M.M *'• ■ - ''1 « A .^4.9 'J .. .*.1 


M-G-M; Records markets Its first 
MicrogroOve Long-Playing platters 
March 1. Initial release will, cover 
four eight-song albums on 10-inch 
disks that will sell for $2.85, the 


Paramount Music and songwrit- 
ers Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van 
Heiisen have finally signed an 


dickering with : Paramount for 
Weeks on a: setup, following the 
breakup of a previous agreement 


Des Moiiies, Jan. 24, ; 

A decision was given by Federal 
Judge ; Henry N. Graven; at Foi*^ 
bodge; la., last week, which though 
local : at the moment and which 
undoubtedly will be appealed, ney- 
ertheiess can have sharp effect pii 
the pperation of ballrooms through- 
out: the entire country. Judge; 

Graven ruled that; In his opinion 
dance palaces are riot required to 
collect; the Goverriment’s 20% 
cabaret tax oh food and drink cpri^ 
Slimed cn the preriiises. 

Decision resulted from an action 
filed by Lariy y. and Margaret 
Geer, of Fort Dodge, who own a 
string of ballrooms, against Col- 
lector of ' Internal R:evehue E. H, 
Birmingham, Actiph was a test 
suit, contending that the service 
of food and drink in a ballroom 
was incidental to the 'primary pur- 
pose of operation arid is not a 
cabaret or riightclub within the 
meariing of the law. Judge Craven 
agreed; in a 75-page opinion, stat-* 
Ing that *‘the wprd cabaret in its 
well-knowri and coriimpniy under- 
stood sense does not include ball- 
rooms.” He added that if Congress 
had intended the law to cover ball- 
rooms, “it would have been a sim- 
ple matter to add the word “ball- 
room” to the Pniimeration of the 
establishments subject to the tax.” 


Crosby was a silent partner. 

Deal will start Feb.: 15, and the 
first scpre the hew film Will handle 
is Crosby’s f pirthcpming “Riding 


With .Edwin H, Morris, in which | ' ago had 20 disks In its best-seller 

Meyer’s plan calls for a system class, now points to 32 separate 
based on a norm of 1,000 points as disks selling heavily enough to be 
against ^e current method of counted as best-sellers; 

. _ using 100^ points as a base figure. Victor’s narade is led bv the 

High,”, to be follow®d by his ‘Mr. ■ Under it there would be 25 steps Tony Martin-Fran Warren cutting 
Attt aV -au b/t • • , iup or down and an individual of “t Said My Pajamas,” 55,000 of 

Burke-VH tie wrih Mori;^^^^^^ not slip or gain more than ^ ^-hich distributed on order. 

^points ih a given year. In , That’S Toughiy 13,000 copies better 

Tony Martin’s disking of 

tnat WH seu «or jA.«a, the old BurkeWH company. .This were drawing low performances, i ledfirilst the nt^ioSs week^^^^ 

bot-lil'^SS ind which^ 


Four albums coyer sound tracks 
of three already issued Metro 
films— *^TiU the Clouds Roll By,” 
“Easter Parade” and the forthcom- 
ing “Nancy Goes to Rio.” Fourth 
will consist of David. Rose’s “Holi- 
day For Strings” set, which has 
been: out for sbirie time ori regular 
78 tpm platters arid has been an 
M G-M best-seller. All four were; 
re-ciit on 33 rpm masters, the film 
trio, of course, transferred from 
the original sound track rather 
than from the 78 source. : 

“TiU the Clouds Roll By” in- 
cludes tunes by Judy Garland, 
Lena Horne, Jurie Allyson, Kathryri 
Grayson-'Toriy M a r 1 1 n, Virginia 
O’Brien, G a le h Peterson arid 
chorus and orchestra under Lenrtie 
Hayton. “Easter Parade” covers 
songs by. Judy Garland, Fred 
-AstairerAnriMiller-and-^PGter-Law^ 
ford, with Johnny Green’s orches- 
tra. “Nancy” uses melo.dies by 
Jane Powell, Ann Sothern-Danny 
Scholl, Carmen Miranda',' with 
Georgia Stoll’s orchestra. 


few weeks. 


IncIiiriQn of ‘Baby' 

As OscarD 

Burns Film 


Hollywood, Jan. 24. 
Top film songwriters are burning 
oyer the Academy’s music branch 
change Of rules which makes Frank 
Loesser’s“Baby, It’s Cold Putside 


tom. In 


. 42.600 and which itself jumped 

this: week to over 43,000. All told, 
aniount Gqual to 12% would he : y^pjilQj. 3.7 platters on which 
taken off the top, (ff the writer ; shipped over 10,000 copies last 
income and allocated among the I! ^ 
old-line writers purely to cbmpen- ' 



sate them for authoring works of 
value to the Society, but which 
are not frequently performed. This 
system would be controlled by a 
division: Of credits based on 20% 
! for seniority, limited to 56 years, 
20% for performances. The two 


to 




Man’ Restrictions 



figures added together would Intlu- 1 MajOl BU 

LL » ®rice a writer’s standirig Under the Joe Glaser, head of As.sociatcd 

eligible for ah Osdar Tunesters ' remaining 60% of credits. Few. Booking Gorp., flew to Florida for 

Stih^pofnt ouUhat tte sou" I ASCAP UTiters clea^^^^ 

was written in 1947 under title of the System, incidentally, Myer elude a, trip to Havana. He left 
"Dialog,” when Loesser was at ! p!®|* and Satuiday 21). 

pHrd.rn6unt. » tic bought th.6 tuil© clflssificfltion for fl hfindiul t Wliil© Gl3s©r*s trip soutli is ©S“ 

back from Paramount and sold it ! pf outstanding writers such as Irv- 1 sentially for a rest, his side-jaunt 
to Metro for “Neptune’.s Daugh- : log Rerlin, Oscar Hammerstein II, to Havana, is for the purpose of 
ter ” ■ ietc. ' looking over the possibili{ie.s for 

This some of the cleffers say, j fntroduction of this system got bookings there. Cuban Capital has 
makes * it ineligible to rec elve~~an~^^v^iQioo^-^-o^o^^^o-^R-oo^Rl^ yooo^ - all agencies 


award fbr a song written for a 
pic t u r e. Another ineligibility 
gi’ound, they allege, 1$ that Loesser 
had 500 copies printed and some 
recordings made for his friends 
and that It was perforriied many 
tiiries before “Neptune” was . re- 
leased.. . 'a:, 

Situatibri Is similar to one ..in 


(Continued on page :56) 

R0SEUIII),N.Y., SHIFT 
WIOKS SET tFAE 


In recent months. Tommy Dorsey s 
' orchestra Is current at the Saris 
• Souci, outside Havana, but it Is 
'the last IJ. S. name band that Wiir 
play the city because of tightened 
Cuban Federation of Musicians 
-rules;.;’. 

i Gene Krii pa’s orchestra had been 
” booked to play thb Tropicana, iri 


Restrictions on the release of 
recordings of the“Third Mari 
Therne” were IHted as of 'Monday 
(23) by the Selznick Releasing Or- 
ganization and Chappell Music, al- 
though restrictions against per- 
formance of the music by disk 
jockeys still is In fbree. Move at 
least eliminates the squabbling 
that has been, going on the past 
month or more between SRO, 
Chappell and Tecbrding coinpariies. 

Selznick’s move apparently was 
prompted by the discovery by Gb- 
hiinbia Records execs that Lon- 
don’s recording of the music had 
been released. Rather than go 
through a legal fight, or even 
threatening one, against London of 
jompanies who might follbw the 
latter without authorization, SRO 
okayed the marketing of the disks. 

Kntckerbockef Miisio Co., Inc. 
y,bartefed to conduct a music pub- 
lishing business In New York, AVith 
capital stock of 200 shares, no par 
value. Milton M. M6kotoff, was 
flllng attorney. 


Roselartd Ballroom, 

v^xiunkAuia. xo 0X1.. ..MX xv , m^y bo shlftcd loto its . new 6,000“ . 1 %,. a ,i?/i n/\f 

1944, when Warner Bros, used Cole j capacity home this fall. Construe- t W 

Porter’s“Dbn’t Fence Me In.’’; At , tion work on the hew spot, whic 

that time the : song was ruled In- /will be in the building which is currently at Bop City, 

eiigibie. Later, however, Jerome • housed the Gay Blades skating rink, ^ ®^ ^ 

Kerri’s ‘‘Last Time ; I Saw Paris” i jg moving ahead steadily and may ; 
wbri ah QsearV althpugK it was pp.p- be coriipleted: by : theri;. Whether 
ularized before being u.sed on the j the spot will be called the Rp.se- 
screen. “Baby” has a good :chance j land isn’t decided: It originally 
! to wiri ah Oscar, since 1949 was a j was. to be riained: Palladium, after 
lean year for outstandirig pictufe l the Hollywood ballrOorii, with 


A commiittee of RCA - Victor 
executives met with American 
Federation of . Musicians topper* 
TO days ago in New York to discuss 
what has been described as a 
“special rate for the use of music 
in tape.” Neither Victor nor the 
AFM will confirm the meeting let 
alonedisGussitspurpo.se. 

The few disk people who know 
of Victor’s talks with the uriion 
heads are doing some deep pon- 
dering on what Victor could be 
up to. It’s felt that a request for 
a special rate for music on tape 
could be related only to the AFM’s 
collection frorri disk manufacturers 
of royalties on each regular re- 
cording sold. Arid there’s much 
speculation as to whether Victor 
intends marketing , pop apd other 
forms of music on tape, a Held all 
diskefs have carefully avoided so 
far. 

It may be, however, that the 
meeting had something to do with 
a plan Victor is said to harbor of 
dispensing a service similar to 
Muzak, on tape. 




songs. 



TO 



Duke Ellington tViiVmak^ 15-20 
week tour of Europe beginning iri 
March; according to Jules Bprkon, 
general manager of Paris’ Produc- 
tibns Arts Et Spectacles. Bprkon, 
Who’s ciirreritiy in New York, said 
that contracts are scheduled to be 
signed within the week. Ellington 
will travel with his own band and 
acts, comprised of , 26-25 people. 

Overseas engagement, which will 
be handled by Borkon, will begin 
in Italy. 


TOBMI 


which Roseland operator Lou I Broadcast Music Inc. last week 
Brecher is conrieCted. signed songwriter Bernie Wayne to 

What may decide the moving a contract to write exclusively .for 
date into the larger dancery is the that organization. Wayne, who has 
/act that the Broadway building been writing and publishing songs 
housing the current: Roseland was ^ through firms affiliated with Amer- 
sold some time ago and was to be j ican Society of Composers, Authors 
tom down to make way for a new arid Publishers in f ecerit years^ 
office bulding and theatre. Those was one Of BMI’s; original connec- 
plans are teiriporariiy in abeyance, tions. He Was one of the writers 
Meanwhile the Roseland is on a of that organization’s first hit, 
month-to-month lea.se. If decision i “Laughing On The Qulside.” 
is iriade to remove the building, | Wayne's signing is part of BMTs 
the dancCi’y will shift to the new drive to corral a stable of writers 
quarters this fall. ! who will be paid on a peiTorinance 

Major band bopkirig agencies basis; The material they turn out 
are figuririg that will happen. They i can he iriarketed either through 
have been talking to narne; band- ; the main BMI outfit or any one 
leaders about the possibility of dc- ,of its affiliated publishers, which- 
buting the spot. l ever Is expedient at the moment. 


: Mexico City, Jail. 24. 

Many Mexican musicians and 
stage; pic, ra die performers are 
protesting .penriit granted by Ro-, 
clolfo Landa, acting head of the 
national actors union, for Cab 
Galloway arid his cavalieirs to play 
El Patio niterie here. Gripe stems 
from James :Petrillo’s objection to 
Mexican tooters playing U. S. 
spots. Lauda is filling in for Jorge 
Negrete who, with his wife.: Gloria 
Maria, pic Setress, is currently 
Vacationing in Hollywood. 

However, seeiris that the gripe 
won’t go further than talk. Vicente 
Miranda, El Patio impresario, 
assures all concerned that Callo- 
way and his quintette won’t In any 
way interfere with spot’s two 
regular Mexican orchestras nor in 
any way harm any Mexican topter 
or stage, pic or radio player. 
Besides, ho protest has, as yet, 
been made by Mexico’s two tooters 
unions. Miranda sees Calloway & 
Co. importantly hypoing biz. 


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Wedneadaj, Jimnny 2S; 1950 



ComoV "Aye Maria* 

Platter Seen Headed 
For Thru-fcisler Mppup 

RC A-Victor— haS-^iQjan.d .. Perrz 
Gonio-s recording of ‘^Av0 Maria” 
and “Lord's Prayer” is consistently 

building in sales despite the fact 
that the disk was made primarily 
for the Xmas trade. A 12dnch plat- 
ter selling for $1, the company 
shipped 11,000 of the disks last 
week: and it's figured how that it 
will go on building into the Easter 
holiday period, when the content 
of the platter will be even inore 
appropriate than fpt Xmas. 

Como, incidehtaliy, left New 
York Monday (23) evening for a 
brief vacation at Pinehurst, N. ,C. 
Oh Thursday he will take part in 
a special , Ghesterfield , broadcast 
from Durham, C. This show 
Will cover one hour oh NBC, with 
Arthur Godfrey, Bob Hope, etc. 





Paul Insetta, New ^York . cab- 
driver writer of the hew pop tune, 
“Sittin’ By the Window,” has been 
getting considefabie' attention In 
the past ; couple weeks from disk 
jockeys, bandleaders, etc. He 
guested on oi^ of Guy Lombardo's 
remotes “from the ' Rbosevelt"hot'e^^ 
N. Y-i did a bit omthe Rayburn & 
Finch show on WNEW, N. Y. and 
is due for a shot on “We, the 
People,” 

Curiosity stems from the Unique 
angle, of a hackie penning a tuhe 
that. (l) hianaged to find its way 
into the hands of a major music 
publisher (ShapirO-B.ernstein) and 
(2) it's hik first published song. In- 
^setta accomplished the former in 
an odd way. He knew singer Vic 
Damone for several years because 
the latter often Was a fare. Back 
before the American Federation of 
Musicians recording ban was put 
into effect, Damone came out of a 
N. Y. nitery one a.m. and acci-^ 
dently got into Insetta’s. hack to 
drive home to Brooklyn. Insetta 
told him about the song and sang 
it for the singer while driving. 


CAP RECORD NOD 

Winners In Capitol Record's 

amateur sohgwriting cohtest, titled 
'!Sbngs_;^_Without Words” were 
named by the disk company last 
week’ after a content period of sik 
months. Lyrics were supplied by 
amateurs froih all hver the coun- 
try, i thousands submitting lyrics 
fitted to melodies written by vari- 
ous top-flight composers and in- 
cluded in an album Cap Issued 
over six months ago, recorded by 
Paul Weston’s orchestra. It Was 
one of the most successful promo- 
tion ideas ever presented by a disk 
company; \ 

Cap's prez, Glenn WalBchs, 
named the winners after calling 
each by phone and advising them, 
John Sharpe HI, Mill Valley, 
Calif;, submitted a lyric titled 
“Dream f»eddler’s Serenade” to a 
melody by Johnny Mercer, He's a 
railroad employee. - Minette All- 
tori, Paso Robles, Calif., built a 
lyric titled “Melinda,” selected to 
fit an isham Jones melody. Robr 
eilf Swenson, mathematics Instruc-, 
tor at Georgia Tech, subriiitted the: 
accepted lyric to a . Jay Livirigstpn- 
Evaris tune; it’s titled “Laughing 
.At'- Love.'' 

Aileen Lenharti Seri Lorenzo, 
Calif., fitted ^ Jimriiy McHugh’s mu- 
sic best, titled “Love Is a Mas- 
querade.” Ray Noble’s music Was 
paired with a lyric titled^ “Who 
^ends YoW'Rosesv'^ by-John'Golds-^l 
berry, San Fcaricisco. Doris Mae 
Schaefer, Baltimore^ wrote" When 
April Conies Again,” Composed by 
Paul Westori. 

Each tune will be Tecorded by a 
top Capitol artist.. In addition the 
writers receive $1,000 as an ad- 
variCe royalty from Capitol Songs, 
which will publish them. 


DAIXAS HOTEL ADDS ACTS 

Dallas, Jan. 24; . 

Tito Guizar and Jimmy Joy's 
orchestra Will inagutate a new 
policy at the Mural Room, Baker 
hotel, Friday (27). Henceforth^ a 
name act will be featured aloiig 
with an orchestra. 

Guizar will sing at the Mural 
Room for two weeks while Joy and 
his band are on the stand. ^ 



BETJUL SHEET BEST SEUEBS 


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from leading states in 12 cities 
and showing c^pardtive sales 
fating for this and last Week. 


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Breaking MyT^^^'^ Slbrlirig' ' 
Harry Lime, Theme. ■Chappell 
Hopscotch Polka , . . ..Leeds 
Confidentially . . . . New World 
Forever and Ever . . F.D. & H. 

I’ll String Along Feldriian 

Garden of Weeds . -BOx & Cox 
Dear Hearts • . . ..;... .Morris 

Wedding Samba . . .... Leeds 

I Don't See Me . . . . , Connelly 

Mori. Tues; Wed. . . ; . . ! .Dash 
Mule Trairi .... . . ; . . Chappell 

Second 12 

Leicester Square Rag. .Norris 
Is It Too Late. Yale 

Our Love Story. Caroliri 

Snowy-White Snow . . . . Reid ' 

. Jealous Heart ....New World 

Bunch of Coconuts . Box & Cox ; 
Why Is It . . V . . . . Qinephbnic 

Down in the Glert/ . ... Wright 

Last Mile Home ...... Leeds 

Buy Killarney , . . . , . ■ Maurice 
Kiss in Your. Eyes . , ,Bosworth 
I Didn't Know Gun . .... Leeds 

Harold Morris, composer, visiting 
native Texas for the world pre- 
miere of his “Suite for Strings,” 
to he played by the San Antonio 
Symphony Orchestra. 



fln- Its List 


Vincent Lopez’s position On the 
'■unfair list” of the Music Publish- 
ers Contact EmpIoyebS union was 
continued following a meeting of 
the MPCE council in New York 
Monday (23) evening. Council 
went over the situation and. its 
relations with the bandleader at 
the meet arid decided tb let it 
stand. ^ 

Lbpez and the MPCE have ex- 
changed several letters on the ac- j 
tion taken against him since its 
occurrerice. Council claims it has 
invited him to a discussion, but 
that Lopez indicates no inclination 
in that direction. 


RAHGEItS^E^ 

Kansas City, Jan. 24. 

Texas Rangers, veteran vocal Jri- 
sti'umental group from KMBG, 
Karisas City, has been refornied 
arid is now playiiig as a five-maiii 
combo. For years it was ari 8-riian 
outfit. 

New group IS at Pla-Mor Ball- 
room which is trying out once-a- 
week “Westerri” dances on Thurs- 
■day.’ 


Bands at Hotel B.O;’s 


Blind ' Hotel Played 

Emil Cbleman* .. . . . .Waldorf (400; $2), . .... ... . . . 5 

Guy Lombardo. . . . . Roosevelt (450; $1.50-$2) . . . i . 17 

Frankie Carle.. ... ^Statler, (450; $1.50-$2) . . ; , . ^ . ,4 

Don MCGrane*. . . . New Yorker (400; $1-$1.50) . . . 17 


Cover* Total 
Past Covers 
. Week On Date 

2,800 11,350 
2,600 46,825 
1,700 7,325 

1,200 17,125 


^M)Jew^ot*er-has-Patti^Pag^aets^-Waldorf^^^ 


Chicago ; 

BiU Bennett (Swiss Chalet, Bismarck, 250; $2 min.-$i cover). Building 
to nice 2,300 covers. 

Dick LaSalle (Mayfair Room, Blackstone, 350; $3.50 ri[iin.-$l cover). 
Beatrice Kay; drab IvQOO patrons. 

Frankie Masters (Boulevard Rbom, Stevens, 720; $i50 min,-$l cover). 
I Final week,bf currerit ice show tapering to weak 2,876. 
t George Qlseri (Marine Room, Edgewatei^ 700; $1.20); Cold wave hurt 
far north spot; orily 1,800 tabs, V : 

I Eddie O’Neal (Empire Room, Palmer House, 500; $2.50 mln.-$l cover) . 
Billy De Wolfe sock With great 4,800 customers. 

I Bill Snyder (College Inn, Sherman, 500; $3.50 min ). Surge of cori- 
ventioneers upped total tq bright 2,800 customers. 

Los Angeles 

Carnieri CavaRaro (Ambassador, 900; $1.50). V With the Modefrtaires. 
Second wbek; . 2, 545 covers. 

Chick Floyd (Biltmore, 900; $1 .50). Sixth week, 1 ,900 covers. 

Phil Oh^an (Beverly Hills, ;300; $4 min ), About 650 covers. 



,Nbtin Hoteh 


Local 47 Tbtses Big 
Roste to tele^ 

Debut of Nek Home 

Hollywood, Jail. 24. 

With 200 musicians dishing out 
entertainirierit and with some 
15,000 people in atteridarice, AiiiCr* 
ican Federation of M'^sicians Local 
47 tossed a huge clambake here 
last weekend to celebrate opening 
of their new $1,000,000 Hollywood 
headquarters. 

Celebration lasted from 2 p'm. 
Saturday (21) to 2 a.m. Sunday 
(22); Bing Crosby, Bob llope, 
Jimriiy Durante and flock of other 
top stars; performed. Jazz sesli in 
the basement Was presided over by 
Red Nicliols, 


Air Proinotioii for LP’s 

Columbia Records wdll take to 
the air to promote its Microgrpove 
Long-Playing disks exciusively, 
Feb. 5, -when it assumes the 4:30 

to 5 p in. spot oil the parerit CBS 
network. Following the New York 
Philharmonic, Cblumbia’s prograin 
will ride 45 stations across the 
Country and unquestipnably is an- 
other answer to the huge campaign 
being staged by RCA^Victor in be- 
half of its 45 rpm disks. 

No 78 rpm platters will be pro- 
mpted bn the program, but pop* 
will sneak into the schedulirig since 
Columbia does market a 10-inch 
LP platter that carries current 
tunes, plus many pop-type albumsr-r 
that are cbritairied on the lO-incli 
platters. 


2 Grecir Songs! 




IFOR HER HAIR} 






MILLS MUSIC, INC. 

1619 Broofilwdy. NfW York 19. 



(Chicago) 

Drivid^n (Chez , Pafee, 500; $3.50 min.-$l coyei:). Furniture mfen 
stiU holding biz up at strong 4,200 chairs. 

Eddie Howard (Blackhawk, 500; $2.50 mlri.-80c cover). Eddie Howard 
revue still packs ’em in with sock 2 , 800 . 

; Dick Jurgens (Ai^gon; $l-$1.15 adm.), Holding up in second week 
With neat 8,000 dancers. » I 

; Lawrence Wplk (Trianon; $1-$]. 15 adm ). Still strong with fine 10,000 I 

admisSioriS^ 

(Los Angeles) 

Harry Owens-Ted Weems (Aragon, Santa Monica), Approximately 
4,200 admissions. 

Freddy Martin (Palladium B., Hollywood), fourth week, good 15,475 
admissions. 




ALWAYS REQUESTED 

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PARADE 

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RICHARD RODGERS 

. Broadway Cast 

Volume 2 
Edward R. Miirrow 

Andro Kostolahetx 

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Cjolumbia 

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Records 
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Points 

35 

39 

21 


On the Uplieat 


London Records shifting New 
^York. headquarter into larger 
space bn 25th street ’ . , Joe Csida,' 
head of RCA-Victor artists and 
.repertoire , delayed trip to Coast 
two weeks • . . George piticiis, 
Shapirp-Bernstein, N. Y., staff, tO 
Flprida with family; Louis BernT 
stein, head of the ; firm also, south 
Friday (27) . . ' . Chunimy ^ Mac^ 

Greffor, former; Glenn Miller pian- 
ist, to work for Mutual Music on 
Coast V . Dick .Liiikc, former disk 
pro motion head tor Ca pitpl Rec- 
ords!, took over promotion of Co- 
lumbia disks via Times-Appliance 
post . . . Lionel Hampton orches- 
tra booked for new ."‘Cavalcade of 
Barids^' tele show March 14 .. . . 
Don Cornell and Lisa Kirk new 
duet team for RCA-Victor disks; 
they cut four sides last week . ,, . 
Milton Saunders orchestra marks 
first arini at Tavern-On-Green, 
N. Y,, tomorrow (Thurs.); band 
plays a fashion show at Plaza ho- 
tel, tonight (Wed.) ; . . Jill Warren 
in Lying-In : hospital, N., Y , recov- 
ering from dan^fousiy difficiilf 


of a son . . . Tell Music, Mad- 
ison, Wis.. and Mid-West 
tors, Kansas City, will di.Stribute 
Apollo Records 


Chicago 

' Art Kassel staifts three and one-, 
half w e e k s of one - nighters 
throughout -midwest Feb. 3 . . / 


Duke Ellington will play two con- 
certs at Chi Opera House Feb. 5 
. . , Mitch Miller, Mercury Records 
N. Y. office, here last week to cut 
Eddie. Howard on four sides, Two- 
Ton Baker on six, and Pave 
LeWinter on four . . Lawrence 

Welk to 'Bill “Greens CjtsihP, Pitts- 
burgh, Jan. 27 to Feb. 4. Then to 
I Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, week 
of Febv 9 . ... Julie . Stearns, BMI 
professional manager .and Bill 
Hanson, head of sheet music for 
BMi, both in town last week . 

’ Horace fleidt to Civic Opera House 
Feb; 18-19, He, will conduct audi- 
tions here Feb. 7-9 . . . Johnny 
Lane and Dixieland group now at 
Eleven-Eleven Lounge here . , . 
Mike Conners, Decca's head of 
artists relations in town last week 
. : , Lane Adams now in 19th week 
at Brown hotel, Louisville . . . 
Eerie Adams, head of Preview and 
Pic Music, in to promote ‘‘Drunk 
With Love” . ; , Russ Fachinne, 
Chi GAC, office head, left for. New 
York with Bill Karzas, in charge 
of Aragon and Trianon Ballrooms, 
to talk over setting of GAC harids. 
Local dancei'ies have been MCA 
stronghold heretofore , . . Bud 
Freeman, Dixieland old-timer, 
opened his own club here. 

Hollywood 

Earl Rcttig has become general 
manager of Patmar Music. He 
formerly was with Rainbow Pro- 
duetions . V • Billie Holiday into 
Melody Glubi San Jose, at fiat 
$3,0Q0 per week . . . Dick Haymes 


MnU Robbins Takeover 



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In Isn' t Fair*. Redvai 

J. J. Robbins and Cork O’Keefe, 
oWner'^ of the Words & Mnslc cat^ 
alog, have been dickering over the 
idea of Robbins taking over the op- 
eration of the property. Deal was 
born because of; the rebirth of the 
softgi “It Isn’t Fair,” which is com- 
ing up steadily^ due to the Sammy 
Kaye BCA-yictor recording of it, 
vocaled by Don GornelL Disk has - 
started a revival of the tune, and 
O’Keefe hasnT the time to devote 
to it, du6 ip bis personal mahage- 
ment operations. ; 

Cornell’s part in the recording 
is an uhUsual break. He recently 
ief t ;ICaye’s orchestra to do a single, 
under tbb leader’s eye, aiid the 
recording is helping him along, 

Band Biz Locking 
■ Paliner Earns l«Nitcr % 

Chicago^; Jail; 24; 

Working on d $400 vS. 50%' 

; privilege at Dubuque’s Melody 
Mill- Jimmie Palmer’s brehestra 
last, week went $223 into percent- 
age, drawing 1,050 Saturday (14) 
night patrons. His is the first band . 
: to have gone over guarantee at this 
spot for the ; past year, and the 
first band bopked by. General Art-r 
ists to have done so anywhere on 
a one-nighter in the mid-west for 
the past year and one-half. 

It was Palmer’s first : 'date put of 
Chicago since the reorgiahiiatioh 
6f his band; PaljneT had been 
broadcasting nightly from the 
Martinque in Chi over WGN before 
beginning his string of one-niglit- 
ers. -' 


Eliiiigton; Okay At $2,400 
Toronto, Jan. 24. 
At $1.8(> net fop, Duke Ellington 
orchestra lured a neat $2,400 into 
Massey Hall on one-nigHter Thurs- 
day (19). Take was lighter than 
Ellington’s previous engagement at 
the.2,600-seater, but still profitable, 
In stage announcement, Elling- 
tpn said that he wanted to spike 
rumors that he. was breakihg up 
the band to go into concert work 
himself; that this might have been 
caused by reports that: he was 
wilting a Broadway show. An- 
nouheement of band’s continuance 
drew ah enthusiastic audience 
reaction. 


Admiral Music. Inc. chartered to. 
conduct a music publishiiig busi- 
ness. in New York. Capital stock 
is ^0,000; $10, par value. DiVecr 
tors;: Walter B. NiCora, James J. 
Garrano, Nichoias R. Carrano. 


set on the ABC March of ; Dimes 
show Jan. 30 . . , Doris Day and 
Harry James waxing on eight-side 
album of songs Trom “Young Man 
With a Horn’’ for Columbia. 

Cecil Stewari formed the Royal 
Rogues, ^quintet ^of three tenors, 
two baritones . . Larry Shayiie 

Paramount Music, pulled out for 
New York tp . plug tunes from 
‘?Ridirig High,” “Copper Canyon” 
and “Paid in Full.” . . . Lee East- 
man in from Gotham to huddle 
with E. H. (Buddy) MorHs . ; 

Dave Dexter to Detroit to Wax 
Sugar Chile Robinson for GapitolV 
then jumps down to New Orleans 
to slice a set of Sharkey Bonano’s 
• • Bitty Kalleh makes Coast 
nitery debut at Mpeambo March 14 
. . Robert Music has publish- 
ing rights to Lew Porter-Teepee 
Mitchell’s “Smilin' Joe.” 

Pittsburgh 

Tommy Carlyh’s band back^into 
Bill Green’s for an indefinite stay 
after wrapping up fiock of one- 
night commitments . . . Hal Kanner 
orchestra at Terrace Room, replac- 
ing Joe Sudy, now at Statler hotel, 
Detroit . . : Btan Bailey Trio fol- 
lowed Slim Bryants’ Wildcats into 
new Corral on Northside ... Mau- 
rice Spitalny’s radio Tap Time 
orchestra got house nod from 
Lpew’s Penh theatre for its first 
stage show in 15 years, headed by 
Frankie Laine . . . Although floor 
entertainment has been dropped at 
Ankara, Walter Gablets band stays 
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(The 35 standards. Uiith the largest radio Audiences are listed^ below in 
points in the ACI surveys during 1949.) 

Numbpr of ' 

Total Weeks on 

ACI ACI ^ 

order of the total ACt 

Rank 

Points 

Survey 

Song Title • 

Publisher 

1 

5,837 

9 

White Christmas . ... . . . . . .v. / , v ... * 

, . 4 , , . . . . Berlih 

2 

4,844 

7 

Sahta Glaus Is Cornin’ to Towii. . i . ... . , , . . . 

......... Feist 

3 

4,826 

23 

Begin the Beguine 

. . . . V . . . Harms 

4 

4,696 

18 

Blue Skiek . . ^ ^ ^ 

../ 4 ,. Berlin 

3 

3,876 

19 

• Just; One of Those Things . , . . . i . / . , . . . .... . . . 


6 

3,745 

13 

• ’S ■.■■Wonderful .y: ^ / ^ 

.'Hiairms'- • ' 

7 

3,'709 

20 

for TVVO.* >'.• **■ .. ■t*' . *. *. «' 4 i '« V » •''i'v.a' ». • « *.■»•* • f • 

. . . , . . Harms 

8 

3;604 

18 

Sbmebpdy Loves Me .... . . . , . . . . v . . . , . . . , 


9 

3,063 

•■•,15.- 

.L'bVer ; ■.■ ■ ■■.- . . ■. . ■ . ; V- , ■ . .y . .■ 

. . . > . 4 ... Famous 

10 

21969 

4/- 

. ■..i'Eas.ter Parade, . 

......... Berlin 

11 

2;879 

V. / 15- 

; AH The Things You Are .... . . , . . ... . : . . * . , . 


12 

2,660 

'.■7 

Take Me Out to The Ball Game .... . . . .; .... 


13 

2;652 

■ ■•■.■.6 . 

Winter Wonderland . . , . . . . . . . ... .... , . . . /; . . , 

• R. ■ 4 *^0/. 

14 

2,639 

13 

Night and Day , . . . ... . . . . . . ; . ... , . . . 


15 

2,578 : 

10 

Star Dust . ; . . . ... . . . . . . ... 

.....Mills 

16 

2,319 

9 

Twelfth Street Rag ' . . i 

........ ; Shapiro'-B 

17 

2,252 

4 

Here ; Comes Santa : Glaus . . : 

..Western y 

18 

2,210 

4 

April Showers ; \ . . ............. : . . . ... . 


19 

2,188 

12 

What Is This Thing Called Love * . . . . ; . . . ... , . 


20 

2,006 

•: ■ 8 '-- 

St. .Louis Blues i ; y 

.Hnndy 

21 

1,920 

9 

This Can’t Be JLOve , . . . . . . ; . . 

Chappell 

22 

i;860 

4 

Christmas Song 

Burke-VH 

23 

1,854 

■.••■.■•.■•■•. -a- .. 

Where or Whbn ... . . . . .. . . . .... ... . . . , ; . , 

..... . . . . T. Br Harms 

24 

1,816 


. Alexander’s 'Rogtime Band ... . ... 

Berlin 

25 

1,776 

8 

Tico Tico ; . . . . . . . . . /* . ; ; . 

. ... . . ; . . Chas. K. Harris 

26 

1,758 

8 

; Sweet Georgia Browti 

Remick y^ 

27 

1,666 

6 

September Song , ? . . . ....... 

. Crawford 

28 

1,592 


it Had to Be You . . . , . . . . ; . * .y . . 


29 

1,588 


Who ■ '■ '■• ^ . 

/ . % . T. B. Harms 

30 

1,533 

9 

Dancing in the Dark ..... .V. . . ..... . 


31 

1,448 

lA^ 

8 

Darktowh Strutters Ball . . . . . . . ; . , ... . 

Feist 

32 

8 

/ Make Believd : , ... . ; . * . . . .. . . ... ... . ; . . 

. . . . . . , . T. B. Harms 

33 

1,396 

6 

-Mjy Blue Heaven ; ... . . . ... 


34 

1,395 

8 

Embraceable You: ,.4 

........ . Harms 

35 

1,351 

6 

Because ■ 

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The Pedfrnan Anhual Survey of Song Hits )/Vith the Largest 





r (Jan/1, 1949, to Jan. 

The 35 song hits with tlfe largest radio audiences are listed below, in order oi the total ACt •points 
received in the ACT surveys •during 1949. ( Songs in stage or filin p^^ are indicated. Songs cur- 

rently active are marked with an asterisk. Songs whose activity began on the ACI surveys during the 
fall of 194S are noted by the 194$ date.) .. 

Numberof 
Total Weeks oil 
• AGI 

/'Sons: Title Production 

So In Love (1948) , ; . . . .... . . . . . (Kiss Me Kate) 

*Some Enchahted Evening ..... . ; (South Pacific) 

Powder Your Pace With Sunshine (’48) . . , 

Grtiisiiig Down the River . . ; 

Far Away Places (1948). . ... ..... . . . .^ . . ... . 

Again (1948) . ... . . . .... ; (Road House) . . 

Sutlfllpwer . ■; i . .. ^ .• 

I’ye Got Love .to Keep Me Warm (’48) 


ACI 

Rank Points 



1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 
9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 
21 
22 

3 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 


26,552 

25,061 

20,291 

18,376 

18,327 

18,214 

17,487 

17,239 

16.805 
16,793 
16,147 
14,276 
13,500 
13,456 
13,337 
13,200 
13,035 
12,989 
12,796 
12,672 
12,465 
12,374 
12,347 
11,937 
11,884 
il,877 
11,829 

11.805 
11,761 
11,754 
11,752 
10,993 
10,855 
10,436 

9,961 


Survey 

4L, 

34 

22 

22 

19 
26 
22 

20 
30 

14 
29 

19 
16 

.19 

15 
22 
21 
28 

25 
18 
14 
23 

26 

20 
22 
18 
20 
21 

17 
28 

25 
12 
13 

26 

18 






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(South pacific) 




(South Pacific) . . . . . 

. (My Dream Is You rs) 




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.^(South Pacific) 




Bali Ha’i 

A Little Bird Told Me (1948) . . . 

A Wonderful Guy . . . . . . . ; . . . . 

Someone Like You . . . . , . 

♦A Dreamer’s Holiday . . . . .... 

Riders in the Sky . . . . . .... , , , 

’•‘Don’t Cry Joe . . . ... . . . . . . . . 

*Yoii’re . Breaking My Hearts, . . 

‘•‘That Lucky Old Sun, . 

‘•‘Younger Than Springtime . 

’^Roo m Full of Roses . 

Red Roses for. a Blue Lady. 

’•‘I Can Dream Can’t I. 

“A”— ^YouTe Adorable .• . . . ; ; 

Maybe It’s Because . . . . : . .> . . . . . ; . . (Along Fifth Avenue) 
Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned Walk . . (MiSs Liberty) 

There’s Yes. Yes in Your Eyes . .... . • • • • • , . ... . . . . 

Just One Way to Say 1 Love You . . . . (Miss. Liberty) . . . . . . 

Careless Hands . . . ... .... .... . . • * • ♦ . . . - . . - ... . 

Foreyer and Ever . .... . . . 

Galway . Bay (1948) . . . . ! . . . 

It’s a Big Wide Wonderful World , 

*Someday (You4l Want Me to Want You) • . . . . ... - ... 

My Darling, My Darling (1948) .... . (Where’s Charley) . . . 

Lavender Blue (1948) .... < . . . . . .... (Sb^Dear-to-MyLjIeaili 

Everywhere You Go :. .... ... . . . , .... ... . 

Fiddle pee Dee . . ..... ... . . (It’s a Great Feeling) 


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T. B. Harms 
.Chappell 
Lombardo 
i Henry Spitzer 
Laurel'' 
Robbins 
. Famous 
. Berlin 
.Chappell 
. Bourne 
.Chappell 
^ Harms 
. ShapirorB 
; E. H. Morris 
.Harms 
.Mellih 
.Robbins 
.Ghappell 
. Hill & Range 
/Mills 
.Chappell 
.Laurel 
B-y-C 
.Berlin 
.Witmark 
.Berlin'^ 

. Melrose 
, Robbins 
.Leeds 

.Broadcast Music 
, Duchess . 

,E, H. Morris 
vSantlv-jov 
Lombardo 
Harms 


Richard Hiniben Si neib development in logging broadcast perform- 
ances lists tunes in the survey, based on four major network Schedules, 
TJiey^ are Compiled on the b&sis of 1 point f Or sustaining instrumental, 
2 points for sustaining vocals, $ for commercial instrumental, 4 for 
commercial vocal, respectively, in each of the '3 major territories. New 
York, Chicago and Coast. For. example, a commercial vocal in all three 
territories coiints 12. Added to these totals fis the listener ratings of 
commercial shows. ThCxfifst group consists of the top 30 songs. 

Week of Jan. 13 to Jan. 19, 1950 
First ' Group '' 

SOn^s Publii^ers 

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart ^Cinderella’* . Disney 

A Dreaiher’s Holiday . ... . ... . ...... ... . , ; . : Shapiro 

All the Bees Are Buzzin* Around My Honey . . , , . . . . . . . . . , . . . Santly 

A Th 6 u.sand Vio]ins--t*‘The trreat Lover’’ . ; . . .Famous, 
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Bpp— f’Clnderella*’ . : . w . ^ . . Disney 

Bye 'Bye Baby— "’•'“(jentlemen prefer Blondes” . ..... . > . , . . J. J.. Robbihs 

ChaHey My Boy > /iy Bpume 

,IJaddy s .'.Ijittie Girl .■ . *-*.**. ..BleaCon 

Dear Hearts and Geiitle People ; . > y v . , , , . , . ; > . . . ; . i ... ... ^ > . Morris 

.IDon t.,.Cry Joe ■ '* *;• . ‘. .■■. , ... ... . . . IlarmS' 

."Eeboes^ * . *'..■* • k . 'V. .■ . .... ... y^alando 

Festival of Roses ... . V v y .> . . , . i . , ; . v> . . ..^ . . . . . y. . , .y . . VWitmark 

Happy Times-T-rt'Tnspectbr - General” . ; .y • Vr * . Harms 

Home Tbwn Biand i . . .Vi .. .:.Ducliessl 

I Can prc'am Can’t I . . . > . • r • • v ^ ^ ? v* v*** * • * Ghappell 

i Got^ Have My Baby Back . . . . .y . Peer 
I’Ve Got a Lovely Bunch of COephuts. ........ . . ... , > .... , . . Cornel 

Jo.hhson .Rag-' ■ •. * • *-•' > • *. • * .... . .IWliller' 

l^arta . ... ■ . . . ... . ... • ... i’ . . . . * . . , . . . . , . ..*■*»• *, Clarks 

Old Master Painter . ^Robbins 

Open Door— Open Arms 
Quick Silver ..... 

lli.v er . Seme . . . . . . . . Remick 

Sittmg By the Window ShapiiA 

■Sorry-;.' Spitzer' 

Stay Well— ''•‘“Lost In the Stars” . . , . . . . .... ... .... .... . . Chappell 

There’s a; Bluebird ph Your Window Siltv . . . , . . , . Mellin 

Thw^’s No Tomorrow . , ; . , , . . . . ; . . • . , ; . . ... . . . . . . ; ^ ; . ... /. .Paxton 

Way Back Home , ; . . , , , . . , . . { . , . . . ... ... ... . . , / . . ; ; .BVG 

You’re Always There , iy . . ... . ..... . . . . .y. . VBVC 

Second Group 

A.Man M^ote a Song : . . . . ^ ; , . . . 0 .... . . , . . Sain Weiss 

Crocodile Tears . . , ... ... . . . ; . . . , . . y . . . . ■ . . ... ; . . . JOhnstohe-Montei 

Enjoy Yourself ; . . y ...... . . ; . . . . . ; .... . Morris 

Farewell Amanda — t“Adam’s Rib” . . , . ............... . . . yChappeU 

Have, I Told You Lately 'That I Love You. . . . . . . ; Duchess 

Hush Little Darlin’ . . . . . ...... . . , ; Michael 

I Must Have Done Something. Wonderful .... ... .Simon House 

I Said My Pajamas , . . . . . ; ............. . ... . . Leeds 

I Wanha Go Home With Yoii . v . . . . , ........... . . ... . . . Paxton 

My. Love Loves Me — t‘‘The Heiress” Paramount 

O, Katharina . . ;.. . . . . ......... . Feist 

Scarlet Ribbons . , . . . . .y. . . ; / . . . : . . - . ; , ; . ; Mills 

She Wore a Yellow Ribboh—1 ‘‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”. . . Regent 

[ Slippin’ Around : . .... ... , . . . ; : .Peer 

That Lucky Old Sun . . .Robbins 

Toot Toot Tootsie— t”Jolson Sings Again” . ................ Feist 

Too-Whit! Too-Whoot y > . . . ., .y Gallico 

Wedding Samba : . , . Duchess 

You Missed the Boat . . . ... . . v . Advanced 

Younger Than Springtime— ‘•“'South . Pacific” . . . , . . . . . ... .Williamson 

.t Fih/msical. '*' Legit Musical. 




, . . .Leeds 
, ^ ; . . . . . /Morris 



Continued from page 49 



THE SONG FOR 
VALENTINE'S DAY 








JIMMY McMtiGH 

ROBBINS 


DIXIE HOSPITAL 
TO ALL 


San Aritonio, ja”- 24: 
Nix Hospital here is first such 
institution in the Southwest to 
pipe music to aill' pf its room.s. 
There are IS-miriute interludes pf 
music. During the quarter-hour, 
breaks, newscasts, footbaU games 
or other regular radio programs 
are sometimes dubbed im 
Volume is corttrpllbd centrally, 
but patients may turn individual 
Speakers off whenever they so de- 
sire; ’ 


Earii Vpllmer ill To 
Set Baiids for Palladiuiii 

Earl Vollmer, . boss of Palladium 
Ballroom, Los Angeles, is in New 
York to look at various bands that 
are Palladium candidates. 

While in N. Y. be’ll set definite 
date for Frankie Carle’s summer 
stand at Palladium/ 


Lisa Kirk, who winds up at/the 
Persian Room of the plaza hotel 
tonight (Wed ), has been signed to 
resume in that s|iot, Feb. 23, 


Seattle Symph Musicians 
SpHf AH Gale Rec^pts 

Seattle, Jan . 24. 

- Musicians of / the Seattle $ym- 
■ phoriy Orchestra have voted unani- 
mously to play the remaining eight 
scheduled concerts for the npL r®" 
ceipts. Decision; came after the 
past three eppeerts Were turned 
into financial successes by a vigorT 
ous advertising and promotion 

I campaign launched by the Seattle 
Advertising & Sales Qliib. 

. The 75-pieee brcliestra is split- 
ting $10,500 for the last three con- 
certs, which included a sell-out 
Beethoven coheert. 

Success of the recent dates is 
laid to the; efforts of the Ad Club’s 
campaign; which stressed the en- 
tertainment value of the concerts 
rather than the “civic duty” angle. 
Admissibn prices were cut for a 
number of seats; top; 

Under the present arrangement 
with the musicians, ; they receive 
all of the receipts a.f ter taxes and 
adnainistratiye expenses are paid 
put of a fund sustained by public 
contributions* : 

Oi'chestra’s next concert will 'be 
given Jah. 30 in Meany Hall with 
Eugene Linden conducting. . 


er members. However, after ta long, 
hoi argument, ASCAP execs claim 
it has been voted into practiced 
That the Meyer plan will be used 
for a trial period of three years. At 
the same time, the Society’s fig- 
ures will be wratigled so as to 
I measure the effect the so-called 
20-20-60 plan would have had bn 
the ailocatiPn of writer coin over 
the sanie three-year period. Then, 
at the latter’s conclusion, which- 
ever plan turns out to be the 
fairest, it will be put into effect. 

Three, or possibly four of the 
younger writers, of those present 
-ait the meetings, _.still__are battling 
the Meyer plan. Presumably, they 
will make objectiPns to the^Justice 
Dept., : which has been concerned 
primarily with revising the writer- 
classification angle in arranging 
the new consent “decree.- On -the 
other hand, L. Wolfe Gilbert and 
Robert MacGimsey, representatives 
■ of the Society’s Coast contingent, 
who came east last week to figlit 
but the classification changes in 
behalf of the large and important 
Hollywood faction; ; asseriedly have 
! agreed to the Meyer plan. They 
I originally were fighting against any 
I changesyin: the current setup, which 
gives - the topline writers, at least, 
those, with nb current tunes, a gpod 
break. Gilbert states ifc: Will rec- 
ommend the Myer plan to his Cobst 
constituents. 

Meyer plan, incidentally, wRl 
change . a rnari’s classificatibn each 
yepr on the basis of the amount 
of money he drew in a previous 
year. .As .'his inepuie goes up br 
doWn, his classification automati- 
cally follows the succeeding year. 
As a means of using the Meyer 
plan on 1950 payoffs, ASCAP must 
use the quarterly statements to 
writers for 1949 as a basis for 
figuring. As a result; the Meyer 
plan may not go into effect with 
j this quarter. 

• At one point in the hot dispute; 
the Society verged on . dangerous 
giPUnd. It’s claimed that Ediat 
Leslie, tpprated writer, becamb^is- 
gusted with proceedings and Redd 


Evans, one.^of the leaders of the 
younger group; claims to have 
heard him remark to the effect 
that ASCAP should return to the 
so-called “recalcitrants” the cata- 
logs they have built. In short, give 
them a chance to get put of the 
Society if they ar^e so unhappy. 
It caused a commotion. 

Evans is violently adamant in 
his feeling that the Meyer , plan 
adds- up to the same thing in the 
final analysis as the current system 
of classification. . His feelings are 
shared by Pinky Herman, long a 
fighter for the younger element, 
and others. They do not all be- 
long to one group, however. Herman 
is not in favor of the Myer plan. 
It’s his assertion that it allows 
seniority to govern classification 
vVhereas the reverse -should be the 
proper approach. 


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Failure of Pres. Truman to meii--^ 
ion repeal of the .wartime excise ‘ 
axes on amusements may, spur the 
eactivization of the Allied Restau- 
•ant and Ehtertainment Industries 
)f Grreafer New York. Organiza- 
ion has beeh inactive for some 
Ime, and New York bonif aces may 
jgaih coUaborate on a new pitch 
Or the: repeal of the 20% cabaret 
axes.' / 

Group, once it reactivates, will 
eek the cooperation; Of the Amer^ 
can Hotel Assn,, performer unions, 
American Federaition of Musicians 


Biilly Rose Hixes Aquacade 
on Weissmuller Show 


- Billy Rose is threatening in junc'- 
tiVe proceedings against Johnny 
Weissmuller shpuld the swimmer 
use' the “aquacade” label on his 
contemplated water show. Sidney 
Struble, : of the Arthur Garfield 
Hays law office, which represents 
Rose, has deciared that the . ‘■aqua- 
cade” labei is ; Rose’s . exclusive 
property ; and a copyright is still 


Morris HeUlns Chez, Chi, 
Sets Durante, Langford 

Despite change in ownership of 
the Chez Paree, Chicago, William 
Mofris agency, which has been 
booking that spot, for many years, 
Is likely to continue as exclusive 
booker for the cafe. Agency has 
slotted Jimmy Durante for a stand 
starting Feb. 10. ItTi be his first. 
Chi nitery date in many years, 
Morris office has also lined up 
' Praimes Liangford, Beatrice Kraft 
and 'Xarry Storch to open there 
Jan. 27. 


VA1J9BV1UJB 


md various theatrical, craft unions, i PPhding. Until copy ri g h t is 
Talk of reactiVization was one of ^ Struble declares Rose has 

he first reactions oh Pfes. Tru^ exclusive ^ a trademark. 

iiah’s tax message wherein he Rose pfeviously prevented prbr 
lentioned desirability of repeal- , ducer Elliott lyi^ from usink 
ig the wartime excises on trans- [ that tag for his shows at the Flush- 
iortation, telephone communica- ling Meadows Amphitheatre, N. Yi, 


ions and such luxury items as furs, 
erfumes and jewelry. 

AREi, sever^al years ago, talked 
[) Congressional leaders on the 
miisement tax repeal and orgaiii- 
fitioh'S spokesmen were told that 
leir petition would be considered 
I they could prove that the tax 
as a hardship that might drive 
lem put of business. At that time, 
ife grosses were in high and 
Itery owners couldn’t prove any 
tssefi because of the impost. : 
Since then, icafe grosses have ; 


Where Rose staged water displays 
during the N. Y. World’s Fair. 



* The American Guild of Variety 
Artists has placed the Ringling 

ived and it's felt that if their casF, “reus, 

as propS^rly presented before ' * e unfa r list following failure 

ongress, there would be a chance 
^repeal. 




to get together on negotiations for 
a minimum basic agreement. 

Action against the Binglings fol- 
lows on the heels of an interisiye 
organizational ..campaign to get the 
outdoor field into [the union’s fold. 
AGVA last week signed the Orrin 
[ Davenport circus in Toledo, has 
The Latin Quarter, Boston, will | Hoed up the Polack Bros, eastern 
:sume name talent starting March [and western circuses, and is cur- 



To Names, Sets Miles 


Spot has booked Jackie Miles 
r a week and will follow with 12 
eeks of other headliners, before. 
I'itching back to units. The Hub 
fe will close the package period 
Ith the booking of “Grandfather’s 
sllies,” which goes in for three 
eeks starting Feb. 9. 

Latin Quarter,, so far has used 
/o units by Max Liebman, an- 
her by Harry Delmar is Current. 

HiNCIMC KT fU IXmUIICI..yanety 



rehtly dickering with Cole Bros, 
and the Hamid-MOrton circuses. 

What action will be taken 
against the Ringlings hasn’t been 
disclosed as yet. However, it’s be- 
lieved that AGVA will seek the co- 
operation of foreign performer 
unions in having alien performers 
refuse to perform in the outfit and 
may even put sorrie pressure on 
Madison Square Garden, N. Y., 
where the circus plays its most lu- i 
crative date. 


: Indianapolis^ Jan| 24.. 

Cole Bros. Circus fan into stormy 
weather here this; Week las. cred- 
itors filed bankruptcy petition 
against parent organization, Hoo- 
sier Circus Corp.; in Federal court. 

Creditors who claim $25,000 is 
owed them by Cole Bros, and $12,^ 
poo by Hoosier include Revere 
Electric Manufacturing Co., Evan- 
ston, 111.; .Frank Orman, Danville, 
111., and Gpffing Hoist Co., also an 
Illinois concern. 

bupUcate liens for $135,000 in 
Federal taxes owed by the cbm- 
.pahy have been filed at Loiiisville, 
"Ky:; and MiaTm~Fl?r:7 brcording to: 
Paul T. . Rpchford, creditbr attor- 

Bankruptcy petition also was 
filed here earlier in week against 
Cole. Bros, alone by Argus Ticket 
Co., Globe Poster Corp. and RoCk 
Island & Pacific Railroad, claiming 
$12,761.12 due them. Creditor 
troubles followed shortly after an- 
nouncement. Cole Bros, had been 
sold ..by Hoosier Circus Corp. to 
Otis Circus Corp., headed by 
Charles H. Watson, Chicago attor- 
ney. Circus is now Wintering in 
Ojus, Fla. 


Pfaw aTBIank^' 

In |iavana-Madrid Stickup 

Havaha-Madrid, N. Y.. cafe, was 
held Up ipr the Second time in a 
little over a year Monday afternoon 
(23), but yeggs got hpthing. By 
contrast^ last year’s foray netted 
the rbbj3ers $8^0pO. 

Armed trip, which , gained en- 
trance to the cafe by posing as de- 
livery men, was offered $9 in the 
‘purse . of b p o k k e e p e r Helen 
Tetrault, but they didn’t take it. 
It's elaimed that there wai an addi- 
tipnal $150 well in the purse arid a 
similar amount in her desk, “ AC- 
eprdirig to the ppefatPrs, $6,000 
was banked earlier in the dayi 



NOW 
APPEARING 

Ambassador 
Cocoa nut Grove 

Los Angeles 

nhe MODERNAIRES 
—Four men and d 
girl stop the show." 

-HOLLYWOOD 
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6ELITA ICER EYED FOR 
N.Y. STRAND AFTER CUBA 

“Hollywood on Ice” revue star- 
ring Belita, which opens at the 
°BIanquita theatre, Havana, Friday 
(27), is being submitted for vaude 
dates following the Cuban stand. 
Show will be scouted for a possible 
! date at the Strand theatre, N. Y. 
i Layout is produced by Harry How- 
! ard. 

I • . . . 

i Layout can, meet requirements 
of vaude hou.ses because of the 
sectional tank it carries. Blanquita 
show will probably use the maxi- 
mum skating surfaces of 40 by 80 
feet, but rink can be made smaller. 


. Dick Continb is parting with 
Horace Heidt and will gP put at 
the head of his own uriit starting 
Feb. 1. Contract with Heidt tefmi- 
riates on that date. He’ll be 
booked by the Associated Booking 
Corp:-'— 

ContinP had previoUsiy attempt- 
ed to break his contract with Heidt 
on the ground , that he was under 
21 when the pact Was signed. How? 
ever, Heidt took the case to the 
California epurtsj whCre contracts 
by minors are legal urider certain - 
conditions. Court ruled that Con- [ 
tirio remain with Heidt for another 1 
year, instead of remainirig with ’ 
him for 10 years, term of.the origi-- 
nal agreement. Contino has just 
turned 21. 

Accordion player was signed by . 
Heidt after being a consistent win- j 
ner on the bandleader’s talent | 
shows, and has since toured the i 
country at the head of a unit ; 
owned by Heidt. j 

epntino will continue to. tour . 
with some of the talent, he's been j 
working with. Among them are ; 
banjo player Pat Theriault, xylp- ; 
phone player Jerry Rothaus, singer i 
Johnny Mungall arid . trumpeter [ 
Nadine Jaiisen. 


• Vaude houses are again y#ejring 
to name talent and reversing the 
trend of last year which ran to 
hamo eight acters. Bookers feel 
that, except in isolated cases, 
names are needed to bolster bvp^ 
[takes. , 

Failure of the eight-act policy to 
draw in the majority Of situatipnB 
where patrons had been/ accus- 
tomed to. name shows, has been 
disappointing to theatre operators. 

It'S now evident that the piill of; 
headliners. When used sparingly, is 
again asserting itself. Latest ex- 
ample Is the record; gross of 
aroMrid $42,000 expected for cur- 
rent run of Frankie Laine at the 
Perin theatre, Pitt$burgh. Laine' 
is in on a : guarante plus overages 
and he’s[ expected [tp. take: out 
around $20,000. Singer pays the 
surroundihg talent. Gross is ex*^ 
pected to top that chalked up dpr- 
inff Danny Kaye’s recent stand at 
the nearby Stanley theatre there. 

The Loew circuit is operating dii 
the premise that proper selectipn 
of headline acts "will pay off at the 
bpxoffice. . Bookei* Sidney Pler- 
mbnt, Who has about 12 spot-book- 
ing houses throughout the country, 
is shuttling stageshdws into the 
theatres only when suitable nanies, 
or name hands are available. . 

However, even when and if 
names-ace- freely -a.vailahlelas-.they_. 
are at certain times of the year[ 
CpaFticularly around income tax 
time), it’s felt that most towns can- 
not be given too steady a name 
diet. [Patronage gerierally be- 
comes accustomedi to . toppets and 
pass up run-of-the-mill layouts. 


Adams, Newark, Renews 



. 10 


Ind. Agents Organize 

24. 




iatfuiivmfy 

COLUMIIA RkORDS 


Indiana Theatrical Agents Assn. I 
formed here last week with Barney j 
Burnett, president; George^ Paxton, | 
veepee; Kay Reiser, secretary. ] 

Stated aims of organization in- [ 
'efude establishing fair trade pracr-'i 
tices in booking field [and legisla- j 
tion for licensing of agents. 


HILDECAKDE’S BOFF B.O. 

IN HPIS. NITERr DA1E 

Minneapolis, Jari. 24. 

Hildegarde broke all nightclub 
records here last week, when 
singer rolled in .12,600 covers for 
her two-week engagement at the 
Hotel Niccoiet which ended Sat. 

(21), This in spite of temperatures 

ranging from zero to 15 below and [ p Amrrnc At I ih 

icy Streets which hurt most of the !/• yrfllLljKu LLuD. 

other bistros. Bii.siness, which ac- ‘ 
cording to Neil Messick, manager 
of the Nicollet hotel,, was better , 

even than during war period and i Officers at Bolling Field, Wash- 
had customers waiting in lipe for ington, are slated to rim their own 
the supper show, . Chanteuse did nitery with name ehtertainment j 
only two shows nightiy but did and bands. Officers club will start i 
seven-day stint. a full week of operUions Feb. 13, i 

Singer opens at the Chicago and are dickering fbr . Evelyn ; 
theatre, Jan. 27. for a week, break- , Knight. Two shows will be given ! 
ing in her package which will in- nightly. 

elude A1 Bernie and Larry Adler 1 Spot, being booked by Charlie 
today and tomorrow (24, 25) at ; Busch & Bill Peterson, has been, j 
Capitol theatre, Madisorii Wise. ! running entertainment on week- ; 
Bernie substitutes for Paul lends, but operation has been so, 
Winchell, who underwent an ap- successful among the military per- I 
pendectomy. sonnet that a full week stand ha.s j 

— - — r been decided upon, ' Operation will j 

Hildy’s Concerf* Tour be supervised by a civilian, Chris : 


Adams theatre, Newark, will play 
its first stageshow in about 10 
weeks, starting Feb. 10. Band 
package headed by' Lionel Hamp- 
ton has been set. 

House started this season as an 
eight-act, policy, .but later switched 
to bandshows. Current policy is 
spot bookings when suitable head- 
liners are available. 



AMERICA’^ NO. 1 

COMEDIENNE 


- BUIy. Wilson; h^^ been named 
producer of the Lotus Club, Bir- 
mingham. 


Hildegarde is slated~to lake -to— Miirgr 
the longhair circuit with a series! . .. — — — — — — 

of concerts next season. It will be I 

her first regular tour although the | * v auaaies. 

chantoosey has played a few con- ' are on for ^ Frank 

cert stands in -Milwaukee. and else- Sinatra to play a strir^ of theatre j 
• dates around* Easter. Deals are on j 

singer will be accompanied by a ■ for. the, Capitol,^, y., and the Qhir j 
12-piece band batoned by her long- , theatre, Ihe Gap : 

time accompanist Salvatore Gioc. : 'TJ.' W two years 

Route Is being lined up by Cop- house. 

picus. & Schang. 1 Other dates are being lined up. 


WM. H. KING 

. Excliifive; MonaqomcRt: 

2025 N. Argyl* Av*. 
Hollywood 29, Calif. 




EVANS 


, NEW YORKy $i nee Vaudeyi He’s Retutn 

JUST COMPLtTEb tK.©. CIRCUtT WITH 

2ND 


ALSO BOOKED FOR SEVERAL TV SHOWS 

Mdiiagemcnt: MATTY ROSEN Thonlcs. PAN FRIENDLY 



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January 25, 1950 



Bciiche<iiiiber9 JlllamI 

Miami B^acb, Jan. 22. 

Danriy Kaye, with Sammy Pragetp 
GcQrgfia Gibbs, The. Dithhills (JJr 
Buster Burnell, June, Taylor Line 
{ 7 ) , Frank ‘Mnale Orch; minimum, 
$4., $6,:^ 

What • ill probably^ as 

the higiie.st fee ( $25-000 ) yet paid 
a performer ill a town where sal- 
ary means nothing if the name is 
there, plus the draw- that goes 
with It, is being paid Danhy. JCaye 
for his curTerit stint in Ned Schuy- 


jThe Dunhills wham wUh their i 
j hoofery, with the challenge stuff ‘ 
winning hefty palm - pounding. 
Georgia Gibbs, purveying standard 
pops and hit paraders, goes over 
neatly. Lighting could be improved 
upon, and a special material num- 
ber for change of pace would add 
to her impact. . V 

June Taylor line does well in a 
brace of routines. ‘’Sailor in Every 
Port*’ Is a sock followup to the 
“Flapper” number done , in pre- 
vious shows, with Buster Burnell 
again handling the vocals adeptly. 
Frank Llriale and orch play show 
ler’s spot, in top style, while Sammy Prager’s 

It tops the 20 grand Of three sea- accomp is an important nid to 


sons agd paid by the Copa for Kaye’s stint. 
Kaye’s services, and in this season I 


Carly’^9 Mpls* ; ^ 

Minneapdlis, J an. 21 • ( 

S.dtira & Arita, Annette plson, | 


of off biz was a smart idea. 

in his stint there is, pt course, 
the rnaterial that brought hini up 
vSO fast— -the “Deena” the “Melo- 

:dy in _ Four; plus .the Rio, Rene & "Gypsy" 

of the bijs in his reMUt. ^I^peotor ; (#> Timmins’; dreh. (6 ) ; i 

General ^ pic— the Gypsy song se- i - . : • I 

quence. Added factor in project- , $1-50 wiininum. I 

ing this warmth to the aud and 


their readiness in joining in, is 
the new and solid dance sequence 
with the Dunhills, in which he 
displays talent fOr hoofery as well 
as song and comedy for a wrapup 
segment; The lab, aboUt his trip 
to the continent, the takeoff pn 
Harry Lauder with a cane present- 
ed him by the Scotch coinedianV 
adds to the buildup, ' as' do his 
“bits” in relating his experiences.^ 
It all adds to iiis stature, affirming 
the fact that he-s money in the 
bank for any cafe, theatre Or "in 
person” situation ; 

Supporting show is well paced. 



Headlihing this show, Satira im- 
presses because she has plenty on 
the ball and offers meritorious 
terpsichorean fare, instead of de- 
pending on her name’s box-office 
value. She demonstrates a consid- 
erable amount of exotic dancing 
talent, and her colorfully eostumed 
arid well-conceived act, with her 
able male partner, Arita, compris- 
ing Oriental routines and provid- 
irig interesting and exciting diver- 
sion, reveals first-rate choreogra’^ 
phy and rates With the best : of 
such offerings seen, here. At din- 
rier show: caught, she copped heavy 
applause. 

Joe Rib, glib comic, emcees the 



CATRICE 


JAN 


HELENE aid 

Currehfly 

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 

NEW YbRtC 


up in looks what they lack in num- 
bers. Arinette Olson, songstress, 
also is easy bn the eyes and has 
I nice going wdth such numbers as 
"You’re Breakirig ■ My Heart,” 
‘^Just a Little Bit of Heaven” and 
"Back to Sorrento.” Rio then has 
I a fling at gags, stories and impres- 
sions. Rene and his "Gypsy” click 
I with a fast-moving. Spanish dancing 
i turn. The finale has them on with 
the line girls for a whirlwind Gii- 
ban fantasy. 

A well-filled room at the din- 


ner show caught. 


Rees. 


‘‘SMART STRING ROUTINES 
TOP ORPHEUM BILL” 


Bop CUy, N* V. 

Gene Krupo Orch (15) with 
Francey Lane, Bill Farrell, Ruth 
Broura, Slam Stewart. Trio; admis- 
sion 98c. . minimum $3 at tables. 

This new Bop City show is an 
acceptable, hut not particularly 
outstanding combination of singers 
and musical acts, excepting Bill 
Farrelh Date is FarreH’s initial 
showing in New York, but it won't 
he his last by a long shot. 

Former vocalist on Bob Hope’s 
broadcasts after Hope discovered 
him in the midwest, Farrell has u 
load of talent ; in addition to a 
peculiar attribute that figures: to 
solidify him with any audience he 
faces, if handled right. He’s a deep- 
throated baritone who gives out 
ill a style not unlike Billy Eck- 
stine’s deep baritone. But, here’s* 
the rub, Farrell is a clean-cut-look- 
ing youngster less than average in 
height, weighing about 140 pounds, 
and lookirig like a;high-schbol kid. 
And to hear that voice pburing 
forth is perhaps the most mcon-. 
gruous: thing brie might expect to 
see arid ; heaCi . 

Farreil has . all kinds bf poise, 
handling himself exceptionally 
well arid aware of the nuances of 
working a mike and a crowd. He 
gives piit oh such items as “Got 
My Love to Keep Me Warfn,” "Ten- 
derly,” “(Circus,” "You’ve Ghanged” 
;Uh M-G-M record hit), "All of 
Me,” in rhythm, etc., arid aU sol- 
idly. 

/Ruth : Brown came to attention 
via Atlantic Records; A growling 
blues type of singer, she does well 
with certain types of race and 
rhythrti ; songs arid n.s.g. with 
others, such as "Happiness Is a 
Thing Galled Jbe>” which she’s 
inclined here to overdramatize. 

Slam Stewart: Trio consists of 
bassist Stewart, former member of 
riiany name bands, a femme pianist 
arid a guitar twanger. His is a 
Gompletely interesting act working 
in bop style. Stewart himself pro- 
vides the overwhelming portion of 
the interest \\dth his tricky bass 
plucking and unique way of sing- 
ing in tune with his bowing. 

Gene Krupa’s orchestra, is, as 
usual, pegged on his own ability 
at the drums. Made up of four 
trumpets; three trombones, five 
sax and three rhythm, Krupa at 
the skins. On normal dates it’s a 
commercial jump hand; here it 
plays bop alriiost exclusively. And 
it doesn’t play hop well, although 
there’s a wealth of drive in the 
combo. Outfit gets frequent 
chances to show off, playing for 
both Miss Brown and Farrell; as 
well as filling ’tween act slots With 
its own tiirnsT. Wood. 


Street,” while Dorothy Jarnac pan- 
tomimes lyrics wiih solid stint of 
balleting. Teamed up later with 
Larry Douglas, the baUerina, 
dressed as a Western Union mes- 
senger^ scores solidly as she pan- 
tomimes iriessage of a night letter 
being dictated by Douglas. 

. Tim. Herbert and Don . Saxon 
hold a couple of spots for nifty re- 
turns with the zanyisms of Herbert 
played up nicely by Saxon, a capa- 
ble baritone with neat comic SE^vvy. 
Stint satirizing ' “The Ghampion” 
gives lads plenty of material to 
kick around and unleash comic an- 
tics .for nice yocks. Trini Reyes, 
youthful ' Spanish dancer, is solid 
in a .Castanet routine, and :wirids 
up . with terrific “Flamingb” dance 
thbt tabs her as a positive , comer; 
Riissell arid Aura, teamed with 
Larry Douglas in a neat produc- 
tibn number, displays some nifty 
teamwork and agilily; while bari-: 
tone vocalizes a tuneful original 
number, "As You Are,” capal^ly. 
Otheri spotlighted . aiA R^ 
Cunrtinghain, with an okay ringing 
and dancing stint, portraying the 
“Life, of the; and Jack 

Blair, a nimble-fbotcd ballet dan- 
cer; Sock closer is built around 
an Arizona shot-gun wedding, with 
Miss Jarnac prancing around as 
the parson. 

Produced arid, staged ' by Harry 
Delmar, with music , by Sammy 
Stept arid Daririy Shapiro and 
comic sketches by Billy K. Wells 
arid Herman Timberg and neat 
choreogi'aphy by Teddy Adolphus. 
As in previous productions, the 
lighting, settings and coriuming 
are solid arid the musical back- 
grounding by Dave Lester and his 
band is socko. Elie. 


Chew, Inez, Paris 

, ^ , Paris, Jan, 9. 

Inez Cavanaugh, Arthur Sim. 
mens. 


1- ■ 


-VARim 



Mother Kelly^s, Miami 

Miami Beach, Jan. 23. 
Gene Baylos, Peggy McCoy, Syl- 
via Karlton, : Joe Candullo Orch; 
no minimum or cover. 


Continental Room* X* Y. 

(ST. MORITZ HOTEL) 

Hazel Dawn. Jr., Monette & Ra- 
mon, . Lenny Rogers Orch , Ramoni 
Latin Orch with Rosita Chevalier; 
$2, $3.50 Tninimtuus; 


The Hotel St. Moritz scheme of 
pleasant music and .light entertain- 
ment for the Continental Room 
makes this one of the more relax- 
ing spots. This small dine and 
dance room provides a .long eve- 
ning at a modest budget which ap- 
pears to be a good buy for cafe- 
goers. 

There’s a. variety of ingredients 
here for amusement, bulk of which 
is ess^ayed by the Lenny Rogers' 
band, which dishes out a society 
tempo that’s easy on the partici- 
pants, arid Ramoni’s Latin crew, 
which specializes in moderately- 
paced rhumbas. 

.On the act rorier. Hazel Dawn, 
Jr., and ballroohiers Monette and 
Ramon (both New Acts) fill the 
bill. Latter turn conduct a cham- 
pagne tour between shows, Rosita 
Chevalier chirps with the rhumba 
crew. Jose. 


If tbe informality of the left 
bank befits your mobd, the slightly 
smoky* mad melange called Chez 
Inez should hit the spot. Located 
on tiny, cobblestoned Rue Gham- 
pollion* just off the "Boul Mich ” 
( Blvd. St. A^lchel ) , the boite is 
patronized by a lively bunch of 
students, writers, artists, mu si- 
clans,, and a representative group 
of refugees from fancier, less4*uri 
bistros. ■■ 

Centering the place is an old 
upright piano that is usual ly 
sounding out the blues, and stuff 
that's strictly from New Orleans 
The tiirie^worn keys are constant ly 
being pounded by the top eXpo- 
neiitS of jazz; such as Earl "Fatha ' 
Hines, often as not being accom- 
panied by other touring guests, 
like trombonist Jack Teagarden! 
the incomparable LoUis Armstrong; 
or Coleman Hawkins on tenor sax! 

The fabulous ; force that is in 
front and behind of this unique 
room is attractive sepian blues 
singer Inez Cavanaugh. Personal- 
ity personified, the indefatigable 
Miss Cavanaugh : is one minute 
singing; in her own mimitable 
way, "I’m the Lu ckiest Fool in 
the World,” after just having su- 
pervised, or cooked herself a delU 
clous Arder of fried chicken, or 
red beans and rice, While the next 
time you look around she’ll be lis- 
tening to the! latest problem of 
some love-stricken student, like 
that was all she had to do. 

. Along with the struggling artists 
and Writers; her steady customers 
include many celebrities in their 
respective worlds, riicli as author 
Jean Raul Sartre, the "New York- 
ers” ace cartoonists, Charles Ad- 
ams, Sam Cohean, and George 
Price; society’s Doris Duke, the 

(Continued on page 60) 


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1«50 ireadWay, New York 


Room 401 


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Under new mariagement this 
year, this Beach landmark was ini 
cloldriims for some time, due to 
bad "bookings. However, with the 
return of Gene Baylos, the intime 
spot came out of tne slump and 
is back in the profit groove. - 

Baylos with the same basic act, 
comprised of his standard bits, 
plus the ach libs that make him a 
draw here on previous stints, has 
acided some new material that’s 
(Clicko. He may not be tailored for 
the bigger rooms, but for this type 
of intimery he’s top stuff. Solid all 
the Way. 

Sylvia Karlton is a nice looking 
soprano who contribs pops and mu-^ 
sicornedy hits. Peggy McCoy, gets 
by okay with the so-called sophisti- 
cated lyrics, Joe Candullo and his 
trio handle the show backing 
capably and fill the lulls _in top 
manner. 


"The Andrinis play Concertos 
on the mandolih and guitar 
with the yirtuosity and dex^ 
ferity of concert artists." 

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Boston, Jan. 26. : 
Harry Delrnar's *‘ReveW* with 
Ti))i Herbert & Don Saxon, Doro- 
thy Jarnac, Larry Douglas, Trini 
Ps.eyes, Ronnie Cuhnihghaim Jack 
Blair, Peggy Lloyd, Dorothy Hut" 
chins, Riissell & Aura, Carol Nel- 
son, (& Gemye de Lappe. Dave Les- 
ter Orch. (IQ); . ^3 mihimum. 

Current showing of Harry Del- 
iriar’s “Bevels’' is the third in a 
series of original iriusic revues pre- 
sented at Hub’s liatirt Quarter, and 
closely follows the format set by 
Max Liebman in the two previous 
productions. Overall result, a fair- 
ly solid hour’s entertainment. Cast 
is Well-studded with talent, stand- 
outs being Tim Herbert and Don 
Saxon, a couple of zanies; Larry 
Douglas, a solid baritone; Dorothy 
Jarnac, Trini Reyes and Russell and 
Aura; each aboYe average in iridi- 
viduaj terjping choreri 

Bright arid fast opener is in 
Western motif, which seems to be 
getting a big play receritly, with 
production , clo.sing on the same 
thente. Husky-throated. Peggy 
Lloyd, a well-stacked tluii.sh, grabs 
second spot with okay vocalizing 
of “Do Nothin' ^ill You Hear From 
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Night Glub Reviews 


- Chicago, Jan, 24. 

rhe* *««*, Purls ; G^wteli VlUa^e Iiw, K. V. 

erosses ih the fair fSlif in the last theatre’s JoSejcihine Baker, ■ Pots- _Cab ColfotooB. & CdbolceTs d), 

feveSl veart ria introduction 5 conference pianist Eugene Milt Mossi mbu Dean, Clmrlfi 
several years . \;ia inuopuciion ci*io<ais •‘itriAir:. Sonnn Rahprtx nuinh — 


Continued from i^fo if 


I'heaR Inese^ Purls 


Breach between the ATnerican^ 
Guild of Variety Artists and Ac- ; 
tors Equity Assn; oyer the iurisdic- ? 
tion ' of tab shows is widening to . 
include all types of displays in j 
\Vhich a coinbination of EqiiUy and j 
AG V A personnel are used . Latest j 
tiff canie over the jurisdiction of | 


ni,- 91 i i^eon iviuier, lormer prouucer ; Nightly attraction is pianist i proupiy siagea as many revivals 

rs . TY . 1 • ^ ■ v ^ „ with A. B, Marcus shows, wi ) I take a rthur Simmons, a most promising 1 as the late ' Aimee Semple Mc- 

Sonja Heine broke sever^ lec- over reins of new Units, which will on the ivories, Plays vyith in- Pherson. This spot has been 


eludes dancers and models. 


of the spot. Saturday and Sunday ■ ihrr Mnv ft 


Be your Man, But He Conies to iCnt. 


Because' Of the type of perforin- (J^n. .14, 15) she . drew 72,164 in . Fi-ahk Tayloiv of ' Associated See Me Sometime,-, snd .an, amu^ In its present . format, the Inn : 

ince, AbVA .claimed jurisdiction, Booking Agency, Chicago, is put .in? l!dr!g,ahn tg,ippedj^.coI^ ^e^ij^ 


58,704.05. tiny the Dadkaec toeether’ [ the “Song of St Germaine des nitery .firmament It reopened oiv* 

Dn New year's Eve show racked , tn pacK g log . ' pres,'! depicting .life around that jshort notice Friday (20) after hC' 

highest gross 'Of any attraction /ir»n « n n AMiiv^n A n 4 /»»r#»n 1 student-filled sector, and its lack ing shuttered ibr a couple of years, ; 

anyf arena With^$58i64?.71: at. GtSAK : ROMERO rAlJtD ; »|n’9Bernc 

.18 top; It added an extra mi w' B vnvwv Vt m vvavwiww ' Before opening her -own club, j lOpa ana servicewise. 

ow to the 22 originally skedded FOR N Y I ATIN VAlinFR : had already built Up a ^olid . Nitery i$ depending upon Cab 

• an overall gross of $810,635.80. ; * Vll ^ European • following, having; com- 1 Calloway to lure them in fpr the 

■ Filrhster^ Cesar Romero will make. | pleted a stint with. pon. Redman i ifiitial show. .The Cab backed by ; 

i niirf i ATAtLrr*nc< his first; personal appearance in a ; orch touring; extertsiybly the Sean- 1 ms Cabaleers^ (4) is one of the top 

/iKNtLL UlUibKij ’ New York vauder in many years at dinavian countries, Belgium, Switz- jNegro entertainers, his ;^hi-de*ho 

^ the Puerto Rico theatre N Y a ! erland, I ortugal and Spam, Re- having enjoyed an, exalted spot 

FAD Tap N AMF^ sbanish lahcuage house ’ Romero turning to Paris, she put in ,a year ih the . American entertainment 

tUK ivf followed schgme for two decades, 

Hollywood Jdn. 24. i 22 wWked^some^ekrs' ad^ pist summer,, when she di«ons.mf James Infirm 

Val Parnell is here for a io-das' ho’tels as a daifcer, but since going j wiS nrohahre'Th* Sst ‘‘111 


mrsdsslc $6.18 top;^ It added an extra - V iwtwvwiwm 

^ f r ri iu^^ show to; the 22 originally skbdded FAR N Y LATIN VAUDER 

AGVA spokesinan stated the an overall gross of $810,635.80. ; 11. 1 . liA 1 111 f 

squabble will be taken up^ at thp - J:- . . — Filmster Cesar Romero will make 

next mebtihg of the Associated Apr ' ^ niiri f ATAtLTrnc* his first; personal appearance in a 

tors and Artistes of . America and pAlf jUfc l I m ’ New York vauder in many years at 

demand will he. made for dues of; • the Puertb Rico theatre N Y a 

performers inyolyed if controversy : rAD tAD NAMES sWnish language house.' RomeVo, 

is decided in its favor. ; 1 1 yA A VI iiniiiuu Appear week starting Feb. 

Meanwhile, dispute over Control i Hollywood, Jan. 24. I 23, worked;some years ago in class 

of the tab legits at the Brandt ; Val Parnell is ; here for a 10-day hotels as a daricer, but since going 


Ot tne lao legiis ai me Dranqi , vat Carneii is acre ior « uu-uay npieis as a aancer, put since going r French probably the best known set of 

houses seems to have revolved in stay. Managing director of the ; into films his p. a.*s hsive been con- Bivipra The versatile Miss CaVa- Ivrics in his portfolio and the Cab 
favor of Equity insofar as presen- London: Palladium is;seeking. top ;fined to stint^ in connection; with [ SS st^^aSn^Si^^ ^ves them nS hoSrricS! vi^ 
tatioh of dramatic shovvs is con- Holly wood . names for summer ; his pix. Romero is at the Puerto ;j^ej,^,^atui’al singing style when she humor. His 20-minute turn oh the 
cerhed, Last week Equity, at the validates; . ^ Rico on a percentage basis. i came to the Continent four years floor brings hefty returns^ ^ ^ 

4A"s meeting, asked the right to I WiUiam. Morris office has a - House has been opening up for ; ago, with her Danish husband. | The other major item on the 
-^rer int<^;:W«Sp4h^t:res-m^.any_^eady _,ret .nmny^to dnly when suitable ! chez Ihcz is done in basic black bill is. the production numbers by 

other medium m which legit ve-; has dickers qn with ,iudy Gaiiqnd, headliners are available. Garios j fieepr with gay splashes of color Wally Wanger, Who has sup'pfiH"' 
hicles were- used. Resolution was Abbott & Costello, Evelyn Knight, lyiontailbah, house- operator , and i in modern art palterns, to side of a beautifully costumed sextet ,o[ 
nixed, but legit union was given Hoagy Carmichael. ( brother of fiimactor Ricardo Mon- a miiTored bar, while* remaining lookers with raiment previously 

the jurisdiction of shows at the . ' ■ >. talban, declared Romero is appeaf- wall space forms fitting backdrop used at the Copacabana. RoutineV 

Brandt houses. i FAmnAA I ing fhere oh a friendship basis; for some modern oil paintings, arf /floor filling aiid picturesque.. 

. . ' > ■ — — .. ^ ; Ariny wvCKS^ rvinillv (However, there have been acts most prominent of which is an in- I^^hby Dean and Charles Julian do . 

TviAWftTF'n RY TTHER iv* . / 1 ir booked into that house on a per- 1 teresting study of the songstress. . more work than usual for procUu- 

MniivurnnH Ti.n 24 DirCCtOfS lOT JAD l OUr centage basis, whO walked out with Prices are low, 1Mid place is open lion aides, and net effect is good, 

_ _ . - V - . . ; ■ . I, more than $10,000. Jorge Negrete. I every, night except Tuesday. Other act on the layout is Milt 

Mabel Starks risht arm .was The U; S. Army is looking for a jyjpx film actor and singer, scored • Mick Moss. More of him under New 

maiigled by a tiger at a Burbank number of femme music-entertain- I- | ■- • ; ; . . ■■ ■ Acts, The Sonny Roberts band ahd 


Direclom for 

Mabel Stark’s right arm was The U. S. Army is looking for a 
mangled by a tiger at a Burbank number of femme music-entertain* 
training farm Monday (23). iment directors for a Wo-year tour 

She was critically injured When 'of duty in Japan. Job, which pays 
she reached into the beast’s cage ; $4,207.50 annually, calls, for gals 
to remove a three-month old^cub. between 25-36 capable of organiz- 

' ing a complete entertainment and i 

^aVebiai I music program for military and - 
COMEDY MATERIAL civilian personnel. They must be 
Fqr all branebM of ih^patrieaiB capable of accompanying and • 

; coaching, musical groups, ^also hi- : 


Mick. 


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— ——— — — yillago Bfii*n9 Y. 

Firpine Ia Tao Arf . I Texas Jini Leivis dr His Lone 
rvllvC yiiHld ID ICC VM Star Cowboys (5)\ Carolina Cotton, 

V r >A Midco,: Mary-Elien Quartet, ■ 

A.t. s tentenDial rrogram Bob. scou, “pmte” pete; $1.50, 

rr ' /S‘4.. T ^ ; $2.50 ?nwimuiTis. 

Kansas City; Jan. 24. i . 

. The annuar Police Circus set ] !„ one of its infrequent talent 

for .March 7-12 . rn the Municipal changes, Meyer Horowitz’s Village 

'A '.tYjL •_ '"iq -q • 5 _ 1 • • Af* .*-i_ _ q .-u. . -V- * ... ^ 


Other act on the , layout is Milt 
Moss, More of him under New 
Acts, The Sonny Roberts band and 
the Creators (3) provide tlie 
music. Jose. 


struct in acting, lighting, directing Auditorium will kick off the bally- Rarn brought in a new winter line-i 
and producing. hoo attendant the city’s Centennial up Wednesday (18) with the ex-; 

j Army prefers those having a CeJebtation, which will carry ception of the holdover Mary-Ellen ' 
college degree in dramatic arts or through the rest of the year. The Quartet. Fresh slate is topped by 
• music. In lieu of this, it. will ac- Hamid-Morton circus plays the femme yodeler . Carolina Cottqn) 
'cept those with two years. of formal -date under sponsorship of the- .Po- (New. Acts) and Texas Jim. Lewis’ 
;br specialized' instruction in thea- lice Benefit Association, which pro- ^onc Star Cowboys. Although re- 
' tre and music arts, and a minimum vides for families of patrolmen who Sf ^ 

i of three years experience in or- have been..- disabled or killed. well with the Barn s bucolic i 

iganizing and directing theatrical Police Gircus will be followed dn . . r . ; „ / 

'groups. the Centennial: schedule by tlie Lewis is making a return stand 

— ^ ^ ; first Auto Show since before the here after a IQ-year hiatus on the 

Moppet Pianist Gets . 

Pennit for Strand Date ‘?^ed“ln a'new ac3idraSa'-a-^p!in;: 

Contracts have already been work are markPd hv ^nnri ! 


Moppet Pianist 


"Co/ors in Rhythm** 

ComplDtlnt Wtsfarn Tour 
Orphoum Tlioo., Lot Angolos, Feb. 1-7 
Orftheum Thoatro, Oakland, Feb. 9-15 

HEAI>IH <5 EAST 

Thanks^Bill Mcllweln, Eddie ; Sniith 
Management— 

Eddie Srinrb, New York 
Sam Roborft, Cbicaflo 



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ir'ApermitwafSnfdloM ‘he amphitheatre^- 

lu. A permu wqs qorainea loj me and the Kansas City Centennial thusiasm. 

moppet Negro pianist for this per- Agsociation has been formed to « chance of bacp from th#* VHIIIB 

thoritip'? As^orintpd Ronkinp Pnrn ^ Vw :; Who handle aCCOrdlOtt, baSS and : Kooa with 

serthe date^^^^^ Billy Bryant tO Head plus their petulant leader, ! 

set me aate. « « • a .rhi V 'rr . , who makes With the vocals. Unit’s : -Seattio Foit 

g ^ A ; wll s Bells^ at Old Knick style is m the harum-scarum idiom, l intoiiigthetr.; 

3UUv$ ban Antone Fire : Capt. . Billy Bryant, who has punctuated by the .gal’s satiricaVf Now— ORPHEtJ 

San Antonio, Jan. 24. rheaded the showboat editions of Manairement- 

The $300,000 Olmos Dinner Club : “Hamlet’’ for more than two dec- Snv(?r — 1213 n Higii 

was completely destroyed by fire l ades, will make his first N. Y. ap- 1 

here last Saturday night and 400 , pearance since 1932 at the Old :vvay * tonations goes a ioufi jzgSTSrTTTTTSS 
patrons escaped without injury be- 1 Knick Music Hall, starting jan. 30, 


work are marked by good arrange- : 


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30bG San Antone Fire 

San Antonio, Jan. 24. 


‘A turn that will 


— SMttiD Foit 
IntDlligthctr. ' 

Now-^ORPHEUM THEATRE, L. A 

Management: ' Eddit Cochrane 
. . 1213 N. HiehlandA HollyWood; 


YOU MUST VISIT 
RAILWAY LOST PROPERTY 

whtB iR LONDON : for Sargofnt |r 
Farip i^Br Cootaq • LugRogo, Troyil 
and Spoftt Ooodft---Call at 1 IWrt- 
man Stroat Ccanitr of Oxford 
Strootl. Mariblo Arch. Undoo, W.l. 


Bob Scott is an affable emcee 


cause of quick action of two Negro I He’ll head the cast of the Old • v emcee 1 

j waiters who sounded the alarm. ! Knick regulars, which includes Bill I 

Patrons, averting ali: danger ot Meigs, Janie Stevens, E r n e s t ^riates J* Xntrv sames end 
iniC; filed from the S]iot as Irv* ' SaraCino, -G l ar a Cedrone and sdnai-e'dances MaScian Len M? 
g Block’s orch continued to plar others, ^ reSdSS New Arts’ 

id m.c. Rex Pries caution Meller Will be *‘Nell’^ Bells ’! Withal, the Barn’s new iflvmifVnl 


panic; filed from the spot as Irv- i Saracir 
ing Block’s orch continued to play; others, 
and m.c. Rex Pries cautioned Mell 
against hysteria. : j 

Nitery is owned and operated by : p, 
Eugene “Mike” Nolte. ( V 


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Avdilablt Aft«r d Triumphdnt Fortnight ot 




Closing Tonight 

BILLBOARD Raid r “.lay Marahall, A brilliant satirist, 
supplied a smooth cbjitra.^t for the exuberant Russeils 
with his slyly imd.erstatedi comedy patter and talented 
•left hand mlmiokliig of a rabbit. The act Was a biff, 
y.ock^draw'eiv but he ganiered a sizable amount of In- 
tellectual snickers and bow‘ed off to an excellent hand.” 

PAILURI WON'T 00 TO MY HEADl 

MaMugmMnt: MARK LEDDY -rUON NEWMAN 


Garousel Chi, Sold 

Chicago, Jaiiv 24. 

Carousel, which under its former 
tag, Rio CabRna,] was a top flight 
nitery, wiU make a new debut in 
mid-March with semi-names. Last 
week Ben Orloff bought the spot 
from Bert; Chuck and Harry Ja- 
cobson for a reported $40,000. 

. Orlpiff , who has been operating 
the Silver Frolics, will close the 
Carbusel Febi 1 for refurbishing. 

Sid Harris 6f Mutual Entertain- 
ment Will be exclusive booker. 


peL AC Using Names 

, Detroit, Jan. 24. 

Success'iof the Yictor Borge en- 
gagement at the ; Detroit Athletic 
club here,' is the deciding factor 
in organization's decision to con- 
tinue hama entertainment during 
the winter season. 

Beatrice Kay and the Three 
Pitchmen have been signed for the 
spot; starting Feb. ISz 


Kitty Kallen set for the Mocam- 
bo, Holy wood;- starting March 14. 


Withal, the Barn’s new layout ap- 
pears to be a suitable one on the 
basis of reaction from the mixed 
trade at show caught. GUb. 


ACTS. GAGS, SCRIPTS. 

. rAROniES, SPECIAIi SONOS 

1950 CATALOG FREA 

JiirxaHt Selection of Comedy .Mi»te>i5!i| 
in Sliowbi'^I Wo Also writ* materinl 
■ to. OYder, ' / . 

J. ft H. KLEINMAN > 

A14a-K Btrolim, North Hollywood, C?1. 
. Telephone^ Hillside 0141 : . 


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DirMtien: EDDIE Smith aOENCY 



Jimwiy 25, 1950 



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rOSITA SEItRANO 
Sonr? 

28 Mins. _ ^ 

Hotel ^ ... 

Bosita Serrano ij ati. exciting 
hewcpnier to the American ca^e 
Jcene. A Chilean^.her 4ate at the 
Werre’s Gotillion Room marks her 
American debut. She can play any- 


Strictly in the Continental , 
Hriss Serrano has an excellent so- 
mirti) voice Which she couples 
With an ingratiating charm and 
personality. She's pleasant-looklng 
knows how to Wear clothes. 
The Opening-night audience forced 
her to do 50 minutes* >.and even 
then she had trouble getting away. 

Miss Serrano vocals in several 
la h g u a g e s, but predominahtly 
Spanish. She also sings in French, 
Portuguese (and English, to some 
extent), and in the foreign tongues 
she is Socko. For the first 15 min-r 
iites at her Opening, she was dawd- 
ling in her pace, but that Was; due 
jhostiy to nervousiiess. Her talk 
was inconsequential, being a by- 
play wound her iheffectual Eng-^ 
lish, but on subsequent shows she 
skipped the smaHrtalk and got down 
to her main business of perforniing. 

Miss Serrano: drew a motley Con- 
tinental aiid South American crowd 
to her opening, and it Was evident 
that they were familiar with her 
repertoire* the Way they shouted 
out sOng suggestions. 

For those uhaicquainted vWith the 
languages in which she sings that 
.-factor ...Is V no barrier.;. The main 
tliihg is to watch aiicF^feii“ld; 
Miss Serrano. She is carefully rou- 
tined, though she cotild pick up 
that guitar a little earlier; it is 
when she does that her act speeds 
its tempo. The production back- 
groundiiig also includes four male 
vocalists bn several numbers, and 
theyTe effective for what they do, 
though not absolutely necessary ex- 
cept, perhaps, oh one tune. 

Hiss Serrano has a startling 
quality to her voice in that she 
can trill all the Way fronS a top 
note to a low growl without losing 
a breath or missing a phrase. There 
is always the omniscient feeling of 
Continental elegance about her^ 
and at the same timet she can a°s- 
sume a paganesqUe quality that is 
utterly believable. She can be 
operatic and earthy as she runs 
the gamut of rhythm, ballad, 
novelty and opera. .And no small 
factor, in addition to an amazing 
vocal quality^ is that salesmanship 
that she propels sb Casualiy, so ef- 
fortlessly. : • ; Kahn. 

MITZI MAYFAIR DANCERS ( 6 ) 
Dance 
7 Mins. 


JAY WALKERS (3) 

Comedy 
9 Mins. 

jParambiint^ N. Y. 

Jay Walkers are one of the more 
promising acts to show iip locally. 
This turn, which has^ exhibited bn 
video, has an applaUse-winnihg 
blend of acrobatics, terp atid com- 
edy. They’re refined ImoCkaboiits 
with comedies and a fetching rou- 
tine which calls for softshoe work 
between tricks. 

Hale trio has a youthful sophis- 
ticatiph and they seem expert in 
aU fields encompassed in their 
turn. They can Work most any 
Visual medium. Jose, 


BAMBERGER & PAH 

epmedy 

11 Mins.; (full) 

Palace* N. '■ Y. . 

With so many '.American acts 
traveling; to Englarid to play the 
London Palladium, Bamberger and 
Pam represent reverse iend-lease; 
they’re newly airrived from Britain. 
And it’s a good trade. Fair: socks 
across some extremely versatile 
and fresh comedy in the best Eng- 
lish music hall tradition. C 

Material ranges from the male 
partner’s clever monologihg to 
some but-and-oiit slapstick. With 
piano virtuosity tossed in noheha- 
lantly. He^ the monO' 

log, done to a turn via smooth ;de- 
liVeiy and fine comedy timing. 
Femme half of the act walks in as 
an aspiring ingenue and Ihey gb 
through the standard “love scene” 
Ingeter- bttfvWith^nn^^^ 
that have the audience ypeking. 
Material gets Slightly blueish , but 
is never in poor taste. Guy finishes 
with a semi-classic rendition of 
“Because,” at the piano, playing 
the entire tune with his left hand 
.only.’ 

Tkey’re ; a weicome addition to 
the vaude scene and definitely 
capahle for niteiy and television 
bookings. Stal. 


here with “Cowboy’s Sweetheart’^ 
for an opener, bringing in the 
yodel early. Next is “Mama, 
What’ll 1 Do?,” hillbilly but sans 
the yodel. She makes up for that, ; 
though, with two more* “Yodelin’ ! 
Bird” and “He Taught Me to i 
Yodel,” almost splitting -the mike i 
with a high-note finale on the last j 
one. Palace audience seemed to ' 
like her singing, Stal 

LEN MIOCO 
Magic, Acrbbafics 
.T.Mins.’-.- 

Village Bam, N. Y. 

Leri Mioeq obvibusly has been 
around, but somehow: has escaped 
the attention of Variety’s New 
Acts file. Working in tophat arid 
tails, he, specializes in pulling a 
seemingly endless stream of light- 
ed: cigarets out of his mouth, the 
air, off the floor and even of pa- 
trons’ coiffures. Host bf : his feats 
of prestidigitation are executed 
while he prances about iu a tipsy 
.shuffle.-’ . 

Probably as a means of epritrast, 
Miocb: occaripnally switches to acro- 
batics, which are chiefly confined 
to back somersaults, handwalking 
and the like. Routines are done 
entirely in pantomime With no pat- 
ter or explanatory commenti While 
he’s adequate as the opening turri 
here; Mioeb needs to develop more 
grace and eclat before he’s ready, 
for the more lucrative yaude and 
nitery: bookings. Gilb; 


MONETTE & RAMON 
Ballroom; 

7' Mins, ■ ■ 

Hotel St. Moritz* N. Y. 

Mbnette and Ramon do the stand- 
ard catalog: of ballrpom tricks. 
Work ^ iribets cafe requireinents 
with a good ass6ri'ffieririaT""Spiri's 
and lifts. 

Team could eh hance its Value 
with additional variations so they 
could attain more individuality. 
Expansion along these lines wopld 
qualify them for vaude work as 
i.welh Jose. 




WREK of JANUARY 

Numcralt In connccticin with bllli bilow lndlc«t« •ptnlbf day of show 

whothor. foil or spilt wookV. 

Lottor in paronthoscs indicatoa circuit (FM Fanebon Marco; (1) Ihdopondoiit; 
(L) Loow; (M) Moss; (P) Paramoonti (It) PKO; (S) gtalli. (W) Warnar; 

(WR> Waltah Road# 


NEW YORK CITY 
Capitol (u as 

Ink Spots 
Sant Levenson 
Betty ReUly 
•Tiivelcys . 

. Bobby Sherwood O 
Mosic Hall (I) 24 
Helene & Howard 
Bob Williams 
Jesdea Halst 
Shirley Van 
Grant GariieU 
Roy Rayinohd 
Rbekettes ■ . 

Corps de Ballet 
Sym Ore 
Glee .Club 

Palace (R) 24 . 

Wong Sis 
Johnny Barnes • 
Bamberger & Pam 
Rosalie Allen 
Harry Kahne 
Manor & Mignon. 
Steve Evans 
..Marie Louise Se 
' Charles 
Paramount (P) 25 
Bill Lawrence 
Jeaii CarroU 
Dorothy. Claire 
Jaywalkers 
Jerry Wald Ore 
Roxy (I) 27 
Dean MurpI 
Roily. Rolfs 
Betty Bruce 
Strand (W) 27 
Gordon. MacRac . 
Minii Ben?;ell 
Mltzi Mayfair Ders 
Walter Long 
Paul Gray 

BALTIMORE 
Royal (I) 27 ; 
Orioles. 

Hal Singer Rd 
Rimmer Sis ^ 
Crackshot & 

Hawley 


Brick Bros 4c 
Gloria 

LOS AMOELEi 
. Orpheum (I) .25 

Patina & Rosa 
Penny Edwards ; 
Roy Douglas 
•Jay Lee: Co 
Ralph Dunn 
Lathrop & Lee 
A1 Herman 
Black Bros 

MARION 
paramount (P) 

27 .0nly : . 
Asylum of Horrors 
MIAMI 

.Qlympla (P) 25 
Wells & 4 Pays 
Arlene . : 

Fred Stritt: 

Ada Lynn 
Allan Jones 
NEW BEDFORD 
Baylies SO (I) 2l'2f 
Soliilaires 
Lee Tully . . 

Jack Meyand Ac. Eva 
.PHILADELPHIA 
Carman (1) 25. 

T & M Conine 
Sara Ann McCabe 
A1 Ferguson 
Jim Wong Tp -■ 
POUGHKEEPSIE 
Bardavon (P) .. 27>2f 
Wilfred Mae 3 
Pann . Merryman 
Susan Miller . •• 
Stump Sc Stumpy 
Joe McKenna 
READING 
Ralah (I) 27-21 
Lionel Hampton O 
Curly 

Kitty Murray 

ROCKFORD 
Palace , (l) 27-21. . 

4 Kit Kats 
Bobby Clark . 

3 Cycling Kirka 


Carol Decy 
Pamelia Grant 
Dimitri Vetter 
TUler GUIs . 

Terry Children 
PORTSMOUTH 
Royal (M) 23 ; 
Cheerful Charlie 
.' Chester . : . 

Ken Morris ~ 

Fred Ferrari 
Arthur. Hayes 
Eelwina Carol 
Len Marten 
Grip 4 

Mnriotti Ac Wenhian 
5 Brahihs ; . 

Gene Andersoni.' 


Harry Richards 
12 Tiller Girls 
SHEPHERDS BUSH 
Empire (S) 23 . 

Bob Andrews 
BUly RusSeil 
Fogel 

Winifred Atwell 
Marc St George 

WOOD green . 

Empire (S) 23 
G H Elliott 
Gertie Gitania 
Ella Shields ; 

Lily. Morris 
Randolph Sutton 
Talbot O'FarreU 
Jean Kennedy Co 



NEW iOBK CITY 


MARIE LOUISE & CHARLES 
Trapeze 
7 Mins.; (full) 

Palace,' N, Y, 

This is another foreign importa- 
tion and is a good novelty act for 
American vaude houses. Gal is an 
attractive, albeit hefty trapeze art- 
ist who accomplishes some dex- 
trous stunts on a horizontal trapeze 
while, soariilig high above the stage 
and out over the orchestra. Trapeze 
swings from the front of; the stage 
to the back, rather than sideways, 
giving the audience an added 
thrill. Work of ^Charles, who gets 
equal! billing,, consists mostly in 
lifting her on and off the trapeze. 
She opens here with koine tricks 
Strand, Y. done from a sitting position on the 

Tha ' bar, followmg with more difficult 

lne_ -Mitzi , Mayfail Dancers, ; « efandintf nncition Hpst 


ones from a .standing position. Best 
of these is a sudden drop from the 
bar, in which she hangs by one 
knee wrapped around it. For a 
good windup, she spins via tRpe 
attached to her neck, with: the 
other end attached to the bar. 
while the bnr is swinging back 


comprising three mixed c()Uples, 
purvey a tasty brand of terps 
ranging from ballet to classic 
adaptations of the modern danced 
The group compriscfs a sextet of 
good-looking youngsters who show 
cai^eful Irainingi They're okay fbr 
class houses, but there are some j forth. This would be a Kood 
sections of - the routine that need ; j j,,. video, too, Incidentally; 

further rehearsal. : | StaX; 

Group is choreographed by Mitzi V — — 

Mayfair, former name hoofer, who , NANCY WRIGHT 
has a similar group performing oh ; Sonars 
video edition of “Stop the Music.” lo Mins. 

Jose. 


HAZEL DAWN, JR. 

Songs 

7Mms.- 

Hotel St* Moritz, N. Y, 

Hazel Dawn, Jr., daughter of 
w.k. vaude turn of the ’20’s, iS mak- 
ing her bow as cafe siriger. She 
makes, a nice floor appearance and 
has a charming mienv Miks Dawn, 
however, needs additional experi- 
ence. 

Best part of her voice is in the 
upper registers, and it appears 
that arrangements might be recata- 
loged to make' more use of that 
vocal level. Pipes need' more de- 
velppmerit In the other grades. 

Jose. 


»ilLT MOSS 
Comedy 
10 Mins, 

Greenwich Village Inn, N. Y. 


I^ranacli^ 

By Happy Bemvay 
Sarariac Lake, N. Y., Jan. 24, 
Appointments ariipng the 
patients made by Medical Director 
Dr. George E, Wilson are: tele- 
phone operators, ' Ted. Hooper, 
George Power, Joe Phillips, Dolly 
Gallagher; mail delivery, Mabel 
Burhs^ Ben Schaffer; newspaper 
deliverieSj . John, Rosenberg* Bob 
Pasquale; shoppers Ted Hooper, 
Charles Kaufholdi Dolly Gallagher, 
H el e n Pelechowicz; librarians, 
Laura Sloan, and Joe Phillips. 

Among the backstage lads Who 
suiprised Johnny Nolan with a 
bedside birthday party were: Vic- 
tor Gumba, Joe Fallon, Rufus 
Weathers, Edwin Gaiser, Esther 
Morrissette, Laura Sloan, Ted 


■'Coast-to-Cciast, Bojfder-torBordei^ 

BREAK YOUR JUMP! 

At th« FOX THEATRE, 8t. LoUlt 

ORPHEUM THEATRE, Wichitii 
Agefiti or. Acti— writ* only-rotate Mking •al- 
ary. open ilm* and Include one ict of pliotoe. 

FltM STAGESHbWS. Inc. 

Parattioiiiit UOWE New 

Building OOCnUWK 

Tooling Gne FoHter Boxyettee 


j Ile^sirigs, Chi 

I Formerly a band vocalist. Miss t n n. x 4 . 

Wrieht harbeen active in Chi tele- Hooper and Sam LaBalbp A.great 
vision for the; past.^*ear;—-Thls^mc^ with funstering and retresh- 

marks her first appearance as V t. o* j’l ^ 

! aoldist in bistro .Circles, and «she I - Lawrence , Garber ^^btoddard 

The addition of some good mate- nmkes the switch . from vidcp ‘o : Jheatre. N Y m Ipi 

;rial tp Milt Mpss’ catalpg wpuld ; nitery with ease. : ■ . • ‘oy.and eDservaunn ^ 

enhance his standihg as a cafe K Blond looker runs the gamut of i 
turn. Moss relies' mainly bn . a 
trick larynx 
nearly every 
foghorns to 

V^^^^ab dpesn’t tie up ius enprts ; fwm the .Nati^I , Jewish HespitM | 

fei ?ortly-built ; cpthic, w\th ; others of the ' Ed .Stokes and Charles Dr.aytpn, j 


Tracey MeCteary Co 
State (I) 24-21 
Carr Bros . . 
Helen Magna 
Conrad .& Marvin 
Selandias 

2f-l 

Al Libby & Betty 
Don Arres 
Bill Brown 
Fontaines . 

BINGHAMTON 
Binghamton (I) 24 
John Latireiiz 
Lew Nelson 

3 D’s 

..Ross &; Stone. 
Quinlans- 

CAMDEN 
Towers (I) 27-2* 
Vale .& Russell . 
Jeanne Garry 
j T.vler, Thorn & ' 

. Roberts . . 

Stubby Kaye 

4 Fantihos 

. CHICAGO 
Chicago (P) 27 
Hildegarde 
Larriv Adler 
Al Bernle 
Lane Bros 

Oriental (1) 24 
Buster Shaver . 
Olive, George & 
Richard •: 

Led De Lyon. 
Marcus Tp 
;Peg Leg Bates 
Bob Deu . , 

Carl Sands Ore 
HARTFORD 
State d) 26-29 
Jimiyiy W.ikeley 
Roy McKinley Ore 
Mindy Carson 
Don Rice 


B A J. Marco 
Ross Wyse Jr & 
Beggy Womack 

SOUTH BEND 
Palace (P) 28 Only 
Asylum ' .of . Horrors 
SPRINGFIELD 
Court Sq (I) 26-29 
H & W Bell 
,3 C'S 

.Samitiy. White 
.Tack Sop 
F Bamberger 
Pam 

Barkleys 

ST LOUIS 
Fox (FM) 27 
Joseph Rabuschka '. 
Trini Sc Manola.. 
John .Paul Lebcll 

3 McNallie^Sls . 
Cabot St Dresden 
.3 ‘Chords. 

Martez & Lucia 
Georgle Kaye 

TORRIHCTON 
State (I) 29 Only 
Lockwells 
TIsoh Bros 
■Bobb.y .Shields 
Ed Dawson 
Lot'iil Act 
: WASHINGTON 
Capitol (L) 25 
Cayrtor &; Ross 
I-Iank Sieman • 
Marion Hutton 
•Tack .Douglas . 

Biu’.ns Twins St' 

:■ Evelyn 

WICHITA 
Orpheum (FM) 27 
Billy Gilbert (?o • 
Nick Lucas 

4 Willys . 

Fred Sanborn Co 
Jerry Coe 


back 


CANADA 

EAST HAMPTON 
Granada (I) 23 

Kayes' Bros Circus 

MONTREAL 
Cayety (1) 25 

LiJi St Cyr 


•Vermillion & .Dart 
Black Sc Dundee 
Flal Ilavilnnd 
Tommy Day Ore 
Roxy (I) 25 
CIhloe Carter 
Candy Silvers 
Dotlje Boylaw's 
Girls 


BIrdlanU 
Errol Garner 
Blue Anggi. 

Garland' Wilson 
Stuart Ross 
Eadie . & Rach 
Connie Sawyer 
May Barnes 
Billy Heywdod 
H Chittisoii 3. 
Marion Bruce 
Francis Linel 
Bop City , 
Gene Krupa Orc 
Bill Farrell 
Ruth, Brown 
Slam Stewart. 3 
Cafe Society 
..EU.i^ ::Fiti'tgeral(tL,.;^„ 
Timmie Rogers;. 

Cliir Jackson . .; 

China Doll 
Emilio Reyes 
Katharine Chang 
Toy. & Wing 
Myra Kim. 

Canton Bros 

Cdpacariana 

Lena ‘Horne . 

De Marios . 

M ' Shaughnessy . 
Patricia Adaii ' 

M Durso Ore 
Alvares Ore 
Diamond Horiotltbg 
Walter Dare Wahl .- 
Gloria Leroy 
W. C. Handy 
Billy Banks 
Noble Sissle: Ore 
Chic Morrison :Ore. 
Rigoletto Bros 
.rack Spoons 
Frank: Evans . 
Tommy King ' 

Harry Meehan 
Billy Banks 
Harry Armstrong 
El Chico 
Roslta Rios 
Los Gitanos 
Pilarin Tavira. 

.Sari la Herrera 
D’Alonso. Ore 

Havana-Madrtd . 

Miguel llerrero 
Marga Llergo 
Hamilton: Ders 
Sidciardl Sc Brenda 
•Tho’ Puento Ore. 
Pupi Campo Ore 

Hotol Ambatsador 

Jules Lande Ore 
Hotel BMtmoro 
Harold Nagel Ore. 

Hotel Edison 
Henry .Terome . Ore 
Hotel New Yorker 
.rohnny Long Ore 
Patti Page * 
Hoctor Ac Byrd ; 
Roger Ray 
Peter Kent Ore 
Hotel Plorro 
Rosita. Serrano 
Stanley Melba Ore 
Ralph Lane Ore ‘ 
Ralph Teferteller 
Hotel plaza 
Burl Ives 
Bob Gr.int Orc 
Mark Monte Ore 
, Payson Re Orc 
I Nicolas Mattbey 
I Hotel . Reosevelf 
; Guy Lombardo 
I Hotel St; Merits 
I Hazel Dawn. Jr . 

; Monctte_& Ramon 
; Lenny Ro'gers . Ore 



Hamoni Orc 
Hotel St Reglt 
Rosalind Couvtright 
Laszlo & Pe.pito 
! Milt Shaw Ore 
; Hotel Shelbourno 
Kaye Ballard . ' 

Herb' Jeffries 
' BejicHcombers . 

I Cy Colcm.in 

Hotel Statier 
■Frariki.e - Carle (ire f ■Borr Ore 


Hotol Taft 

Vthceht Lopez Oro 
Hotel Warwick 
Page Cavanaugh 9 
Fred Fassler 
. Icoland 
Korn Kobblcrjg 
Saphrbnie 
Oramae Diamond 
Ned Harvey Ore ; 

Latin Quarter 
Frank Llbuso 
Chhrlivels . .; 

Linda Lombard - 
Francis Sc Grey 
Ernestine Mercer. 
Lucienne St Ashour 
Ari Waner Ore 
.—JLO^COR .ROUiO-. 

Oscar Calvet Ore 
Jack Towne : Oro 
Leon A Eddie'S 

Myroii Cohen 
Lynn Gately 
Fay Carroll 
Lyda &. Vonnl 
Frank Stevens . 
Hollywood Beautieg 
Macombo 
Dorothy Russ 
Vicki Sunday 
Gordon Andrews. 
Johnny & George 
Monte Carlo 
Dick Gaspare Orc 
La Playa 6 
■ Nightcap 
Ruth Webb 
Claudia Jordan 
: Sanford Gold 
Shirley Albert 
No v: Fifth Ave 
The Holidays 
Paul Lynde 
Downey & Fonville 
Hazel Webster 
Old Knlck 
Billy Bryant 
Paul Killiam 
.Tanie ‘ Stevens 
Frank W.ayrie 
BiU Meigs . 

Clara Cedro'ne 
Herbert Kingsley 
Jack Galvin . 

Al .Cooper Ore 
Old Roumanian 
Sadie Bunks .' 

Jackie Phillips 
Denisovs 
Gaye . Dixon 
Joe LoPorte Ore 
D'Aquila Ore. 

Park Ave 
Billy Daniels - 
Four Tones 
Beverly Dennis 
Glen Abbott ' 
Penthouse 
Sheila Guyse 
Mavparet Scott 
Ruban Bleu 
Bibi Osterwald 
Herb Schultz 
Kirkwobd Ac 
Goodman 
Michael BroWn 
3 Riffs 
Jo Hurt 
Julius Monk 
Norman Paris 9 
Savannah 
Manhattan Paul 
Shotsie.c Davis 
Andre & Dorthep 
Tinl Benson 
Lucille Dixon Ore 
Versallleg 
Kay Thompson 
Emile Petti Oro 
^Panchito Ore 
Village . Barn 
Carolina . Cotton 
Mary Ellen 4 
Texas Jim Lewis 
Len Mioeb 
Village Vanguard 
i Ellis Larkin .3 
• Clorenre Williams 
1 : Waldprf-Astorie 
j Dinah .Shore 
I Emil Cbicman :Otc 


BRITAni 


CHICAGO 


fidditional 

could make . 

tile written portions of his act bog y 
him down. 


in for a weekend of j 
and a bedsi de ch at ■ 
Sam : Kelley and Delphin . 


poruy-DUUt comic, wun : Vnnrgelf ” arid others of the ' JrsioKes an 

need# fotoiicriolony fVddont, novv at 

. Zdbe. - ■ -Nt- *' Neville Kennard • 'Jack Radcllffe 


CAROLINA CIOtTON 
10 Mins* 

Jongs, yodeling 
ViUage Bam, N; Y. 

Carolina .Cotton is a winsome 


BLACKPOOL 
. Winter Gardenii 

(!) 23 ^ ; 

S Sc M. Harrison 
Tollefscn . 

Woods Si Jarrett . .' 
Locarno's ; Animals 
3 Bellos 
Erikson 
4'WUfbrdts 


Eddie Powell .. 
Gerald Barton 
Mary (:hapman. 
iris Blair 
Blair 3 . 

• Wij I colt’s 

Marionette^ . 

' Wonder Wheelers: 
. ' Mac Laren Co 
Peggy O’EarrcIl 


g Mills.; One 
Palace, N* Y; 


.nrt ROSALIE AW.EN 

flua television shows in acldition to i 
occasional stints as . a supporting 
in westerns. In bowing at 
ttiis Greenwicri Villago rural ren- 
uezvous, she displays .a fair voice 
. . fojy. the mpst part, sells her 

routines well. 

. Appropriately attired in frontier 
raiment, Miss Cotton warbles such 
as “I'd Love to be a Cow- 
Kjri, But I’m Afraid of Cows,” and 
their lyrics with some 
lancy yodeling froni tiine to time. 

tPf, appears to be a natural for 
y^Jv^’lhnd bookings and is Okay 
.fii.iPrbane spots using policies 
to that Of the Bam. Gilb. 


Frank E. Waiters and Harry Na- Mary Gcrin ; Robert Wilson 

: son doing so well they’ve . been Harry .^ngers George . Elrick; , , 

niYrtPYl fwipp wppkTv fnr film .t^hows. ii. * Silvio 


upped twice weekly ;f()r film shows, - Katz g . - Anna Mac 

y: .A .carnation to Dolly Gallagher. James O’NelU Francis Derry 

taking -time out : {;>:««« TrihlJS-"* HuUev 
iV the Manhattan- to make the holiday blowouts; a ; Aiar& ' — - - 

j Rosalie AUen i? the f su^jcess, especially the “We th^ ' Bridie Devon 

i a nightly , Patients” Santa Claus party. 

’‘singing hHlbdly Y radio indie Write to those who arc ill. 

panny Lastfogel has opened a ; 


She works here togged .out in a 

brightly-hued cowgaL ou agency in ivew ioi k. .u«iov- 

plete with the^ Stetson a g - , has been inactive for somer 

Emphasis IS on the yoaeiung lype J * ...^ 

of tunes* which she handles well. ; time th rough mness, 

She also has a Victor , recording ' 
pact and thus should do ^okay . if 
booked into the spots that go for 
such talent. 


She gets in the western mood Friday 


.talent agency in New York. Last- Tiny Tappas 

- - - i Eugene 3 Ballet 

i croyden 
. Grand (D- 23 

[ Frank Formby 

Al Beriile, who recently added ruJ Gamiicy 
wife, Charlene, to his act, is slated : Patrick WaiccU 
for the Chicago theatre. Ghicago; 


Rexahua 


; Jacqueline Dunbar 
i-.' : LEICESTER 
Palace - (S) . 23 
I. Radio Itevellera 
I Betty Paul 
; Los Gatos 
Mr Ballantine . 
Godfrey Sc Kirby 
Gold St Cordell . 
Hope At Ray . ' 

Alan Kay Ac. Gloria 
MANCHESTER 
Hippodrome. (S) 13 
Billy Daiiverc 
Frank O’Brian 
Ken whltmer 
Roberta Hu by 
4 Hurricanes 
Moran tc Elof . 


' Blackhawk 
Jack T.vgett . 

.ranet Campbell 
Deon Sherman 
Joyce Tlurley'. 

•lean Stanley 
v.Sammy Shore . . 

. Eddie Howard. -Ore 
Blackst.one Hotel - 
.. Beatrice Kay ■ 

Dibk LaSalle Ore . 

■■ 'Chez- rare* 

( Frances Langford 
; Larry Storch . ‘. 

Beatrice - Kraft Dcs 
■ Al Wallis 
I AdoiabJes <10) 

I Cee David.son Ore 
Mohehito Orc 
}. . Helslngt 

1 Lenny Colyer 
; Nancy Wright 

2 Madcaps . 

Don Bradneld ' 

Billy Chandler Ore 

Hotel Bismarck 
S Daydreamere 
.Toe iabell . .. 

Bill Benpett Orc 
H Edgewater Beach 

3 Wllea . 
Cbhtinentai 

Comiques . 

Knreh Ford 
Melody 3 
HUd StarlctR 


Arnold Shoda 
Morgan. 3 
Douglas Duffy ... 
Harper Flahctty 
Bob Fitzgerald 
Skating Blvdeara 
Jack Raffloer . 
Buddy. Rust \ 
■Jerry Mapea 
Frank Masters Ore 

; Palmer House 

Billy DeWolfe 
Ghandra Kaly Dcre 
Bella Kremo. 

Rex Ramer : 

Eddie O’Neil Ore 
Sherman Hotel; 
"College Inn ' 
Story’’ 

Phyllis Gbhrig 
Don WeismUlIcie . . 
Christine : Nelsba 
Carmen Albino 
Norman ..Fields, . 
Frank Wagner^^ 
Ward Gamer 
Kenneth Remo 
Eileen Green 
Clift Norton 
Carolyn Gilbbri 
Les Weinrott 
VeraVGahan 
BUI Snyder Ore 
yihe Qei'dent 
Gloria Van 
I Jackie Greeii 


George OImii .Ore I Glorlanna Ee Leaft 
Hotel. Stevene . I Mel Cole Ore 
Joan Hyldoft ! Pancito Ox«a/ . 


62 


HOiJSV BBVnsWS 



Wednesday, January 25 , I950 


Pai*aiiioiiiit» N« IT. 

3ill Ijatoreiice* Jedn CarrolU 
t>orothy Claire, Jjay Walkers (3), 

Jerry Wald Orch ( 16 )*;: ••Thehna 
Jordon-* {Par), reviewed in VAt 
RiETY . Nov, 2, '40. 

■ - \ • 

The yaried components of the 
I*eramOuht bill are a blend of good 
entertainment. Show has a fresh 
approach, with Bill Lawi’ence, one 
01 the current faves of the jiiVe 
Bet, luring the sweater set, and 
more mature items that will please j 
all elements of vaude goers. 

-Lawrence Is i“2ing, Zing a Boom,’* to keep the 

the yideo^ areas by vMue of h^^ comedy Cugat calls on 

pearance^ ^wlth^ ^thur . C^df^ y j George DeWitt, who has joined the 
and his disking^ He _ gets on the i ^^eh for several theatre dates. He 

I rattles off line 61 tasfc patter, anff 


clavas cracking dancer, who turns 
in highly energetic “Cuanto Le 
Gusta.:* George Lopaz steps out 
of the band to trumpet his own 
arrangement of ‘Teanut Vendor.” 

Abbe Lane has her inning for 
torchy vocals on “South America 
Take It AWay,” “Miami ‘Beach. 
Khumba” and closes in a comedy 
bit with cugat on “Baby> It*s Cold 
Outside,” Redhead has a good deal 
both in the way of looks, height- 
ened by a .strapless gown, and v6- 


, Miuie BalU V* 

“Silver Lining,** d Jerome Kern 
cavalcade, with Helene & Howard, 
Bob WiUiatns, Jessica Haist, Shir- 
ley Van, Kay Holley, Norman Wy^ 
att, Harold Nojmtani Grant Gar^ 
nelt, Rockettes, Corps de Ballet, 
Cflee Club fe Mu«C Hall Symphony 
Orch; produced by Leon LeOmdoff, 
settings, Bruiip Maine; costumes, 
James Stewart Morcom; lighting 
effects, Eugene Braun; special 


ened by a str^i^s gown, ana Stilimdh. “My Fool 

cal styl^ and draws Heart" -. (RKQ.V, rewiewed in 

sppnse. Otto^ Bohvac of the.band (5^t_ jg 1949; 

has a vocal inning on the samba, ' » 


string of pops that makes the most 
of his, basic appeal and walks off 
to boff mitts. 


string of imitations--Como, Mon- 
roe, Torme, Sam Spade, Jimmy 
j Cagney and., others ~ holding the 


®^her mnger oo^ the [ stage 15 minutes for smash laugh 

Dorothy Claire, Cugat then batons band 

Bainbow, - who 5.^' in “Sin Timbal” to close, 

tirely Poliowing the Cugat run, house 

rence. Her numhers hav^ a^^iore j to legit bookings which- are 

: She makes a pq^rf ul audience 
dent in the opening slot, 

Jean Carrolli doing a repeat 
here, enhances her Stature as prob- 
ably the l^pst feitime monologist in 2_„ 
the business. Her disburses bn TVini'^ Martolo, Vohh Paul Xebeli 
purchasing a dress and the rac^ ; Schirmer, Frank Pa:nus Orch; 
track bit provide a solid finish : Jimd.** (Rep), 

■toner turn.. ., •: 

other act on the session is the | The management has UnCarthed 
J ay Walkers ( 3 ) , further discussed ■ ^ young native violin concert art- 
under New ^ Acts. ^ -ist, Joseph Habushka, who is cop- 

Jerry Wald, doing tbe ^^com- j.pjug.^pp honors in a layout replete 
paniment, has shoym bp with bne ’ ^jlth aboye average entertainment; 
of the best groups he s batoned in (ijg whams ,bver some classical 
.BOme. -time, -Most. bf-bis chores are ' 
devoted to backgrounding, but he 
leaves a strong Imprint on thC 
audience with Tutti Camarata’s j 
“Rhumbolero,** which shows neat j 
sensitivity in Interpretation./ 

In all, one of the more satisfac- 
tory Paramount shows. In fact, any 
turn on this program could fill 
next-to-closlng requirements. 

Jose. 


Paloinar^ Seattle 

; Seattle, Jan. 20. 

Mignon, Mercer Bros., Michael [pets for accompamment. John Paul 
Foster, Brother Bones, Mel Porme. lLghel, young tenor who has been 


Ray Watkins House Orch (3); “Be- 
■yond the Forest** (WB). 


Another top show for the Palo- His numbers are “Sweethearts, 
mar 'this week/ with ihe Mercer /‘i’ll Take You Home Again Kath- 
Bros., Michael poster and Brother jieen” and ‘Tm Dreaming.” 

Bones all pushing Mel Torme for [ The Two . Chords, a couple of 
top honors. iguys, have a comedy routine dur- 

Mignon, petite magician, opens j ing which they imitate name bands 
nicely with hep brand of chatter : with their lips and hands, but over- 
and well turned tricks which she ’do some of the zany stuff injected 
•ells for, good returns. linto the routine. However, the cus- 

Mercer Bros., on second, have a j tomers liked it. 


zany precision routine that^s clever. 
Smart stepping, plus laugh-produc- 
ing mugging, got. them a big hand. 


With Jerome Kern’s music as its 
basic theme, the current Music 
HaU stage fare is a concise spec- 
tacle that utilizes most of the 
lavish production touches which 
this famed sh o wplace has come 
to be noted for through the years. 
Only the dance team of Helene & 
Howard and the. dog turn Of Bob 
Williams are on hand to lend a 
‘vaiide touche But the balance of 
the layout, howeverj Is capably 
handled by the Hall’s own staff, 
the Glee Club, Corps de Ballet, 
Rockettesi et al. 

As a curtain raiser, the male 
Glee /Club harmonizes some of 
^ ’ at T mit«! tfln 2 Kerii’s familiar melodies,; aided by 

Joseph Si M 

a Jos,: Meivaltie ■ (3>, ^ 

the setting which places the unit 
in front of a; monster bust of the 
late composer. Corps de- Ballet fol- 
lows tO weave out intricate forma- 
tions which resemble . geometric 
patterns. Their class pirouetting Is 
also heightened by clever ' lighting 
effects. 

Comedy dancC duo of HClene & 
Howard; who have played here sev- 
eral’ timex,' appear -to - :be"perfectly- 
at home in delineating their satiri- 
cal footwork. A brisk jitterbug rou- 
tine as a closer gets them off to 
strong returns' Reminiscent , of 
“Showboat,” for which Kern did 
the score, is the Hall’s set, “On 
the Levee.” Oldrtime Mississippi at- 
mosphere Is captured well by the 
ensemble, clad in bustles and sport- 
ing parasols, while Norman Wyatt 
is competent, as a barker. * 
Despite the size of 'the theatre. 
Bob Williams registers handily in 
putting his two dogs through their 
paces. One canine’s lassitude In 
“refusing” to sit up, etc., wins 
laughs while a terrier’s sneezing 
upon Williams’ command, pips its 
rope-skipping makes for a neat 
bow-off. Her usual, the Rockettes 
sock : across; in dances devised by 
Russell Markert. Decked out In 
candy striped hustles, the gals pro- 
vide an eye-arresting scene prior 
to the entire company’s finale. 
Withal, this Leon Leonidoff pro- 
duction is an average Hall, show, 
not on par with the best, but obvi- 
ously .fine entertainment for the 
theatre’s varied clientele. Gilb. 


stuff, “Habanera.” “Romance” and 
‘■Banjo and the Fiddle” for hefty 
returns. 

In opening slot are the McNal- 
lie Sisters; in pig tails, shirt waists 
and skirts to score solidly With 
bucolic ditties, “Arkansas,” “Can’t 
Get a Guy,”. “Square Dance” and 
winding with a square dance, in 
which some neat aero stuff is 
tossed in. 

Trini & Maholo, Spanish dance 
team, uncork some nifty terps, and 
climax, efforts with a number In 
which they manipulate the casta 


around .these parts for the last five 
weeks, is still a fave with the. chair 
warmers, and continues to click. 


Georgie Kaye, monologisL has a 
neat line of chatter, some of it 
bordering too close to the blue for 

m * .J ^ .f J. 


They to.ss around a few gags for a I family trade. His interp of a 
breather and then go into a Span- i French singer doing “April Show 


Ish dance routine that’s socko. 


ers” and “Last Roundup” goes 


Michael . Foster takes the next [over nicely; but is shaded by his 
spot, arid his smart material pays ! impresh of a psychiatrist examin- 
off in laughs. He tells how lie gof l ing an imaginary patient and leav- 
into show business, and does im- , ing the atidienco to decide which 
m-sonations of some singers he [ was the nuttier. Cops a swell mitt. 

Session is brought tO a close 
with Joe Schirmer, band’s banjoist, 
socking over a torried interp 


Eas worked with, scoring particu 
larly with a hillbilly and bop rou- 
tine. 

Brother Bones adds rhythm on [“Chattanooga ChoO Choo.” Big 
table knives and ‘ automobile. - bally by management and local 
wrenches to his fast clicking of the ; Marines for the nix is "bringing 
bones and winds up with a reprise [swell crowds to the house, Biz 
of his recording job with the bones jsWell at session caught: 
on “Sweet Georgia Brown.” 

Mel Torme opens with “Some- 
body Loves Me” to the obvious en- 
joyment of many bobby-soxers and 


Way You Look Tonight” in fine 
fashion. Follows with “St. Louis 
Blues” in jazz style and then takes 
over a set of drums for a fast 
finale with the pit band. 

Biz good at afternoon show. 

Reed. 


Orplitwiil, KX. 

Kansas City, J ah. 20; 
Xavier Ciigat Orch (18 ) with 
Abbe Lane, George DeWitt, Tata 
& Julio; “Without Honor** i UA ) . 


SaJne,. 


Keli;li^S9 Syracuse 

Syracuse, Jan. 25. 
Vince & Gloria Haydock, Carl- 


Palace, IS* ¥• 

Wong Sisters (21, Johnny 
Barnes, Bamberger & Pam, Rosa 
lie '"Allen, Harry Kahhe, Manor & 
MignOn, Steve EVans, Marie Louise 
& Charles; Don Albert house orch; 
"There* s a Girl in My Heart** 
(Mono) , reviewed in Variety Nov. 
23, ’49. 


ton Emmy & Madwags, 3 Arnauts, 

y * . \ fn • i-.i £» vrt ./ O t 


Charles ( Slim) Timblin & Co. i 3 ) > [the two. 


New vaude bill at the Palace 
might use a slight change in slot-r 
ting of the acts, but otherwise is 
up to par, Bill opens with the 
Wong Sisters and Jolmny Barnes 
in the one and two slots, respective- 
ly. Since both are terp acts, they 
detract from each other’s impact. 
Hillbilly songstre.ss Rosalie Allen 
might better have been moved up 
from fourth position ts" ’Separate I 


especially well, they open with ft 
fast. Impressionistic “Fiddle-Fad- 
dle,” then do a fast rhythm turn 
which is backed mostly, by just the 
rhythm section of the orch for add- 
ed punch. Closer is a double-im- 
pression of George M. Cohan; done 
in his unique soft-shoeing, which 
they sock across, Steve Evans 
holds down next^to-closlng with 
some V outstanding impressions, 
made doubly good by his ability to 
look like the characters he’s Imper- 
sbnatirig, as well as talk like them; 
He wisely deviates from the norm 
by bringing in a John D. Rocke- 
feller bit and then .WQWS with his 
Impersohation of a foreign-type 
factory Worker loose : in a tavern 
with his week’s pay to spend. For 
a closer, he lets go at the audi- 
ence by satirizirig how they look 
to. him.- ■■■'■/ . /'j 

Miss Allen, Bamberger and | 
Pam> and Marie Louise and , 
Charles are reviewed under New | 
Acts. As usual; Don Albert and 
he Palace house oi'cfi does a fine 
ob of backing the acts, Stahl. 

PeiiUf-.PItt 

Pittsburgh, Jan. 19. 
Frankie Laine, Artie Dahn, 
Yvette, 4 . Step Bros., Gdynor & 
R6ss, Maurice Spitalny Hoxise 
Orch; -Trapped** (EL), 

Loew’s deluxer currently play- 
lug its first stage show in more 
than 15 years. Last flesh attraction 
here was Gab Calloway’s band in 
spring of 1935. Policy won’t be. a 
regular one, however; house in- 
tends to play only spot attractions, 
same as its WB competition up the 
street, Stanley, which had just 
three weeks of live talent during 

T949.“''''-~*:": — ~ 

To get back in the flesh . depart- 
ment again, Penn has put together 
a crack bill headed by Frankie 
Laine, who’s hotter than a pistol 
these days on .the heels or his 
smash disks of “Lucky Old Sun” 
and “Mule Train.” They were lined 
up for a couple of bloelcs around 
the theatre at opening, and there 
wasn’t any doubt of the magnet. 
The minute Laine stepped on the 
stage, nobody had to be told that. 

Tt’s a fast-moving bill from start 
to finish. At curtain, roller-skating 
team of Gaynor and . Ross is on 
unannounced on their special plat- 
form downstage in front of Mau- 
rice Spitalny ’s house band and 
man and woman, .risking life and 
limb, are the poorest insurance 
risks of the yeai’. Do a* smart job 
of warming up the mob with their 
daredevil tricks, and Artie Dann 
follows pair on to give the tCam 
billing and to . handle the m;c. 
chores from there on . In. Four 
Step Brothers keep the ball rolling 
with some , dazzling hoofing at 
brealoieck speed, and are a solid 
smash. Some of their challenge 
stuff is amazing. 

. Yvette follows, wins the crowd 
in a walk with those warm, lush 
tones which she puts to a- stririg of 
ballads high up on the Hit Pa- 
rade. Lool^ like a million, too, in 
that low-cut, strapless gown. Tees 
off with“I Wish I Were in . Love 
Again,” then into “Don’t Cry, Joe,” 
“Dear Hearts and GentlC People” 
and “There’s No Tomorrow,’’ wrap- 
ping It up with “How Deep Is the 
Ocean.” 

Dann’s solo spot is a cleanup for 
him. Long-beaked comic throws his 
best material at them» and hits the 
bullseye continuously. Works hard 
and fast, winning the gang over 
immediately and keeping them that 
way. Saves his inevitable Durante 
impersonation for the last, and 
with this house, that' was Dann’s 
|-blocfcbusteri 


Capitol, W, Y. 

Ink Spots, Sant .Levenson, Betts 



Anthony, Allyn & Hodge, Betty 
Jane Watson ,& Jerry . Austeru Pat 
Henning, The Herzogs (31; “The 
Traveling Saleswoman** (Col). 

RKO-Keith’s has a sock show 
this week in this:N. Y. Palace unit 
headed by such oldtimers as Pat 
Henning, Slim Tirriblin and the 
Three Arnauts and Syracuse 
vaude-goers are crowding the turn- 
stiles. 

Well balanced lineup opens w'ith 
'tapsters Vince arid Gloria 


The Wongs, a pair of attractive 
Chinese girls, get the bill off to a 
fast start with an acro-jive number 
and segue into rhythriiic acrobatics 
in which they demonstrate neat 
balancing; Gals finish with a fast 
double lift turn for welhearned ap- 
plause. Barnes, who appeared irii 
several Broadway revues (last was 
“Angel in the Wings”), pleases 
With his fast, loose-limbed tapping. 
He has more of an eccentric/style 
than: the usual tapster; and works 
with the entire width of the stage 


West cireuU, which operates the jwaj^s solid fun, as is:^ G 


house, and the Rhumba King 
Sixty minutes with the Cugat 
unit gives the Orpheum stage prob- 


(SUm) Timbiin's blackface preach- 
er routine. 

Anthony, Allyn and Hodge be- 


Date of the Xavier Cugat crew 
in the Orpheum IS first for the [dock, followed by . Carlton Ernmy ] while making It look easy,. He 
outfit in Kansas City\ and it’s a and his noyelty dog act The Three | scores with his “Stay-Go” dahee 
occasion for both Fox Mid- l ArrtaUts bird pantbmimicry^ is ril- |from “Angels,” and wraps up his 

‘ bit neatly with a fine impi‘ession 
of the late BiU Robinson. 

Harry Kahne, billed as a “inenta 
wizard,” is doing the same act he’s 
done for 30 years. With surpris 
ing speed he writes first the alpha- 
bet and then long, wordk backward 
and upside down. 

He then demonstrates how to use 
his mind for three and four dif- 
ferent things simultaneously, and 
winds With an amazing mathemati 
cal feat, in which he takes a three 
digit number called out. from the 
audience and, fast as he ceri talk, 
calls out factors of the number to 
an assistant, who marks them on a 
i2-sqitare hlackboard. Each four 
squares vertically, horizontally and 
diagonally are then shown to total 


ably as much action as it has had . gin ivith a straight ballroom adagio 
in many a decade, pace being live- [offering, but tangle up for laughs 
ly and entertainment level high i half way through, which catches 
all the way, spicy with rhuriibas, ; the- customers off base. Perhaps 
congas and sambas. Band segues this talented trio should , stick to 
into “Guarare,” a samba; for open- adagio. . B.etty/ Jane Watson and 
er, and maestro takes over as m.c. Jeriy Austen, handsome pair, han- 
to follow. He puts orich through a j die the vocalizing pleasingly, 
medley of “Siboney” arid “La Palovj Coriilc Pat Heniiing, who follows, 
ina” in Latin tempo; and brings j is surefii’e with his zany monolog 


on dance team of; Tato and Julio. 
They terp through Cuban aero 
adagio and South American boogie 
for hefty returns. 

Dick Bened is brings his guitar 


arid iriiitations. The material is fa- 
miliar, but Henning sells it solidly. 
The Herzogs, femme aetialist trio, 
brighteri the closer with their high 
trapeze stunts. Novelty of brings 


He never got through Laine’s 
introduction before the Toof came 
ddWn, and for* the next 20 min- 
utes, it was the kind of a riot 
that used to take place Jn" the old 
Sinatra days. Laine works with au- 
thority now, and ease, too, and the 
kind of assurance success brings. 
He’S a different guy than the 
fidgety up-and-comer who played 
a nitery ( the Copa ) here two years 
ago. Kids pleasa nfly . with the 
youngsters down front and works 
up . an ; intiniacy with . them that 
pays off. He gives thorn “I've Got 
Georgia On My Mind,’’ “What Did 
I. Do to Be So Black and Blue” 
and a couple of others before sew- 
ing up with “Mule Train,” “Lucky 
Old Surt” and “As You Desire Me.’’ 
They kept hollering for more, and 
got It, and kept on hollering, even 
When there wasn’t any more. What 
there is about his bouncy voice 
that produces this . mass hysteria 
must be left to the psychologists, 
but the guy has something and 
he sells It big; v Cohen. 



The Capitol has laid out a 
class bill this session, with a groun* 
of real vaude vets, The Inkspots' 

parlayed against a., newcomer u 

presentation stages, Sam LevensAn 
It ^makes Yor well-variegated enter- 
tainment played against the Bbbbv 
Sherwood band and with the Juvp 
lys balancing act 'arid warbler Bet. 
ty Reilly in the number one ^nd 
two spots, respectively. 

V Levenson .draws major attention 
in his . Broadway debut because he 
1$ so startlingly unlike the stand- 
ai-d nitery-m.c. type comic. The 
guy not very long ago was a New 
York school teacher with a peri, 
chant for story telling. That led to 
club dates and finally his resigna- 
tion from pedagogy to take a full- 
time whack at yarn-spinning. Satis- 
factory development is indicated 

by the $2,000.a-week stipend he “ 

drawing for the present chore 

Levenson’s wholesome appear- 
ance is the first item in his favor 
in the change of pace he offeis 
from usual comics. He’s rotund 
with apple-red cheeks, wear^ glass- 
es and conservative dress. Second 
point that wins him votes is that 
the stories are just as antiseptiq 
as his appearance. He rocks the 
audience without once resorting to 
blue lines — another refreshing 
change of pace. 

Humor that he gives off at the 
present session is all nostalgia of 
his life as one of eight kids in a 
lower east, side New York family 
and coiriparison with present up- 
bringirig-of-children, .>4^evenson’s— ] 
listeners find that much of the 
niirth is in the complete identifica- 
tion with their own childhood and 
the bringing up of thoir own kids. 

It all strikes home. There’s a ques- 
tion, however, how well it will go 
with audiences outside of New 
, to whom Jewish family hab- 
its are not so familiar. There’s ho 
doubt, though, that Leveiison is a 
born tale-teller with a fine sense 
of timing and the routine could 
probably be satisfactorily modified. 

Appearance of the Ink Spots ; 
marks return 6£ the quartet from 
a long stand abroad. Last few 
years has seen a change in their 
turn which has not altogether been 
for the better. There’s an exces- 
sive emphasis on clowning, rather 
than on the peculiar harmonics on . 
which the group built its reputa- 
tion. While some of the comedy 
antics add shovvmanship, too much 
of bouncing around stage; is just 
plain distracting from the singing,. 
Arid the boys are too good at the 
latter to take attention away froni 
it,' Evert in their actual warbling, 
however, there are too. many tricks 
now. They’d be better appreciated 
in doing such trademarked tunes 
as “If I Didn’t Care” in the man- 
ner in which audiences associate 
them with it. 

Miss Reilly, in. her familiar bill- 
ing as “The Irish Senocita,” tlii’pat- 
ily gives vent to her Latino-type 
numbers, some of them to her owtj 
guitar accompaniment. Her long, 
blonde hair arid the white gown 
sheathing a trim figure make her 
plenty aye-filling for genera lly 
good results. The Juvely couple 
are a very acceptable standard in 
their ball-balancing and hand-to- 
hand routines. 

Sherwood orch gats little oppor- 
tunity to extend itself musically, 
but does a creditable job in back- 
ing up the other turns, Slierwood 
is a personable m.c, and he and the 

-band-"get— m^rie-^amusmg-eojncdy— 
number in which the batoneer puts 
on a pair of earinuffs to silence 
the orch. Latter plays in panto- 
mime as long as Sherw'ood has Ins 
Gables covered, blasting as soon 
as he lifts thq muffs; Herb. 

Oi;finpia^ BiianU 

, Miami, Jan, 21. 

Marion Hutton & Jack Ddikilasy 
Leon Kramer, Alan Carrier. Flor- 
ida Tno, The Tdhnos, Lcs Rhode 
House Orch; "The Lady Takes : rt 
SaUor** (WBK 

Fair vaude layorit .-on tap 
this w©Gk ‘ 

Teaming of Marion Hutton and 
Jack Douglas points Up her 
ability. Although comedy routines 
With pariner need bolstering. 
work on rhythm tune.s is high pouu 
of the canto, • 

Leon Krairier hits for full uicas' 
ure-with his tenoriiig. Guy 
in action after a recent iim^s- 
;i^.st of his stint is the “South I ^ 
cific” medley; Offed to solid ai 
plause. 

Alan Carrier emcees amoothi>> 


from the stand for neat workouts ;ing one of the gals ortstage as an , 

on “Sabre Dance;” ’‘Flight of the/ audlericO plant is played up big for ! the'^orlgirial number, 
Bumble Bee” and“TicO-Tico.” ; laughs and thrillSk Biz socko. ' anvi Micrnr 

Spotlight theh goes to Dulcina, ' 




Manor and Mignon follow with 
slick ballroomology. Projecting 


Paris, Jan. 17. 

Mid^winter travel slump, with 
an accompanying scarcity of toiirH 
Ists, has tossed a wet blanket on 
Paris’ night life. 

Except for a few spots, economic 
conditions have slashed grosses as 
well as stringently restricting bank 
crodits. 


and in own slit garners f^h’ 
returns with his Gomedic.^ A 
most stealing show, the 
Trio's contortionist sequence k^ P 
gasps and mitts comi ng steao) / 
for a wrapup. . V ’ , 

The Tannos handle the teipi » 

spot capably, while Le.s h- 

the orch backgi-ound in ziiigrj^sn 

ion..:-;- 


WediteBdayy Jahiiaiy 2 S, 1950 


Strand, N* ^ Y.. 

Mitai Benzelh Qordim MacRae# 
Paul Gray, Walter Long, Mitzi 
Maviaif ' DancBTS ( 6 ) , Dave Schoo-. 
ter House OrcH; *-The Hasty Heart** 
iWB)t. reviewed in Vabiety Dec. 
7, '49. ' \ ‘ 

There’s a lot of charm iii the cur- 
fent Strand show with a pair of 
singers, Mimi BenzeU and Gordon 
MacBae, providing the bulk Of it. 
The program has pacing and va- 
riety. ^ • 

MacHae, a regular on the Warner 
lot ai'd prominent on radio's ‘‘Rai^ 
road Hour”, has an easy stage pres- 
ence as well as hearty pipes. He 
sells himself easily and each suc- 
cessive number enhances his stat- 
ure with the crowd. As a firial fiil- 
lip, he duets with Miss BenzeU iri 
“You Are Preei” In this number, 
the vocal blend, is good, but Mac- 
Rae was obviously taking advan^ 
tage of Miss Benzell's naivete in 
certain matters 6f Vaude deport- 
ment. His upstagihg virtually 
forced Miss BenzeU to Work with 
her back to the mike. Norietheiess - 
the number makes for a charming 
■ Curtain,: ' 

Miss BenzeU is one. of the Met 
Operas younger and charming col- 
oratura’s. She’s ju$t starting her 
singing, for the masses, having re- 
cently appeared at the Cotillion 
Room of . the Pierre hotel; N. Y.i 
and this is her first Vaude stand. 
At the very outset, Miss BenzeU is 
victimized by countless comics who 
previously Would introduce some 
buffoon as: a singer from the Met. 
There was some derision when she 
was announced, many in the crowd 
obviously expecting clownihg at 
this, point However, Miss BenzeU 
-soomsold^the-mobLon..the.desirabik 
ity of class entertainment Opening 
with VEl Relicario” and afterward 
going into ’‘Over the Rainbow” arid 
the coloratura aria “Sempre Li^ 
bere” she does quite; Well for her- 
self. Encores with a. modernized 
”Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark,” all to 
excellent applause. 

Comedy is provided by the schol- 
arly-lookirig Paul Gray, who pur- 
veys a funny brand of talk.. Some 
of his throwaways are fairly fast 
for vauderies, but general tenor of 
his zanyisms is good for hearty re- 
turnSi 

Walter Long has a line of ef- 
fective taps arid softshoe which 
goes over well; The tap impres- 
sions of one crossing a busy inter- 
section provides a humorous note 
to his terpS; 

The Mitzi Mayfair Dancers (6 ) 
are further discussed under New 
Acts. DaVe Schooler’s House Qrch 
shoWbacks capably. Jose,- 

^ailslino^ Tcsrim 

Toronto; Jan. 20. 

Bob Hannon & Johnny Ryan, 
The Sherwoods (3), Ross & Stone, 
Thelma Frechette, Jimmy Sc Shir- 
ley Carheron, Charles Oregory 
Line M8>, ArchiC: Stone Hoiisc 
*‘Barbary Pirate** (Col). [ 


P^iETir 


nOVSB BtBYlBWS 


«s 


Cheek” finish. Youngsters make a 
neat appearance and score. - 
.Kudos also go to the line girls 
who, supplied with esicellent Ward- 
robe, are working harder than 
usual this week and pi'oving that 
they, can be a more integrated part 
of the presentation. In silver 
gowns and elbow-length black 
gloves, they are outstanding in 
their glee club numbers and their 


Hollywoad Ic© R©vn© 

(MADISON SQ. GARDEN, N. Y.) 

„ Henie-Arthur M. Wirtzr 

Wtlltani H. Burke production in 
two acts, starring Sonja Henic! 
featuring. Freddy Trenkler & 
Michael Kirby with Paul Castle, 
John Farris,^ Jimmy Kelly ^ Carol 
Williams, Mickey Michael, Janies 
Treloar, Alex Lmdgren, Herman 


vocal echo backgrounds. With miri- Line (481, 
iature megaphones, to the finale staging, Catherine 

number of the Camion duo: Qji\ Littlefield; costumes, Billy Liv 


vocalists as musical backing for 
their panto antics. Boyce A Evans, 
eccentric softshoe dancers, com- 
plete the in-between turns with six 
minutes of okay hoofing. 

Don Tannen holds down the 
comic spot on the bill. He won 
respectable response from audience 
at show caught, but failed to dupli- 
cate the socko success he scored 
in the local production of “Borscht* 
capades.” He clowna a number of 
songs and registers best with gen-, 
tie kidding of ventriloquists, using 


staging and costummgreurrent lay. ' „ Kositf, Mme.^ ^ ^ 

out is the best in man.v weeks; Groce Houstoti,- settings, Becker I PWe “s 


opt IS the best in many weeks. 

MeStay. 

Capitol^ Wash* 

Washington, Jan, 20; 
,Vait,ghn Mohroe & Orch (21), 

...id-U n/f ^ J /.a j, -T. ■ ' ■ ■ 


Bros.; music. Jack Pfeiffer. At \ i j n/i- tt* 'u w Y 

M«diso« . .Sg,iare GoraWf ' 


Jan; 21, ’49. $6 top. 


Sonja Henie’s personal maghe- 


the best musical support from the 
' pit crew at opening pefformance. 

Brog. 



Continued from page A. 



Murray Little has riot only 
loosened the piirse strings this 
week, but has put the line girls in 
evening gowns for effects that 
show that covering up the epider- 
mis may have mofe glamor than 
briefies. This week, the girls are 
also on for choral backgrounds for 
commendable results. 

Bob Hannon and Johnny Ryan, 
however, are the marqiuee draw for 
renditions of their hit recordings, 
with Ryan at the piano in a full- 
set with white sequin back- 


, vuwyiMt mujbTue or utcu lAi-/, tism is nrobahlv thP mhsf 

^4^ FarllHum^ ingredient in the field of ; glacial . 

Jaj,. LaTCrcnce; "Story of Molly 

' >rvi^ ^ sellout hoUses in the few selected I 

elects to make I 
comes through on Its usuarsmooth, ' nprsOTial flnnpflranrps 

polished manner. Outfit, despite [P%up l osq^ditinn rif “Thf^ Hollv • 

a discouraging drop in: b.o. over a icI'Revie^ is hMbably the 

oast Caoitoi stints leave*! riofhirie .P^peapiy me . burned over, the tact that of the 

to be Sd'ln pVbdSnTS '^^ by the 

work or Hep entertainibenfe : A re-; timihg ir bre?*hTa*£M and indi- i ™ and pop- 

cent Constitution Hall concert may cites a hbalthv disreiard 'nf biiaff- ! '^brn: concessions, producers didn’t 
be partly responsible for biting In, et. -The' staging is staiWr ifr ■ f^stve anything, ; VI should like 
to current take; ’ high kev and tenor of the orOduc- he queried, “how much 

The Mbnrc^ pml^ Under^he casr i ti4 is m kee^ng Witl^J^Sd- candy they could sell if there 
ual hut capable baton of its -.maes- -■.Qi.ds set bv rirevious’ editions ’ i no pictures on the screen.” . i 
wSW bighlS^ Departnient of Justice," ^ 

TtW alonrlL Samr^l^eet S f sal®/ turns _br the; said, “is doing everything 

romp tons on thp iiikp oarade r ^ - mu - ” ful the west coast. They had better or 

corne mps on me juxe paraae. .foj. many years; There are other .fbprP won’t hp an inHpnpnHpnt nro^ 
Maestro gives .members oJ his cast „ that hit o£E well; Her t be an independent pro- 

a break in individual stmts, but : french and Spanish 'solbs^^ 

there s no doubt he s Star Qi : the crowd-bewitchers, which proves ^ Goldwyn disclosed that the S6- 
show, whether Wielding the baton mat Miss Henie is still able to ciety of Independent Motion Pic- 

or^ in his solo chores. In laU^^ populace. Michael Kir- ture Producers intends to bring a: 

■pwides-^^vatt- e assist in series of-suits,-^-&imilar-4;Q-.t;^he=>-one. 

k two United Detroit and 

Hands Bamboo \^11,^ De^ Even if Miss Henie. weren’t in Michigan Cooperative combines, in 
rnl .1 Mnnrop’c j thc .show, file vpi'icc of odmission order “to protect the interests of 

law romintic stSe SurSe for ^ '?‘‘p be Justified by thfr presence the- independent prbddcerV’ Gold- 

lazy, romantic style is surenre lor of Freday Trenkler, whose irre-^ ^wn ca id there Wa«? pollution 

sighs from 3 uve fans, though the , nressible clowning takes top mitts. ^ ® couusion 

in his work His gallops over the | ^«‘«4, tha^ some wwld^have to 

frozen pond are high hilarity, .and; S® to jall once it lyas .exposed. , 

, X. u u XT u a .s his returns are strong enough to Goldwyri opined that divorce- 

ing for the boss. Number is dressed I warrant successive bows. ment of the major distfibs from 

up with Western costumes Ah, d j But talentwise, there’s little else. . their theatres would be a “healthy 
much - horseplay, built , around ! A few .sbck|Specialties interspersed ; thing” for the Whole industry.. He 
“Movealong- Monroe,’, an obvious m 0 tween Miss Henie and Trenkler j said that affiliated circuits were 
and ribticklirtg takeoff on current 
Western craze; 


elders in the audience go f or it too. 

Best best for chuckles and ap- 
preciation is the show’s finale, with 
Mooririiaids ard Moonmen chorus 


Ziggy Talent is on hand with his 
zariy tunes. Scores a hit with an 
inanity dubbed “I Ain’t Goriria 
Take It Settin’ Down,” J riy Law- 
rence does, well in the comedy 
slot with a series of impreshes, 
while Cece Blake steps out from 
her Moorimaid , f ole to solo in “You 
Told a Lie” and “I Gan Dream, 
Can’t I.” Earl Hiiinmel scores on 
his harmonica. Lowe* 


Apollo, H. Yk* 

Buddy Johnson otch 
Ella. Johnson, Arthur Prysocki 
Deep River Boys (4 ) , Keye Luke, 
Stump Si Stumpy, 2 Olympics, Earl 
Sc Frances; ** Ringside- {SG). 


. _ ,s^id that affiliated circuits were 

inight ^ve made this one^of tlw me most demlict in spending coin 
stremgest shows .she s^ver headed. I on advertising because the distrib 

^“efaeSa? leTps® and the S4W 

specialty by John Farris and Jim- ! ^ n./wnv 

niy Kelly, there are some stage* anyway, Goldwyn said, , but 

waits between top numbers. ] now f he majoi; prod^ be 

: Naturally, it’s a show designed the same boat as the Indies in. 
around Miss Henie, biit noriethe- dealing with the circuits. Divorce- 
less some sharper skaters in the ment, he said, “would also have a 


subsidiary talent brackets would 
make for a greater overall effects 
Probably the real star of the 
show is the lush costumes; The 
Spanish and the Fountain riiimbers 
hit the jackpot in iavishriess and 
picturesque and colorful mieii of 
the wardrobe is enough to bowl 
over any audience. 


wonderful effect” oh raising pro 
duction standards. 

Concerning • teleyisiori, Goldwyn: 
said the new medium represented A 
needed challenge to the industry. 
He was confident, however, that 
Video would ultimately turn to Hol- 
lywood for Vgreat entertainment.” 
Goldwyn said he had ho personal 


Miss Henie is in the Garden un- , ■ 

til Fob. ,3 with a couple Of breaks ; , 

Thgi Anniin hfl*: fl ewi ft well ^ Schedule to perinit for prc- tion in the foreseeable future, 

h inz^ ciitreW V ^ wlh' iViouSlv scheduled commitments. . Pl-®du®er is plannin^to leave for 

paianceq swnza curreniiy, ^*8" b,,* ^yen with the breaks there’s Europe in early. March on an un- ! 

projke; which he will : 
the loot of the Boston Brinks’ complete with a foreign company. ; 


Large*Sereen TV 

Continued from page 4 

video. What plans the company 
has for the iriediam have not been 
revealed but it is believed; it might 
build Special prograinSf either live 
or on film, for sale to the UP-cir- 
cuit and other theatres, . in addi- 
tion, PPC holds patents to the 
film storage method of theatre 
video, -of the two systems now in 
use, and so might manufacture 
equipment for sale to th.eatrcs. 

Disclosure last week that 2Qth- 
Fox is dropping applications for 
its five video channels to concent 
trate all efforts on large-screen 
tele indicates that the company 
also will stick to theatre TV when 
and if it is ; forced to : ; divorce its 
theatres. Be f o r e ^divorcement 
threatened, 20th had lined up spe- 
cific , plans for programming : a 
string; of 22 Fox-WeSt Coast thea- 
tres with 'large-screen pr^^^^ 
(jompany will thus probably go 
ahead with those plans, whether 
divorcement is ordered or not. In : 
ad di tion, , the company recently ; re- 
negotiated its co-development pact . 
with RCA for the instantaneous 
projectiori system of large-screen 
video: *;; ' J- 

In announcing the appoint- 
ments of Halpern and O’Brien, 
TQA exeC director Gael Suliivan . 
declared that the film industry has 
“nothing more important , on its 
agenda for 1950” than plans for an 
butstariding job in presenting the 
industry’s case to the FCC. “Ther« 
arb"sb~mariy -requirements to meet;'" 
so much time arid top brains will 
be required in formulating this 
presentation that industry leaders 
mUst be prepared actively to asr 
slst in telling their story effective- 
ly to the Commission.” 

: Sullivan emphasized that the in- 
dustry has never before had such 
an opportunity to show the Gov- 
ernment and the public “how and 
why we can continue to provide civic 
leadership for our* communities 
and prove a helpful asset in the 
growth of TV.” He added: “We 
know . that there is a strong sub- 
stantiation for having theatre TV 
channels but we need to oVS^uize 
our very be.st efforts to present 
our case to the Government and 
the public; All the wisdom and 
knowhow of the industry is needed 
to do the right kind of a job. The 
granting of a public hearing is just 
the first hurdle and our big job 
has Just begun.” 

Sullivan announced further that 
Marcus Cohn, TOA video counsel, . 
will direct legal phases of the thea- 
tre TV case and will thus work 
closely with Halpern and O’Brien. 


combo, Keye Luke, Chinese film- 1 f v 

ster of the “Charlie Chan” series, , 
and the Deep River Boys, crack i 
vocal quartet back after a long Eu- 
ropean tour. 

Johnson and his lads, compris- 
! ing three rhythm (with maestro at 



Continued from page J 'i 


Jose. 


The producer voiced corifidence in ! 
the foreign revenue outlook, par- ! 
ticiilarly in Britain, where, the do- ! 
riiestic industry has learned that it 1 
cannot do without American pix: 


Orphoiini, L. A* 

Los Angeles, Jari. 18. 

Al Castle, Everett West, Ginger Goldwyri said he has consistently 


niano) five reeds and four brass- ' said Jie Has consistently i 

lisf Ivi out wfth Sizzli4 i to produce films abroad ' 

j ments on their own in addition . merely to thaw frozen coin. ! 

I capably backing the other acts. . Goldwyn disclosed that he was 

' - - • ■® — - - ..jor |H°“se^O™'j '10' ; « i working oh four possible pix to b 


drop. Boys open with “Dear 
Hearts : and Gentle People’’ and, 
then into their “South Pacifip” 
numbers. Greatest audience re- 
sponse comes with their comedy 
impressions, with Hannon doing 
Frankie Laine singing “Mule 
Train,” Ryaii at the piano doing 
Rose Mufphyi and the two doing 
a^smash mimicry of The Ink Spots’ 
Tf r Didri’t Care,” with Ryan on 
the comedy falsetto. , Team was 
brought back repeatedly \viien 
caught and werfe generous with a 
quartet, of encoresV 

Crowding for applause hpriors 
RoSs & ;$torie, standard act 
Jhshed in when Stanley Kayne, 
puled in tha ads, met with a motof 
a^^cident on his journey here. Ben* 
uy Ross, more than pleases with his 
Audience sallies and his robust 
striging, notably “Rosie” in his own 
rather than the Jplson style; but 
the act gets an even bigger re- 
sponse with the arrival pf Nancy 
j>tone, a personable blond with A 
uued baritone voice and lazy de- 
uvery that belies her figure and 
grace when she later goes into non- 
chalant high-kicks. Most of the 
tune, hbweverr she lies down on 
stage, while her partner is 
■jUTg most of the work, and ya\viis 
at the applause. . 

Sherwoods; two men and a 
«u‘i, have no trouble getting over 
V*', their adagio acrobatics and 
c^f^hcing feats. Jimmy and 
fthirley Cameron are on for a 
^Dancing in the Dark” duet, plus 
Learn to Croon” and a “Cheek to 


Teeing off with “Good Day’ 
nice returns as a prelude to Earl ' ’u 
and Frances’ slick hoofing stanza. 


' they bring on Arthur Prysock, I . A variety ot Tment 


released next year. First on the 
! procluction schedule will be “Bil- i 


laienc lion Dollar Baby.” from a script by ! 

:Tent bill. Some Yordan and Daniel , Fuchs 


band vocalist, f or : solid baritoriing ; Orpheum’s current bill. Sc 

of. “I Can Dream, Can’t I” and of ■ “ ‘® f®'! i« J®"®- Novel 

” to tumultuous returns. The . standard with varying degre fist Adria Locke Langley is working ' 


cause 


Olvn^ rif^ team, follow ! success in selling material; is wording 

, ivvo _ . . . V on another screenplay, as is F. 

; in a clever and. breath-taking roll- Orientals get the nod as top. ;TTy^l^ ^ 

er-skating contrib, wherein male acts. Sing Lee Sing Trio is a clever , 

tosses gal around iu abandon and balancing turn by two males arid a ' 

also gets in some fancy stuff on the femme. Act is worth a booking Krims is / working on the , 

soloYurns. . smpt wh clr will be based 

Band takes over again for a number of supplied audi- J^JI,.:^^® Margaret G^sina novel, 

! swinging Interp of “Gone Walkinig” ence is the swaying tower . con- ; 

' to set things for Ella ;Jphn??oh, : cdcted from seven chairs, balanced return to the CoasAFeb; 24 for the 
' maestro’s sister, for sultry versions one bn the other atop foil r bottles preview of “Edge of Doom,” which 
•of “Tired Crying Over You” and on a table. Height of stunt has 'recently; firiished. shooting, 
i “Keen Me Close to You” to nice the handstander working on too'' . ^ ' 

reception. Reye Luke follows arid ; with his feet almo.st touching the ■' ' • . 

clicks with his Hollywqpd : chatter ,ar^. ^ • V .. - . ; . 

and winds vvith protean impersoria* ■ Gali, Gali: Arabian magician, is 


iCorntniied from page 3 


I “Murder in the Studio, wherein ; paii le :as_ne runs j.njougn a i_ .jL-TQ>r, Mter a stint rif raflin 

Uhe filmster .carbons Charlie Chan, : iputme ®f ‘ricks that mystify the 

ILionel Bayrymdirn, Barry Fitzgerald seat-warmers and the tw®; assist- tng®‘ 7odng. & 

! and Peter Lorre, et al. Imper.soria- ants he snags from the audience.; proves successtul, de^:Roehemont 
I tions are good and the story skein . The way he does it, it seems easy will close the .deal he, now. has ^ 
' makes for greater intere.st than the to extract money from .an appar- Pending with the tru.stee.s, of the 
usual series of impressions. ently uncut orange, make coins 'Vannevar . Bush Foundation, which 

! Deep River Boys ; are .sock in multiply and baby chickens appear owns the rights, 

' next spot with their antics .and and disappear. . .; “The . Golden *208;” first of 

• slick harmonizing. Introirtg with Ai Ca.stle, monbpede, opens with lyiGT’s series of 60*minute specials, 
“Back Hpirie in Indiana,’’ they pleasing .stunts pn bis bicy^^ rat- ha.s ju.st been completed, and will 
segue into a noyelty riumber for ing nerit hand. Eyerett _ West^ de- be shown to vari0u.s distribs during 

change of pace, .“Laugh^^^^.a^ the f next couple weeks. It will be 

World Laughs . With You, All. that satisfie.s the .audience. Ginger nffpfxiri to them in a vi/iih. 


: in ^Sine ^bt with songs, buL Js a redhead billed as the “Petty’’ | ivivx s xanp re- 

! fSonery and taWto to registef ‘^girl; and lives up to the^ billing, i jfase, . The yatican. The India , 
as usual oh the applause ; Eddie & Tony are record panto- subject will be ready In a couple. 
* meter. wsuai, on mi mists who feature femme record months. 


theatre acquisitions. Hence, they 
do not constitute A bar against 
limited theatre ownership. 

From present studies of the at- 
titude of both the Federal court 
and the Dept, of Justice, the show- 
case principle has been backed on 
a number of occasions. Lcgalites 
say that the two tests are (1.) 
whether the opening of a show- 
case furthers rather than impedes 
competition and (2.) whether it 
selves a iiricessary-function— as— a— 
means of marketing Holly wood’^s 
product. 

Both these standards, it is said, 
halve been pronounced by the 
courts in the course of the current 
litigalioh. If 20th, for in.stance, 
finds it nece,ssary in New York to 
showca.$e its own product as a way 
of building audience penetration 
testing for prPper terms, and prob- 
ing the. boxoff ice potential of its 
films; there is nothing on the 
books or in current deef eels to pre^ 
Verit the major from buying up a 
Broadway deluxef for these pur- 
poses pnly. ■ ; 

Moreover, the building ;pf a new 
house by a company in a city in 
vvhich it rio longer opcratCvS would 
further compfetitioh rather than re- 
strict it. Qn this basis, once the 
monojJolj? curse is removedi it is 
believed by film biggies that the 
courts , would not interf ejre with^ 
the company’s move. 

Regardless of how the courts 
firially rule,, jt Is how regarded as 
inevitable that the acquisition of 
showcases will be piit to the acid 
le.st in an exploratory mannCf. In 
doing so, initial tests will undQubt- 
edly be directed towards situations 
'wherri the major involved finds it 
difficult to majrket its product 
first^run at a fair rental. Proof 
of this fact is believed more than 
likely to lead to a favorable court 
ruling. 


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IJEGITIIHATB 




W^iieMlay» latiiiary 25^ 19S0 



The new theatre ticket code, 
be adopted by the New York City 
Pept. of Licenses when Mayor Wil- 
liam G’Dwyer returns from his 
Florida vacation, should reduce 
scalping to a minimum within six 
months/ That is the prediction of 
Commissioner ::of ■ Investigations 
John M. Murtagh, whose probe of 
ticket abuses led to the adoption of 
the code by representatives of vari- 
ous Broadway legit groups. — / 
tinder the new regulations, Mur- 
tagh belieyes, scalping wjlll be the 
exception rather than the. rule; and 
a greater share of theatre ; tickets 
will be available to the public 
which pays legal prices. Howeyer, 
he> notes, “the successful enforce- 
ment of these rules Will depend 
hot only on the city goyernment, 
but even more on the theatrical, in- 
dustry; If the theatre really wants 
to suppress scalping, the city gov- 
ermhent can supply the assistance 
necessary. , , 

“The code simply provides book- 
keeping primarily oh the part of 
ticket brokers and to a lesser ex- 
tent oh the part of the theatre. 
This will enable the Pept. Of Invest 
tigatiOn, working with the Dept, 
of Licenses, to make regular checks 
or ticket distribiitiori;. .. In , other, 
woids, it is simply a form of book- 
-keepihg-which will facilitate v-the. 
ferretihg out of . illegal' ticket sales. 

“Manifestly, the number of tick- 
ets involved , is relatively small, and 
I feel that if we can first set up 
proper systems of recording the 
distribution of tickets, it wiU not 
be difficult for the Dept, of Inves- 
tigation to make periodic checks 
that will bring illegal sales down 

to a minimum. ;; ; - t j 

“At present, the Dept, of Li- 
censes has no detailed require- 
ments as to records to be kept, but 
relies primarily on a state law pro- 
viding vaguely that adequate books 
and records be kept. Under the 
new code, this will be corrected, 
and theatres will also be subject to 
much the same rules. 

‘Extra ExtrasV Out 
“The bulk of tickets sold il- 
legally are obtained through ex- 
changes— that is,^ the exchanging 
of tickets for different Shows by 
different agencies. Now, that will 
(Continued on page 69) 


Basso Wilts f 3,466 oti His 
Opera: Singing 

. Bruna Reutemann, operator of 
the New York Civic Opera Go , was 
slapped last . week ; with a $3,466 
judgment won by basso Allen Say-^ 
age in N- y. city court. Sum covers 
Salary Which the sffiger was to re^ 
ceive under a Jiily, 1948, employ^ 
ment contract. . : 

iVhen Miss Reutemann refused 
to permit Savage to perform in the 
opera company’s ’48-49 season, in 
violatioh. of the agreement, he 
brought suit. Feinson & FeinsOn 
represented the Singer. 




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Actual work of reconstruction of 
the JBelasco theatre, -W ashington, 
may be started within, three pr four 
weeks, as soon as details of the 
lease are settled and the . deaf is 
sighed. Residents of the Capital, 
headed by"' the local citizens’ com- 
mittee, are airpady preparing a 
campaign to raise funds for the 
project. Organization meeting, 
held last night (TUes. ) at the Wil- 
lard hotel there, was attended by 
Actors Equity president Clarence 
Derwent and producer - director 

-Oftnrge^SQmnes._ representing the 


Cleveland. Jahi 24. 

Stampede for “South Pacific’’ 
tickets broke all local theatrical 
records when the Hanna officially 
announced the opening Pf advarice 
ticket sale Sunday (22) for the 
Rodgers-Hammerstein musical hit. 
|_' Although the tuneshpw’s first 
road-coinpany doesn’t arrive at 
Public Music Hall until April 24, 
playing 16 performances iin.der 
auspices of the Hanna management, 
an early sellout is fPreseen by Milr 
ton Krantz, manager. Music Hall 
of the civic auditorium Will only 
accommodate a total of abPiit. 50,.r 
000 theatregoers during the twPr 
week run add manager expects re- 
quests for pasteboards to go well 
over the 150,000 mark. 

; Extra traffic cops had to be as- 
signed to hold back the mobs who 
besieged the Harnia Monday (23). 
The line started forming Sunday 
night (22), although the house was 
dark then, and doors were nearly 
beaten down by dlssappointed cus- 
tomers, and messenger boys deliv- 
ering special delivery mail ordCrs, 
Date of the first “South Pacific’’ 
ad announcing the sale was 
kept secret and came as a sur- 
prise to most iPcalites who hoped 
to jump the giin. Theatre refused 
to accept any advance orders . un-. 
til the ad appeared In the Gleve- 
land Plain Dealer Sunday (?2), to 
give eyerybody a fair deal and eir- 
cumveht scalpers. 

Despite all the precautions taken 
by Krantz; reports filtered in that 
scalpers had already grabbed a big 
block of tickets. AssuHlption Was 
that they flooded the mails with 
special-delivery registered letters 
containing money or d e r s for 
“South Pacific” tickets the moment 
the ad broke. 


Death of a Salesman 

(MOROSCO* N. Y,) 

Gene Lockhart, who has suc^ 
ceeded Lee J. Cobb as star of the 
Broadway production of “Death of 
a Salesman;” brings a new quality 
to the title part, without losing the 
shattering effect of the drama as 
a. whole, NOW that he has hiad time 
fb get the feel of the part and to 
adjust his performance to the 
others in the company, Lockhart is 
an impressive Willy Lomanv arid 
the Arthur Miller tragedy remairis 
one of the most memorable ex- 
perieiices in years of playgoirig. 

Partly because Of his smaller 
stature, Lockhart seenis a f less 
imposirig and possibly more pa- 
thetic figure than Cobb did. His 
perforriiance lacks the vigor of 
Cobb’s. He is geritler, quieter, 
perhrips a trifle tentative. But iri 
his own way he gives; a genuine 
impression of helplessness and 
despair as Willy’s delusion of suc- 
cess crumbles in his fingers ; arid 
he flrialiy stumbles face to face 
with the yealizatiori that he is a 
failure;.' 

Seemingly, tile most notable 
ehange in the play since the Open- 
ing is the growth of Mildred Duri- 
nock’s performance as Willy’s wife, 
Lirida, who '-lives froiri day to day” 
with the growing Certaipty Of her 
husband’s crackup. Miss Durinock’s 
perfpnriance Was superb even at 
the opening, biit instead of losing 
its fine edge in the interyenihg 
irionths it appears to have become 
deeper and even more overwheimr 
ing, As a matted of fact, the per- 
formance as a whole has held up 
remarkably well. Arthur Kerinedy 
and Cameron Mitchell are still 
excellent as * the sons, ^ Howard 
Smith is persuasive as the under- 
standing next-door neighbor, Alan 
Hewitt is admirably p0mp0u& as 
the heartless yOiing boss and 
Thomas Chalmers plausible as the 
somewhat sketchy Uncle Ben. 

pii a repeat visit, even more 
than originally, “Salesman” re- 
mains one of the great plays of the 
American stage. . Hobc. . 


E](-llL.GOV.(MENINTO 




(STUDEB AKER, CHI) 

Road company has been fortu- 
nate in retairiirig the services of 
Glenn Anders and Sam Levene, 
from the Broadway Original, and 
they pace the show beautifully. 
When the piece becomes thin; as it 
does, it’s the antics : of these two 
that carry it over the rough spots. 
Anders seems almost, type cast in 
his near-perfect rendition of the 
eff eriiinate director, while Leyene, 
as the neophyte iri the theatrical 
angeling w'of Id with his up-arid- 
down moods, blusters in high fash- 
ion. Lynn Bari does a competent 
job as the. scheming, effusive ac-r 
tress while Margie Haiti, stripper 
turned legit; is fine as the wife of 
the producer. 

Mary Mace, ^ as the actress’ 
mother, lacks bite, but has a dry 
humor which captures Some guf- 
faws. Thomas Cooley as the young 
playwright at times conveys the 
.hopelessness of his part, but his 
physical portrayal is somewhat 
overdone. William Roerick as the 
Wall Street broker, carries his 
small part extremely well, ari does 
John Glubley as the enthusiastic 
Shriner, Brent Sargent, as the 


Solid Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Tech Drama School Alumni 
Assn, in “Lend An Ear” has beeii diluted somewhat for the tour with 
withdrawal of Shirley Brown from cast at end of Broadway run. Gal, 
who took over some of the Carol Channing and Yvonne Adair bits 
when those two went into “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” felt she’s 
been away from her husband and business (they operate two film 
houses) in Connellsville, Pa., long enough and didn*t want to travel. 
However, A1 Checco, Jenny Uou Law and Florence Lord, all. of whorii 
went to Tech and also; acted at Pitt Playhouse, are sticking for the road. 
Charles Gayrior assembled “Lend An Ear” from number of original 
revues he had previously written for playhouse , and one of its pren 
ducers. Bill Eythe, who originally starred in the ShUvs too, hails from 
Tech and community “theati'ei, too. 

yirtualiy all the backers of Guthrie McClintic’s production Of “The 
Velvet Glove,” at the Booth, N. Y., are legit names, Included are 
Grace George,; costar of the play, and her producer-husband, William 
A. Brady, who died a few days after the /premiere, each with a $1 ,000 
Sharri Other investors include nctress Helen Menken, $6,460; actress . 
Patricia Collinge, $640; Mrs. Louise Beck, owner of the Martin Beck; 
theatre, N. Y., $640; Louis Lotito, mariager of the Beck and president 
of City Playhouses, Inc., $640; producer Richard Myers, $640; lighting 
techriician Eddie Kook, $1,280; television producer Winstoii 0!Keefe, 
Tepreseriting a syridicate, $640; McClirttic's actress-wife Katharine Cbr-^ 
neU, $2,560, arid the producer himself, $11,280. Production was firiartced. 
at $32,000, but was brought ; in for about $25,000. 

Cost of irioving ;“Madwomari of next week froiri the Ply-: 

mouth to the Shubert, Bostori, will be paid by the Theatre Guild, which 
has the Alfred de Hiagre, Jr.,. prOdiictiori pin subscription there. At the 
time the Boston date iwas booked there was no solid two-w-eek avail- 
ability at a Shubert house iri the Hub, buik the Guild waiited to have 
the show at this time for its local subscribers. So it agreed to under.; 
write the transfer charges on the two-house bpokirig. “Madwoman” 
grossed nearly $49,000 during its fortnight stand ending Saturday night 
(21) In Philly/ and has a sizable advance in addition to subscription -this 
Week in 'Boston. 


American theatre, St. Lpuis, ; which had spotty bopkffi^^ the early 
part of the season, is splidly set for the next coujple pf months and has 
prospective attractions thfpugh April. Last week it had Monty \Vpolley 
in “Man Who Came to Dinner”; current is Taliulah Bankhead iri “Pri- 
vate XiVes,” followed by James Duriri iri “Harvey,” Judith Evelyn in 
“Streetcar Named Desire,” Chester Morris in ‘‘Detective Story ,” Mae 
West in“DiainPrid Lil,’’ Thomas Mitchell; in “Death of a Salesman. 
Katharine Cornell in “That Womrin,”-andr4entatively, Aim Harding ih 
“Goodbye, My Fancy,” and Anne Jeffreys in “Kiss Me, Kate.” Last 
week the house got $15,200 with “Light. Up the Sky.” 


Another attempt is being made by the publisher to curtail the num- 
ber of production credits on the title page of The Playbill, New York 
legit theatre program. Producers were notified by letter last week that, 
henceforth, tihe weekly, fee for merchandise and service mentions wpuld 
be $25 instead of $10, As before, the proceeds will be donated to the 
Actors’ Fund, it was added. Letter, signed by Richard M. Huber, presi- 
dent of Playbill, IriC., explained that the program title page should be 
reserved for crediting“those who have /created the . production” and 
mentions of riierchandise arid services should be confined to “the seP- 
tion devoted to such purpose.” 


A switch ; in routine legit advertising was effected by the manage- 
ment of “Miss Liberty” (Imperial, N. Y.) in Sunday’s (22) issue of the 
N. Y. Times. A one-column ad, ruiinirig three-qarters of a page, touted, 
the show via a display pattemed along the liries of a circus postor. 

I Idea, developed by show’s pressagent Bill Fields, highlighted special 
song and dance bits from the musical. Fields, coincidentally enough, 
is the N. y. publicity rep for Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey circus. 
The same ad was inserted in the N.. Y. Journal-American yesterdav 
(TueS.). 


Airierican Natiorial Theatfe & 
Academy, which will operate the 

house. > X,: 

With the general terms of the 
lease already set, the principal 
points to be worked out are the 
airiount of the anriual . I'ental and 
the cost of moving and storing 
Treasury Dept, records some other 
place. Robert Breen, ANTA execu- 
tive secretary, arid Walter Lieb* 
man, an attorney, will probably go 
to Washington next week to work 
out final terriiB . with various goV- 
•rnmerit ; Officials involved; 

It’s figured that wheri recondi- 
tioning of the theatte is cornpleted, 
at a cost variously estimated at 
$250,000 to $400,000, the spot will 
be ready for operation by May or 
June. Although no bookings are 
jet, there are reportedly enough 
available shows to keep the house 
lighted for more than a year. With 
the reopening Of the house as a 
road itand, Washington will have 
a legit theatre for the first time 
since August, 1948, when the man- 
agement of the National switched 
to a fiini policy rather than accede 

to Equity demands to abandon its 
Jim Crow policy. / 

Besides voting to send Derwent 
and Bomnes to Washlhgton last 
Right, the ANTA board of directors 
voted Monday (23) at Its monthly 
meeting to make Another contri- 
butioii, the amount not 'yet deter- 
minted, to the Equity Xlbrary The- 
(Continued on page 6$) 


Chicago, Jan. 24. 

Fbrmer Illinois Gov. Dwight 

Green is entering the legit field , , ~ 

in p a rtnersirip-witlr Walter Armi- ! worldly play wright, gives a showy 
— - . ^ ' performance. Diana Herbert, as 

the would-be . authoress, shows 
promise in her second professional 


Final scene of “The Mari,” Mel Dinelli chiller, which opened Thu i s- 
! day night (19) at the Fulton, N. Y., was revised a dozen or more times 
! during the play’s road tryout, arid the present version wasn’t inserted 
uittil a preview two nights before the premiere. As reliearsed and first 
presented in Buffalo, the ending was lurid and supposedly a surprise, 
but the audience caught onto the switch At once and rinticipated the 
developmerits so much that it actually laughed -at the final moments. 
Present cliiriax keeps the hpuse guessing snd has a shock curtainv 

Arthur Laurents, whose; new play, “The Bird Cage,” is located back^ 
' Stage in a New York nightclub, apparently based the story on his own 
experiences arid observations as a material writer and bit perfoi'mer in 
Leon & Eddie’s and other New York niteries about 10 years ago. “Bird 
Gage,” currently in rehearsal under Harold ClUrman’s direction, is be- 
ing produced by Walter Fried and Lars Nordenson at a ‘cost of $75,0G(). 
Nordenson’s father was board chairman from 1928 to 1940 of the Roval 
Dramatic Theatre & Academy, ^'Stockholm. 


tage. New York producer, and will 
I try to bring firstrun productions 


to ' Chicago before Broadway. 
Green, besides being co-director of 


. appearance. One set hotel suite 
Green, i lends an authentic air; pirection 

the new company, Cavendish Pro- ; gpgj^c oaDable. ' Zaht*. 


: ductioris, will head the business 
end, frontirig for a group of Chi- 
cago Industrialists. 

First production of the firm will 
he an all-Negro musical comedy 
written by Armitage and Mike 
Stratton, which Is due to start re- 
hearsals in .February with Avon 
Long, Mildred; Siriith arid Freddie 
Robinson. Musical, ‘We’re On Our 
Own,”' will open in/ Detroit or 
Cleveland and then come into Chi- 
cagp about the end of March. Also 
on the schedule is aribther play 
by /Armitage and Gladys Unger ti- 
tled “African Vineyard."’’ 

Chicago hasn’t had a prof essiori- 
al production compahy since Lam- 
bour and Golden, two ypungsters, 
tried to break in with “All Gaul Is 
Divided,” which had a short stay 
at the Civic theatrp in the fall 
of 1947. Cavendish will eventually 
set tip headquarters here to cast 
and raise mpney, arid perhaps op- 
erate a theatre here. 


Opening night (19) performance of “The Man’^at the Fulton, N. Y., in 
, general was capably mauaged. /But, because 6f the chilly Weathen the 
outer doors of the theatre were, kept closed during the intermission, so 
smokers .overflowed from the tiriy lobby Into the orchestra. Everi the 
stage was filled with smoke, arid it took some time for the air to clear 
after the second act had started. As a result, part of the act was 
marred by considerable coughing. 


for L. A. Preem 

Hollywood, Jari. 24. 
“Twin Pebbles,” new play by 
Francis Williams, will be staged at 
the Coforiet theatre here by S. De 
Fraridzel-Chmiell April 12. 

Frank Hilliard will star. 


Little Foxes 

(Yiddish) 

(DOUGLAS PARK, CHICAGO) 
The Douglas Park, under the 
aegis of Diria Halpern, is doirig 
Yiddish * language versions of 
Broadway hits, with “Little Foxes” 
being the first of the current sea- 
son’s offerings; 

Miss Halperri carries the play 
with her broad liiteipretation of 
Regina Giddens, the cold, calcu- 
lating southern woman whose hate 
for husband and love for money 
tears her family apart. Her ava- 
ricidus brothers, Beil and Oscar 
Hubbard, as portrayed by Ben 
;Dorf and Abraham Zweig; are 
somewhat miscast; a more plausi- 
ble selectlori might be reversal of 
the roles. The part of Birdie, 
played by Rose Wallersteiri, is 
more eatthy. Horace Giddins, ' as 
eriacted by Jose Borcia, the sick 
husband who revolts agglnst his 
Wife* is in startling and welcome 
contrast to the bravura style of the 
others; Lesser • paiHs done by 

Helen Beda, Eddie Larider, Isaac 
ArcO/ Reuben Lipshutz end Matti- 
Fpx Holtzmari cling closely to the 
original characterizations. ^ 
Translation by Dr. A. Margolin 
is a tight carbon, but the rude in- 


terposings of English , which are of 
littld help in following the plot, 
are perhaps a sop to the younger 
generation. They might well be 
dropped. Staging by Isaac Arco 
and/ settings by Dick Lewis are 
faithful to period around the turn 
of the century: 

Audience reception has been 
more than fayorable, and the the- 
atre management is following with 
“Anna Lucasta” arid “The Heir- 

Zflbc, 


ess. 


9f 


Tobacco Road 

(SHUBERT, NEW HAvEN) 

Maybe the law of perpetual riio- 
tioii^ arid •“Tpba;cco Road” should 
get • together-^tliey seem to have 
something in etonori. Having 
Worked a Variety/of approaches in 
presenting this opus on stage and 
screen, play wright - producer Jack 
Kirkland has Apw come up with 
another angle xo keep its longevity 
potentialities alive. This time, it’s 
a production featuring a Negro 
;cast. 

As viewed here, at its first per- 
formance recently, “Road” loses 
much ^of the impact around which 
its white rendition success cen- 
tered, but it still maintains a 


goodly . share of draniatic values. 
To the repeat-vieWer, a cdmpaii- 
son between the two forms of ex- 
pressiori should be interesting. 

As originally presented, play 
pointed up With somewhat shock- 
ing candor, the low estate to which 
certain “white trash” had suHk> 
Iri^ its new /makeup, ”R6ad” simply 
mirrors the unsavory living condi- 
tions Of a N egro^f ariiily hams tr u ng 
with an indolent, lecherous father. 
Powell Lindsay, as J ester Lestev, is 

good in ' his more , deliberate 
passages, but his quicker tempo 
sequences bring on a vocal thicks 
ness Which renders unintelligible 
mariy of his best liries- Evelyn 
Ellis^ as Ada; and John Tate, as 
•Lov Bensey, offer standout sup- 
port. Balance of cast, okay on/ the 
whole, includes Jimmy Wrigbli 
Estelle Heirislcy; Baby Joyce, 
Cherokee Thornton, Helen Dowdy. 
Dolores Mack, . John Mark and 
John Bouie. * Bone. 


\ Aurelio Di Dio, Italian violinist, 
I giving U, S. debut concert at Gai- 
. negie Hall, N. Y., Feb. 1. . , . Meri 
of Song, signed to tour with 
, Charles Kullman, is a male white 
V quartet inrtead of ari eight-man 
unit, as erratumed. 


Wednesdayt JiiiMutty 25, 1^50 


liMSIllBU 



Disptilcir between Actorai Equity 


and Aldrich dc MJers, ittvolving; a ' 
claim for a haj£-we for 

members of ttid cast of the Made- 
leine Carroll coinpahy of ‘^Good- 
w, My Fancy,” which folded Oct. 
29 in Baltlmora> will be arbitrated 
sometime between Feb; i-10. issue 
Involves Interpretation of the unr 
ion’s rule covering closing of a 
■showi. :Vv::- ^ 

Equity claims that the mahage-; 
ment should have posted closing 
notice Qct. 25, when Miss Carroll 
first said she was too ill to continue 
the tour. Accordlng to Aldrich & 
Myers, however, the actress’ inabil- 
ity to play beyond that week Was 
not definitely determined until 
Qct. 27, when she was examined by 
her own and the producer's’ physi- 
cians. The closing notice was post- 
ed that: day, the management: as- 
serts!:' _ 

Situation is the second to. arise 
between Equity and Aldrich & 
Myers in regard to “Fancy.” Pre- 
vious instance involved the man- 
agement’s application to the union 
for a provisional salary cut for the 
cast of the Broadway edition of 
the! show, Immediately after It 
moved from the Martin Beck the-, 
atre to the Golden. Equity turned 
down the request at that time; on 
the ground that the produbtioh had 
not yet shown a two^Week operat- 
ing loss; Closing came two weeks 
later, after three successive losing 
weeks. 


Priestley Play Beleased 
To IJ.S. Non-P^o Grodps 

J. B. Priestley’s ^-Home is To- 
morrow,” never done In America, 
has been released for U. S. pro- 
duction to non-professional groups. 
Move was made In line with the 
setting aside of March as 'Interna- 
tional Theatre Month by the G. S. 
National Commission for 13 NESCO 
and the American National Thea- 
tre aijd Academy. Play, which 
deals With the principles’ of the 
United Nations, was considered an 
appropriate March offering, and is 
being released hy the National 
Theatre Conference* ! 

The initial American presehta- 
tioh! will be offered at Indiana U. 
beginning March 29. 



ductions of the 1948-49 season, al- 
As a result of that hassle,'fthpugh “Lil’V actually made its 


“Fancy” ran an extra three weeks 
bn Broadway, taking a loss the en- 
tire period. The production then 
laid off a week and reopened Dec, 
26 in Chicago. Business has been 
disappointing there, so Aldrich & 
Myers decided to Close the comedy 
for keeps; 


Both Broadway closings of last 
week,. “Lend An Ear” arid ^Dia- 
mond Lil,” rated as boxoffice hits. 
Besides earning baek !their ptigirial 
cost during the New York truris; 
they are prospects to make addi- 
tional profits on their current 
tours. Both were technically pro- 


Onto 




as 

Is Skadded for Chi Close 

Chicago, Jan. 24. 

“Goodbye, My Fancy,” Which 
was saved from closing two weeks 
at the Harris theatre here, is 
now set to fold Saturday night 
(28). However, the Ann Harding 
Starrer has perked a bit at the box- 
office and efforts are being made 
to continue under other manage- 
ment. 

Richard Aldrich & Richard My- 
ersj who pre;5ented the Fay Kanin 
comedy on Broadway* in associ- 
ation with Michael Kanin, have 
withdrawn from the operation as 
of the end of this Week. Efforts 
are being made to arrange, for 
Coast producers Russell Lewis & 
Howard Young to take over the 
production, but? several complica- 
tions reniajtn to be worked put. 

■For one thing, Louis Lurie, 
Coast industrialist whose guaran^ 
tee to cover any losses niade possi- 
ble the current two-week exten- 
sion, or someone else, must post 
bonds with Actors Equity to coyer 
cast salaries and transportation 
back to New York. In addition, 
the production must be moved to 
another local house or booked for 
other V-road dates, as Katharine 
Cornell is scheduled to open Mon- 
day night (30) at the Harris for ah 
indefinite riun in her current 
Broadway prodUctionv “That Lady.” 
Miss Harding pnd other cast leads 
have agreed to take drastic cuts 
and the authoress is willing to 
Waive royalties in order; to keep 
on the boards. 


y Lewis and Young flew in Sunday 
(22 ) from the Coast . for huddles 
With tlm company and Eqiiity of- 
ficials in an . ;effbft to keep the 
show ialive. They hope f 6 arrange 
series of Coast bookings,' as they 
recently with the touring edi- 
tiQB of “Philadelphia Story,” star- 
Jmg Sarah Churchill and Jeffrey 
■Lynn,;.." ' 


click this season,: having had to 
close shortly after its preem, due 
to an injury tqi the star, Mae West, 
reopening last fall, 

“Ear,” a revue presented by 
W illiam' R. Katzell, Franl^in Gil- 
bert arid William Ejdhe , had a 
complex financial setup. It was 
budgeted at $70,000, but required 
a 20% pyercall, vbesides having to 
recoup a $30,000 toss fr^m a Coast 
production before the backers 
could be repaid. The entire 
amount was repaid last fall, with 
a profit of $15,000. Additional 
profits, in the form of a cash re- 
serve and bonds, were reduced 
during the final weeks on Broad- 
way, but there , was an estimated 
$15,000 in assets, exclusive of 
bonds, when the show closed 
Saturday night (21). 

‘‘Lil” presented by Albert H. 
Rosen and Herbert J. Freezer, 
originally cost $35,000, but re- 
quired about $12, 000 additional to 
reopen after laying off because of 
the star’s irijuiy- ft has repaid 
60%: of the investment and will 
distribute the halarice in about 
three weeks. There is also ap- 
proBliriately $20,000 in profits, in- 
cluding cash resei-ve and bonds. 


Albany Solon Preps Bill 
For N.Y.C. Stata Theatre 

, . Albany, Jan* 24, 

A state theatre in flew York 
City, for the presentation of plays, 
operas and concerts, will be Sought 
in a bill to be introduced in the 
Legislature sbon by Asseriiblymari 
Philip ^hupler, Brooklsm; DerifiQ- 
efat. Project Would be financed by 
a $1,500,000 , appropriation arid be 
Under the jurisdiction of the state 
education department;., 

•Schupler, who has previously 
sponsored several similar meas- 
ures, says he has received lOUers 
from' individuals toth for and 
against the idea, but had never 
heard from Actors Equity or other 
theatre groups. ' 



i 


Ibr Its Headquarter^ 



‘Boberts’ Omaha 
Hoineboy Folida Wants It 

. Omaha, Jari/ 24. 
Henry : Eorida is now the local 
boy; who made good B bad sit- 
uation for Omaha legit followers. 


4 Drama critics of three leading 
national Negro fiapers operied fire 
last week against their alleged 
brushoff treatment by New York 
pressagents. . In the wake of the 
indictment; which was issued Bt ii 
press conference called by report-^ 
ers. of the Amsterdam News, v Pitts- 
burgh Courier and Afro-Americari; 
the legit p.a ’s entered Irtdigriarit 
and aliriost . urianimbus denials. 


Already critical because of the 

scarcity of roadshows ; here ill re- 

c^nt . seasons, ^ 1 Grily brie Broadway; ; pressagerit 

* conceded the existence of a “spe- 
cial attitude!’ toward Negro news- 




Sidriey Schwartz, who turned in 
his ticket broker license last July 
i , has regained it and lias resumed 
agency operation as the 52d Street. 
Theatre Ticket' Service, Inc. The 
corporation was chartered last 
Week in Albany, with Schwartz as 
president and sole stockholder and 
Williarii B. Gladstone as director 
and filing attorney. 

According to Edward A: McCaf- 
frey,. New; York City commissioner 
of licenses, Schwartz turned in his 
broker’s license last summer be- 
cause he ^yas not handling theatre 
tickets at the time, but was ac- 
tive in another business. No evi- 
dence against bim was uncovered 
during license comtriissioner John 
M. Murtagh’s probe of ticket seal p- 
irig, McCaffrey added. 


The Guild theatre, N. Y., has 
been acquired by; the American 
Natibhal Theatre & Academy, 
which Will use it : as headquarters 
and for a resumptton of the Ex- 
perimental Theatre, The house, 
formerly the home of the. Theatre 
Guild and more receritiy a radio 
playhouse, Was acquired by ANTA 
for $70,000 above the mortgage of 
$557,500. peal was approved yes-, 
terday (TueS.) by federal judge 
Henry W. Goddard, after a sale in . 
the U. S. Court House, N, Y: Name 
probably will be changed to either 
the American or ANTA theatrb. 

AN'TA Will reportedly take pps- 
sessioh of the five-story theatro 
and office building as soon as posr 
sible, vacating its present quarters 
in the top two floors of the Hudson 
theatre, N. Y, It’s possible, also, 
that an attempt will be made to re- 
vive the Experimental Theatre se- 
ries this season, since the major 
hurdle in the way of the project 
has been the lack of/ a suitable 
house; 

In obtaining the theatre, ANTA 
topped a previous Shubert bid Pf 
$50,000, plus $9,991 in interest, and 
another offer of $66;000 made yesr 
terday by Irving Maidman, a realty 
broker. The $557,500 mprtgage 
is held by Dbrsar Enterprises, a 
Shubert subsidiary which paid 
sPme where between $250,000 and 
$380,000 for it in 1946* 

The Guild, with a seating capac- 
ity of about 960, was built in 1925 
and was owned by the Guild The- 
atre, Iric., which leased it to the 
Theatre Guild. 


have been particularly indignant 
at the way the touring ‘‘Mister 
Roberts” \ has bepB bpoked into ' papers/ 
various nearby cities, including St; , 

Louis* Kansas City, Minneapolis I, 

and Des Moines; but circling 

Omaha. Increasing riumber of sar- ^ 

castic letters have been written 

to the local papers about it. ifLt? ^ 

But with the report last week f 

of the explanation, Omaha fans ! cultural color Unef the 


have relaxed. It seems that Forida, 
starring iri the original “Mister 
Roberts” production on Bf Padway, 


Negto press reporters contended 
that they were invited to attend 
Broadway plays Only when Negf pi 
performers were prominentiy spot- 


has insisted bn appearing in the j pi . j x- « * - 

fiirst prXentStion ot the play in ‘*‘1. 

his home town, j such plays, they eharged the ^ 


That ; may not be before 1951, 
but Omaha legiters seem satisfled* 




'Srilesihan’ iii Vienna 

. Vienna, Jan. i7.- 
German version of “Death of a 
(which cPiries out as 
_Der Tod des: Handlungsreisen-' 
has been, completed by 
Frederick Biriickrier; Play has been; 
set. for preem in Josefstadt theatre 
' end of February* 

. Ernst Lothar will direct. Cast 
5^^? AdHenne Oessner (Mrs. 
;G)thar) and Anton Edithofer as 
and Mrs. Willy Loman. 


When the Sadler’s Welis Ballet 
of London played New Ybrk last 
fali; director . Ninette de Valois 
commissioned George Balanchine* 
artistic director of the N. Y. City 
Ballet Co., arid JerPme bobbins, 
his assistant director, to be giiest 
choreographers with Sadler’s this 
spring* They’ll go to London In 
April to do the ballets. . . 

Now tincbln Kirstelh, general 
director, bf the N. Y. City Ballet 
Co., has feturned the compliment; 
He has commissioned Frederick 
Ashton, Sadler’s principal choreog- 
rapher; to stage k new work for 
the -N. Y, troupe for this season. 
Ashton sails from London today 
(Wed.). 


HURKEN TO FINALIZE 
LONDON ‘TOUCH AND GO’ 

London, Jan. 24. 

Dickie Hurren, Bernard Del- 
font’s-head of production^/planes to 
New York Jan. 27 to conclude ne- 
gotiations with George Abbott for 
his current Broadway revue, 
“Touch and Go,” which Delfont 
will stage at the Saville theatre 
after the run of Jack Waller’? 
“The Schpolmistress.” Deal was 
originally started for Delfont by 
his brother Lew Grade during hi4 
fecerit arrival in New York. 

While in New York, Hurren will 
scout around- for some novelty acts 
for Delfont’s present hit, “Folies 
Bergere Revue,” at the London 
Hippodrome, so as to be repdy for 
the new edition, which is riot want- 
ed for sometime, and also for suit- 
able acts for the Broadway preisen- 
tation of “Folies,” which Michael 
Todd Is here to negotiate for pres- 
entation in conjunctiori with the 
Shuberts. 


PapfftoDate 

“Death of a , iSalesman,” financed 
for $100,000, has paid the backers 
a profit of $115,000 thus far, arid: 
has more than $25,000 additional 
in cash reserye, bonds, etc. The 
original cortipany is playing to; 
capacity as it nears the one-ryear 
mark at the Morpsco, N. Y., arid 
the road edition is In its 19th week 
of profitable operation at the 
^rtanger, Chicago, with four more 
weeks to go before resuming its 
tour* 

After leaving Chicago, the sec- 
ond company begins its road trek 
Feb. 20 in Columbus, O., and after 
playing through the / midwest, 
works to the Coast next summer. 
It is solidly booked through mid- 
September, but there’s a possibility 
the troupe may be, brought to New 
York some time during the summer 
to sub.stitute while the Broadway 
ca.st takes a vacation. 

To mark the first anniversary of 
the New York premiere, Feb. 10, 
co-producers. Kermit Bloomgarden 
and Waiter Fried Will, take a full- 
page ad in the drama section of the 
■ N. Y. Time.s the : ensuing Sunday, 
iFeb. 12. ; Meanwhile, filmactor 
Albert Dekker has been signed as 
understudy for the starring role 
of Willy Loman, being played on 
Broad way T)y Gene Lockhart' and/ 
in Chicago by Thomas Mitchell. 


and producers with giving them 
“second, class’’ treatment, some- 
times inviting the Negro critics 
days after the opening perforni- 
Brice. 

Reaction of the legit p.a.’s to^ 
the unexpected rap Was one of 
bafflement. Leading N. Y. press^. 
agents categbricaliy denied prac- 
ticirig any form of discrimination. 
They said- that the Negro press 
was treated on equal terms with all , 
other paper, being accorded the 
same privileg'es as Jewish, Polish, 
Italian and other Specialized group 
newspapers. 

First-night tickets are distribut- 
ed to a tight circle of 5 i persons, 
repping various prominent general 
dailies that are given formal pre- 
cedence by the League of N. Y* 
Theatres. Second-night privileges 
are accorded moire liberally, but 
still are limited by the number of 
seats available for the cuffoes. The 
pressagents pointed put, however, 
that virtually all requests fOr. sec- 
ond-night tickets made by legiti- 
(Continued oil page 69) 






Baccaloni to Make lept 
llqw in ’SoMier’ on Cqa$t 

San Francisco, Jan. j?4; 

, Salvatore Bacca.lpni, basso star of 
the Metopera, has been signed by 
general director Edwin; Lester for 
the San Francisco and Los Angeles 
Civic Light Opera production, of 
‘‘The Chocolate S b 1 d 1 c r’V this 
spring. It will be the Italian 
singer’s legit debut; The show 
wiU open the organization’s 13th 
season, April 24 at the Philhar- 
monic Auditorium,. Lcs Angeles, 
and come to the Gurrari here 
May '22. 

“South Pacific*” the second pf- 
fCrlrig of the Civic Light Opera 
season, will have the longest book- 
ing in the series’ history* It will 
play 10 weeks In Los Angeles, 
starting May 22, and six weeks at 
the War Memorial Opera House 
here, which is larger than the 
ICufram- 


NO JURISDICnON. 


FLEA 


Chicago, Jari. 24. 

Judge Phillip Sullivan, Chi fed- 
eral district court, last week took 
under advisement the plea of Se- 
lect Theatre Cprp., Shubert sub- 
sidiary, that it was not engaged 
in operating in Illinois, and there- 
fore. the court has no jurisdiction 
in the $1,000,000 anti-trust suit 
brought by producer Jules Pfeiffer. 
Latter claims the Shuberts prevent- 
ed him from obtaining firstclass 
houses for : his production, ”Maid 
of the Ozarks.” Counsel for the de^ 
fendants said that Shubert’s Select 
Lake City Gprp., operators of the- 
atres here, was not party tb the 
■siiit.;' 

John Waters, Shubert official, 
was: the chief Witness for the de- 
ten.se, denying that Select Thea- 
tres did business here. Judge Sul- 
livan will give his decision this 
week as to / whether of riot court 
has jurisdiction. 


US.A.’ Porthnd Preem At 
id 

Audience Sticks It Out 

Portland, Ore.* Jan. 24. 

Opening night performance of 
“Inside U; S. A.” at the Mayfair 
here, last Wednesday (18), was 
held up four hours with the cur- 
tain finally going up at midnight. 
The patrons, who stuck out the 
long wait, didnT get out of the 

caused by the late arrival of the 
train. Audience, told of the de- 
lay, was invited to attend nearby 
film; houses, go home for a While 
or merely wait. Manager Herb 
Royster passed out morning pa- 
pers in addition to raising the 
curtain so payees could see stage- 
hands at work. Star Beatrice Lil- 
lie and Lew Parker entertained a 
bit while cast was getting, ready. 

The four-hour wait was no rec-^ 
ord for the Pacific Northwest, 
however. On Christmas riight, 
i933, a Seattle audience waited un- 
til 1:05 a. m. for the start of Kath- 
arine Cornell's production of “Thtc^ 
Barretts of Wimpole Street.” 




1,500 



Hollywood* Jan. 24, 
Promoters of “My, L. A.,” musi- 
cal to be made from a best-rseUing 
book by Matt W ein stock ( L. A . 
Daily News), are/seeking financing 
through a public stbek issue. Of- 
ficers of company are Williani 
Trenk, president; Hafold Maresch, 
vice-president, arid Dr; John Chris- 
tensen, treasurer. 

Outfit hopes to get 1 ,500 invest 
tors after permission for stock 
sale Was granted by State Corpora- 
tion Cqmiriissipner Edwin M. 
Daugherty; 


Barring/ Seein^Eye Hog 

, Baltimpfe* Jan. 24* ;/ 

Management of Ford’s theatfe 
here came in for public ceri.sure 
last week for preventihg a blind 
i woman from taking her SCeing-eye 
dog in with her to attend a perr 
fprmance of “Streetcar Named De- 
sire.” The Baltimore Sun carried , 
the story of how the woman and 
her husband, who had boaght tickr 
ets in advance to celebrate their 
; 14th wedding anni versafy at the 
: show, were, refused admission With 
'the dbg* They were given fefunds. 

I John Little, manager of the 
jhouse, was quoted as saying that 
/someone might have stumbled over 
• the animal, a special ly-tfained 
Iboxer. He asserted that It wa$ 
the first time anyone had ever 
asked to take a dog irito the the- 
atre. He offered to admit th?cou^ 
pie without the arilmal, but, they 
' refused. They had made the triji: 
/from Silver Sjprlng, Md., specially 
Mb attend the jplay, they said. ; 



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The following are the comparative figurea based on yARiETy't 
boicoffice- "estimates for last week (the 3ith week of the season) 
*and the corresponding week Of ^l^^ 

Tbia^ :Lasi" 
; — —i J.JtBQAD. W A Y .. Season Season. 

Number of shows current / 27 27 

Total weeks played so far by all shows .. . . 662 >• 740 

Total gross for all current shows last week $683,600 $674,000 

Total seasbh's gtOss so far by all shows . . . $16,842,800 $17,575,800 
Number of new production^ so far ; .1 .... V ■ ; 33 V i 45 

BOAD. 

j. : : (Excluding stock) 

Number of current touring shows reported .32 30 

Total weeks played so far by all shows . . . 598 746 

Total road, gross reported last week . . . . i . . . $636,562 $600,900 

Season's total road gross so. far . . , J; ; . . ; . $12,418;002 $15;i88,i00 



Chicago, Jan. 24. 

Chi legit picture took on a health- 
ier hue and mail Orders took a big 
jump, perhaps the best since the 
first of the year. Convention trade 
took big blocks of seats with ‘■Kiss 
Me, Katev the favorite of out-of- 
toWners;- 

In the offing is “That Lady” Jan. 
30 and Spike Jones Feb. 5. Also 
bn the agenda is “Madwoman of 
Chaillot” and the retuim of 
VBorSchtcapadeS,” J 

Estimates for Last Week 
. -‘BlossomT-Time^V -0reab^or-t^^ 
erh (1,500; $3.71h Perennial has 
tlie old faithfuls, With bright $14,- 
000 gross. . 

‘■Death of a Salesman/^ Erlah- 
ger (18th week) (1,334; $4.33). GU- 
Ing into last month with fine $17,-^ 
800, . V. ■'.;■■■ 

“Detective Story,” Blackstone 
(l2th Week) (1,456; $4 46). Next to 
last Week showed nearly $16,706. 

“Goodbye, My Fahey,” Harris 
(4th week) (1,000; $3.71). Picking 
up from last week, With nifty 
$13*700; closes Saturday (28) un- 
less a new management . deal can 
be arranged. , 

“Kiss Me, KateT* ShUbert (18th 
week) (2,160; $6,19).: Anne Jeffreys 
starrer going along to fine business; 
almost $45,000. ^ 

“Light Up the Sky,” Studebaker 
(1,237; $3.71). Party groups gave 
comedy bright $1 1*000 for first 
Week* continuance is uncertain. 


garioff $5,200, Atlanta* 

In y n Borrowed Time’ 

, Atlanta, Jan. 2^^^ 
Boris Karloff,, starring in “On 
! Borrowed; Time,” attracted $5,200 
at the Penthouse theatre, Greek- 
type playhouse atop Ansley hotel, 
last Week. Richard Wilson, nine- 
i year-old Atlanta bby, played role 
i. Of J juvenile. ■'■.“ 

Norman Krasha's ‘‘Let Us Be 
'Gayi” .starring Tom Drake, M-G 
player, opened Monday (23). It 
marked Penthouse’s 19th Consecu- 
tive week. Stage stars and per- 
sonalities have been heading casts 
of Penthouse productions. Week 
before Karioff’s; appearance, Kay 
Francis, oh her second engage- 
ment at Penthouse, grossed $5,500 
in“The Last of Mrs. Cheyney.” 

Penthouse has 445 seats, all 
priced at $3, including tax* Origi- 
' nal price was $2.40, but * there has 
‘ been iio diminution of business 
since scale Was upped. 




1NTW0N.Y, 


Rochester, Jan; 24, 
Broadway company of “Street- 
car Named Desire,’* with Uta 
Hagen and Anthony Quinn, roared 
l-down-the track last week for a 
total gross just a shade under 
$32,60Q. Irene M. Selznick produc- 
tion rang up a fast $13,100 in four 
performances Monday - Wednesday 
(16rl8) at the 1,452-seat Empire, 
Syracuse, and topped it with $18,- 
960 in four more showings Thurso 
day-saturday (19-21 ) at 2,574r 
seat Auditorium here. 

: Saturday night here wa^ a fitting 
climax for the' Week,f egistering 
over $6,800 for the single performr 
ahee.," • 



'Streetcar’ $24,100, BaltO 
; - . Baltimore, Jam! 24J 

“A Streetcar Named Desire” 
mopped up in its second stanza at 
Ford’s last week, betteririg its first 
webk’S take of , $26,700 with a re- (21) and a City Centek stock pro- 
sounding $24,100. I ductlon went off Sunday night (22), 


Following the expected seasonal j 
pattern, legit grosses on Brbadway j 
last week registered another mark-: | 
ed improvement. Attendance was : 
better Monday night (16) than for ' 
the previous week, and the im- J 
provement continued ■ all week, I; 
spurting to virtual capacity for 
most shows by the weekend. 

Boxoffice pace is diie to increase ; 
a bit more this week, and, if it fol- j 
lows the pattern of previous sea- j 
son.s, should maintain a eohsist- ; 
ently profitable level through Feb- ; 
•ruary. - ' ' ■' ■:/ ' . '■.■' •■■■•;■ 

Two shows closed Saturday night ; 


Mae West in a return engage- 
merit of “Diamond . Lil” is current 


but there were five openings tast y 
week, and four /more, iiicludihg ; a ! 


and ‘‘Lend An .Ear,” “The Merry City ; Center revival, are due this ! 


Widow” and “The ' Madw'oriian .of 
Chaillot’’ are set tb follow. 





Minneapolis, Jah. 24, 
Turnihg ’em a way, “Mister Rbb- 
erts-’ at $4,20 top in the 1,9.00-seat 
^^yceum broke the allrtime house 
kecord for non-musicals, grossing 
a huge $39,112 for eight perform- 
ances, seven nights and a matinee. 
This Was despite winter’s worst 
weathok, with several blizzards, and 
temperatures running as low as 16 
belbw zero. Show has three more 
nights and one matinee to go and 
*t he remaining performances also 
are entirely soldout, assuring a 
total take for the 10 nights and 
two matinees of $59,000, all that 
the house could hold, 

“Detective Story” is inked for 
Feb. 1-5 as the A.T.S. - Theatre 
Guild’s second subscription season 
offekirigy while “Inside U.S. A.” 
comes In for a week Feb, 12; 


Philadelphia, Jan. 24. 

Postponement of “All You Need 
Is One Good Break” from last Fri- 
day at the Locu.st until tonight (24) 
has niade this an active session in 
Philly’s legit. Last night (23) found 
“Yes M’Lord” bowing in at the 
Walnut for two weeks with a fairly 
good advance, and Les Bailets de 
Paris opening a fortnight’s stay at 
the Shubert. 

Bookings continue to be substan-; 
tial with most of the legit houses 
occupied solidly through February. 
Next week’s lone opening is“Nbw 
I Lay Me Down to Sleep” at the 
Forrest (two weeks)* while week 
of Feh. 6 brings ‘‘Lend an Ear” 
to the' Shubert (three weeks), “Bar- 
retts of Wimpole Street” to the 
Walnut (two)* and “Birdcage,” a 
tryout but not a preem, to the Lo- 
cust, also for two stanzas. “The 
Consul” (preem) is due at the For- 
rest Feb. 13, y 

Estimates for Last Week 
— The MerryrWidO Wj^For-re^st-(-Ut 


week. One closing is seheduled 
for Saturday (28); : / 

Estimates for Last J^eek 
' Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama}, ■ 
CD ( ComedihDravia ) , R (Revue ) * 
M. ( Musical) , O .(OpereU^ . 

other parenthetic figures refer: 
to seating capacity and top pricey ' 
including 20% amusement, tax. ' 
However, grosses are net; -Le., ' 
exclusive of tax. 

“Alive and Kicking,” Winter; 
Garden (list wk) (R-1,519; $6). Mu- 
sical opened Tuesday night (17) to j 
two favorable reviews, five unfa- 
vorable and one no-opinion; first 
six performances chalked up 
almost $24,000. 

“Caesar and Cleopatra,” Nation- 
al (5th wk) (CD-1,172; $6). Shaw 
revival has apparently caught oh, 
and looks set for a profitable run; 
$27,500. 

“Cluttkrhuck,” Biltmore (7th wk) 
(C-920; $4.80). Improved again, 
and looks like a payoff prospect; 
$16,500. V 

“Cocktail Party/' Miller (1st wk) 
(C-940; $4;80). British import pre- ; 
miered Saturday night ( 21) to six | 
good notices (ihcluding several 
rayes), one negative reaction and : 
one no-opinion: considerable box- i 
office activity since the opening. 

“Corn Is Green,” City Center (2d 
wk) (p-3,025; $3). Revival wound 
up its fortnight stand Sunday night 
(22); final eight peiTormances ;; 
fiptched $20,060, gi ving it a total of 
$38,500 for the two-week run. 

“Dance Me a .Song,”! Roy ale fist 
wk) (Rrl,035; $6). Dwight Deere 
caught biz-getting noticed in [ Wiman musical started Friday, 
the press and got by the censoi's j night (20) to one approving review* ' 
with little ok, no trouble. Result five pans and two on-the-fence re- 
Was a very big take for ballet here, j actions; first four performahees 
in the neighborhood of $40,000.1 grossed: $9,300, plus $2,800 for a 
San Carlo Opera moved in Sunday : preview. 

( 22 ). ■ 


; Bostoilv Jan. 24* 
First real musical smash of the 
season is currently giving the Hub 
a heeded pickup. “Arms and the 
Girl” bowed Tuesday (17) at the 
Shubert and got rave notices with 
resulting SRO’s for nearly all per- 
formances. Meantime, “Brigadooh” 
jumped back to top gross on finale 
here ^and could haVe remained an- 
other two but for bookings, while 
“Happy Time” stayed on top as 
the solidest new legit so far this 
season: 

Estimates for Last Week 
“Arms and tbe Girl,” Shubert 
(1st week) (1,750; $4.80). Musical 
came in in firstclass .shape from 
Philly and got nothing but the 
highest praise, with only incidental 
complaints for its talkihcss. This, 
with the powerful marquee draw | 
and Theatre Guild auspices; gave j 
it a smash $31,600 on seven. 

‘■Ballets de Paris*” Opera House 
(3,000; $4.80); Here for. a bhe- 
week stafld, this talked-of attkac- 


“Death of a Salesman,’’ Morosco ‘ 
loOth wk) (D-914; $4.80). Has edged 
back to capacity; $23,900. . , 

“Detective Story,” Hudson (44th , 
wk) (D-l, 015; $4.80). Also Improved ' 
with the general trend; nearly 
$21,500. 

.1 *r 1 V onA I “Diamond L’il,” Plymouth (23d 

'2d,week)./.1.200:.! ,cd- 1,063; $4.80). Mae West , 

$3.60). Costume play _ witli re- up a profitable run 

ligious subject didn t find too mgny jg2 performahees Saturday night 
takers im town with a modest $4,- , ,21) and went on tour; final week 

(21), with An Old Beat Up Wo- "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 
man now current. 


“Brigadopn,” Colonial (4th week) 
(1,500; $4.80). Final session jumped 
back to fine $28,800, to conclude 
a h ighl y profitable engage ment 
here. “Yosele the Nightingale” 
now here. 

“Design for a Stained Glass 




In Nine Shows at St. Louis 

St. Louis* Jan. 24.' 
Gross for “The Man Who Game! 
To Dinner/’ endihg Sunday night ' 
(22) at the American, was slashed 
Ayhen Monty JWool ley asked that 
tlie Sunday matinee performance 
be cancelled. Actor said four 
shows in tWb days was /too great i 
a physical strain for him. Terrific j 
biz was done On nine performances, I 
with the Jiouse scaled to $3.66, ; 
getting approximately $26,000. j 
Regular eight performances ac- ' 
ebunted for $22,200 of the total* j 
“P rivale Lives,” Noel Coward 
Cornedy that did sock biz here dur- 
ing a twQrWeek Stand in 1948, teed 
off another one-week engagement 
last night (Mon.)* 


vVeek) (1,766; $3:25). Revival got a 
satisfactory if not noteworthy $22,r | 
000 in first Of two sessions with \ 
pppiilar scale. Good notices. 

“Madwoman of Chaillot/’ Shu- 
bert (2d week) (1,877: $3.90). Strong" 
$27,700 in second and final session. | 
Some squawks from ATS subscrib- 
ers but show’s rep and notices! cak- 
ried it alongi Ballets de Paris ill 
this week for two; 

“YoseSe* the Nighliugaie/’ Wal- 
nut (one week only) (1*340; $2;60). 
Mauriee SchWartz and h is Yiddish ! 
Art Theatre did a moderately good ' 
$11,206 in single sesrion here. “Yes ’ 
M’Lbrd” this; week. 


Ziegfeld (7th wk) (M-1,628; $6) New 

(2d Aveek) (I. 26 O;. $3.60). This one i eommissions cutting .the gross 
has been turning, Cheni away all ^ slightly; reached $47,000. 
w^k to^catch the ^ ^ at^^ile, ■ nf 1950,” Gen- 

which IS about $22,200. Mad- ! j. ^ r. 2,964; $2.88). Skat- 


(CDrl,066; $6). Has been getting 
an operating profit; $22,060* 

‘‘South Pacijllc/* Majestic (A2d 
\vk)/(M-l,659; $6). Always gets the 
limit of standees; better than $50,- 
6O6 again* ; 

“Texas, L’il Darlln,” Hellinger 
<9th wk) (M-1,543; $6). Ro$e again 
with the trend; neat operating 
margin at $28,300. 

“That Lady,” Martin Beek (9ih 
wk) (D-1,214; $4.80. Katharine 
Coi'nell show Closes Saturday night 
(28); made ah Impkbvemeht • Ihst 
\veck to $16,806. ! 

“The Ehchanted,” . Lyceum (1st 
wk) (CD-990: $4.80). ■ Opened 

Wednesday night (18) to five good 
notices and three pahs; first five 
performances approached $13,600. 

“The! Man, “ Fulton List wk) (I> 
966; $4.80). Chiller premiered 

Thiii'sday night (19) to three pro 
and five cbn reviews; got away to 
a lively start with over $8*000 for 
first five performahees, plus $4,300 
i'br two previews. 

“Touch and Go,” Broadhiirst 
(15th \Vk) (R-1,160; $6), Improved 
a bit with the field: almost $28,560, 

“Velvet GloVe,” Booth (4th wk) 
(Pt 712: $4.80). Also had better 
takings with the trend; ih the 
blacfc/at $11,900. 

“Where’s Charley?” St. james 
(66th w’k) (M-1,509; $6). Back to 
virtual capacity; $36,000. 

Openings 

“As You Like It,” Cort fC-1,064: 
$6). Katfiarine Hepburn stars in 
Shakespeare revival by Theatre 
Guild, opening tomorrow night 
(Thur.)* Production cost is about 
$85,000; breaks even at about 
$20,000 and can gross $27,500. 
“Design for a Stained Glasi 
Window,” Mansfield (D - 1,041; 
$4.80). Martha Scott stars ih play 
by Howard Richardson and William 
Berney, presented by OBS Produc- 
tion.s* opened Monday night (23) to 
all unfavorable notices. Produc- 
tibh cost is $75^000; has an operat- 
ing nut of $13,000 and capacity is 
about $26,000; show must vacate 
the house, next week to make way 
for a previous booking. 

“DevU’s Disciple,” City Center 
(C-3.025; $3). Maurice Evans, 

Dehnis King and Victor Jbry star 
in Bernard Shaw re viva 1, presented 
by N. Y. City Theatre Goi, opening 
tonight (Wed.). Production cost is 
$35,000, and . can gross about $32,- 
500, 7 . ■•■'.•./■ 

“Happy Time,” Plymouth (C-1,- 
063 ; $4.80)* Play by Samuel Taylor, 
adapted from rioyel by Robert 
Fontaine, presented by Richard 
Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, IL 
opened last night (Tues:). Produc- 
tion cost $40,000; can get by at 
around $15,500, and has a capacity 
of over $28,000. 

Scheduled Dates 

“Mr, Barry’s Etchings,” Jan. 31, 
at 48t.h Street; “The Iimocents,” 
Feb. 1* at Playhouse; “Arms and 
the Girl,” Feb. 2, at 46th Street; 
“All You Need Is One Good 
Break.’* Feb. 9, Mansfield; “Bird 
Cage,” Feb. 22* Coronet. 

mOIER’ 55G, DETROIT; 


‘YES, 



’NEAT^ 


woman of Chaillot” here now. 


recovered a bit; 



‘Etchings’ hisailpoints 
With ioG ill Cleyel?i^^^ 

Cleveland, Jah* 24* 
Brock Pemberton’s “Mr. Barry’s 
E tchings ,” starring Lee Tracy, 
didn’t start its career! very prom- 
isingly in its tryout at the Hanna 
here last week. Busiriess sagged 
due to critics’ unflattekirig reviews. 
Take of $10,600 for eight perform- 
ances at $3.70 top was on the dis- 
couraging side, 

Lianna is going dark for next 
three weeks, because of lack of 
bookings. > 


mld’pl.MO.lA, 

'Jelii’ 4G, 1)o«ne’ lUSO 

Los Ahgclcs, Jan. 24. 
“Pklahohia!”7hoW goirig into Lts 
third' and firiai week at th6 BUt- 
more, did much better in its socpiid 
week than in its first stanza. Show 
is here fbi* the third time. 

“Honest John,” Buddy Ebsen’s 
Comedy at the Las Palmas, held up. 
well in its fourth and penultimate 
week. “Kitty Doone“ is okay at 
the small Circle Playhouse. 

Estimates for Last Week 
“Honest John,” Las Palmas (388; 
$3) (4th week)* Nccit $4,000; 

, “kitty Doolie/’ Circle Playhouse 
(.15.0; $2.46)* Good at $i, 250. 

“Oklahoma” BiltmOre (1,038; 
$3,50) Smart $31,900, sharply up 
over last week’s $26,900. 


ing spectacle 
$24,800, 

“I Know My Love/’ Shubert 
(J2th wkl (CDlv391; $4.80). Lunt- / 
Fonlnnhe show goes along to bulg- 
1 ing houses; $33*566, , 

j ‘'kiss Me* Kate,” Cehtuiy (55th 
■ wk> (M-1,654; $6). Inched up a 

another 'hefty gross last ;;wcek in 

“Private Lives.” at fouk x Stahds, . .' «V !pn j A|i Far ’’ Mansfield (58th . 
The elglH performances added up Q4ij $6)' intirriate revue * 

finaied Saturday night (21) after ! 


Indianapolis, , Jah. 24. 
Tailulah Bahkhcad rapped out 


to $28,600: 


Monday nigh t ( 16) In Evansville, : 

ma., she tot $2800. Tuesday:: ^9“ 
night 1171 in Nashville .added $6.' : Sn rfon ® meeK , appioacneo 

”*.dst In the Btarsi" Music Box 
rtav rr,.at,r,ee and nieht (lft-19) in q2th wkl (M-1, 012; $5.40). Mother 


day matinee and night (18-19) m 
Louisvllie ; kicked In . $8,600 more, 
and. Friday night and Saturday 
matinee and night (20-21) in a 
return date in, Indianapolis picked 
up a final $16,806* 


12|G* Frisc® 


San Francisco, Jan. 24. 

Cornelia Otis Skinner chalked 
up a bd.sky $12,506 lor her one- 
woman show . at . the 1,775-seat 
Curran where; she played to a $3 
top,.-.; 

Both legit hou.ses, Gurrart and 
Geary , remai n dark until “Phila- 
delphia Stor>’” witlkSarah Gburch- 
lU opens at the Geary Jan, 30 and j to 


Ballet Theatre 
Curran FebJ 6. 


moves into 


cohsistent capacity producUoii; 
reached $26*800/ 

“Member of the Wediilng,” EiUr 
pire (3d wk) (D-l;082; $4.66). Oc- 
car.lonally has a few empty seats 
in the second balcony, but has con- 
.si-titent standees, so/ grosses are 
capacity, With the advance sale 
stcadi ly building; appears .headed 
for click run; bettered capacity at 
$24,200. 

“Miss Liberty*” Imperial (28th 
wk) (M-1,400; $6.60). Climbed 

again With the prevailing upbeat; 
$33,700* 

“Mister koberiii/’ Alvin (lOlst 
wk) (;CD-L360; $4.80)* Also reacted 
the improved Obnditiohs; 


the i $31.000. 

I “Rat Race/’ Bairymore (5th wk) 


Detroit, Jan. 24. 

A heat $19,000 was earned by 
“Yes, MXord!’ at the Cass last- 
week. Both Detroit legltets air# 
On rk h6 w. The Cass has nothing 
s(/beduled until Feb. 27 when 
“Madwoman of Chaillot” Is due. 
The fiye-Week closure Is one of 
the longest in recent Gass history^ 
The Shubert-Lafayette has beea 
cJ osed more than It has been opeUi 
for a very poor season to date* 
wi th most grosses below par. 

MeariWhlTej the Civic Light 
Opera took ill a tremendous $55»t 
000 with V “Chocolate Soldier,” 
featuring Allan Jones. It was thf 
second biggest gross of tbe 10* 
week seasoni^belng Surpassed only 
by “Show Boat/r Which opened 
Christmas week at better than 
$66,000. Current production is 
J'Desert Song,” with Edward 
Hoecker* Jack Goode/ and OlUe 
Franks. ' ■ •■ 


T ;S.A.* kodenite $27, 0(90 
In 7 at PorC^nd, Orig. 

Portland; Ore., Jan* 24. 

Beatrice LUlie and Lew Parke? 
in“In8lde U.S. A.” pulled approxW 
niately , $27,000 In ; five evening peiv 
formances and two matinees, at the 
1 ,500-seat Mayfair theatre. House 
was scaled at |4*2Q. 

Sarah Churchill and Jeffrey 
Lynn in “The PhUadelphle Story‘s* 
here this week. 



Wediief^ay? Jtouary 25^ 


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Seek Mar Copyrirhis 

The Authors Guild 1$ mulling a 
tampaign to get magazines to put 
♦He copyright on stories and arti- 
nils in tht name of the authors 
rather than the publication. A 
dmilar drive in the book field has 
vieided excellent results for the 
etiild* with publishers giving the 
uriters copyright credits. How- 
ever the periodicals jiaye been 
„.,auing against the practice, claim-^ 
Jnl that copyrighting in the name 
of the scribbler on the first page of 
his piece would take away from the 
liiag’s identity. However, the 
winters are proposing that one 
copyright boXf similar, to that, in 
which photo credits are given, be 
used to list the individual owner- 
ship of rights. The copyright Ofr 
fice in Washington is now being' 
gueried pri the plan’s ■ legal, accept-. 

Geist Award to Mrs, FDR 

First prize'' in the 1949 Irvihg 
Geist ; Foiindatioji Awards went to 
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, accordirig 
to an announcement of the awards 
committee made in New y ork 
Monday; (23). Laurel of $500 was 
Handed Mrs. Roosevelt because her 
N. V. World-Telegram-Sun column, 
“My Day,” last year coiistituted 
“the most distinguished cohtfibu- 
tiori to iinterfaith and interracial 
understariding appearing in N, Y. 
city newspapers;” 

Ruhnersup were the NT Y. Post’s 
Ted Poston and Oliver Pilat who 
jointly copped the second prize of 
$400 for ‘‘outstanding reporting” 
on raciai friction. Third prize of 
$100 was awarded Seymour Marks 
of the Long Island Press, N. Y., 
for a series on a Roekaway, L. L. 
slum, which helped focus civic au- 
thorities’ attentioh on the situation. 

Launched in Oct., 1948, by; N. Y; 
phi] anthropist Irving Geist, , the^ 
awards are made annually in cpop- 
c ration with the Newspa;per Guild 
of N. ,Y. Judges were Herbert 
Bayard Swope; Lewis Gannett, 
N. Y. Herald-Tribune book editor; 
Henry Moscow, former managing 
editor of the N. Y. Post; A. H. Ras- 
kin, N. Y. Times labor reporter, 
and Franklin D. RPosevelt, Jr., 
who didn’t participate in the 
judges’ decision. 

Trade Giving Book Awards 

Annual awards for best works 
of fiction, non-fiction and poetry 
will be made via the National Book 
Award, sponsored by the American 
Book Publishers Council, the 
American Booksellers Assn, and 
the Book Mahufacturers’ Institute. 
Selections will be considered by 
three boards of five judges each. 

The awards, which will be gold 
medals, will be given their in- 
augural presentation at a Waldorf- 
.4storia, N. Y., baiiduet for the 
1949 winners to be held March 16. 


manager of Mbderfi Screen, has 
been named western editorial di- 
rector of all Dell magazines. In 
addition to his new chores, he’ll 
continue his MS duties. . 

In celebration of the 15th arini 
of The American Ballet, pareht or- 
ganizatioh df the N, Y. City Ballet 
Go. j Dance /News is running a spe- 
cial three-page spread in its Feb- 
ruary, issue. ’ 

Burt Arthur’s “The Texan.” 
originally published by McBride iii 
1946, being reprinted in pocket 
book fortri for the third time by 
Signet Books. Producer Harry 
Sherman bought the film rights 
last. year. 

Legit «pressagent Mike 0’^^ 
has joined the staff of Television 
Guide to cover legit, films, night- 
clubs, records and books for the 
“TV rioliday” column. He suc- 
ceeds Lart^ Roberts, who has gone 
,!-.to-the' Coast:' 

Bill Orhstein, Metro hpmeoffice 
publicity staffer, has two ihore 
sh^t stories coming up in literary 
puplicatlons. First will be ‘TiOng 
Shado.Ws,” to be published in. the 
Decade of Short Stories, and the 
other is “Almost a Hero;,” which 
he sold to Literary Cavalcade, 
monthly supplement of Scholastic 
Ma^rine. ^ 


James £. Sauter as Chairman. As 
soon as it is given final approval 
by the Mayor, it will be enacted 1 
as part, of the regulations of the ! 

License Dept. O'Dwyer is expect- i t 
ed badk from Florida in two or 

three weeks, at most. ; ^ ♦ f 44 ^ raiiK ociiiiy 



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atre, and to Jeiid $3,500 to the State 
i Theatre of Virginia (Biarter the- 
j atre ) . Previous loans * totaling 
!$5;000 have been repaid by Barter, 
j Moni-oe Lippmany recently elected 
president of the National Educa- 
tional Theatre Assn, and a corpo- 
rate member of ANTA, was elected 
to the hoard. 


Sun Valley, Jam 2L ; 

Having read far too many of the laments as The New York Sun Went 
down. I’m afrmd ril have to report that if there was one dry eye in the 
place it was mine. How many times can a paper die? Just because 
I ^ publishers can juggle niastheads and call a paper by aiiother nanie 

nno \r V This rag that died on Jan, 4 was really The Evening Sun. Frank 

Munscyy the guy whose wUl H. L. Mencken wrote “sounded like the 
braying of a disappointedyjackass,” killed The Sun of Charles Andersoii 
^ laid ^ as far bad^aa 1916. • 1 was on the paper at the time, 

whethor. consCiouSlv. dr not - ■thp ■- .'Like .thiS thing' that. Was, sold down -(or' up)- the river to "Rby Howards 
I Negro papers were relegated, to ; died m. 1916 faced Plty Hall P^rk. Bijt It Ta^d it froip 
' a minor position not w'arranted by the Park Row^aidi^ ItwaS a little fiye-story b^n that had once housed 
their citculationS type df re 'd Tammany Hall, when Tammany was a charitable institution Interested 
j ship and neWs coverage. " |h . Iri^m^ Who were ^rving ^ due to ^ pototo f amiito, . ^he 
\- rru i J- . buiiding was huddled between Pulitzer s gold-domed World building 

I The chargeh_ of discrrimnation side arid Ogden Reid’s Tribune on the other. Dana had worked 

iXe I* • ®“"‘ 

I and i . <il^tors,:^am to main^^|Uwo 

i Miss Mike Waidton of to Pitts- ®>Shts^Q^ ^aics went straigM up Oil the third floor 

i hurgh . Courlei.. ^All of these afe ^ were, The Sun’s editorial rooms and. Dana s, own cubbyhole. . On the 
weeklies with a combined circiila- ' floor; above- were some linotype machines and the staff of The Evening 
lation Of over 1,000,000. 'They are ; ^tin. To get there you had to climb an iron circular stair. 

distributed natiorially but the bulk I Some Bull And a Moose ^ 

of their readership is in New York, W .t i ^ j • t in;: iu;.* 

rpu 1 i* 4 .U TkT W. G. Henz, a sports columnist on the paper, reported m Life th.it 

The charges of the three Negro speed called in Mike Johhson, the defunct paper’s star reporter, 

press reporters were .not suppor^^ . handed him copy of Frank b’Brieri’s “ The Story of The Sun,” told him 
ed by another_ critic, Lillian, ScotL tp lock himself in the office of the antiques editor (no kidding!) and 
, asserted that, she was treat^^^ ^ ^ . < 

! legit presl 'ageto'^and cmild ' ript : , “ be considered putrageow ; h) Vauf h at su^ things, bu^^^ WImt 

assoeiate hdrself with to squawks l^e^me do? This ^ 

. nf this Npi^rn haniarc jiad workcd on an old Bull Moose sheet called The ;New York Press. 

Ail "u He y^as assigned to write, the story of The Sun to give prestige to 

All the Negro , Munsey’s desecrations. He was an outsider writing the inside stoi^ on 

ever, rapped most of the film com- ; j 

Janies for toeir brushbff of the ; . ^ i - v.- ^ u ' i .ri, 

colored press. Only 20th-Fox was ^ When Munsey, with the gleam in h.s eye of a houscwreckeiv saw The 
singled- out as a i company which ?un slipping Ae figured he could merge his handbill with a fine w 
consistently treated Negro news- SP tar, because The Press had an AP tranchise and The Sun didn t. 

paperton on an equal fbdUng with I This. top,. was ironic, .because, ^ana was invited Ap be^r 

other members of to press The I of the original AP setup and turned it down, beeause he^ thought syn- 

Negro paper reps were specially ; Jwat'on; on speh a scale would kilP^^ individuality of newspapers. 

. burned at some companies which, i They . might have more power and^ be imp for less money, but they 
j in screening their entirtes in the j oertainly wpuld have less taste, in his opinion. 

So Bret Harte Started It „ Eh? 


Eire Revokes Book Ban 
The Irish Book Cerisorship Ap- 
peals Committee has revoked the 
ban on the Report of the Royal 
GommissiOn on Population in the 
United Kingdom, w hie h . . was 
banned last October by the Gene 
sbvship Board on the grounds of 
advocating the iihnatiiral preven- 
tioii of conception or the procure- 
nieht of abortion or miscarriage^” 
Report Was published officially 
b. the British Government and 
was the first book published by a 
foreign government to get a ledr 
light from Irish censors. 


Security Threatened? 

Washington, Jan. 24. 

Melvin Hildreth, wellknown 
Washington attorney and; chairman 
of R citizens qonimittee to return 
legit theatre to D. G,, charged over 
, the weekend that the . policy of 
I “New York interests” in keeping 
segregation in legit here “is having 
I a serious effect on our national scr 
curity.” 

In \yhat was obviously a .lab at 
Marcus Heiinan and the National 
theatre Hildreth declared ; “ If a 
fine represcutotive of the Indian 
people can't see a play in Wash- 
ington because of this policy, that 
has an . effect on the Indian people- 
arid their manganese is essential to 
US. If a representative of the Haiti 
government is refused admittarice 
to bur theatre, then that has a bad 
effert/on Haitians, arid their bases 
are 4ital to the defense of the 
Panama Canal.” 


i cycle of pix with Negro theme, set 
; up Jim-Crow previews for the. Ne- 
; gro press. ' 



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nerable in metropolitan New: York 
since its theatres elsewhere are 
showcases rather than a cifciiii 
holding down closed situations. 

Given three years, company could 
lop off many of its New York 
houses and 'then come to the court 
M'ith proof that it operates in .open ) . . j, ..l i 
situations throughout the country, i handle it alone. 


This was additionally ironic because Dana was the first publisher to 
foist syndication on American ipurrialism. At least, old Edward P. 

; Mitchell, the paper’s editor-in-chief, wrote as far back as 1896 that 
I Dana bought a: story from Bret Harte in 1877 or 1878 and sold, it to a 
I dozeri selected newspapers across the epuhtry. Frdm there grew The 
I Sun News Service, which was still at it and fighting a iPsing war against 
1 the AP, UP and IJ^fS up to 1916 wheri the paper gave up the ghost and 
! capitulated to The PresSj which haid $22,000,000 back of its owner* 

, I recall at the time that The Siin staff wa.s fired ovemight. Some 
were hired back at 30% cuts in salaries. I personally was among those 
who were not hired back at all. Only a few weeks before, diie tOv.some 
local correspondents in New London getting drunk on the eve of the 
Yale-Hai*vard regatta^ and something AVhich had developed in New 
York which prevented Ed Hill from comjrig to New London, i got the 
four-man job saddled on my own well-developed shoulders With orders 


The Little Three list three gains 
in the separate decree won by 
them: First, Since no reference 
will bp made to exhibition in their 
decree, it automatically prevent.s ! 
the inclusion of a ban against the- | 
atre acquisitions by thejge com 


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CHATTER 

Gene Fowler is- huddling with his 
publishers about his forthcoming 
autobiography. 

Al Capp article on “The Comedy 
of Charlie Chaplin” in the Febru- 
ary Atlantic Monthly, 

Lindsay Durand succeeded Fran- 
ces Scully as president of; the Hol- 
lyv/ood .Women’s. Press Club. 

George Schaefer sold thri Comp- 
ton (Gal;) Journal but \Vill remaiii 
for a while as editorial director. 

John Farrow revised the format 
of his book,“Pageaht of the popes” 
for a new edition to be issued 
during Holy -^ar, 

^ National Newspaper Syndicate 
is offering first exclusive tele coL 
Hmn to new.spapers^ v Ira JVEorton 
« authoring “Watching All Chan- 
.■■ncls;” '■ 

Playwright Ferenc Molnar has 
authored “Companibn iir Exile: 
■Notes for aii Autobiography.” 
which Gaer Associates is bringing 
out Feb. 20 .: 

. LibrMrie Hachette, Paris pub- 
hslling firm, acquired French rights 
to “Francis,” the Arthur Lubin 
hovel which UnivcrsaMntcrnatinal 
i^ecehtiy filmed. . 

Harpers publishing ‘‘The Public 
Papers and Addresses of Franklin 
Dv Ropsevelt/’ Feb. 15, Voluble is 
augmented with special iriaterial 
and explanatory notes by Judge 
oaipuel L Rosenman. 

Sehroedert former westerii 


become an impossibility as all 
agencies are required to keep com- 
plete records of their exchanges. 
•That is, it will be possible to de- 
termine tlie source of the tickets 
sold iilegally. There are specific 
regulations in the code to elim- 
inate that situation. We will also 
be able to deal With the problem 
of ‘extras’ and what I call ‘extra 
extra .s.’ -That is, the tickets given 
by the theatre to brokers in addi- 
tion, to regular allotrtlents, without 
being recorded.” 

According to Murtagh, the code 
cart be enforced through the pos- 
sibility of license revocation, 
which would apply to theatres as 
Wei 1 as brokers. He believes it 
would preycrit a repetition of the 
situation in which Jack, Pearl, 
treasurer of the Majestic, N. Y., 
Avas able to avoid answering qtie.s- 
tioris about distribution of “South 
Pacific” tickets, - although he was 
suspended by theatre Owner Lee 
Shtibert fori his refusal. 

The commissioner also believes 
that the code will prevent abuses 
On the part of producer.s who 
riiight profit by illegal sales of 
tickets for their shows^ However, 
he thinks no such action will be 
necessary, as all groups in the the- 
atre are indicating a sincere dosi^’o 
to clean lip the evils of the situ- 
atiori. 

. The code, patterned after riile.s 
drafted some year.s ago by the 
League of N. Y. Theatres, but 
never, enforced, has recently been 
rievi.sed by a committee formed at 
the instigation of Mayor O’Pwyer 
and compri.ring various elemerits 
of the New York thealfe, with 


It was a brutal job and required the writing of several thousand 
words between npon and 10 p m., most df it between 6 p.m. and the 
deadline. I recall I worked right next to some Postal Telegraph motors, 
and the noise from without and the pres.tore from within brought me 
to within inches of a Gollapse, the only one 1 have ever felt in my life. 

' pri returnirig to Ncav York I was praised from all sides fori turning ip 
a riiarathon race that tojpped that of Johnny Hayes in the Olympics. 

I panies. Second, when the decree In two weeks 1 was going to get a fat raise. 

19 intiodiiccd In ^ Scully is Fired, Hoorayt 

the exhib anti-trust actions, it Will I . • 

. not include an infererice. that these In less.than twb.w.eeks. Mjm.sey,.caplurie o iir pap er with his bankroll, 
i three companies violated anti-trust «md his AP franchise and I was among the dozens who .were fired for' 
laws in the exhibition field. conduct becoming a gentleman. 

Thirdvno confusion becomes pos- ! What went on along Park Row at that lime makes the hi eatings from 
$ible in coritempt proceeding.s on.i the rnore recent demise sound like a remake of a veipr fine original 
claimed violation of decree stric- ■ Production, The slaughter of The Siin .so inspired Munsey that he 
tiires on exhibition. Little Three pioceeded to kill off papers right and left. He killed The Mall, The 
j have always feared their being . Globe, The Herald and The Pre.ss, of course. After that I lost count, 
lumped together with the Big Five j Y/ hen, he failed to kill off The Triburie, that was the end Of the Hitler 
on matters of theatre ownership | of journalism. He told The Herald to Ogden Reid instead. Disap- 
! and monopoly charges stemming pointed at last, he curled up and died and left his , $22, 000, 000 to the 
I therefrom. Metropolitan Museum of Art, a hallowed mau.soleum of culture which 

’ Court Mulls Govt. Proposal he had never visited in his life. 

1 Court has under consideration j Before this happened I believe he buried The Evening Sun and 
" the Government proposal that the ; caused the Moriiihg Sun to rise in the evening, thus keeping alive, the 
! defendants subniit plans for ; illusion of The Sun’s continuity from September, 1833* to its .second 
j divorcement Witbhi -00 -.day.*?- and Ldeim&e as the^Lagariig of; the pre.ss ori Jan. 4 

< tout their propo.sals ivitoin 1 8 ; All this is tied in ■With the sanctity of the tinie-jfaefori.. ’Obvious 
; months. ' Another hot point, to he wim^;c5gy The Sun to give him prestige and respectability. I 


decided by. the ; thiee Federal. 
; judges is whether 20th, WB and 
j Metro Avill be permitted to acquire 
I houiies after divorcement. Court 
i gave no indication ph this question 


.suspect Roy Howard wanted The World for the same reason and, in 
time; The Sun as well. 


The Sun’s Man ph the Mpoii 

But The Sun in its early days was neither respectable rior altogether 
; e.xqept fori the ^source for the | leviable. Long before it began telling readers, “If you read it in The 
1 goose” remarks which tends, to ox- , gun it*s so,” U had climbed skyward in circulatipii on a hoax, R. A. 
tend the sRirie nghts as Parl or had .written a piece . about the inhabitants of the itipon as de^, 

touw have. ^ There is ^ np jban s(. j ibed by some phoney knight dubbed "Sir John Herschel,” who was 
. Specincally set foirh in .tne, Far- ■ around the. Cape of GoPd Hope in 1836. The iriterpiarietary 

i RKO_ consent d<torces, and ‘he hodey sold 19,000 copies, pf The! Sun in, one day and from; there the 
1 question is regarded as an dpen ■ daily climbed until it heCarrie the newpaperman’ri ' newspaper^ 

proving that a reputatiori; however originally acquired, tends to be- 
come sanctified if held on to long enough. 

As another proof of this the curreni ^orid-Telegram and Sun could 
be cited. During World War j, The Evening Telegram set on a policy 
of tossing all Gcrriian advances into the pverset. French, British and 
Belgian gains, however smalL received eight-column streamer head- 
lines, .In fact,; if historians confined their computations to the Tele- 
in d nAciiinii Pri'am’s headlihes alone; the Allies Would have gone three times around 
i by th* tito to U. S. got into to fraeaA 

! defendants. Metro is prepared to . * ,, . . ; ^ „ ^ 

.stand or fall on the final deter- Since the krauts eventually were pu.shed. out of France, I suppose 
I inination of the court” the.se accumulated errors would be considered 1,00Q years from now as 

t In the course of the argument, tJ’>Vhd and in no. Way affecting the general truth that the Germans lost 
! court nixed a Government request ■ the war. But for reporters Working bn accuracy on a day-to-day basi.s, 
(to ban product splits by major a paper of such vPlatile standards can live to gobble 

i distri.b.s. It felt that the D of J MP papers with higher of accuracy becomes a little hard to 

^case Was Weak since it was based “■‘val low. 

' mainly on anonymous complaint'^! FardPn me while I ask a makeup man for soirie glycerine and shed a- 
^ filed with the department. . , synthetic tear or 


I one.' 

Both the Metro brief and Davis 
i on oral argument hammered away 
f at the thesis that the compah 
stands alone. In the language of 
the brief: “Metro is firm in the 
' belief that its conduct in this in- 
' dustn^ and its status a.s a theatre 


TO 


CJMiTtSII 



pitalized yets at dress rehearsal of 
“All You Need Is One Good 
mnii T^ftiiren ' The service- 

from 17 instaUatiOns in 


S^nge PenhaiiC general director 
of Bailet Rttsse de' Monte Carlo, 
->edded wth flu. 

Jimmy Grainger, executive vee- 
pee and general manager of Re- 
public Fix, heddedhy flu. 

Leo Shubert Still after Milton 
Berle for a Winter Garden musi- 
cal; but comedian tied up with TV. 

Hume Crony n chose London, 
Ght. for break-in of VNow I Lay 
Me Down to Sleep” since it’s his 
honie'-lown. y ^ ■ 

Cesar Romerb, Stair of .Hnited 
Artists’ “Once a Thief,” in town for 
confabs with U A execs on Aim’s 
ballyhoo, campaign. 

Lew ^ Kerner; Goldwyn Produc- 
tions talent chief, arrived in N. Y: 
yesterday ( 24 ) with Samuel Gold- 
wyn to 0.0. Broadway plays and 
.thespers,"'^-’ 

Joseph Priedmah, former man- 
aging director in Britain for .Go- 
iuinbia Pictures, off to the Coast 
today (Wed.) after arriylng from 
London last week. ; 

The tino Rossis (he’s the French 
tenor), N. A. Bronsten, British 
film producer, and opera singer 
Lester Ferguson due in today 
XWed.) on the Queen Mary. 

Geza Herczeg, film scripter, and 
Roger Bowman, NBC announcer 
and tele producer> Joined teaching 
staff of Dramatic Workshop. Her- 
czeg will lecture oh Aim; writing; 
Bowman: will teach radio produc- 
tioh and acting. 



Eastern Pennsylvania, New . Jersey 
and pelaware. Also taking part in 
the arrangements ..were the Rod 
Cross and the show’s producers, 
Monte Proser and Joseph Kipness. 


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By Joaquina C. Vidal-Gomls 
Nina Konsta at the Right nitery. 
“A Gipsy in Heaven” at the Em- 
porium nitery; ' 

Mayormt, Oriental dancer, at 
Lampgir nitery. ; • 
yaleriano Leon and wife, Aurora 
Redondo, in new legit farce,: “The 
Eye- of Moscii,” kidding Russian 
politics. 

Premiere of Mexican pic, *• Mac- 
lovia,” at the Montecaroli wins 
critical kudos; public not so en- 
thusiastic. 

Legit actor Ricardo Calvo cele^ 
brating his golden jubilee oh the 
stage, Madrid presenting him Gold 
Medal of the City. 


Veij0cgday» January 25, 1950 


London 


By Maxime de Beix 

(33 Blvd. 'Montpatnc^se) 

The Gerry Mayers in Rome. 

Marie and Cmio Naldi enjoying 
PariSv'-:' 

Pat and: Jacques Cappella writ- 
ing from Ithiy. >: 

Agent Felix Marouahl off to 
Canada and U, S. ; 

Playwright Steve Passeur tp 
America for lecture tour. 

Pave Stein still at George V be- 
fore he opens shop for MCA. 

Paris hPtelmeh singing the blues 
until the expected influx of tour- 
ists. . . 

Elen Dosia to Rome for a month 
before she resumes ' smging at the 
.Opera. 

Lacy Kastner’s daughter. Mar- 
quise Pamela de Coninek, in and 
out of hospital after surgery. 

Merle Oberon and Paul Hen- 
reid, filmmg: a picture for Andre 
Sarrut, finding the bilingual prob- 
lem tougher than expected. 



Announcers 

Continued froin page 30 


video show and Broadway, to the 
Roxy theatre. . : ^ 

Of the 10 Radio-TV senibrs who 
will graduate this spring:-— pro- 
vided they pass philospphy, ethics 
and psychology —-six are already 
wbrkihg parttime at one or another 
of the networks and a seventh is 
assistant managering at the RKO 
Palace. In radio, they’re serving as 
guides. Ushers; aetprs aind news- 
room copyboysj This air experi- 
ence, : their work on WFUV, and 
the instruction they receive from 
Pur professional faculty all add up 
to training that should pay off in 
the years ahead. They’re on their 
way; so save a headline in, “the 
Bib^e’^ fPr these headliners of ’5^! 

: ’ , William A. Coleman, 

Chairman, AM-TV pivision 
Fbrdham U., N. Y. C. 


By Florence S, Lowe 

John Payne here briefly en route 
to hometown of Roanpke, Va., for 
preem bf-‘‘Captain China.” 

Denis Benoit, ex of the. cast of 
“Ice-Capades,” in city all week as 
new role of tub thumper fPr Ice 
show; . 

Craig Stevens here from Holly- 
wood to be best man at wedding 
of Prucie Snyder, daughter of the 
Secretary of Treasury to Maj. John 
Horton, who * handles films for 
Pentagon’s Public Information Pi- 
visioh. 

Universal troupe, on way to 
Europe for Gl preem p£ “Francis,” 
was here last week for an over- 
night stopover to beat drums for 
pic and meet its scripter, publisher 
David Stern, 3d. In group were 
film stars Donald O’Connor * and 
Patricia Medina, Rlus Universal 
players Yvonne de Carlo, J ackie 
Cbogan and Gloria de Haven. ‘ 



By Jerry Gaghaii 

Margaret Truman will be starred 
at Robin Hood Dell concert, July 

■•27; :.;V : 

Fire in Shubert Bldg, bottleheck- 
ed all bobkirig in Philly Friday 
(20) afterrioon, driving agents to 
sidewalk. 

.Producer Sam Stiefel signed 
Steve Van Buren, Philadelphrd 
Eagles star halfback, for pic to be 
made in Februaty. 

Delta Rhythm Boys, slated for 
421 Club, postponed opener be- 
cause of illness of Carl. Jones, lead 
tenor. Flip Phillips combo filled in 
the date. 

Big Rill’s and Little Johnny’s, 
two of the : inid-town’s cocktail 
lounges, ahe mergihg and will op- 
erate as one corporation and under 
the same management. 

Carter arid Garden, comedy duo 
of “All You Need Is One Good 
(current at Locust Street 


WLS Refutes 

. Chicago. 

Editor, Variety; 

As the old year drew to a Close, 
Variety queried “Where Are New 
Announcers?” and nientioned the 
“chief complaint today is that the 
announcer’s role has become too 
regimented, that he’s stifled in a job 
that’s become red-taped and highly 
specialized.” 

, The ariripuncing staffs of WLS 
and other clear channel stations 
rise * to refute the regimentatipri 
angle; And these showmen of the 
mid-century scoff at the “stifle” 
slant.. 7 

Today, if he’s made of the right 
stuff, tlte announcer enjoys as 
much flexibility of movement as 
did his. predecessor of yesterday. 
There are no announcers— in the 
stereotyped sense of the word— at 
WLS, the Prairie Farmer station. 
All on the annoujneing staff are 
personalities hot orators — but 
talkers, jesters, inspirers— genuine 
friends of the audience. 

New personalities have always 
gone along with WLS, Folks like 
Cy Harrice, one of the highest paid 
and. best-knowri annouheers in New 
York, Joe Kelly of Quiz Kids fame, 
Harlow Wilcox of the Fibber 
McGee and Molly show, Chuck' Se- 
bastian, assistant manager and 
news director .of WFJL JFM)- Chi- 
cago, recently elected presideht of 
the Chicago Radio Correspondents 
Assn.; 

Jack Hoiden and jack Stilwill of 
the old. school are stili at WLS. 
pitching with the best because they 
are styled personality performers 
^speaking .to their good friends of 
the vast Prairie Farmeriand audi- 
ehce-^writing scripts aimed at 
their vlikes. 

Bill Bailey, who femcees the 
Phillips . 66 National .Barn Dance 
on ABC; emceed , a livestock auc- 
tion and Philharmohic all in thp 
same day. Then there’s A1 Tiffany, 
who travels all through the mid- 
west— keeping Up With the latest 
farm news personaUy^hecking bn 
reasons for livestock sales; Larry 
McDonald, who helps conduct t)in- 
nerbelt, America’s oldest farm 
.Service program, also wtitihg in- 
formative programs: on current ag- 
rieultural trends; Hal Culver, WLS’ 
only disk jockey; who is also a 
singer ; Jack Brinkley, wh o is a 
writer,, actor and dperaies his owri 
recording studio.; 

There’s no deterioration in the 


A* Robins has just closed deal 
with Emile Littler to return to 
London for his next pantomime at 
the London Casino. 

Sir Henry L.^ French voted fii’st 
chairman of the Joint Industrial 
Council, which aims at regulating 
labor conditions in the studios. 

Film starlet Sally Ann Howes 
plans February marriage to Max- 
well^^oker, from the cast of “Okla- 
homa J” She’s daughter - of comedi' 
an Bobby Howes, 

David Niven due here : early 
Match for retakes on “Elusive Pim- 
pernel” required by Sam Goldwyn : 
before ; he takes delivery of this 
Korda production. 

Walter Gould off last week for 
a quick lobksee in Paris arid Rome 
arid expecting to announce inde- 
pendent production plahs ;6n his 
return here in a few days; 

Variety Artists Federation hord- 
ing a - ballot among ' members to 
decide whether Gernian arid Japr 
anese Vaudeville performers: should 
he allowed; to work in Britain. 

Rosalie CrutOhley leaving for 
New York to play in Grahanie 
Greene’s “The Heart of the Mat- 
ter,” She will be accompanied by 
\ her producer-husband, Peter Ash- 
more.' 

Hymari Zahl has cabled Cicely 
Courtneidge’s agent, Harry Foster, 
offer from Canada for English star 
to do extensive tour there in some 
of her musical ; shows; including 
her present show “Hbr Excellency” 
at the Saville; 

Leslie Hen$On has commissioned 
Eddie Horari, to inject new musical 
numbers in one of his old suc- 
cesses, “Tonight^s the Night,” 
which the English ^tar is anxious 
to .revive for the West End after 
tour around the provinces. 

Sylvia Regan’a “The Golden 
Door,” Which last week completed 
a record-.breakinR run at the Em^ 
bassy, Swiss Cottage, is moving in- 
to the Alexandra theatre, Stoke 
Newington, which until recently 
has been presentihg plays in Yid- 
dish. 

Leslie M a chI o n n e 1 k Foster.s’ 
agency exec; to Paris to close deal 
for Katherine Dunham’s appear- 
ance in Italy and also to line up 
several Continental acts for some 
of the West End niteries, including 
deal for Raye and Naldi to open at 
the Colony restaurant, London, 
next month. 


News theatre at Dun Laoghaire, 
seaside resort. It’s Ireland’s ^rst 
all-newsreel house and was form- 
erly a riabe theatre; 

Christopher Fry’s “The Lady’s 
Not for Burning” to be produced 
for Longford Productions at the 
Gate theatre by Blake Gifford dur- 
ing the spring season. 


Eiigehe List and Carroll Glenn 
set for Auditorium Jan. 28. 

Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at Civic 
Auditorium last Sunday night (22); 
, Capitol revived vaudeyille last 
week with Barrett Sisters heading 
bill.-- , 

Michael Loring doing . well as 
singer, host and irianager at El 
Rancho Village. 

Sons bf Pioneers, riiinUs Bob 
Nolan, did a one-niter at Tiny Du- 
mont’s Western Ballrooiri last Sat- 
urday ; night (21 ). Cowboy singer 
Ken Curtis was : on Same program, 




Ted. Fiorito vacationing at Last 
Frontier, 

NBC’s Ralph . Edwards here as 
m.c. for Boy Scouts area council 
diriner at Flamingo. 

Four leading resort hotels pool- 
ing shows for March of Dimes 
auction benefit Jam 30. 

: pet Rooney, Sr. headlining at 
Flamingo. Gus Van with. Herkie 
Styles at: Last Frontier with The 
Paysees. 

Chico Marx a sellout for opener 
at Rancho Vegas, with continued 
sunny Weather keepirig all hostel- 
ries ahead of last year. 


By Hal Cohen ; 

: Jackie Heller and his wife sailed 
for West Indies cruise on Nieuw 
Amstei-daht; ■ . 

Dr. Allen DuMont in town for 
WDTV’s first anni dinrier at Du- 
quesne Club. 

OarV Brissori headlining Terrace 
Room show for two weeks with Hal 
Kanner’s band. 

A1 Rogers, one-time cowboy 
singer on ■ WJAS, now recording 
for Metro label. 

Moe Silver, WB zone riianager, 
soaking up some sun in Miami for 
couple of weeks. ^ 

Gene Lyons, local actor, under- 
studying Don Hanmbr in N. Y. le- 
ffitpr **Thp ' TVliiri ** 

Wandji Hilliard, Pittsburgh dan- 
cer, back home again with Rulpff 
Trio at Nixon Cafe.. 

Don Cornell, Sammy Kaye’s ex- 
vocalist, making cafe debut as sin- 
gle ait (iJaroiisel next week. 

Saul Perilman, WB Main Line 
salesman, rushed to Moritefiore 
Hospital for emergency appeii- 
dectomy, 

Louis Rosenberg,; for last 10 
years advance ad man for Johnny 
J. Jones Exposition, now sales 
manager for Triangle Poster Co. 



By George Mezoeli 

Alfred Hitchcock at St. Moritz. 

Viennese dancer Rosalia Ghla- 
dek inked for recital at Sciiaus- 
pielhaus. 

Italian pic, “RisO Amaro” (“Bitt 
ter Rice”), breaking all records at 
Scala, Zurich. 

“Henry V” and “Blue Lagoon,” 
British pix, both in second month 
of continuous run here. ' 

U. S. singer Nell Rankin, in first 
starring role as Carmen at Stadt- 
theater, praised by critics. 

-- Eraesen’s- “Swiss- Touiv’^ Gbrnet 
Wilde starrer, in seventh week of 
smash b.o., at the Rex here. 

Julien Duviyier’s “Au Royaume 
des Cieux” (“Kingdom of Heaven”) 
another b.o. winner here, with 14th 
Week of big business at the Pal- 
ace. ■ 

International Ballet of London 
set for one week of perforrnarices 
at Hallehstadion, Zurich, with bal- 
lets by Tchaikoysky, Delibes and 
Chopin. 


?h7Are) 'dSubiine 'at" aS the announcer fraternity 

theatre) douDung at Anay a ^08 stations such as WLS. 


Cabin, South Jersey spot, . , 
Frank Palumbo hosted 800 hos- 1 


WLS Announcers, 


By Maxwell Sweeney 

C. B, Cochran’s. “Bless the Bride” 
skedded for spring preem here. 

Charles Wade planed in after 
scaniiihg Loridon circus talent for 
Theatre Royal. . . 

Loiiis Ellimari, managing-direc- 
tor Odeojl (Ireland >, Ltd., back 
from biz visit to London. 

Actor Christopher CasSon and 
wife Kay, scenic designer,: bowing 
out from Longford Productions. 

Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” 
topped Everiihg Herald readers’ 
poll for best pic of ’49. .“jbhuny 
Belinda” was second. 

Bruce Newbury, vice-prexy of 
Hepubiic Pictures, in for quick 
looksee at local setup, whicb is 
handled by British, Libri office. 

Maurice Baum opened the Tatler 


, BV William H. Cpnlon 

“per Fall Winslow” (“The Wins- 
low Boy”) at the Hebbel theatre. 

Kammerspiel theatre in the Rus- 
sian sector putting on Odets’ 
“Golden Boy.” ' 

“Der* Dritte Mann” (“the Third 
Man”) is solid b,o, at the Film- 
buehne Wien theatre, 

Therese Gieshe in from Zurich 
to do Gorki's “Wasser Slsnowa” at 
the Kammerspiel theatre. 

“Streetcar Named Desire” slated 
for the SchloSsparktheater, Will 
probably opeh in about three 
.weeks." ' 

Fritz Kortner ip town to take the 
lead in Strindberg’s “The father” 
at the Hebbel theatre soon. Will 
do “Death of; a Salesman” after 
that. 


By Mabel Thomas 
. Spencer Weaver secured a long 
lease on Queens Surf Club. 

Buster Crabbe, local lad, bring- 
ing his aquacade here for three 
weeks. 

Gladys Swarthout and Jiusband 
Frank Chapman here; she’s giving 
four concerts. . 

O. 0. Dull casting locals for 
extras, in Metro pic, “Pagan Love 
Song.” Arthur Freed producipg. 
—John - Calvert, rmagician, doing 
excellent business on all islands. 
He then goes to Japan for lengthy 
tour with the Matsuo Bros. 


Les Ballets de Paris into His 
Majesty’s, Feb. 6 for seven per- 
formances. 

J ohnny Howard and his comedy 
act bringing, Carrousel back to life 
after many barren months. 

Phil Maurice,; irianager for Con- 
solidated Theatres here, in Con- 
valescent Hospital after heart at- 
tack! . v-;, : ' ■ ; 

prigirially slated for Jan. 26-27; 
Mia Slavenska arid company post- 
poned date here until May 11 be- 
cause of injuries suffered by Miss 
Slavenska while dancing in York. 
Pa., Jan, 16. . 


cuff Lewis laid up with virus 
Pola Negn pl«ned to San An. 
toiiio. 

Melcff citJ;*'’®’* ''®««onlng 

HoberLCummlngs in town after 
tour of Europe. "uey 

Abe Lastfogef back in town alter 

a month in N. Y^ 

Briskin instaUed as pres- 
ident of Temple Israel, - ^ 

Bob Gillham In town for huddi At 
with David O. Selznick, 

Dennis Morgan returned to worir 
at Warnets after siege rif flu ■ 
Mark Hobson to Sun Valley to 
wwk on mm script about skiing 
Evelyn Keyes hospitalized with 
back :injuries after fall in her home 
Y, Frank Freeman hosted u 

meinbers of Japanese Diet touring 

U.' 'S;. 

Belita and troupe of 19 skater? 
planed to Hayanri to open an ice 
show;.. 

Louis B. Mayer tossed his an- 
nual dinner for Los Angeles turf 

writers..;^ 

Jack Carson is new riiotiori pic- 
ture chairman of National Safetv 
Council. ^ 

Dennis Morgan laid up with flu 
and Warners, is Shooting “Pretty 
Baby’\ around him.: .■ 

Frank Haven MacQUarrie ac- 
quitted on charges of hegligent 
driving in auto accident. 

William Sailor Vinqerit seriously 
burned while, doing sturit in “Ar- 
row and the Hawk” at Warnrirs. 

Pev Marley bedded by flu, Will 
Cline takes over his stint as cam- 
eraman on “Pretty Baby” at WB. 

Y. Frank Freeman in from N Y. 
where he attended first meetirig of 
new Paramount Distributing Gorp. 

Dennis Day b o U g h t back his 
managerial contract with Ken 
Dolan and moved to Patmar 
agency.' 


By Lary Solloway 

Irving Berlin and Joe Schenck 
at Boca Raton. 

Jennie Goldstein joins Moishe 
Oysher in Kitty Davis’ show on 
Jan. 25. 

Ritz Bros, open at Beachcomber 
on . Feb. 1 with Cab Calloway and 
Vic pamone. , 

Danny Kaye at Sans Souci with 
irianager Ed pukoff and accom- 
panist Sanimy Prager. 

The Harry Richmans returned to 
their Biscayne bay estate from 
Nevada ranch for sun and rest. 

Joe Kipness at Saxony While his 
new musical “All You Need Is One 
Good Break” is being prepped. 

St. John Terrell and Lawrence 
Schwab presenting .“Rose Marie” 
as third production of their oper- 
etta season here this Week! 



By Les Rees 

Herbie Fields band at St. Paul 
Flame. 

Lyceum gets “Inside U.S.A,” 
week of Feb. 12. 

Joie Shea here ahead of “Detec- 
tive Story” at Lyceum, Feb. 1-5. 

Ctirly’s has Lou Seiler, Melba 
Vick, Dick Wesson and line of girls. 

Katharine Cornell in “That 
Lady” spotted Into Lyceum for 
March, 

Sophe Tucker opens a return 
date at Club Carnival Jan, 26 fol- 
lowing Ritz Bros. 

Cast of ‘Mister Roberts” at 
Lyceum presented tabloid version 
Of play at U. S, Veterans, hospital 
here. 

St. Paul Winter Carnival’s stage- 
show, “Carnival of FUhatics,” Feb,; 
3-4, to have Bob Crosby as m.G,, 
Gene Sheldon arid Others. 



Bob Tapliriger retained as press 
agent for Riverview Park here. 

Crosby M, Kelly appointeid di- 
rector of Chicago Lake Front Fair. 

; George Raft will be here for 
Jimmy Durante opening at Chez 
Paree Feb. 11. 

Linda King has joined the chst 
of “Death of . a Salesman,”' now 
in its last five weeks at Erlanger. 


< By Geeno Garr : 

: American pianist Julius' Katchen 
touririg Spain; , ; 

Svend-Asiriussens, Danish musi- 
cal clowns, touring Spain. . . 

: French stars MOnique Thibaut . 
and Jose .Rarcenas in new revue at 
the Foritalba, 

- Cubari actress Carmine Bengu na 
at the Teatro Lara, Madrid, pnpt 
a Spanish tour. 

. SorigStress Maruja Tamayo oil to 

Paris toi do special Spanish num- 
bers in a French pic. 

Dancer , Amparito Renkel left tof 
Copenhagen froni where she starts 
a tour"’ of the Scaridinayiari coun- 
tries. 

Legit actor Erhestd Vilches, after 
having worked for 15 years in; vari- 
ous CentraL arid Shuth American 
countries, is back in Madrid a no 
will probably be engaged by the 
official Teatro EspanoL , . 

Conductor J daquina Marti h as 
left the ballet company of Ajuien- 
can-Spianish dancers J ose Greco 
and Nila Ainparo, and has returneU 
to Spain , where he’s f ormi n g a 
company with Which to tour Italy. 

anrl' GiirU'Toi'i.infi 


Wedwewlayi JajtHjiaty 25, 1950, 




public wants to see if the pic is to 
do any business. 


■ fl A 1 ousiness. i 

Performiirs As Salesmen Obitu 

- Contiimcd from pagp - Hollywood, Jan. 24. 

; ip*. ' .. , ■ ■. V . , ■ ■ , • ;■■ ;. ■ ■ Metro’s expensive thesps will 

Actors '--^ Food Brokers Assri. defraying the have to turn in more work to earn . 

nets ■ SUJ'S who lift tables with their rest). Highlighted in the present their salaries this year, under Dore ; LYLE D. ANDREWS j 
Jpeth quick-sKetch cartoonists, fUp tatipn will be Bob Crosby< Peter Schary’s new policy to cut down Andrews, 79, former 

ujet , n iinnrpssihn. Tiinrt Kavpc Movi, owner of Vanderbilt theatre' N- .V.. 


The list is endless, mere IS worK, ueivAarc. t t t ii7 i 

f/in for legitimate actors; fre-!^ Rascals/ with orders to build a big stock-^ ■ 11. , j ' 

iSntlv skits are put oh by ihan- - ■- ■ '■ '/•- -•..■•' .. ■'bile of completed scripts, including 

U^trate c^ " , : . « i 

of big business. : CA|j||*|pQ at ests in a similar capacity at. the 

In New York ' City this week 01315 d3l3ri6$ Years later 

more than 300,OQp prpspect^^^ continued from page - 1 =- s^ continue t^d^^^^ became associated wim Ham- 

ontn-buvers and dealers are seeing V : ^ »uraw heavy saia |y^ei.steln, when the latter was 

^ramitiyed the story of the auto*' Crosby, Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Due ^r m^ in feuding with the Metropolitan 

Sve Mustry in an elaborate, Humphrey Bogah and Cary GrW/ ^50 Claris. Oable,. Spencer Oper:a^^H^ Man- 


•v •. . 

Salaries 


niiently sUts are - put oh by ihan- 
agement to illustrate certain facets 
of big business. ; ^ 

In New York , City this week 
more ^ than 300,000 prospective 


Continued, from patge. 1 s 


motive 


tells the story ot the automobile ^ i 1 --a- ■■ DaIi IlMiiA .In 1917/ Andrews branched out ■ 

industry’s half-century, of progress One of the points th^at has made DOD ttOPC upon his own, and with iseveral i 

^arid uses professional entertain- , a^ few stars more highly-priced j : / partners built the Vanderbilt - the- 1 

ment to tell that story. than ever is the fact that so many -=== *om page ! 5=^ jackpot with ! 


T iiTii Waldorf possiblv the atricuons causea aanger signals ,10 casting ' What 1 nope Will happen esu*. m uie uieairp, wmeii suuse^ | 
hoef known n a me con- go up in the industry. Rather than is that the nice pleasant .feeling Ti ojumtlY housed such., miisicals. as | 

Sh th^siiow ‘u Bambl » doubtful future, they signed get Avbeh I do my previews, whire "¥f . "Meray. Mferry.'- , '-The I 

ifni ^th^^BrnaLev ^usicoinTcS themselves toi longterm pacts for I’m not stuck too closely with the 94,5.. iff*” : 

kX Hance^ and therdare'Sk “*** “■• *”^*'« P*'=‘^*-« » 

Km^^evueinown makes them so much more .valu- guide toward keeping the show ' by wife., ^ : 

*" ijronaway during whatever free time moving, is something we can have , v 

’Producers. - thev have ' in TV ” • ALiAW IAAJLjUs 

i<Tvyr«+«,.6 and MpiodiPc” ic a five- ^ * j Alan. Hale/ 57, stage and screcit 

n/f 17.Alnute' Sddtion* laitin g ^yef *”“•* important, however, | , ^ : ■ T~t.- j :.ictor, died Jan. 22 in Hollywood. 

Fi?l^tWu”n?^ the ^iifo throuch five | Ball Parks III Bid , Death Came from comolicationsi 

‘ to . tT_:* : following a severe col^^^ :Hale. 


in the revue known to Broadway 
producers., . . 

‘‘Motors and iMelodies’’ is a de- 
part, 17-minute prdduction telling 
the story of the auto through five 
histbrical periods, beginning with 
1900, all done ih pantomime. It 
employs 16: actors and a singing 
quaitet. The Kudner ad. agency 
produced the show, which also in- 
cludes such_diverse. talents as Ted 
Straeter’s . orchestra,; Pembroke 
Davenport . as musical Supervisor 
(he is also musical director for 
“Kiss Me, Kate,” current Broadway 
hit), with Burt Sheveloye as the 
overall producwrdirector. “Mid- 
ceiitury. Modes,” a fashion show 
tied in With the auto exhibits, is 
presented as part of “The Pillar 
of Progress.” The opening day 
of the show was marked by 
the paid appearances of Jinx 
Falkenburg and Tex McCrary, ‘‘Mr. 
and Mrs.” radio team, for exhibit 
spiels televised by CBS. Arthur 
Godfrey also did a special Com- 
mercial, at the Wednesday night 
preview of the show, aiid General 
Motors picked up the tab. 

Even Touring Units 

An ambitious touring industrial 
troupe is the Crosley Corp.’s outfit 
of professibhal actors, . musicians, 
stagehands, et al„ presenting elabo- 
rate displays of appliances for its 
dealers. And no small part of this 


Sell : the Subject ! 

.Reflecting Hollywood’s ef- 
forts to change . emphasis in 
pictures from stars to subject . 
matter, Universal prexy Nate 
Blumberg declared at a cortir 
party sales ^meeting in . New 
York last week: 

“The day has passed when 
^exhibitors can a ff p rd to a sk 
the old-time question about 
who is in the picture; In- 

’’"fhTpniM exhibitors should do relative to the entire baseball sea- ' 

presented as pait of The HlUar . gy^rything pogsible to sell 1 1 WICKES. JOSEPH — Formerly of ■ 

5£*^8ress. The openmg oay subject matter. . The best Firstly of course the ball oos Pocliollo, N.. Y., of bayfono l 

thA ^aid^^aoneSce^^^^^^ public relations is to let the are interested in the ^immediate I ■•«eh. Florida, fothor of Mrt^ Eu-^ 

ratkAnWff and Community know that there profits that can be gained by a Is®"* Thomot and Robert D. Wloko*. | 

Ini Mrs ”^?ldto good motion pictures.. In ^opo date. Ah $8,000 or i^lO.OOO |s®rvic.i at Th. Goo. T. Dovi. Mo- 1 

lAWUpd^ Shiir my opinion one of the best net tp them, on the basis of a Imorlal. 14 LoCount Ploco, Howl 

*25,000 to $30,000 gross, could go |R.ch..... 2 f.M.. M,ad„. | 

mercial at the Wednesday night Futures .wiin impoiiant suo ^ long way toward underwriting 

preview of the show, aiid General i ymnclr 2nfh Fox possible, losses of the season. They acting Chores. Among'products he 

Motors Picked up the tab. hr invented or financed were folding 

Even Touring Units production chief, expiesse^ a . the idea^ that Hope could be the theatre seats, improved auto 

An ambitious touring Industrial similar hope last year that magnet that, pn one d»ite, could brakes, hiand fire extinguishers and 

troupe is the Crosley Corp.’s butfit ^ convince a lot of stay-at-homes that a formula for greaseless potato 

of professibhal actors, musicians, a ba Ipark ^ night is a ^ood, com- chi^^^ ^ ^ . 

stagehands, et al. presenting elabo- than Who s m it? . paratiyely cheap^form of entertm^ .Survived by wife, the former 

rate displays of appliances for its ■ , ■ '■ ment; in short, to create new fans s, lent film player, ^Gretchen H^^^^^ 

doaipr^ And nn «mnM nart of this , . . for the game and revivc old ones man; a son, Alan Hale, Jr., and a 

salesmanship is the use^ of -femme * been the apparent apathy of who might have been staying away, daughter, Kar en Gre ta Hale. 

lookers to adorn the various ex- the PUhlic to the product of the : •. ' “ J FRANK STEPHENS 

hihiti; past few years. Time alter time a RIRT1-I<^ = t . -a • ; 

^ ^ nirvfnra ftf r-nnciHArahiv-hAtfer-than- 1 Flij J, Frank Stephens, Vice pre.sident 

Recently the Amenean Manage- P .^ ' . has failed to do Mr. and Mrs. George Diefender- j and treasurer of Samuel French, 

ment Assn., compo.sed.9f financial uyginpes for no^ discernible^ r^^^^ son, Chicago, Jan. 38. He’s a Inc.; play publishers and authors’ 

men in various industries, dramar i \ ' sales account exec of NBC there. I representatives, died in New York, 


Ball Parks Iii Bid J Death came from complications [ 

-D^u A ' following a severe cold; ; Hale, 

r or OOD llOpC -U nil * ^ Penh.syl- ! 

Bob Hope has been the recipient vania, entered legit, tlien .joined ; 
of n u m e r p u.s bids from minor the Lubin, Film Co. ihrrPhiladel- j 
league ballpark owners in the Piti® io 1911. He. wa.s in scores of i 
south, midwest and southwest who ^bcCes.s m such fihns 

want to book the unit the comedian as .The Covered 

wiU take on the road for 45 days xn-ni?- ’IrSFi?; i 

beginning Ju^ 1j>t thereabouts. and “Gf Human 

Theyseekto play. Hope either pnpr Bondage.” Hale during a brief' 
to regularly scheduled night games period, also directed pix. 

or on.; open dales under theoi-y He was an inventor and prp- 

Hope in- One night can perfoiin moter of- inventions, in addition to 
many beneficial things for them 


WICKES. JOSEPH -- Formerly of 
Now Reehollo, N., Y., of bayfono 
iooch, Florida, father of Mrs; Eu- 
gene Thomot and Robert D. Wf olios. 
Sofvicos at The Goo. t 4 Davis M*- 
moriol, 1 4 LoCount Floco, Now 
Rechollo, 2 P.M., Monday. 


men m various industries, dramar nruducer : siiles account exec of NBC there. I represent? 

tired -a pension-plan for iU ,niem- 1 The only ® ^ Mr. and.Mrs. Paul Savwer, .son, I Jan; 18, . 


representatiyes, died in New York, 


a ;V*''*** ! pon ha-i/A fhPi-pFntP it! in IhA bei- ' fvxi. aim ivii*. jraui pawyt-i, 

bership at a N* Y- meeting. Harry -^1 i Burbank, Calif., Jan. 18. Father is 

Junkin, director of NBC’s prestige ® P , an accountant at Warriers, 

dramatic show, “Radio City. Play-^ ; players. i Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, son, 

house,” was employed to write the 
script and produce a 25-minilte 


Pix Disappointing Often 


PittsburghV Jan. 18. Mol her is 


Born in Pennsylvania, Btephehs 
joined the French firm more than 
46 years ago as a clerk. He had 
been an officer for 15 years. In 


Mary Martha Briney, r a d i o and 1927.,47 he. headed- the Hollywood 


ST exSiSS i OfUimes their pix^will be very , ^ ^ ^ "‘^'^ l omce'^xiiVimnr his time between 

Broadwav Wit niavers^ amOng i 1 ahd Mrs. Gilbert Muir, there and New York, v 

thpm^^altpr ^Greaya^ and Donald ' that is said by the agents to be. m l daughter, Detroit,. Jan. 15. Mother A sister, Mrs. John M ; Dooley, 
ijrreaza ana much worse the b.o. would I. is the former Teresa Curry of WB survives. 


vtootoit foitoto+cirtniiarc have been without .’eni. Prime ex-Mheatres department in Pittsburgh. 

i tof amples given are two Warner Bros. I Mr; and Mrs. John K. Menzies, CORINNE LUCHAIRE, 

for industrial shows, and most j of the past year, “Task Force” I daughter, Syracuse, Jan. 6. Father Corinne Lucliaire, 28, French 
them are centere^d in the midwest, ^nd “Fountainhead,” Both got i is former asst, manager of RKO .legit and film actress, died in 

since Chicago is the Pwotal spot of j ^ ^ critical reception and word- theatres, Rochester, N. V. Paris Jan. 22. She made her thea- 

the nation's salfes conventions. But I „ . . f hat wmild brdinarilv Mr. and Mrs. George Golit/en, | trical debut in Paris at the age of 

foremost as a talent purveyor for , son, Hollywood, Jan. 19. Father j 16, in’ “Altitude 3,200,” wriiten by 

the industrial market is Carlton ] tonu, tona fViiiia u i« hs assistant production manager at ' her gramdfather Julien Luchaire, 

Hub. a New York booker upon ! ; rwhp was found guilty of being a 

whom many of the industrials de- ! Leonard Marks, collaborationist by a Fern ch court 

pend for their talent. I ^ son, Washington. D. C; Jan ,16; in 1946. 

Fees run anywhere. fi*om around ■ ^ ‘ a^Mnd ^2.060,000 former assistant to the Annidng the films in which she 

$16 for a kid hoofer to the all- ^^" ! l?®heral counsel for FCC; MotHTer appeared were the French and 

time a«;lrine nriVp nf non for » J most that much. i is the foriner Dorothy Holloway, ; English versions of “Prison With- 

Wton ^rie^ne.shot.-Thatk if ' On the othei' hanik the vast ma^ I ^^^^ingtoii Bureau staffer of rout ^h^ , Affair Lafoiit” 

Berl'e woulfi taki it. But he passes ioi'Hy of ; i ^ Mr Lti Codv Pfahstichl Three H ouis. 

up this type of booking. It isn’t un- 1 ^^‘hing nolhmg hk^. I twins son and dauchter Washing- DiANNY COHAN 

usuar for B^rle, incidentally, to . s".v that ^ Danny Cohan, 23, singer for Iasi 

pass up a $5,000 date of this sort— i ^ h i promotion director for WTOP-CBS. | several seasons .with Civic Light 

and then wind up doing a three- of them, it s pratticany ,a case ^ Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Sandler, Opera companies in Pittsburgh and 
hour session, for free, in a coimer taking what they can son, Toronto, Jan. 16, Mother is I Deti'oit, was found dead of carbon 

of Lindy’s res.taurant on Broadwayl a producer kno\vs _lhal tney non i , in the garage 

'■■• ■/ .. mOan anythmg at the b;p. He won 1 1 . l^j,g. in back of his home in Detroit on 

CBS’ Food Show Hoopla P^V “ special price, hccau^ i daughter, N. Y., Jart. 21. Father ' Jan, 17. Police called it a suicide 

' Atlantic City Jan. 24; knows they Ivave. no draw that a , jg actor; mother ig ac- and Cohan’s father gave dome.stic , 

To tie ih with the network’s am- flock of other players can’t equal, ' tress Amelia Bailies. difficulties as the reason. Singer’s 


ROSS C. CROPPER 
Ro$s C. Cropper, 61, Boston 
branch manager of RKO "Pictoes, 
succiiinbed to a heart attack in 
that city, Jan. 19. 

From, the post of branch man^ 
ager of the Pa the Exchange from 
1924-30, Cropper held the same po- 
sition fronii 1930 to .1931 for RKO 
Pathe. He Was branch manager of 
RKO BpstoiV office Mhce 1932. 
Survived by wife and two daugh- 

■■ x 

■, iVltiLlS F/ JACKSON 
Willis F. Jackson, 81, , former, 
theatre manager ■ and ■ Company 
hiahager; died in Springfield , Ohio; 
Jan. 13. For many; years^^^^^^ had 
managed the Waihut ; Street the- 
atre, Cincinnati.; Prior to that, 
Jackson had been connected with 
Lincoln J, Carter productions out 
of Chicago. . ; t v 

Survived by brother; and two 
, sisters,/. .t 

EMILY M. ZIMBAtiS'T t 
Emily McNair. Zimbalist, 30 
actress-wife of Efrem Zimbalist, 
Jr., theatrical producer and son of 
the violinist, died Jaii. 18 ihHrook- 
lyn/N/vY;.--.:- 

Before; her marriage she was on 
the stage for a short time. 

In addition to husband, she 
leaves her parents, a son and ; 
daughter. 

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JOHN E, OGDEN 
John E. Ogderii 74, who had 
managed . some of the biggest cir- 
cuses, died in Columbus, O., Jan. 
■20;;v: . 

. Before going into the insur- 
ance busirie.ss; he managed the 
Col e Bros. , Sells Flotb, Frank A. 
Robbins and . Walter Main cir- 
•Cuses. : 

RALPH JG PHILLIPS 
Ralph G. Phillips, 58, owner of 
Action Films, i)roducer.s of indus- 
trial films, died in Chicago, Jan. 
17. Prior to organizing his own 
I comUahy, he had been a camcra- 
man arid producer of indie films, 
i Survived by soni, two brothers 
arid a sister. 

HAROLD JOHNSON 

Harold Johnson, 57, Omaha 
branch rnanager of Uniyersal-Ih- 
ternationbl exchange, died in that 
! city, Jan. 18. Had suffered with 
i heart condition for more than a 
' year. 

Survived by wife and son; 

j JOSEPH R. MALONE 

' .Joseph. R. (Gene) Malone, 4,5, 
/ office manager of Warner Bros, in 
' Minneapolis/ died there recently 
lollowing a heart attack; 

' been with Warners for 25 years in 
various capacities. 

Wife and four childron survive. 

LEWIS (BULL) MONTANA 
Lewis (Bull) Montana, 64, pio- 
neer film actor, died of a heart 
ailment in Los ; Angeles Jan, 24. 
He had hi .so won fame as a 
■ 'vvresiler; . -.- ’ ^ ; v 

Montana Was prominent in the 
silent screen era and had appeared 
With such film veterans as: Ghe.sler 
Conklin, Clyde Cook and others. 

Mrs. Freda Mct’zcr .Dnvis, who 
))ad been as.sociated with RKO 
’I’heatres’ Film Booking Dept, for 
17 years, died in New York, Jari. 
;]7. 

Mother, 65, of David L. Jolm- 
Rlon, UI talent executive, dy-'d 
Jan. 16 iii Hollywood. 

Mother, '73. of Frank Melford, 
head of Ventura Picturcsv died 
Jan. 16 in Holiywood. 


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MARRIAGES 

Helene plamond to. Dave 'Blum, 
New York, Jari. 21. He’s head of 
K l a m er- Whitney music publ i sh i ri g 
staff. 

Virginia Mulholland to Fred 
Graff, Unioritown, pa., Jan, 13, 
Bride's costunief at Carnegie ’Tech 
Drama School and formerly held 
down same post at Pittsburgh 
Playhouse. 

A ud rey Harris to Ch arlie Dan, 
Chicago, Jan. 21. . Bride is daugh^ 
ter of the mainteriance head of Al- 
liance Theatres. 


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Lester Gottlieb. CBS producer, He continue.s^^ to use thi.s gauge ; HQj).yvyood^ 16. Father i.s purchased and cleared a site for 

lias been in town since Sunday get- .despite the fact he knows that ! vvafiier Bros, screen writer. a new, Yheatre. He operated the 

Urig the $8.060-budgcted show In- the.«xfe name.s in themselves mean Mr. and Mrs. . Cy Eichman, son. Strand in 
to Shane (Of that amoiTnt Colum- nothing at the b.o.. that they must New York, Jan. .21. Father is ad- over the Capitol, 
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Scott leer IVeeiii in Troy 

Troy, Jan; 24, 

American preem of “Skating 
Sensations of 1950,” starring Bar- 
bara Ann Scott, is skeddedi .for the , 
new Bensselaef Polytechnic . In.sti- 
tute Field Hbuse March 14. 

Show, which is currently touring 
Mi.ss Scott’s native Gariada, will 
play a five-day engagement in 
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